Evening star., 1902-01-20
House Discussing the Urgent De-
fciency Bill.
PROPOSED ARMY POST AT MANILA
Bill Reported to the
Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

The House Of Representatives Immediate
ly after it met today went into committee
Of the whole and entered upon the consid-
Grafton of the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill which was reported to the House
Saturday.
Mr.. Cannon. who was in charge of the
measure. explained that the bill provided
for the government service for the current
fiscal year where existing appropriations
were not sufficient. The bill carried s16-
7o4.230. He answered many Inquiries about
various items in the bill
Mr. Richardson, the democratic leader,
pressed Mr.. Cannon to know under what
law it was proposed to appropriate s50O000
fol- permanent military post at Manila.
The chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee replied that there was no specific
law to establish such a military post but
whether under the general organization of
the army in the field such an appropriation
was in order 1t would remain for the chair
man Of the committee of the whole to de-
reached.
How much of the $1,376, ,S31 which it is
proposed to appropriate under the War De-
partment is to go to the Philippines?" Mr..
Richardson asked.
only this 100000 is to go to the Philip
pines direct" replied Mr.: Cannon, who pro-
ceeded to argue that the treaty with Spain
imposed upon the United States certain
duties relative to the Philippines which
might make such an appropriation in order.
he thought 1t as wise to have army
post at Manila as to have one at Chicago
or any other place In this country.
Mr. cannon called attention to the fact
that the word permanent did not appear
In the bill before military post"
rs 1t not within the power of the general
commanding in the Philippines to establish
a & post at Manila as military necessity"
asked Mr.. Cummings On. ".
In my opinion" responded Mr.. Cannon
he not only has the power but 1t is his
duty to establish a military post there. The
United States is in the Philippines: the
army Is there; treaty obligations send us
there; the law sends us there. and in my
Judgment we will be there forever and a
day"
The item of 5000. 600 for rural free delivery
service was discussed at some length Mr.
Cannon explained that 1t was not a de-
fciency appropriation properly speaking
but one to provide for 1,S0O additional
routes before the expiration of the fiscal
year.
For Entertainment of Prince Henry.
Mr. Cannon said that the emergency ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the State Depart
ment was for the entertainment of Prince
Henry of Germany. He said that it was
eminent for great nation to provide proper
entertainment Tor the representative of a
great people beyond the sea which "had
given us so much of the bone and Drawn
and brain" General applause)
"Champ" CIark's Inquiry.
In semi-humorous speech Champ
Clark of Missouri wanted to know who was
going to pay the expenses of the extra
ordinary aggregation of talent consisting Of
Whitelaw Reid, Capt. Clark and Gen. Will
son. Young Pierpont Morgan and youny
Wetmore,' who are going to London to
'see his sacred majesty King Edward
crowned" He said we were paying Prince
Henry's expenses. and it was a poor rule
that would not work both ways. He was
glad to entertain Prince Henry, because it
would give the lie to the Anglomaniacs who
were trying to foster the idea that we were
In league with England against Germany