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Th. Army Reorganization Bill
Passes the Senate with Inn
portant Amendments.
MEASURE WILL NOW GO TO CONFERENCE

! Senate Devotcs Large Part of Satur-
days session to Enlusics In Mem
| cry OF Late senator Gear-Navy Bill
Reported to Housc--Carries ST.
| OIG,G35.
| Washington, Jan. 2l.-Just before
siN o'clock Friday evening the senate
| finally disposed of the army reorgan.
ization bill The measure having
originated in the senate, the final
question was not upon its passage
but upon agreeing to the senate
amendments. They We're agreed to
by a vote of 43 to 90. The detailed
vote was as follows:
| Yeas-Aldrich. Allison. Bard, Burrows,
Carter. Clark, Deboe, Dillingham;. Dolli-
yer. Elkins. Foraker, Foster, Frye, CALM
kean, Kyle. Lindsay. Lodge McComas.
McCumber, McLaurin. Mcmillan, Mason.
Morgan, Penrose, Perkins. Plat Comm,
Pritchard. Proctor, Quarles Scott, Sew
ell, Shoup Simon. Stewart. Sullivan.
Thurston, Warren. Wetmore-43
Nays-Allen. Bacon. Bate, Berry. Caf-
fiery. Chiffon, Clay. Cockren, Culberson.
Daniel. Harris. Jones (Ark.) Kenney.
Mallory. Pettus. Rawlins. Taliaferro, Tel
Ter, Tillman. Towne. Torley, Turner. We'll
lington-23.
The bill has occupied practically
the entire attention of the senate
since the Sd of January, when it was
made the unfinished business. While
the opposition to it at all stages was
vigorous it never was bitter. Nu-
1nernnc np,apd nante yraro r,,da 70 ~
but in general the committee was
sustained and the measure, with the
exception of the elimination of the
canteen clause, Is not widely differ
ent from that reported to the SEN
ate. A determined effort was made
to amend the bill so as to provide
against the sale of liquor in the Phil
ippines and to prohibit the importa-
ton of any kind of intoXicants into the
islands, but it was defeated. A nota-
BILE speech was delivered during the
day by Senator Hale (rep., Me.), who,
while opposing the increase in the
strength of the army, stated cogently
his reasons for supporting the bill.
Every effort to prevent the increase
in The strength of the army was de-
feated by decisive majority. AS
the bill originated in the senate it
now will go directly to the confer
ence committees appointed by the
two branches of congress.
Saturdays Session.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Under a spe-
cial order the senate devoted the
greater part of its session Saturday
to eulogies upon the late Senator
John H. Gear, of Iowa, who died in
this city last July.
= resolution offered by Senator
Kyle u.s. d. was adopted, calling upon
the secretary of war for copies of the
report of Gen. Macarthur and the re.
-rssts of other officers upon educa-
tional work in the Philippines. w
A concurrent resolution offered q
few days ago by Senator Lindsay
Ky.), providing for the celebration
on the 4th of February next of the
one hundredth anniversary CT the as
sumption of the chief iusticeship of
the United States by John Marshall
was called up. 1t was adopted.
Senator Allison then at the conclu-
sion of routine business presented
resolutions expressive of the regret
of the senate at the death of Senator
Gear, and providing that business of
the senate be suspended in order that
his associates might pay fitting trib=
ute to his memory.
Senator Gear was much beloved by
his colleagues in the senate and the
tributes paid to his character and dis
tinguished services were heartfelt and
eloquent. Those who paid tribute to
his memory were Senators Allison
Na.). Piatt Comm, Cockrell (Mo.).
Nelson (Minn.l, spooner (Wis.), Nor
gan tAla.), Mason (IM.), Clay (Ga),
Burrows tMich.) aud Deliver Ga.3.
Naval Bili Reported to House
Washington, Jan. 21,-The house
resumed consideration of the postal
| codification bill Saturday. before
the regular order was demanded Mr..
Foss ull), chairman of the naval
committee, reported the naval appro-
priation bill, which was placed on the
| calendar. The bill carries $77,Ol6,-
635, the largest ever reported to the
houss from the committee on naval
affairs. This is $ll,s65.7ls above the
bill of last year and Sl0,229, :io5 below
the estimates submitted by the navy
department.
The pending amendment TO the
coditication bill. relating to the
classes and pay of letter carriers, war
withdrawn by Mr.. w. A. Smith. OF
Michigan, who did so. he said, ia the
interest of the carriers, hoping il
would take form in separate meas.
pre-.
An amendment was agreed to strils.
ing out the provision for paying let.
ter carriers extra for working more
than As hours during the week,
Mr.. Lentz (O) proposed an amend.
ment prohibiting private concerns
from undertaking the delivery of spe.
cial delivery letters and providing
that the delivery be made only by
those in the postal service. He said
system of farming out special de
livery letters had grown up.
Mr.. Loud expressed his surprise
| and said the condition at Columbus
II it existed, was exceptional.
The bill was laid aside long enough
| to receive from the senate the army
reorganization bill. and Mr.. Hull
chairman of the military committee
made an effort to send the bill to con
ference at ONCE, BNt on Objection by
Mr. Richardson (Tenn.) the dispo;