The Monticellonian., 1901-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
Senate and House Devote Many Hours Eaca Day to the Army and Reapportion-
 ment Measures.


 In the senate aH the 5ti the debate on the army bill was continued and sena- tor Lodge tMass made q speech in it's favor and depicted q brilliant future for the commerce of the United States. The proposition for tEe establishment of veterinary corps n the army vas elimt- mated from the bill Senator Harris lkauD introduced a bill amending the civil service laws so that preference vii, be given to civil War veterans iu ap- pointments. retention and promatian. pro- Eided they possess business capacity necessary for tHe proper discharge of the duties of the officers ur empioNments. .... The house debated the frdPporti1u- mcnt bill speeches being made by Messr5. Crumpacker Llud1. Hepburn daD and Grow tPa.1. Mr. Lowering tMass) in- troduced q bill to make the currency re- sponsive to the varying needs of busi- ness and in all sections and Mr Kahn falD bffi continuing in force for D wears after May ,. 1992, all laws pro hibiting and regulating the coming of Chinese persons and persons of Chinese descent into the United States
 Daring the session of the senate on the sta the question of the army -eanteen came up in the debate on the army re- organization bill the senate committee having restored the provision for q post exchange or cautecn which the house had stricken out II Was discussed pro and
  cided By I vate of 1G5 to 1a2 the house accepted the reapportionment plan pro- posed by the Burleigh bill. which in- creases the membership of the house during the next decade from 35t. the present membership and the member ship proposed by the committee in the Hopkins bill, te 3S6. Under the bill Mis- s0uri gains one representative. MT. Overstreet IHd9 introduced q bill "tO maintain the parity of the money of the Inited States The committee on war claims reported an omnibus bill. em- bodying the findings of the court of claims
 Most of the time in the senate on the 9th Was taken lip in discussing the sen ate committees amendment t5 the army bill which provided for the continuance of the caateeH Finally the question was disposed of bV the amer ImeHt being laid on the table by q vote of T to E. The effect of the vote is ta restore to the bill the house provision ab8lishng the army caGteen so far as the sale of any kind of int9Xieauts are concerned The house considered the river and har- haT bill. bur Htt4a progress was made on fhe maaS0re The house committee on banking and currency reported faVorahly tae Rrosius bill to extend the charters of national banks
 Considerable progress was nad5 by the senate on the 10th with the army reor- eauization bill but the proceedings Were characterized by several sharp eolo4uieS some of which Were of a decided person. al nature An appeal was presented by Senator Teller dGola from more than 20o0 persons in Manila urging the United States government to cease it's operations against the Fiipiros The appeal is sensational in its statements and sa unu- sual in form that Senator HaWleX iConnD made vigorous objection t9 is pahltea ton as a document and declared that it Vas treaSaHabIe deuuHeiatieH of the government and an attack upon our sol diers. \ resolution expressing sorrow at the death of Congressman Clarke IN HD Va afterwards passed and the senate then adjourned out of respect The gen eral debate ea he river aud haHbef bill continued ia the hause till fonr o'clock P m when the death of Representative Clarke tN= H. was announced and the house adjourned out of respect to his memory
 In the senate on the 1fth q vigorous attack was made upon that portion of the army reefsaaiz3tion bill which con fers upon the president discretionary power to increase the streugth nf the army to the maximum limit fixed by tho bill Senator Bacon tCal began the at tack and Senator PlItt LG4uuI main tained that dis retiauary power ought to be conferred upau The president and eX- pressed astaEtshmeut that anybody should entertain fear that the power ever would be abused An amendment opening the way to the appointment of volunteer officers to grades as high as captain in the regular army Was adopted Tine house rgapuar'ianment bill was ther. eaUed up and passed without debate. The bill now goes to the president for his signature The house passed 10 pri- Vate pension bills the most important one increasing the pension of Gen Ameri- eas V Rice rom S36 to &1aa NIT Lord oCaI3 reported b.H to revise ana endfy