Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10
ARMY BILL DEBATE.
Il Caused Senators to Thresn Over
the Philippine Question.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Aggregate Sum Recommended by the
Committee is e24,7.3,3O7-The House
Had q Spirited Debate Over the
Olmsted Resolution.

Washington, Jan. 5.-For five hours
yesterday the senate discussed the
army reorganization bill. The de-
bate took a wide range at times, but
was confined principally to the ques-
ton Of the necessity for the increase
in the regular army proposed in the
pending measure. The Philippine
question was threshed over 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 controverted by the opposl-
ton senator's, who, while they were
willing in a general way TO provide
for such temporary force as might be
needful, were vigorously opposed to
the creation of permanent standing
army of 100000.
Speeches were made by Senator
Carter, of M.ntana; Senator Teller,
of Colorado; Senator Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts; Senator Stewart, of Ne
vada, and Senator Gallery, Of Louisi-
ana. One of the sharpest colloquies
of the session was between Senator
Carter and Senator Wellington, OF
Maryland, and in the course of it the
Alaskan boundary dispute was
brought forward prominently, the
Maryland senator charging that the
president had relinquished sover-
eighty over territory, the title to
which he maintained was vested clear
ly in the United States.
Senator Hoar advanced PROPOSE
ticn to create commission to be
composed of all shades of political
opinion to investigate the entire Phil
ippine question and report its find
ings to congress in order that a
basis might be formed for intelligent
action. Some slight progress was
made toward the completion of the
pending measure.
The Legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was reported,
making the first regular appropria-
ton bill to be reported The net in
crease in the total appropriation rec
commended by the committee is $685.
759, bringing the aggregate up to
$24,723,3O7
The senate committee on foreign
relations agreed to report favorably
the reciprocity treaties with Nicara-
qua, British Guinea and Ecuador and
also a supplementary extradition with
Great Britain, making the obtaining
of money under false pretenses, the
obstruction Of railroad trains and the
procuring Of abortion extraditable Of
lenses.
Reapportionment Bill In the House.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The house
yesterday had another spirited strug-
gle over the Olmsted resolution to
investigate the abridgment Of the suf-
frage in certain southern states with
a view to reapportionment upon the
actual basis Of suffrage. It was final
ly referred to the census committee,
where the opposition desired it TO go
originally. After the resolution had
been thus disposed Of the reapportion-
ment bill was taken up and debated
by Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, ana MT.
Shafroth, of Colorado. An attempt
to agree upon a time for the final
vote on the bill failed, although the
general impression is that the debate
will conclude early next week.
Mr.. Shattuc, Of Ohio, introduced in
an amended form his resolution pro-
posing congressional inquiry into al
legged abridgment Of the right Of suf-
fragc. The resolution declares that
Massachusetts,. Maine. Connecticut,
Delaware, California. Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Wyoming, Oregon and other
states deny the right to vote to GER
tain male citizens Of full age and that
"such denial in certain of the said
states extends to more than one-half
of those who, prior to the last appor-
tionment Of representation, were en-
titled to vote in such states"
Chairman Burton, Of the river and
harbor committee, Yesterday filed the