The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-21
Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Hemenway Re-
sponsibIe for the Virtual Kill
ing of the Proposition.
SPEECH BY Mr.. OvERSTREET
WHO WANTED THE SENATE ARMY
BILL AMENDMENT RETAINED.
Effort Will Now Be Made to Dis
pose of the indianapolis Arsenal
Grounds at Private Sale.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The few re-
marks of Representative Hemenway, of
Boonville, in the House to-day in favor of
Representative Cannons resolution, which
sounded the death knell of the amendment
to the army appropriation bill providing
for the sale of the arsenal grounds and the
purchase of grounds for a new military
post, caused great CONSERVATION in the
Senate when the action of the House was
reported. Senators Spooner, Allison, Lodge.
Hoar and Cullom protested against the
action of the House in instructing the con-
ference committee.
The trouble originated in the House when
Chairman Hull. of the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported the army appropria-
tion bill, which had been passed by the
House and amended by the Senate. The
Senate amendments provided that the ap-
preparation for barracks and quarters for
troops, etc, be increased from So, 900 900 to
s4,0O0,000 (as the secretary of war may deem
necessary, and also an amendment Sc
cured by Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge
and Representative Overstreet, authoriz-
ing the disposal of the arsenals at Indian
apolis, Columbus and Buffalo and the ex-
penditure of the money derived for the
purpose of purchasing grounds for military
posts near these cities. The amendment
also authorized appropriation of s25O, 900
from the unexpended balance of 1900 and
100000 out of the 1901 fund for barracks
and quarters for the posts.
Chairman Cannon, of the committee on
appropriations, Immediately offered a reso-
iY,c bo
to disagree to the Senate amendment so
far as additional appropriations were con-
cerned. Mr. Hull said it was an insult to
the military affairs committee for the
House to instruct a conference committee,
which precipitated long debate. Repre-
sentative Overstreet was willing TO have
the Senate amendments submitted to con-
ference after ii was agreed that this course
would be the best procedure, but he was
very much opposed to instructing the rep
resentatives of the House as to what action
they should take in conference.
HEMENWAY CAUSES SURPRISE.
Mr.. Hemenway pleaded for the Cannon
resolution, very much to the surprise of
the Indiana Republicans. who thought he
would assist his colleagues in securing IA
vorable consideration for the amendment
for Indianapolis post. Mr.. Hemenway
said that he had just read an address de-
livered by Representative Clark, of Mis-
souri,, last night, in which he referred TO
the waning influence of the House of Rep
resentatives and the increasing influence
of the Senate. Il fear there is a great deal
of truth in what the gentleman said and IL
is the duty of this House right now at this
first opportunity 10 demonstrate that the
House is going 10 stand for its rights and
that the Senate cannot absorb the power
OF the House" After this introduction 10
his speech Mr.. Hemenway discussed the
amendments protesting against the Senate
increasing the appropriation 81 $4,000 and
allowing the secretary of war TO spend
money as he pleased.
Representative Stevens and several other
members made fve-minute talks against
the Cannon resolution, after which Mr.
OVerstreet made a short but interesting
speech and was several times applauded.
He said: Il am not member OF either the
appropriations committee or military COM