The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-09
Mr.. HANLEY WIS HOSTILE
PETTIGREW's DESIRE FOR INFOR-
NATION DISGRUNTLED THE
WOODEN NUTMEG SENATOR
THAT Low DOWN INSULT
Prompted Him to Inquire If the
South DakOtan Had Been on
the Reservation to Get
Something.


legislative session of today the senate
had under consideration the much moot
ed canteen question, in connection with
the army reorganization bill The SEN
ate committee in effect restored the pro-
vision for a post exchange or canteen
which had been stricken out of the bill
by the house For nearly five hours the
senate discussed the committee amend
ment, but vote upon the proposition is
not yet in sight Senators Gallinger
On. H.) and Hansbrough IN. d. vigorous
ly opposed the amendment and in turn,
it was quite as strenuously supported by
Senators Sewell pel), Hawley Comm,
Money (Miss.) and Carter (Mont.).
Discussion of the canteen question was
opened by Mr.. GaLnger IN, HI in oppo-
sition TO the proposed amendment of the
committee permitting the sale Of beer.
Mr.. Gallinger made an extended argu-
ment in support of his position, quoting
many eminent authorities to prove that
the use of alcoholic stimulants among
men in and out of armies was most dele
ferrous in its effects.
He urged that the bill be left SO far as
the canteen question is concerned as it
was when it came from the house.
Mr.. Sewell, a member of the military
affairs committee, and long a member Of
the board of managers of the soldiers
homes of the country, said the canteen
had been adopted at the soldiers homes
absolutely as temperance measure.
These canteens were allowed to sell to
the old soldiers only beer and it had
been found that the inmates were will
ing to take glass or two only at the
canteen in preference to visiting the
groggeries which surround nearly all of
these institutions. The adoption of the
canteen had been distinctly beneficial and
beIeficient to the cid soldiers
In conclusion Mr.. sewell said: 'The
American soldier ought not to be con-
demned to a reformatory. We cannot re-
cruit the army if you abolish the post
exchange. 1t is opposed to the soldiers
idea of liberty to he tied down in that
way and he will not have it,
Mr.. Hawley declared that the post ex-
change promoted discipline and good or
der in the army. He said that the Off
viewed with dismay the proposition TO
abolish the canteen.
HAWLEY GETS REAL MAD.
In the course of Mr. Hawley's state
ment he was interrupted frequently by
Mr.. Pettigrew, who wanted to learn the
reasons for excluding wine from the post
exchange.
Finally he became impatient and de-
clared he would not answer another
question.
81 am quite we'll aware" retorted MI.
PetugreW, of the Senat S ina btl1ty to
answer my questions
Angry in an instant the Connecticut
senator demanded with heat: What
does the senator mean by that low down
insult? Has he been to a saloon out
side Of the post exchanged"
The laughter which arose served to
clear the atmosphere and the incident
passed.
Mr.. Money (Miss.) said he was thor
ho tho ohan
promoted temperance, health, morals and
discipline among the soldiers of the army
and this was proved, he said, by the
testimony of army officers.
In response to arguments advanced by
Mr.. Sewell and Mr.. Money in favor of
the post exchange Mr.. GalIinger directed
attention to the system in the navy. I'm
der the law the sailors were given five
cents per day, in addition to their pay
in lieu of grog rationS. This had been
found\t to be an excellent system and he
believed it would be well to apply it to
the army. He declared that during the
first four years after the canteen was
established courtS-martial had increased
in the army 16 per cent.
Mr.. Hansbrough On. ID who has been
recognized as one of the leading op-
ponents in congress Of the post exchange
made an extended argument in opposi~
ton TO the committee amendment. He
declared that the use of liquor degraded
the men and detracted from their useful
ness as soldiers and from their morality
as men. The sale of beer in the can
teen, he said, had been shown, quoting
from letter from an army officer, to
be at the bottom of most of the trouble
and misery OF the soldier He hoped
congress would signalize the opening of
the twentieth century by wipIng from the
statute books the authorization of the
government saloon.
Messrs. Thurs ton (Neb.), Plat (Conn)
and Jones (Ark.) were appointed as con-
ferees on the part of the senate on two
bills ratfying treaties with the Cherokee
and the Muskogee or Creek Indians.
The senate at $40 p. m. adjourned
WAR REVENUE REDUCTION.
The senate committee on finance today
began consideration of the war revenue
amendment bill. There was a general
discussion of its provisions together with
comparison of opinions as to the pos
Sible revenues and expenditures of the
government and none was suggested
The trend of sentiment appeared favor
able to a greater reduction than was
made by the house bill but the members
generally agree that there was not suffi-
cient crystalization of sentiment to JUS
t1fy any conclusion as to the result of
the committees deliberations. No time
was set for future meetings.
HOAR'S AMENDMENT.
The senate committee on military af-
fairs today agreed to accept in modified
suggested yesterday by Senator. 4Ioar for
the appointment of a commission to in
vestigdte the effect of the army canteen