The Portland daily press., 1901-01-19
Senator Hale Speaks on
the Bill.
Gives Reasons for Voting for 1t
Though Opposed.

Washington, January 1S.-Just before
six o'nlonk this evening the Senate final
~ disposed OF the army reorganization
bill. The measure having originated in
the Senate, the final question was not up
on its passage. but upon agreeing to the
Senate amendments. They were agreed
to by a vote OF 40 to %, as follows;
Yeas-Aldrieh, Allison, Bard, Bur
rows, Carter. Clark, Dsboe, Dillingham;,
DoIliver, Elkins. Foraker. Foster, Frye,
Gallinger, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Kean, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
McComas, MoCumber, MoLaurin, Nc
MILAN, Mason, Morgan, Penrose, Per
kins, Platt OF Connecticut, Pritchard,
Proctor, QuarIss, Scott, Seweii, Shoup,
Simon, Stewart, Sullivan, Thurston,
Warren, Wetmore-43.
Nay-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry. CAT
fiery, Chiffon, Clay, Cockreii, Culbertson,
Daniel, Harris, Jones Of Arkansas, NAL
lory. Pennsv, Pettus, Rawlins, Talieffero,
Teller, Tillman, Towns, Turley, Turner,
Weliington-23.
! While party lines are drawn on the
MEASURE, four democrats voted for 1t.
Senators Lindsay Of Kentucky, MoLaurin
of south Carolina, Morgan of Alabama
and Sullivan of Mississippi. Senator
Hoar OF Massaoh usstts, who was detained
at his home by illness was paired against
the bill with Senator Spooner of wiGoon-
sin. The bill has occupied practically the
entire attention of the Senate since the
third of January, when 1t was made the
unfinished business.
With the exception of the elimination
of the oanteeu clause, It is not widely
different from that reported TO the Senate.
Every effort to prevent the increased
strength of the army vas defeated by a
decisive majority.
As the bill originated In the Senate 1t
now win go directly to the conference
committee appointed by the two branches
of Congress. The principal speech OF the
afternoon was made by senator Hale OF
Maine.
MIR. Hale in brief but forceful and
earnest speech numerated some of the
reasons why he should vote for the pend
ing bill. he argued that the time had
not come for general legislation with re-
spsct to the Philippines but he did not
regard the proposed amendment as gener-
al legislation as 1t dealt largely with the
good order ana good health of the army.
Discussing the general features OF tide
measures he said there was no need TO
bill. There ought to be no doubt as to
the objects for which the proposed large
army was to be used. The burden of
such statements must rest upon Senators
who advocated the bill.
''Is Ia well known" said he. "tnAt the
army raised under this bill Is to be a
lighting army. 1t is not to fight in tbs
old states Of the union, 1t Is not to fight
In Cuba or In Porto Rico; it Is not TO
fight in China; but 1t is TO fight in the
Philippines islands Ii 1t were not for
the fact that this army is to conduct this
war In the Philippines, no committee of
this body would present here a PROPOSE
ton for the creation OF permanent
standing army Of 1000, 600 men,
MIR. Halls thought the only question in
volved In the di soussion was whether the
proposed army was needed. lie wished
all the advocates of the bill had been as
frank in their utterances as Mr.. Seweil
Of New Jersey, for he hi d admitted that
probably 10000 men would be needed in
the Philippines for several years.
MIR. Hale said he would be glad If the
form of negotiation with the Filipinos
could have been adopted as means OF
settling the pending conflict but Senators
lid not approve of it. he believed, too,