The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-20
CONFERENCE REPORT ON MILL
TARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION
BILL is REJECTED
SPLIT ON HAzING QUESTION
PROVISION IN THE BILL AS 1T
STANDS is CONSIDERED
TOO DRASTIC
GOPHER SENATORS DIVIDED
MIR. Nelson Voted Yea While MIR.
Clapp Goes With the Crowd
That Thinks Hazing Not
So Bad After All.

WASHINGTON, Feb 19.-By the en-
phatic vote of is to -, the senate late
this afternoon rejected the conference
report on the military academy appro-
priation bill. The action came at the
conclusion of spirited debate upon the
provisions against hazing inserted in the
report by the conference committee OF
the two branches of congress. Discus
sion of the provision, which was precip-
itated at the close of yesterdays session
by Mr.. Daniel, of Virginia, occupied the
greater part of today's session, and the
report of the conferees was rejected be
cause it was regarded by a large major
ity of the senate as too drastic, and,
while no instructions could be given the
confereeS by the senate, it was under
stood that to secure favorable action by
the senate a modified provision as to the
penalty for hazing would have to be
presented and agreed upon by the en-
ferees.
Early in the day Mr.. Deboe, of Ken
tucky, delivered his announced speech
upon the Nicaragua canal He reviewed
at length the proceedings which led up
to the present situation and strongly ad-
Vocated the construction of the water
way by the United States
SAMPSON-SCHLEY QUESTION.
An effort was made to obtain consid-
Grafton for the bill revising the grade of
vice admiral of the navy for the benefit
of Rear Admiral Sampson and SchIey,
but it was unavailing.
MI Pettus spoke in opposition to the
proposal for debarring any cadet con-
Victed of hazing from ever holding any
commission in the army and navy, say
ing it was unconstitutional.
Mr. Butler said that congress ought
not to be swept off it's feet by public
opinion. He said in this instance con-
without due consideration. He said haz-
ing in moderation was not thing to be
put down by penal legislation. He had
known men in college who We're the bet
ter for hazing in moderation. 1t did
them good. Took the conceit out OF
them.
Messrs. Hawley, Chandler and Lodge
expressed the opinion that the conferees
had gone too far and said that while
hazing should be suppressed no per-
petual stigma should be put upon con-
Victed cadets.
Mr.. Depew, in opposing the hazing
penalty, declared it had been adopted
under public clamor, and congress had
acted upon impulse, rather than upon
Judgment.
WOLCOTT WAKES HUMOROUS.
Mr.. Wolcott thought congress had en-
tered upon a trilling piece of business.
The enactment of the provisions would
make of the cadets milksopS and prigs.
He related some personal experiences of
haZing in his college days, and remarked
that some of the hazers won name and
lame, While others went from bad to
worse, some even landing finally in the
senate of the United States
Mr.. Nelson reported the river and har-
Dor bill and gave notice that at the
earliest possible time he would call it up
for consideration
1he conference report was rejected.
VOTE IN DETAIL.
4eas-Allen. Garter, Cockrel Hanna,
Hansbro9gh. Harris, Kyle, McLaurtn,
Money, Nelson, PettigreW, Sewell, ShouD.
ren-1S.
Nays--Allison. Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
Ter, Catfery, Chandler, Clapp, Clay, Cul-
person, Cullom, Daniel, Deboe, Depew,
Dollivera Fairbanks, Foster, Frye, Gal
anSer Hawley, Jones (Ark.) Kearns,
LINDSAY Lodge, McComas, McCumber.
McEnery, Mcmillan, Martin. Morgan,
Perkins, Platt (Conn9, Pritchard Ouarle.s
Rawlins, Spooner, Stewart. Thurston. Tur3,
ley Vest. Wetmore, Wolcott-42.
Messrs Sewell Warren and Harris were
named as members of a new conference
committee on the part of the senate.
The following bills were passed by
unanimous consent: Authorizing the
Pittsburg & Mansfield Railway company
gahela river in Pennsylvania: providing
for an additional district judge in the
districts of Minnesota and Nebras ska; to
extend to the port of Everett, Wash.
the privilege of immediate TRANSPORTS
ton of dutiable merchandise without ap-
praisement.
After a brief executive session the SEN
ate. at 5:55 p. m, adjourned
IN THE HOUSE.
The house spent the day upon the sun
dry civil appropriation bill and reached
the ninety-ninth page. The feature of
the day was the debate upon the oues.
ton of national irrigation Of arid lanls
In the West which came up incidentally
No material amendment were nlaced
upon the bill today. Mr. Cannon report
Ell the last Of the general appropriation
bills, the deficiency
Mr.. Hit, chairman of the committee Oh
foreign relations, reported back the reso-
luton of inquiry introduced by Mr.. Nap
hen (Mass), and it was adopted
The resolution is as follows:
resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be requested to inform the pub
nc II our ports or waters have been used
Tor the expectation of horses mules ana
other supplies for use in South Afria9
ana IL SO, to what extent, and what stems
nave been taken to prevent the same.
also the number of horses and mules thai
have been shipped since the beginning 0i
the war in South Africa to the present
time. giving the shipments from each
port and the dates"
A somewhat similar resolution of in.
quiry addressed to the secretary of state
was also adopted.
CASE OF EDITOR RICE.
The secretary of war replied to the
senate resolution of Feb. 3, asking fol-
the facts in the case of George I. Rice
editor of the Daily Bulletin of Manila,
who was recently deported to the Unit
ed States by the order of Gen Mac
Arthur. The secretary's letter consists
simply of copies of two kilograms which
passed between Adjt. Gen Corbin and
Gen. Macarthur on the subject On the
9TH inst, Gen. Corbin cabled Gen Mac
Arthur as follows:
IN reply to resolution of the senate
the secretary of war desires you cable
whether one Rice has been deported by
what authority and for what offense''
Gen Macarthur replied on the Stb
inst as follows:
Editor deported, San Francisco Jan
y Ohense malicious publication OF
false charges affecting integrity of adj
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