Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-05

ASHINGToN, January 4.-For five
to-day the Senate discussed the
reorganization bill. The debate
"a wide range, at times, but was con-
principally to the question of the
sity for the increase in the regular
ny provided for in the pending meas
he Philippine question was threshed
)er at great length, but few really new
POINTS were advanced. 1t was urged by
the supporters of the army bill that the
situation in the Philippines demanded the
increase of the army proposed. This. was
controversial by the opposition Senator's
who, while they were willing, in a gen
eral way, to provide for such temporary
force as might be needful. were vigor-
ously opposed to the creation of a perma-
nent standing army Of 100.0O men.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Carter, of
Montana; Mr.. Teller, of Colorado; Mr..
Hoar, of Massachusetts; Mr.. Stewart, of
Nevada, and Mr.. Caffrey, of Louisiana.
One Of the sharpest colloqueys of the ses-
sion was between Mr.. Carter and Mr..
Wellington, of Maryland, and in the
course of it, the Alaskan boundary dis
pute was brought forward prominently,
the Maryland Senator charging that the
President had relinquished sovereignty
over territory, the title to which, he
maintained, was vested clearly in the
United States.
Y Mr.. Hoar advanced a proposition to
0eate a commission, to be composed of
an shades of political opposition, to in
vesNgate the entire Philippine question
and report its findings to Congress in or
der that a basis might be formed for in
telligent action,
Some slight progress was made TOWARD
the completion of the pending measure.
The House to-day had another spirited
struggle over the Olmsted resolution to
investigate the abridgement of suffrage
in certain Southern States with a view
to reapportionment upon the actual basis
Of suffrage. 1t was finally referred to the
census committee, where the opposition
desired it to go originally. Some of the
Republican leaders were not in sympathy
with the proposition. Mr.. Olmsted tried
to get Mr.. Hopkins to agree that the
committee would consider the resolution
within a week, but the chairman of the
census committee declined to make any
pledge to that effect. Some of the South
ern members ayowed that the attempt to
e~nfranchise the negro had been a lament
able failure and the action of certain
States in legally eliminating the blacks as
factors at the polls, they said, was in the
interest of civilization and progress. Mr..
McDermott. of New Jersey, asserted that
every State in the Union either added to
r subtracted from the constitutional
lights of voters, and challenged any
Eenber to show to the contrary one tina
lid not. After the resolution had been
disposed of, the reapportionment bill was
taken up and debated by Mr.. Hopkins. of
Illinois. and Mr.. Shafroth, of Colorado.
AN eattempt to agree upon a time for the
inal vote on the bill failed, although the
general impression is that the debate will
conclude early next week.
SenatOr Honr's Amendment.
[ASHINGTON, January 4.-Senator
to-day offered an amendment to the
bill in the shape of a general pro-
as follows:
fovided, That no further military
shall be used In the Philippine ISL
except such as may be necessary
korder In places there now actually
Npeaceable control Oh the United
TO protect persons or props
nNatecfion may he due firm.