The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-05
SENATE DEBATES
THE ARMY BILL
Teller, Pettigrew, Yelling
ton and Others Talk.
H0AR TALKS FOR
FILIPINO FREEDOM
Measure Against African Sale
of Liquor Passes.

Washington, Jan 4.-For five hours
today the senate discussed the army
reorganization bill. The debate took a
wide range at times, but was confined
principally to the necessity for the In
crease in the regular army proposed in
the pending measure. The Philippine
question was threshed over at great
length, but few really new points were
advanced Some slight progress was
made toward the completion OF the
pending measure.
Soon after the senate convened, Mr..
Lodge Of Massachusetts faVOrably re-
ported from the committee on foreign
relations the following Resolution. and
asked for its immediate consideration:
II hat IN the opinion Of this body the
time has come when the principle,
twice affirmed in international treaties
for Central Africa, that native races
should be protected against the de-
StTuctiVe traffic in intOXiCants, should
be extended TO all uucivilized peoples
by the enactment of such laws and the
making of such treaties as would eff
fectiVely prohibit the sale by signatory
powers TO aboriginal tribes and unciv-
ilized races of opium and Intoxicating
beverages
Mr.. SewelI expressed a desire to
have more light thrown upon the reso-
luton, but as il was about to be sent
to the calendar the New Jersey senator
said he had no wish TO delay the resoIu-
ton and it was adopted
Favored by Harrison.
The favorable action by the senate
committee on foreign relations on the
resolution was take-i today. The COM
mittee had before it petitions signed by
numerous individuals and associations
from twenty-three states, which were
TrpgargfpH 10 reform bTTraaTt That
bureau has received the following let
ter from ex-PTesident Harrison on the
subject:
''Jany l. 19O1.-Rev. W. F. Crafts,
Washington My Dear Sir: / have re-
ceived your letter of the 2Sth ult.. and
in reply 1 beg 10 say that ] have made
it a rule not To sign petitions of appeal
To members of congress for legislation.
I have expressed myself upon the sub
ject in q public address in the para
graph to which your letter refers. 1t
does seem to me as II the Christian ma
tions of the world ought to be able to
make their contract with the weaker
peoples Of the earth benefcent and not
destructive, and I give your efforts to
secure helpful legislation my warmest
sympathy Very truly yours.
.'BENJAAIIN HARRISON"
It was claimed that one of the petit
lions presented represented 10000, 0O0 of
people. ut is TO be withdrawn and car
ried by a deputatiOn To all the prOmin-
ent governments of the world after
congress adiOuTns.
Heistand Case Brought Up.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas offered a reso-
luton directing the committee on mill
itarv affairs to inquire upon what al
legged facts the charges against Major
Heistand of the United States army by
Erastus l. Hawkes. are based, and re-
port to the senate. He said the charges
made by Hawkes. against Major HE'S
tand were matters OF common knowl-
edge 10 newspaper readers. An army
officer had been removed because of
some alleged bad conduct. The charges
indicated that the army officer who re-
manned in the service was as guilty as
he who was removed If SO, he ought
to be removed too The resolution was
referred to the committee on military
affairs.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Petit
grew calling for information with refer
ence TO the Philippines was refereTd to
the committee on the Philippines, after
a speech by Mr. Pe-tigrew-
Another of Mr. Pettigrew's resOlu-
tons, calling upon the president for in