Morris tribune., 1901-02-02
Volunteers to Be Brought Home
and New Recruits to Take
Their Places.
fapeolal correspondencs.l

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The army reorganization bill will be care.
fully considered in conference, within few
dAYA and immediate Actien VIII probably be
taken by each branch Of congress 70 con.
6rm the action Of the cenferees. The ad.
miniStFation has baen very greatly en-
barTAssed by delay in the perfection Of
this measure, and time il the most important
of al the factors at this time. The volun.
tosrs are to be brought home and newly re
cruited regulars enlisted in their places, and
the transfer 70 occur before the middle Of
the present year. This being so there is not
Q mem0nt to lose, and it is gratifying that
matters are reaching point Of 6nality. Al
was expected from che start, the plan Of
the administration 10 upheld, and the pres.
ident'S hands will be free to do % he deems
best to crush the insurrection in the Philip.
pines and establish law and order.
The senate has disposed Of the treaty with
Spain, whereby the latter nation relinquiShen
to the United States sovereignty over the
islands of Sibutu and Cagayan, which ara
really part of the Philippine group, but
which, through an unfortunate geographical
designation in the Hrst treaty describing the
area within which the Philippines were stu
ated, left out these two islands from formal
inclusion. This error costs the United States
500, 00OS and with its payment by the United
States, practically assured by the ratifca.
ton Of the treaty, this last incident in the
acquisition of sovereignty in the entire Phil.
ippins group is closed.
The house Is rushing work through with
its accustomed celebrity, and the senate COM
mitteeS are being deluged with their bills
although but few appropriation measures
have as yet found Judgment in the senate end
of the capitol. With the disposal of the
legislative appropriation bill the senate, as
had been expected, resumed consideration Of
the shipping bill. AS this is being written
certain amendments have been prepared
and submitted, it is said by Senator McMil-
Ian acting for three or four other republic
an senators, demanding that the compensa-
ton for vessels of high speed shall be linn.
tied to those Of Is knots speed and over.
This is In Difference to the clamor for slow
cargo-carrying steamships, and to the op-
position to high speed steamships, which the
opposition to the shipping bill has very care
fully fostered. ~
Nothing so clearly proves the influence
of the foreign shipping interests in the Shap-
ing of American shipping legislation, Is this
concession. to the elamor it's agents have
raised. The opposition to the pending ship
ping bill has been concentrated upon the
only line under the American flag in the
transatlantic trade, and this concentration
is due to the fact that the opposition hines,
under foreign flags, are most anxious to
cripple if not ruin their only rival under the
American flag in the carrying of American
imports and exports There is one thing
that the people Of the country must never
forget, In this connection, and that ID that
the assured protracted reduction in ocean
freight rates whenever the shipping bill be-
comes Q law, and because of the incre9be in
the number Of ships offering for cargoes,
will be Of the greatest direct benefit TO
those who produce the things the surplus
Of which ID sent abroad.
Senator Vest last week brushed up his
adjectives and having carefully examined
his vocabulary of invectives, proceeded to
invsigh against the shipping bill, offering as
an alternative his amendment to make a
free ship bill as the sole remedy for our de-
clining shipping in the foreign trade. There
has never yet been free ship advocate who
could point out any American citizen who
would put foreign built ships under Ameri.
can register if he were privileged to do 80,
unless the government would give him sub.
sidy for running them in competition with
foreign ships sufficient to make good The ex-
ira cost of operating ships under the Amer
lean as compared with other flags.
The president has been most careful dur
ing his somewhat prolonged weakneSs'res
ing from his attack of the grip! He hae
avoided seeing delegations, and has limited
his consideration Of public matters entirely
to those Of the most pressing and.important
character. He has entirely tabeoed social
functions for the present, and it begins to
look as though the white house would not
see many receptions or ether social pleasan.
tries, 30 dear to those on pleasure bent, dur
ing the present session. The president can
not be too circumspect in outstanding his
strength, and avoiding all taxes upon it that
are either fatiguiDg or unnecessary.
UAll talk that the president 10 diGipter.
ssted regarding the shipping bill is untrue.
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