The sun., 1901-01-08
CONGRESS AT
WORK AGAIN
Army Reorganization Theme Of the
Senate's Debate.
RIFF ON CANTEEN QUESTION
Many Members of the House Take
Part in the Discussion on
the ReapporUion-
ment Bill

The session of the senate, Mr. Pettus
tAla.) presented the credentials of his
colleague, Hon. j. L. Morgan, elected a
senator from that state for the fifth time.
lis new term of six years will begin on
March 4, 1901. The credentials were
lied.
A bill was reported from the judiciary
ommittee amending an act to create the
eoulhern division of the southern district
# Iowa, changing the time for the hold
lng of court from the first Monday in
Nay and fourth Monday in September to
.he fourth Tuesday in March and the
third Tuesday in October. 1t was passed.
A joint resolution was reported from
the District of Columbia committee au-
shorizing the secretary of war to grant
permits to the committee on the inau-
-uration of the president for the use of
public reservations in Washington and to
loan flags for decoration purposes. The
resolution was adopted.
In the course of the brief discussion,
Mr.. Hoar directed attention to the need,
particularly on the plaza Immediately
east of the capitol building of tempo
rary shelter, in case of storm or inclement
weather. He said that previous inaugu-
rations had resulted in loss of life and
ious to witness that most sublime of all
civic ceremonies"
A resolution of Mr.. Pettigrew coming
over from previous day calling upon the
secretary of the interior for papers and
correspondence as to payments to the
Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians and
whether assurances had been given the
Indians that their claims would be paid
was called upon, amended and passed.
The Lawshe Report.
The resolutions of Mr.. Bacon and Mr..
Pettigrew relating to the decination of
the executive to send to the senate the
report of A. L. Lawshe as to the postal
frauds in Cuba We're called up, but went
over for the present, together with mo-
lions by Mr. Aldrich and Mr.. Spooner
20 refer the resolutions to the committee
IN judiciary.
Consideration then was resumed of the
,rny reorganization bill.
Mr. Pettigrew protested that the COM
Iiitee on military affairs had not had
iinted in time the hearings on the bill
efore the committee and that the senate
berefore was without full and proper in
ormation as to the bill. The measure,
le maintained, could not be discussed in
diligently without the report of those
hearings.
Mr.. uawley, chairman of the military
tifairs committee, replied that all the in
formation desired by the senator was al
'eady in the form of public documents,
messages of the president, reports of the
Ulcers, etc.
Mr.. Butler IN. Co complained that the
documents printed in relation to the bill
elatcd only to the canteeE question and
lot the more important question, as to
he increase of the army. The canteen
question did not amount to a snap of the
niger, he declared, IN comparison with
he proposed great increase in the army.
In reply Mr.. Sewell On. j. said he was
n receipt of at least 100 letters day re-
sarding the canteen question, and he sup
posed the mail of other senators was
lbout the same.
Mr.. Butler interieeted the remark that
Mr.. Sewell's statement did not convey
any information to him.
"-rhe senator evidently does not desire
TO be informed" retorted Mr.. Sewell.
THAT statement is simply gratuitous,''
hotly replied Mr.. Butler. He went on to
say it was his desire to furnish all infor-
nation to his constituents concerning the
bill and not merely that part relating to
the canteen.
Without further consideration of this
phase of the question the senate took up
the proposed amendments to the measure.
Discussion of the committee amend
nents striking out the provision for a
veterinary corps in the army was begun,
Mr.. Kenny Dcl.), the champion in the
senate of the proposed veterinary corps,
lrging that the committees amendment
be rejected.
The House.
Speaker Henderson was again detained
1T his home by illness, and Mr.. Dalzell
pa.) presided over the house. The de-
late upon the reapportionment bill was
aesumed.
Mr.. Kitchen On. O., the first speaker,
supported the Hopkins bill, but said he
would vote against the amendment re-
luiring the congressional districts in the
several states to be contiguous and COM
Dact." He said he did not believe con-
gress had the power to designate the
manner in which the states should make
Up congressional districts.
Mr.. Kitchen then replied at some
length to the speech made by Mr.. Linney
IN. O. last Saturday attacking the south
'rn Democrats for disfranchising the ne
gro.
Mr.. Lacey Qa.), who followed Mr..
Kitchen, also supported the Hopkins bill. q
Mr.. Crumpacker Qnd.). the member of
the census committee who presented the
minority report in favor of reducing the
representation in southern states propor-
tionatc to the abridgment of the fran
chise. then took the floor for an hour.
AS between the Hopkins and Burieigh
bills he said he favored the latter because
it kept pace with the growth of the coun-
try. He argued that during recent years
the influence of the house in legislation
had steadily diminished, condition due
to the fact that the members of the lower
house allowed themselves to be dominat-
ed by the senate and the chief executive.
If the membership was to remain sta
tionary as the years went on, its influence
would continue to decrease.
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