The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-15
Speeches by Senators Hale, Lodge and
Chandler Against Alleged Ex-
travagance of Congress.
PENSION LIST INCREASING
MIR. HALE SAYS ALL MACARTHUR'S
MEN WILL BE ON ROLLS.
wild Statement by Pettigrew that
There Are Now Ten Thousand More
Sick Than Can he Cared For.

WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-THE Senate de-
voted practically the entire day to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill. The measure
was not completed. Mr.. Hale, of Maine.
and Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,, sounded
rotes of warning against the enormous ap-
propriations being made by the present
Congress. Mr.. Hale declared the people
OF the country soon would become alarmed.
and then those who were responsible for
the immense expenditure would seek rocks
and mountains to hide from the wrath OF
the people. Mr.. Lodge declared that the
expenditures of the government as shown
by the appropriations were approaching
rapidly the billion-dollar marx, and he be-
lieved it was time now to draw the lire.
Every necessary expenditure ought to be
made, but he asserted that some bills. not
ably the river and harbor bill. were loaded
down with needless and useless appropria-
tions The speeches attracted much atten-
ton among senator's. A brief night session
of the Senate was held to complete the
reading of the District of Columbia bill.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Shoup
to the sundry civil bill looking TO the es-
tablishment of a soldiers home in Idaho
induced Mr. Hale to call attention TO the
was being besieged constantly for more
and more soldiers homes, although it is
nearly forty years since the close of the
civil war. The general belief was that in
forty or fifty years the demand for these
homes ought to be on the decrease. and he
thought it would be necessary to give some
account to the country of the proposed in
crease.
States was manufacturing material for SOL
diers' homes every day. General Mac
Arthur's report for December showed that
there were 10000 more sick in the Philip
pines than could be cared for properly.
Mr.. Hale acceded to this statement and
added that every man in the Philippines
would be on the pension list in five years.
'grhis kind of war" he said, "is the most
cruel and destructive in its ravages. All
the soldiers now in the Philippines will
want pensions and we will give it to Them.
Mr.. Sewell declared Mr.. Pettigrew's state
ment that there were 1000 sick and dis
,4bled soldiers in the Philippines who could
not be given proper care was not true.
Mr.. Teller supported Mr.. Pettigrew's
statement and the latter declared his belief
that the number of sick and disabled sol
elerS In the philippines would aggregate
40.0c0 year for years TO come or so long
as the war might last.
ECONOMY URGED.
Consideration OF the agricultural appro-
pr,ation bill was then resumed. the pend
ing question being the amendment OF Mr..
Teller. striking out the provision for the
trapping of the agricultural soils of the
United States.
Mr.. Hale joined in the fight against the
provision. lis there" said he. Ito be no
stop TO the schemes for depicting the
treasury? This viii cost s1oocoo.ooo. IL will
never stop until every county Is mapped
Mr.. Tillman vigorously supported the
committee amendment. as in the interest
OF the farmers of the country.
Mr.. Proctor In charge of the bin said
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