The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-03
FATHER AUGUSTIN'S DEATH
Berry Scored Proctor for His Defense
Of Captain BrOwneIl.
SAID THE PRIEST WAS MURDERED
Army Appropriation Bill Up and Amend
nent Appropnstino $1,000 900 for
Equipment Of Military Adopted.

Washington, February 2--The senate to.
day had the army appropriation hin under
consideration. II was about 70 be passed
wnen Mr.. Pettus tAla.) requested that It 20
over until tomorrow TO permit some amend.
ments to be offered. During the reading of
the bin Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Cockreii got into
discussion over the general stan provision,
the former contending that It was general
legislation and had no place in the bill. Afr.
Cockrell insisted otherwise. Mr.. Quay, dur
ing tho discussion. intcrjected the remarR
that the provision was properly In tho bill
The point OF order against general legisla-
ttcn was not pressed
| Mr.. Berry criticised as remarkable de-
Tense, made several days ago by Mr.. Proctor
tVt.), Of Captain Brownell. said TO have
been connected with tho death OF Father
Augustin In tho Philippines
The committee amendments 20 the army
bill were agreed to-
An amendment by Mr.. Foraker was
agreed to, authorizing the president to ap.
point an officer OF the signal corps as chief
OF the telegraph and cipher bureau OF the
white House, with the rank of major
An amendment by Mr.. Bacon was adopted
hppropriating S2,oo0,0o0 to supply and equip
the organized militia OF the several States
in accordance with the militia bill recently
passed.
An amendment by Mr., Teller was agreed
to, granting officers who have been retired
because Of wounds or disabilities incurred
in active service, equal benents enjoyed by
other officers In cases Of retlrementa,
The Statehood bill was up for a short
time and Messrs, Bard and Quhrles spoke
in opposition to It.
After an executive session Of ten minutes
the senate adjourned at 4:S0 p. m. until
tomorrow, out OF respect to the memory OF
the late Representative Rumpley of Iowa,
When the senate met today Mr. Bate
called attention to an alleged combination
among attorneys to maintain excessive feeI
IN claims filed with the Spanish treaty
claims culqmlsSien, These he said, have
been placed at 30 1-S per cent, as shown
by representative af the commission, He
did not suppose that the commission weud
report the full amount Of the eaim, SOL
OON00u, but even " reasonable amount
was reported, the attorneys would still re
ceiTe fees over S8,0O0,00o, Mr., Cullom
chairman Of the foreign affairs committee
assured Mr., Bate that the committee wa,
considering a bill fixing the rate of com
pensation for attorneys In regard to thes,
claims.
A joint resolution was passed requesting
State Legislatures to cooperate with the
census office In securing a uniform system
Of birth and death register. A houee bill
was passed fixing the time for holdlnl
United States aud district courts in tn,
Southern and Middle districts OF Alabama
A house bill was also passed detachinl
the county Of Dhmmlt from the Southern
judicial district Of Texas and attaching 4
TO the Western judicial district Of thai
State.
Mr.. RswHns' resolution. chilling for in
formation regarding courts martial In thu
Philippines, was taken up. Mr.. Berry (Ark.
said he never heard Of more remarkable
defense of an officer than Mr.. Proctor mad
Of Captain Brownell, mentioned as having
boen connected with the death Of Bathe
Augustin. Captain Brownell, he said hat
admitted giving the water cure to FHthe
Augustin, md yet the autopsy is said u
have shown that he died Of fatty degenera
ton Of the heart. Father Anguish, h
declared, had been murdered, and yet Cap
tain Brownell was TO be held up as tn
highest specimen OF the American soldier o
American officer.
Replying, Mr., Proctor, with some EN-
phnsis said; THE senator from Vernon
defended Captain Brownell and continue
to do so, and resents the implication of tn
senator from Arkansas that he was guilty o
murder"
Captain Brownell. he said, was in situa
ton where he had to defend his mel
against treachery, in which Father Angus
tin was the prime mover
Mr.. Berry, answering Mr.. Proctor. sab
II the latter approved Of Captain BrownelI
conduct that was a question for him to de
eide. "As to his saying ne resents" h
said, 81 don't know In what way he pur
poses to resent"
Mr.. Proctor made no reply.
Mr.. Quay asked for unanimous consen
for a vote on the Statehood bill on Febru
airy 1s
Mr.. Nelson objected.
The army appropriation bill was the:
taken up.
Mr.. Hale, when the provision creating
general stan corps was read. said the arm
appropriation bill was not the proper plac
for 1t, because it was general legislation.
Replying, Mr.. Cockrell CMo,l insisted
was not general legislation, because tn
senate was prescribing just what the off
! GERS whose salaries were being appropriate
: should do to earn them.
Mr.. Quay differed from the views Of bot
Mr.. Cockrell and Mr.. Hale. He said II wa
: general legislation and ought to go IN tn
BILL
Mr.. Hale said he would reserve point @
, order,
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