The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-01-26
NUMBER 20.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Condensed Proceedings from Day to Day
of the Closing session of the Fifty-
Sixth National Legislative Body.


Sixth National Legislative Body.
In the senate on the 14th, Just at the
close OF a dreary discussion o. technical
"details OF the army Reorganization bill,
Senator Teller tCOl), speaking TO an
amendment he had offered. delivered a
sensational denunciation OF Gen. Eagan,
former commissary general OF the United
States army. His statement included also
the administration, because Gen. Eagan
had been retired. according to the Colo
rado senator's charge, as decoration
and a reward" for his attack upon the
commanding general of the army. In
an appeal for the early passage or the
pending bill Senator Carter (Mont) de-
clared that delay now would mean an ad-
dtional expenditure of $4,000 a day.
Little progress was made with the bill
| during the day The house discussed
| the river and harbor bill host or
| small amendments were offered by Vari-
| ous members, but all were lost. After
completing 50 of the 81 pages Of the bill
| the committee rose. The District OF
Columbia appropriation bill was reported.
| II carries s7,747.56i.
! Some progress was made b. the senate
on the 18th In the consideration of the
| army reorganization bill. Senator Cock
rell (Mo.) emphasized his opposition to
the increase In the army proposed by ths
bill. The principal speeches against the
bill were made by Senators Terry (Ark).
Eacon (Ga0 and Teller (Col). Senator
| Warren (Wyo) delivered an extended
argument in support of the tlll Senator
Bacons amendment striking out Of the
pill the discretionary authority conferred
upon the president to increGse the size
Of the army was laid on the table by tho
decisive vote of 80 to 20. Tme bill whica
had previously gone through the houss
establishing the Southwest Missouri d.
vision of the United States court was
passed The house spent the day on
the river and harbor bill. disposing Of 25
pages. The western members laboreI
unsuccessfuliy to secure an entering
wedge for their pet scheme for the re-
clamaton of the arid lands. but received
only very limited support.
At the opening of the senate's session
On the 18th Senator Gallinger N. h Sc
ported the pension appropriation bill and
Il went to the calendar. Speeches in op-
position to the army bill were delivered
BY Senators Allen (Neb), Teller tCol)
and Butler CN c.. Senator McCumber
tN- ID made an argument in support OF
The measure. The feature OF the debate
was the denuncation Of the practice of
hazing at the West Point military acad-
envy. The river and harbor approprta-
ton bill was passed by the house prac-
tlcally as IT came from the committee.
II carries slightly less than s6O,O00oo.
When Senator Quay (Pa.) entered the
senate chamber on the nth to be sworn
IN he received an ovation and his desk
was covered with flowers. The army bill
was then discussed. i'm the course Of which
hazlng at the West Point military acad
smy was bitterly denounced by Senator
Money (Miss) Senator Morgan (Ala
gave notice Of an amendment he will ,'ro
pose to the ship subsidy bill providing
'or an income tax. Senator Lodge Mass.
introduced a bill providing for the amend
nent Of the immigration law so as t
exclude insane idiotic and epilcptic per
sons. The entire day in the house wa
spent upon the bill to revise and cOGif
the postal laws. Mr.. William a. Snit
tMich) offered an amendment TO increas
' the pay Of letter carriers Of the frs
y second. third and fourth classes respec
\ lively TO s1.200 1900, $500 and $500. Th
' amendment went over. Thirty-thre
\ pages out of the 221 Of the bill were con
: pleted before adjournment.
The senate disposed Of the army bill o
the 18th. The final question was not upo
It's passage. but upon agreeing TO the ser
ate amendments. They were agreed to b
vote of 43 to % While party lines weI
drawn on the measure, four democra'
voted for It. Senators Lindsay (ky.
McLaurin q. c.. Morgan (Ala) ar
Sullivan CMssO. determined efto
was made TO amend the bill so as TO pr
vide against the sale of liquor IN II
Philippines and to prohibit the imports
. ton Of any kind OF intoXcants into Il
. Islands. but it was defeated. Every e
: fort 10 prevent the increase IN u
strength of the army was defeated by
-. decisive majority The house spent q
''@ entire day on the bill to refer 10 the cou
We of claims the claims of the VILLA
he Cramp & Sons Shipbuildng company,
al Philadelphia. for alleged damages d
- to the delay Of the government in IL
nc nshing armor plate for certain hatt
ships The claims aggregate Sl36G2
A flihuster was finally begun but
advocates at length succeeded in havi
the previous question ordered on the bill