Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-07
THE SENATE.

At the opening of today's session of the
Senate Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) presented the
credentials of his colleague, Mr.. Morgan,
elected a senator from that state for the
fifth time. His new term of six years will
begin on March 4, 1901. The credentials
were filed
A bill was reported from the judiciary
committee amending an act to create the
southern division of the southern district
of Iowa changing the time for the holding
OF court from the first Monday in May and
fourth Monday in September to the fourth
Tuesday in March and the third Tuesday in
October. 1t was passed
A resolution of Mr.. Pettigrew. coming
over from a previous day. calling upon the
Secretary of the Interior for papers and
correspondence as to payments to the Sisse-
ton and Wahpeton Indians, and whether as
surances had been given the Indians that
their claims would be paid, was called up.
amended and passed.
The resolutions of Mr.. Bacon and Mr.
Pettigrew relating to the declination of the
executive to send to the Senate the report
of a. l.. Lawshe as to the frauds in Cuba
were called up, but went over for the pres
el.t, together with motions by Mr.. Aldrich
and Mr.. Spooner to refer the resolutions to
the committee on judiciary.
Consideration then resumed of the
army reorganization bill.
Mr. Pettigrew protested that the commit
tee ON military affairs had not had printed
in time the hearings on the bill before the
committee and that the Senate therefore
without full and proper informatio
to the bill. The measure he maintained,
could not be discussed intelligently with
out the report of those hearings.
Mr. Hawley, chairman of the military af-
fairs committee, replied that all the infor-
nation desired by the senator was already
In the form of public documents, messages
Gf 6nnt nrtC of off ntf
Mr.. Butler On. c. complained that the
documents printed in relation to the bill
related only to the canteen question and
not the more important question as to the
increase of the army. The canteen question
did not amount to snap of the finger, he
declared, in comparison with the proposed
great increase in the army.
In reply Mr. Sewell On. j. said he was in
receipt of at least 100 letters a day regard
ing the canteen question and he supposed
the mail of other senators was about the
same.
Mr.. Butler INTERCEPTED the remark that
Mr. Sewells statement did not convey any
information to him.
The senator evidently does not desire 20
be informed retorted Mr.. Sewell.
That statement Is simply gratuitOus"
hOtly replied Mr.. Butler. He went on to
say 1T 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 amendment
striking out the provision for a veterinary
corps in the army was begun. Mr.. Kenney
Del). the champion in the Senate of the
proposed veterinary corps, urging that the
committees amendment be rejected.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Kenney
discussed to some extent the general fea-
lures of the bill. urging that the provisions
of the measure be limited to three years
He had serious misgivings. he said about
the creation of a permanent standing army
of 100000 men. He doubted whether the
United States could send army to the
spirit of independence and liberty which
seemed mate in the breasts of the Filipinos
He did not think the United States was
getting an adequate return from 1.-The strug-
gle, the butchery. the crime that was GO
ing in the Philippines. If the United
States was in the Philippines merely as
guide and aid to the people of the islands
he declared. there would be no trouble The
war now III progress would cease Instantly
From one end of the Philippines to the
other the rebellion existed. At no time, he
maintained. had the authority of the Unite
States over the Filipinos been complete, al
though he was of opinion that the title to
the Islands themselves passed to the United
states when the treaty of Paris was COM
pleted. He held, however, that no treaty
could transfer to any country the souls of
men. He added in conclusion that If the
necessity demonstrated for an army Of
10000. he would vote for 1t, If 1t were linn
Tied to three years. He hoped the proyi-
sion Tor permanent standing army of
great strength would not be. adopted