The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-10
Vote on Army Bill Improbable Before
End of the Week.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
Mr. Coriiss. of Michigan, Attacked
the Measure. Contendins That
it Was Not Framed In the
Interest of the Conn
merce of the
Country.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-rhe army cam
teen is Co be abolished as the Senate to-
day by a very decisive vote concurred in
the House provision relative to the army
canteen. Most of the session vas occu-
pied by Senator's Teller. of Colorado: Pet-
tisrew. of South Dakota. and Butler. OF
North Carolina. who all opposed the
adoption of the Senate committees
amendment. which provided for a contin-
uance of the canteen-
1t seems doubtful whether a final vote
upon the army bill will be reached before
Friday or Saturday.
\ resolution was adopted calling for
copies of all papers and correspondence
in the Department of State subsequent to
July l. 1897. relating to it's action looking
to an adjustment of the claims of B. z.
Henry and other American citizens
against Great Britain In regard TO lands
in the Fiji Islands; also whether any ac-
zion had been taken in pursuance OF
resolution of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, adopted by the Senate June 4.
1896.
Consideration of the army bill was then
cauteen amendment Mr. Teller said he
believed the great majority of the Amert-
,can people believed the cauteen system
was vicious. -Adverting to the situation
in the Philippines. Mr. Teller declared
that the United States was cursing the
people of the those islands with a curse
as vicious and vile as any the Spanish
ever placed upon them
PROHIBIT IMPORTATION.
Mr.. Lodge gave notice OF nm amend
ment prohibiting the Importation OF dis
titled liquors into the Philippines, except
for medicine.
Mr. Pettigrew made characteristic at
tack upon the pending bill. devot!nS some
time to a criticism OF the Senate Commit
tee for not bringing into the Senate
more elaborate report III support of the
measure.
Mr. Pettigrew said that the President
had refused 70 obey the act OF Congress
prohibiting the sale of liquor on army
reservations. and had directed his At
torney-tieneral to write an opinion in
support OF his refusal.
The House bill. approprfating si2.IoO for
payment of electoral messengers, was
passed
Mr.. Butler. of North Carolina. then adj
dressed the Senate an support of the
House provision Of the bill relating TO the
canteen.
nent of the committee be laid on the
table. The motion was carried IS to 10.
as follows:
Yeas-Allen. Allison. Bard, Bate. Berry.
BeveriCige Burrows. Butler. Chiffon. clay.
Daniel. Deboe Doliiver. Fairbanks, Eos
ter, Frye. Gallinger. Hale. Hansbrougnt
Hoar Jones. of Arkansas: Lodge, Nc.
Comas. McCumber. Nelson. Perkins. Pet
tisrew. Platt. OF Connecticut; Piatt. oil
New York: Simmon Teller. Towns. Tur-
ley, WeIlington-3f.
Navs-Caffery. Clark CockrelI, Elkins.
Hawley. Heitfeld. MeIaurin, Mallory,
Morgan. Pettus, Pritchard. Seweil. Shoup.
Spooner. Stewart-l5
The effect OF the vote is to restore to
the bill the House provision aootistlins
The army canteen, so far as the sale oi
any kind OF intoxicants IS concerned
Ar $50 p. " the Senate adjourned
In the House.
fBy Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON, Jan. a.-The House to-
day considered the river and haroor APP
nronriation bill. Little progress was
made. In a bill carrying such vast sum
for local improvements. many iocaf1ties
are bound to be disappointed. and sore
ness outcropped IN several places to-daSs,
the disappointed members refusing TO al
low any limit to be placed on the general
debate
Mr. Burton chairman OF the Commit
tee on Rivers and FFarbors. who Is in
charge of the bill. made an elaborate ex-
pIanation of it's provisions. He said the
sundry civil bill would carry about ss.eN.-s
nr1 on contracts previously authorized.
r-ne total OF direct appropriations for
rivers and harbors for the next fiscal
wear would therefore aggregate about
So $50, 600.