The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-19
FOR A LARGE ARMY.
The United States Senate Agreed to
the Amendments
BY A VOTE OF 43 AGAINST e.
Four Democrats Voted with the Re-.
pubIiCanS.
SENATOR MORGAN WAS AMONG THEM.
Senator Roar Was Paired with Senator
SpoOuer.
SENATOR MORGAN WAS AMONG THEM.
THE ANrl-llQUOR AMENDMENTS FAILED
Mr.. Bnron's RESOLUTION 90 Have til,
President Declare HIS tutcn-
lions Was Lost.

Washington. january 1S.--Just ncfore
O'Clock this evening she senate finally
dislscsed of the army reorganization bill,
The MEASURE having originated In the
ser ate. the final question was not upon
! It's passaYe. but urtn agreeing to the
sci ate acnendments. The were agreed
TO by vote OF 80 70 %, While party lines
| were d1lMn on the measure, FOUR demo-
Gratis waited for st--Senators Lindsay
C<y). MoI.aurin is. CD. Morgan (hla)
and sullivan CMiss). Senator Hoar pairci
against tha hill with senator Spooncr
CWis.l.
A determined effort was mace today to
amend the bill so as to provide against
the sale Of liquors IN the philippines and
to prohibit the Importation OF any kind
Of intOxAauts into the islands. but It was
defeated
notable speech was delivered during
the day by MIR. Hale (Maue), who. while
opposing irle increase in the strength OF
the army. stated cogeutly his reasons for
supporting the tolll.
When the senate convened today MI
Lodge (Mass) presented hHredentlals
Of ais colleague. Mr. Hoar, who was re-
elected recently for VI term OF six years
beginning on March (, next, This Is tho
NTH olec6on OF MIR, Hoar TO the senatc,
With the expiration of hts present term
he win have served twcnty.four years IN
the senate.
THE srmy reorganization bill was
taken up.
Mr. Galhnger On. III vigorously advo-
Gated mis- amendment providing for the
revocation OF all licenses granted to
American saloons In ,,de Philippines.
MIR. Lodge. chairman OF the Philippines
commlree. said with American oncupa-
ton Of the Philippines 400 or 500 saloons
had been established aud licensed In Ma
Mia They had done and were doing in
finite harm, more harm. IN his opinion
TO the ermy than to the native inhah-
itants, as the Filipinos like other iron.
zeal people were temperate. Mr. Lodge
directed fhe attention of the senate to
ne good results OF General LudioU'a
hGpor regulations i'm Havana, and said
he did not know why similar course
had not been followed Ia Manila. He WAS
satisfied that the proposed amendment
would not be objeciional to the Tart com
mission.
AR Hale CMe) then in brief but
forceful and earnest, speech enumerated
some OF the reasons why he should vote
for tho pending bill. 1T Is wdil known"
snid he. "aht; the army raised under
this bill Is 10 he a lighting army, one
to tight IN the Philippine Islands. II IL
wero not for the fact that this array Is
TO conduct the war in the Philippines,
no committee of this body would present
here a proposition for the creation of
permanent standing army OF 100000
men"
He pointed out that unless this bill
was passed there would be In the Phil
ippines after July next only abont 20,000
American soldiers. Pressed by the FL
ipino forces. these would be "hemmed
in Manila" and would be lucky IL they
were not driven into the sea-
Mr.. Perkins Uowa) offered an amend
ment. which was agreed TO- providing
for the payment OF 5000 TO each soldier
now in the Philippines whose term Of
service would expire before July mex,
and who viii re-enlist for three years.
Mr.. Berry proposed an amendment d. 1
recling the president 10 issue prDcia-
nation within ten days after the passage
CT the bill dsclaiming any Intention on
lNt part OF Tue lHlieu Stalc5 70 exercise
over the Philippines, ex-
cept for the purpose az pacifcation.
and thereafter TO leave the government
OF the Islands TO the people Rejected
q TO a. Senators Lindsay. McIeurln and
sullivan voted with tho republicans
against the amendment
Mr. McComas suggested several amend
ments. which were agreed to. They strike
out the age limit for volunteer offers
TO be examined for the grades OF cap
taias aud first and second lleutenarts
and include in the ellgibles for such ex- (
volunteer officers who served
prior TO 1898.
Mr. Gnllinger then offered new sec
tion to the bill providing that all licenses
for the sale OF liquor in the Philippines
heretofore granted be revoked and that
none hereafter be granted aud that the
Importation OF beer vine and distilled
spirits into the Islands be prohibited
The amendment was rcJectsd-23 to 10.
Mr. Bacon DropoT"d an amendment
striking out OF the bill the passage al
lowing the president to Increase the
number OF men in a cayai-v company and
D froop Of cavalry or a battery OF ar
tillerv 10 the maximum Rejected-22
10 a..
A motion 70 agree vas afopted. 20 70
%. the detailed vote being as follows