The Saint Paul globe., 1901-02-03
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs nc
TENED 70 EULOGIEs OF THE
LATE SENATOR
REORGANIZATION OF ARMY
SIGNATURE OF THE PREsIDEN,r
ATTACHED TO THE ACT PRO-
VIDING THEREFOR
SHIP SUBSIDIES IN SENATE
republican Hackers of the NIeasu,
determined to Force It's Pas
sage, Despite Waiting Ap-
preparation Bills.

sWAsHtlNGTON,- Feb. 2.-The bonsa
sl Hpeht the day until O'Clock in the conN
S!ueration 5>.,' OF the postoffice apnronria til,
~ ne struggle over the questions
,,-,i,ts ~ ieseo!ihs the appropriation for the
rheumatic tube service and for tha r
duction of railway mail pav wern ne
clp1tated by amendments Offered hI+
ii',a ~ action was taken. At O clock public
BUSINESS was suspended to hermit tho
members to pay tribute to the last Sena-
lor Davis, of Minnesota
Inc IolloWlng members delivered euIo-
g,es: Messrs. Fletcher, Tawnev. No
1leary' Heatwole, Stevens, Morris and
Euuy' OF minnesota; Jenkins (Wis.), Tn
cerWood (Ala), Clark CMo.). Parker IN
~, Spalding Is. D., w. A. SIN tn. Cam.
hle Is. ID, and then at 5:35 D. m. as
Iurther mark of respect to the memory
OF the deceased, the house adjourned.
ARMY BILL SIGNED.
The president signed the bill for the re-
oI oISahlzauon OF the army at 12:4O Q. m.
today. 49,
1t is now law, and the war depart-
ment Will at once proceed to recruit the
regular army in accordance with its pro-
visions.
IN THE SENATE.
In accordance with the motion adopted
yesterday the senate met at II O'Clock
tooay. MI. Bacon (Ga.) gave notice that
on Monday next he would address the
senate on his resolution as 10 the right
OF the senate to call upon the executive
departments for papers on file.
Bills were passed as follows:
House bill dividing the state of Ken
lucky into judicial districts; appropri-
tlng $6o000 for a public building at
Batesville, Ark; extending the time for
erecting a hri6cra
er at Yankton, S. D.; granting authority
TO the Keekuk & Hamilton Water Power
company to erect a wing dam in the
Mississippi river at Des Moines rapids.
authorizing the free transmission of
reading matter for the blind; authorizing
the Moline & Peoria Railroad company
tc construct bridge across Rick river,
In Illinois; amending the Alaskan code
IN relation to the treasurers of school
toards and number of minor bills OF
local character.
With the exception of the hour and
half at the beginning Of the session. the
senate devoted the entire day to the dis
cussian of the ship subsidy bill. Mr..
Turner and Mr.. Mallory We're the speak
ers in behalf of the opposition. Mr..
Turner's speech was based largely upon
exceptions which he had taken to Mr..
Frye's criticisms of his former speech.
Mr.. Mallory opposed the bill on con-
stitutional grounds.
WILL PRESS SHIPPING BILL.
The situation in the senate was not
changed by any developments today The
Republicans intend to continue pressing
the shipping bill, and the leaders say
next week will develop whether or not
the opposition intend to talk the measure
to death. The senators who are leading
the opposition say there are enough
speeches to consume ten days, and that
some Republicans are lending encourage
ment to the fight against the bill. The
opposition believes that the desire to
avoid an extra session will soon force
the appropriation bills and the war rev.
enue bill to the front and prevent con-
sideration or vote upon the shipping
bill. A great deal depends upon the sue
cess of the Republicans In holding night
sessions next week. If they show up
with a quorum until a late hour for
three or four nights the opposition might
weaken. The Democrats say the Repub-
licans must demonstrate that they have
a majority for the bill which will 'sit up
with it, and show they are determined
to pass it.
AS to extra session talk senators who
have seen the president say he feels
that it is necessary, but they are almost
unanimous against an extra session, and
will do everything possible to prevent one
being called.
SPOONER FAVORS OLEO BILL.
Senator Spooner today authorized the
statement that if it should become neces-
sary to do so, he will move the substitu-
ton of the oleomargarine bill as the
regular order of business in the senate
instead of the pending ship subsidy bill.
Mr. Spooner has never been considered
among the Jealous advocates of the sub
sidy b;ll and he is very strongly favor
able to the oleonargarine bill. 1t was
his original intention to make his mo-
ton to substitute early next week, but
then he appears to have abandoned this
idea as to time, for he declined in his
authorized statement to name time.
The declaration of Spooner afforded
great satisfaction to the opposition SEN
ators to whom it was communicated.
They now assert great confidence in their
ability to accomplish the defeat of the
subsidy bill during the present session,
and were today apparently more confident