The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-19

am constrained, as much as 1 am opposed
to it, to support this measure
Mr.. Hale declared that a standing army
of 10000 provided every soldier needed
by this country in time CT peace, but
he would vote for the pending bill ''be-
cause without it an almost inmeasure-
able disaster and tragedy might befaIl
the army in the Philippines"
Many amendments to the bill were re-
jected. The measure having originated in
the senate, the question then was upon
agreeing to the bill as amended The
motion to agree was adopted-43 to 23-
the detailed vote being as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich. Allison, Bard. Burrows,
Carter, Clark. Deboe. Dillingham;. Dolli-
YER Elkins, Foraker, Foster. FRYE Gal
ley, Kean, Kyle, Lindsay. Lodge, Nc
Comas, McCumber. McLaurin, Mem liam,
Mason, Morgan PeEroee, Perkins, Platt
s Go4p se Pgteh sbd,n Pfeetor S9aarles
! Sullivan Thurston, Warren, Wetmore-43.
| Nays-Allen, Bacon. Bate, Berry Caf-
ferry. Chiffon. Clay, Cockrell. Cu.berson,
Daniel. Harris. Jones (Ark.), Kenny, NAL
| 1ory, Pettus, Rawlins, Taliaferro. Teller,
| Tillman, Towne, Torley, Turner, yelling
| ton-23.
HOAR'S FIFTH TERM.
| When the senate convened today Mr..
| Lodge (Massl presented the credentials
| of his colleague, Mr.. Hoar, who was
|
| beginning on the 4th of March next This
| is the fifth election of Mr.. Hoar to the
| Senate. With the expiration of present
| term he will have served twenty-four
| years in the senate.
CANAL BILL POSTPONED.
The Republican senators decided. today
not to set a day, at least for the prezent
| for taking UP the Nicaragua canal bf l.
| The decision was reached after an hour
| and half spent in caucus and was
| unanimous. After the conclusion of the
| caucus, Senator Allison, as its chairman.
gave out the following official statems mt
| concerning the object Of the caucus and
| the result of it's deliberations:
| Senator Morgan, of Alabama, chair
| man of the committee in interecean
canals, made a request of the Republic
| ans of the senate that date be fixed
| for the consideration of the canal bill in
the senate This request was made of
| the committee on order of business, and
| this committee considered the request
| and made the recommendation to the Re-
! publican conference this morning, that
| at this time it is not eXpedient or wise
| to fix a day for the consideration OF the
/ bill, in consequence of the tendency Of
consideration by Great Britain of tie
| amendments proposed by the senate to
| the Hay-Paunceforte treaty, This view
| was approved by the Republican con-
| ference. There was an universal senti-
! ment expressed in favor of the construc-
ton of the canal by the United States
| at the earliest practical time"
THE CRAMPS LITTLE BILL
The house spent the entire day today on
| the bill 20 refer to the court of ella M
! of the William Cramp & Sons Shipbuiid-
| ing company, of Philadelphia, for al!eg-
ed damages due to the delay of the
! government in furnishing armor plate
and material for the battleships Massa-
/ Ghusetts and Indiana, and the cruiss RS
| New York and Columbia. The claims
/ aggregate 81, Sc, PA. The bill has been
| conspicuous at every session of congress
for several years. 1t met with the strea-
| uous and determined opposition of a por-
ton OF the minority, under the leader
ship of McDermott IN. j. and Mr.. RobS
/ [Eio.1 A filpuster was finally begun, but
| it's friends at length succeeded in having
! the previous question ordered upon the
bill The house then adjourned The
! ordering of the previous question gives
the bill a technical advantage in parl "a
/ nentaTy way, which insures a vote on it
! Whenever it is called up again.
/ HITCHCOCK FANoRS IRRIGATION.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock was
/ to have been heard today by the house
committee on public lands on the subject
/ of irrigation, which is attracting atten-
/ ton IN many Western states, but being
| unable to come to the capital he submit
ted a statement. This strongly supports
/ the policy of irrigation, and says a vast
| acreage, capable of supporting a popula-
| ton of 90, G00,0o people. should not be
| left desert. Mr.. Hitchcock points out
/ the remarkable result achieved in the
! valley of the Nile, practically redeeming
Egypt from bankruptcy Prof Newell,
| of the. geological survey. Prof Pinch t
| of the agricultural department.. and Re
/ preventative Newlands, of Nevada, who