The age-herald., 1901-02-19
SENATE HEARS
 PETTUS IN THE
 SUBSIDY BILL AIabamian Sharply Attacks HannaS Pei Measure HUMOROUS COMPARISONS And the Strongest Arguments
 Yet Delivered THE HOUSE HAS A WARM SESSION Cannon Fires Hot Shot at Minority, Which He Accuses of Prating of Economy and Refusing to
 Help Him.
And the Strongest Arguments
 Yet Delivered
THE HOUSE HAS A WARM SESSION

Washington, February 1S.-Nearly the whole of today's session of the Senate was devoted to consideration of the post office appropriation bill. So far as com- Elittee amendments to the measure are concerned the bill practically was com plcted, although the amendment appro- priating $500000 for an extension of the pneumatic tube service remains undis- posed Of
 MT. Pettus of Alabama delivered e speech in opposition to the ship subsidy bill. The quaint humor with which the address was replete and his unique ar raignment of Democrats who supported the measure attracted unusual attention. The conference report on the military academy appropriation bill was laid be- fore the Senate and MT. Daniel of Virgin Ia made a vigorous attack upon the pro- vision which debars a cadet of hazlng from ever holding a commission in the army, navy or marine corps" The re- port is pending.
 Only few Senators being in the Sen ate when the Senate convened, MT. Pet tigrew suggested the absence of a quo rum. torty-five Senators, d quorum, re- sponded.
 In pursuance of previous notice, MT Pettus of Alabama then addressed the Senate in opposition to the shipping sub sidy bill ssesz,k-e--
 Ciphered Around the Truth.
 Referring to former Senator Ed1nunds, reputed to be the author of the original subsidy bill MT. Pettus said that the dis tinguished Vermonter had demonstrated this ability to cipher around the truth" |" He thought the provisions of the meas ure justified him in saying that MT. Ed pnunds "as Senator of the United States could never have written this bill.'
 MT. Pettus argued that the bill ought not to be passed, not only because of the millions 1t would draw from the treasury, but also because of the principles in volved. He made an excellent argument against the measure
 MT. Pettus likened the beneficiaries un- der the sugsidy bill to two attorneys who once had won in the courts by question: able methods a noted case involving a large amount of cotton. As the two were dividing the S5O0O fee, one of them re- marked gravely:
 We are not in danger of going to the poorhouse, but are we not rubbing up against the walls of the pepitentiary."
 
 MT. Pettus, will never be in danger of the poorhouse. Uaughter.). Postoffice Bill.
 The postoffice appropriation bill. which was then taken up, carried SPA, sos, ,OoS. Explaining the committe amendment ap- propriating $5O0,000 for the extension of the transportation of mail by the pneu- matic system MT. Walcott said the pro- vision was practically the same as that proposed in the last session of Congress, except that it provided for the continua- tion of contracts for pnuematic tube ser vice, which, by limitation expire on July 1 next.
 MT Allison made a point of order against the provision that it was general legislation on an appropriation bill.
 The Chair (Mr. Beveridge) held the point well taken.
 MT. Mason made an appeal to MT. Ali son to withdraw his point of order, con tending that its effect would be to de- prive Chicago of the same facilities as are enjoyed by the people of New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
 Finally, the point of order went over until tomorrow morning.
 Mir Butler of North Carolina offered an amendment reducing the sum appropriat- ing for inland transportation of mail by inland routes from $34 700, 900 to s32, ,0O0, 900
 
 to readjust the cost of carrying the mails over railroad routes and reduce it at least per cent. The bill was then laid aside for the day.
 The Louisiana purchase exposition bill passed by the House was laid before the Senate and referred MT. Sewal of New Jersey called up the conference report on tn military academy appropriation bill.
 MT Daniel. Virginia, inquired if the measure as agreed upon by the conferees provided that cadet convicted of hazing should be debarred from holding a com mission in the United States army, navy or marine corps.
 Mir Sewall replied yes.
 MT Daniel protested against such ac- tion by Congress, declaring that to enact .'such an extreme and cruel provision" would be worse than the offense of haz- ing itself. Tt is an extreme and gross invasion of personal rights" said he, ito which I could never give my assent. He said it would cause the good sense of the upon the statute books. He would not vote for any bill or for any conference report that melted out so cruel and life long a punishment for an offense that might be committed in the thoughtless- ness of youth. He declared his intention of insisting that the provision should be stricken from the report.
 The report went over until tomorrow.
 At 5:55 the Senate went into executive session, and at o'clock adjourned.
 THE HOUSE.