The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-02
Army Appropriation Bill Conference
Report Was Adopted Under
Rule Made to Order.
NO EXTRA SESSION is NEEDED now
But Two Hours Debate on Amend
ments Governing Future of Cuba
and the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The house
removed all possibility of an extra ses-
sion today by coucurring in the senate
amendments to the army appropriation
hill. The %NOte stood 159-134. 1t was
strict party vote with the exception OF
Mr.. Mccall, of Massachusetts; Mr.. Loud,
of California; Mr. Driscoll, of New York:
Mr. Mann. of Illinois, who voted with
the Democrats. Mr.. Cooper, of Wiscon-
sin, answered present and was not
paired. The bill now goes to the presi-
dent.
q The bill was brought to a vote by Il
special order prepared by the committee
on rules which permitted an hours de-
bate on a side.
The debate vas not especially note
worthy. The Philippine and Cuban
amendments were defended by the Re-
pnblicans and assaileG by the Demo-
Gratis. The only exciting incident oc-
CURED at the close of the debate when
Mr.. Hull, of Iowa, whose name had been
connected with a lumber and develop
nent company in the Philippines frank
1y acknowledged that he had invested
money in it He said it was a legitimate
enterprise which was not looking for
government favors. Subsequently when
he stated that the company would not
elected, the Democrats jeered and Kissed,
and shouted that it was because if
I;rNan had been elected the Philippines
would not have been exploited
Mr.. LentZ, Of Ohio, challenged Mr.
HuIls right to vote but Mr.. Hull voted
aye. The final conference report upon
the Indian appropriation bill was adopt
ed and number of minor bills were
put through the final stages. The con-
hn
tirn bill (Which agreed to Sunday clos
fn8) was agreed to, and the bill was sent
back to conference. A motion to concur
in the Charleston exposition amendment
was defeated, S4-132 The revenue cutter
service bill was side-tracked early in the
day by vote of the house
The house met at II o'cl ock today- A
resolution was adopted closing the house
wing of the capitol from midnight March
2, to noon March 1. except to members,
meubers-elect, eX-members, employees
OF the house and ticket holders
IMPERIALISM.
During the debate on the armv an,
preparation bill Mr.. Richardson. the
minority leader, declared that the rule
was designed to force a vote after two
hours debate upon the most important
issue in the history Of the country. The
Philippine and Cuban amendments en-
grated upon the army bill by the Sem
ate we're offensive, obnoxious and llncon-
stitutionaL They had been placed upon
the bill in opposition to every rule of
the house. Yet. no opportunity was to
bc allowed to amend them. Under the
senate amendment there would be gov
erned 10,0G0000 Filipinos as American
subjects without right or constitution
al guarantee. The conditions imposed in
regard to Cuba. would deny the people
he ind
which the American government solemn
" promised the Cubans, and the world
Mr.. DE Almond (Mo) passionately de-
cIaled that we were now having the first
real congressional taste of Imperialism.
Heretofore congress, he said. had
shirl;ed it's duty and had allowed the
president to rule with the hand and
force of an emperor. Now, without op-
rortunity for discussion, hardly for pro-
test, Imperialism was to be sanctioned
by the congress of the United States
He declared that ''by trades, barsains
and connivances' the rights of 1O.OOO. 900
people in the Philippines were to pa
frittered away. War in Cuba was to be
rislIed.
. II commend to the tyrants here the
nunder they will get he said For
myself, I stand true to my conception of
duty ana condemn the infamy they are
perpetratlng.' Democratic applause)
The house at 6:15 took a recess until
o'clock tomorrow morning. the time
between 8 and 1G in the morning to be
devoted to unanimous consent legisla-
tion.
IN THE SENATE.
During the greater part of a long. tire
some session of the senate today, the
sundry civil appropriation bill was under
consideration. An interesting and at
times lively debate was preeipitated in
the first two hours Of the session on a
resolution to discharge the committee on
interstate commerce from consideration
of the bin requiring railway companies
to make detailed Investigations of all ac-
cidents involving loss of life on their
lines and to report to the interstate COM
merce commission No action was
taken. The old question as to the re-
clamation of public lands in the arid and
semi-arid sections OF the country were
Drought up, bat the effort to attach an
amendment to the measure appropriat-
ing money for the work was defeated
The bills appropriatng S5O0,CO0 for the
Buffalo Pan-American exposition; So. .OO0.-
600 for the st. Louis Louisiana purchase
exposition and $250,o0O for the Charles
ton, S. c., Interstate and West Indian