Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-10

tinuance of the canteen.
Beyond diSpoSing finally of the can
teen question, the Senate accomplished
little and ii seems doubtful whether Il
final vote upon the measure will be
reached before Friday or Saturday.
When the Senate convened vacant
seats were numerous. Many senators
are away from the city and several are
confined to their homes by attacks of the
grip. which is almost epidemic in the
city
The rc-anportionmcnt bill was received
from the House of Representatives ana
referred 10 the committee on census.
Lodge, Mass, offered a resolution call
ing upon the President, If not incompati-
bic with the public interest. to furnish
the Senate copies Of all papers and cor
respondence in the department Of state,
subsequent to July /. 1897, relating to the
action taken Dy that department To OBJ
TAM an adjustment of the claims Of l.. Il.
Henry ana other American citizen
against Great Britain. in regard to the
lands in the Fiji islands. also whether
any action has been taken in pursuance
of a resolution of the committee on for
cgn relations adopted by the Senate,
June 1, 1876. The resolution was adopted.
At the conclusion Of the routine bust
ness, consideration of the army reorsan-
ization bill was resumed. the pending
question being upon the committee
amendment striking out the House provi-
sion abolshing the canteen.
McCumber, n. D.. attacked the amend
ment and urged the adoption of the
House provision aboishin5 the canteen.
Teller, Colo. declared his belief that the
cantccn system was vicious and he be
lcved that the great majority Of the
American people held to the same opin-
ion He declared the statement that the
saloon interest was back Cf the fight
upon the cantccn was absurd.
1T is true. nevertheless, interjcctcd
lIawlcy. Conn.
1T is not true rctortCd Teller land
the senator cannot prove that it is true.
Advcrting to the situation in the Phil
ippincs. Teller declared that the United
States was cursing the people Of those
islands with a curse as vicious and vile
as any the Spanish ever placed upon
them" 1t was. he said. within the power
of the President and within the power Of
Congress to destroy government cncour-
agcmcnt Of drinking among the soldiers
of the American army and the FiliPinos.
Lodge, intcrrupting Teller, inquired if
il was not a fact that the government of
the United States had nothing to do with
the saloons established in Manila. and
that the army cantcen was an entirely
different matter.
Teller replied that that was true. but
that it was within the power of the
President to close every saloon in Manila
as soon as cablegram could reach there.
GaIljnger Interrupted Taller to say that
he had been told by prominent officer
of the army that the 400 or 800 American
saloons in Manila We're licensed by the
American government there and he be
lievcd they could be completely abolished
II do not know the reason for the con-
dit;on in Manila" said Lodge, but | do
know that, under the command of Cen
ludlow. that thinE-the establishment of
saloons-had absolutely stopped in Ha-
vana"
a never heard any complaint Of this
thing when was in Havana last spring.
said Teller. cor anywhere in Cuba. But
this condition of affairs exists in Ma
Mia"
Lodge said that while he did not be-
licvc the cantecn had done any particular
harm in the Philippines, he was convinced
that the saloon had done incalculabe
harm there lie gave notice of an amend
mcnt prohibiting the importation Of dis
titled liquors into the Philippines except
for medicinal purposes.
Pcttfgrew made a characteristic attack
upon the pending bill. In the course of
his remarks. Pettigrew said that the
President had refused to obey the act Of
, ongress prohibiting the sale of liquor on
army reservations and had directed
his attorney general to write an opinion
in support of his refusal.
At the conclusion of Pcttigrew's re-
the House bill for the payment of
electoral messengers carrying 81, 700 was
passed.
Butler. n c.. spoke in support of the
House provision of the bill relating to the
cantecn, after which Gallingcr moved
that the canteen amendment Of the com
mittee be laid on the table. The motion
was carried, "a to Is, as follows;
Yeas-Allen. Allison. Bard. Bate Berry.
Beyeridge. Burrows. Butler Chiffon,
Clay Daniel Deboe: Doliiver; Fairbanks.
Foster, Frye, Gallinger. Hale, Hans
brough. Hoar, Jones, Ark. Lodge. Nc
Comas. McCumber. Nelson, Perkins. Pet
tigrew. Platt. Conn, Piatt. n. Y. Simon.
Teller. Towne. Turley. Wellington-3i.
Nays-Caffery. Clark. Cockrell, Elkins.
Uawiey, Heitfeid. McLaurin, Mallory,
Morgan Pettus. Prtchard, Sewell,
Shoup, Spooner, Stewart-15
The effect of the vote is to restore to