Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-18
Mr.. Hale Believes the Navy Will
Do Our Fighting.
rAVORS A TEMPORARY INCREASE
Liquor. Selling in Manila Discussed
by the Senate.
PRIVATE BILLS IN HOUSE

When the senate convened today Mr..
Lodge tMass) presented the credentials OF
his colleague Mr.. Hoar. who was elected
recently for term of six years. beginning
on the 4th of March next. This Is the
ifth election of Mr.. Hear to the Senate
With the expiration of his present term
he will have served twenty-four years In
the Senate.
The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the Postmaster General to
lease premises for the use of the rural free
delivery division of the Post Office Depart
lnent.
Extending the time for the commence
ment to January IS 1902, and the compile
lion to January %. 1904. of bridge across
the Missouri river at Oacoma. S. D.
Authorizing the appointment of j. A.
Hutton to a captaincy of infantry in the
United States army.
When consideration of the army reorgan-
ization was resumed. Mr.. Gallinger (N.HD
addressed the Senate in support of his
amendments, providing for "a proper and
ADEQUATE. rank for the veterinarians of the
army. and for a chief veterinarian. who
should have the rank of major and be at
tached to the Quartermaster generals de-
partment in the War Department.
Saloons In Manila
Mr.. Gallinger also vigorously advocated
MS amendment DTOVluIIS iOI tiic iSNo'tttipii
of all licenses granted to American saloons
in the Philippines, and providing against
the manufacture. sale or importation of
beer wines or distilled liquors in the Phil
ippnes He said the record showed there
had been a steady increase in the export
of liquors from the United States to the
Philippines since the American occupation.
For the four months last passed of which
there was record, liquors to the amount
of $360331 had been exported from this
country to the Philippines, almost one-third
of the total expectations to the islands.
What is the necessity for this legisla-
ton. inquired Mr. Cockrell CMo.), when
the whole question is within the control of
the PreSdent?'
Mr.. Gallinger replied there really was no
necessity. as the power under when the
saloons were established in the islands
could destroy them. He felt 1t was time
Tor Congress to assert its authority.
In opposing the amendment as to the
veterinarians Mr. Proctor said the military
committee was opposed to it unanimously.
Mr.. Platt Comm hesitated, he said. to
embark upon legislation for the Philippines
now when the Taft commission was in
charge Of affairs in the islands. No five
men could have been selected, in the United
States. he urged. in whose judgment and
Integrity the people would have greater
confidence and who would work more sin
Cerely in the interests of the FilipinoS.
II am not ready he concluded. ito be-
lcve that the commission Is not giving all
ing which honorable, patriotic and temper
anCe men could give
Mr.. Lodge, chairman OF the Philippines
committee. said that with American occu-
patton of the Philippines 400 or 500 Ameri-
can barrooms had been established and IL
censed in Manila. They had done and were
doing infinite harm more harm, i'll his
opinion, to the army than to the native in
habtants. as the t'ilipinos, like other tropi-
cal people. were temperate. Mr.. Lodge d.
rected the attention of the Senate to the
good results of Gen. Ludlow's liquor regu-
lationS in Havana. and said he did not
know why a similar course had not been
followed in Manila. He was satisfied that
the proposed amendment would not he OBJ
jectionable TO the Taft commission. 1t was
evident from the action recently taken by
the commission that the members were i'm
pressed by the evils of the liquor traffic
Mr.. Perkins (CalD opp )sed the amend
Inent of Mr.. Gailinger and urged that the
whole matter be left 10 the Taft commits
sion.
In opposing the amendment, Mr.. Carter
'MoufD urged that Congress, acting upon
what at best only partial and imper
feet knowledge of the situation in the Phil
ippines. ought not to enact such legislation
--''ill-CouSidered and never passed upon by
any cammittee'-as- that proposed. The
proposition here presented. Mr.. Carter urg-
ed. one simply to interfere with a
town council in Manila and It was not con-
sistent with the Importance of the great
Philippine problem.
anu ihoppOFtuhe
1t was unwise. inopportune and impru-
dent in his opinion. for Congress thus to
commit the government to any particular
line OF policy. especially when that legis-
lation was proposed in the form of an
amendment hastily drawn.
1t was evident that Congress had not
reached a conclusion as to the extent it
would exercise legislative authority over
the Philippines.
Mr.. Towne (MinnD interrupted TO say that
Mr.. Carter with his customary cogency'
had demonstrated the incapacity inapti-
tude and Unreadiness'' of the American
Congress to deal with the Philippine prob
lem.
Mr.. Carter replied that the best possible
evidence of the capacity of Congress to
legislate wisely for the Philippines was the
fact that ii refused to iegisate at al in the
absence of full and complete information
after order and peace had been restored in
the islands.
Mr. Elkins CIV. Va) opposed the proposed
amendment. believing Congress ought not to
undertake to dictate to the residents of the
Philippine Islands what they ought to
drink. under the guse Of protecting the
American soldiers.
opposes u Large Army.
Mr. Hale (MeD took the floor and said he
would prefer that a temporary increase N
the army be provided rather than a perma-
nent one. He would. he said vote for this
bitl pttdurs lc Coulu get ally lIliS bet-
ter. He thought that the argument that
the army should be increased according to
the increase OF population was fallacious.
He said that aside from the emergency
In the Philippines 10000 men would be
sufficient for our needs $1,000 for coast de-
Tense. 1900 In Alaska and the balance on
the frontier would be ample. He did not
know where the men would come from
With all the war feeling men did not seem
TO enlist He declared that 1t was not true
that the army should be increased to keep
pace with the navy. The fighting of this
country would be on the sea and not upon
land. He would vote for this bin, how
ever. because he feared Its defeat might re-
suit in disastrous consequences to our arms
In the Philippines.
THE HOISE.
This was private bill day in the House of
Representatives. Before. the regular order
was demanded some minor business
transacted by unanimous consent.