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| Senator Frederick Hale. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, January 19, 1901.
ARMY BILL DISPOSED OF.
Senate Passes Measure by a Vote of 43 to 23.
EFFORTS TO AMEND WERE FUTILE.
Party Lines Were Drawn but Four Democrats Voted With the Republicans. Cramps' Claim Gains a Partial Advantage in the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Just before 6 o'clock last evening the senate finally disposed of the army reorganization bill. The measure having originated in the senate the final question was not upon its passage, but upon agreeing to the senate amendments. They were agreed to by a vote of 43 to 23.
While party lines were drawn on the measure, four Democrats voted for it: Senators Lindsay of Kentucky, McLaurin of South Carolina, Morgan of Alabama, and Sullivan of Mississippi. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, who was detained at his home by illness, was paired against the bill with Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. The following shows the vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Burrows, Carter, Clark, Deboe, Dillingham, Dolliver, Elkins, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Hale, Hanna, Mansbrough, Hawley, Kean, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge, McComas, McCumber, McLaurin, McMillan, Mason, Morgan, Penrose, Perkins, Platt, Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Simon, Stewart, Sullivan, Thurston, Warren Wetmore—43.
Nays—Messrs. Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffrey, Chilton, Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel, Harris, Jones, Mallory, Kenney, Pettus, Rawlins, Taliaferro, Teller, Tillman, Towne, Turney, Turner, Wellington—23.
A determined effort was made to amend the bill so as to provide against the sale of liquor in the Philippines and to prohibit the importation of any kind of intoxicants into the islands; but it was defeated.
A notable speech was delivered during the day by Mr. Hale of Maine who, while opposing the increase in the strength of the army, stated cogently his reasons for supporting the bill.
Every effort to prevent the increase in the strength of the army was defeated by a decisive majority.
As the bill originated in the senate, it now will go directly to the conference committee appointed by two branches of Congress.
Senator Mark Hanna.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Hanna Serves Notice That Ship Subsidy Bill Is Now in Order.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—At the Republican caucus yesterday there was considerable discussion of pending bills. Among these were the ship subsidy bill, the war revenue reduction bill, the confirmation of Mr. Harlan as attorney general of Porto Rico, the ratification of the treaty with Spain for the acquisition of some of the Philippine islands not included in the original Paris treaty and the appropriation bills.
Senator Hanna expressed his desire to have the ship subsidy bill passed upon during the present session, and said that with the army bill out of the way he should insist that the decision arrived at early in the session to press the subsidy bill be adhered to. There were several responses and all were in accord with Mr. Hanna's request. He was reminded, however, of the necessity of giving first attention to the appropriation bills, and he said that he fully understood that, and he only meant to ask that the subsidy bill should receive attention when the appropriation bills were not up for consideration.
There was general assent to this proposition, but it was suggested that there were other subjects which should be passed upon before adjournment, but which it was not believed would require a great deal of time.
Senator Aldrich explained in this connection the necessity of getting the war revenue reduction bill through during the session, and he stated that he hoped to be able to report it from the committee on finance during the early part of next week. Mr. Aldrich also said that he hoped to secure a unanimous agreement from the committee and that if successful he hoped the senate would not require a great deal of time for the consideration of the measure. He stated that in order to get the bill through promptly it was necessary that there should be no effort to amend it by putting on tariff amendments. To attempt anything in that line would, he said, open up the entire tariff question, and that the only safe course was to leave the bill as it now is, an internal revenue measure only. There was general assent to this proposition and assurance was given that the caucus would sustain him in that position.
Senator Foraker stated that he would again seek to get up the Harlan nomination at the first opportunity, and he asked the Republican senators to remain in sufficient numbers to guarantee a quorum because of Senator Pettigrew's notice that he should require a rollcall on the vote to confirm.
The importance of getting the Spanish treaty through was presented by Senator Lodge, who said that the ratification of the treaty was necessary to clean up our dealings with Spain.
Senator Proctor also asked time for consideration of the oleomargarine bill.
Senator Hale replied to this request that the bill had not yet been reported from Senator Proctor's committee.
To this the Vermont senator replied, the committee probably would be prepared to report next week.
Syracuse Mayor James K. McGuire.
Indictments Will Be Quashed.
SYRACUSE, Jan. 19.—Mayor James K. McGuire received a dispatch from Albany yesterday informing him that Governor Odell had ordered a discontinuance of all proceedings by the attorney general in the matter of the indictments found against the mayor and common council by the special grand jury which investigated the $400,000 deficiency. Nothing remains to be done in the case but for the district attorney to quash the indictments. Mayor McGuire says that this will be done.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
It is intimated in Washington that after the Morgan, Hill and Rockefeller combination completes its plans of railroad consolidation the roads are likely to be offered to the government at a price to be fixed. This will not be done because it is thought that the government will buy, says a public man who holds the closest relations to the big railroad operators, but because it is expected that the proffer will silence criticism of the combination. In other words, the ruling spirits will, it is asserted, say to the public: "You object to these enormous combinations of capital. Very well; we have offered our properties to the government and are willing the government should take them and run them. If the government does not take them, it is not our fault. Certainly we have shown our spirit of willingness to let the government have them, and now we trust we shall be permitted to conduct the properties in peace."
If the government should call the bluff and take over the roads, there would evidently be a good deal of squirming on the part of these distinguished railroad manipulators. Probably the price demanded for the properties would be beyond all reason, but the government could get even with the combine by acquiring the roads under the right of eminent domain at a fair valuation fixed by disinterested commissioners. The proposed coup of the railroad magnates to forestall a popular outcry against combination and a prospective demand for government ownership might take a decidedly different turn from what they anticipate.
◘ A movement for independence has been started by the Canadian league of Montreal. Its promoters hope to see established a United States of Canada and have already drafted a constitution consisting of 18 clauses.
American Baseball Lithograph.
WILL HAVE A TEAM.
Baseball Men Take Measures for Raising Revenue.
Baseball matters took a sudden turn last night when a large and enthusiastic meeting was held at Fireman's hall to talk over the matter of a team for Cortland next season. The thought that Cortland was apt to pass a season without baseball, brought out baseball enthusiasts in large numbers and business men as well.
In the absence of President Reilly of last season's association, Vice-President J. M. Smith called the meeting to order and Mr. O. K. George was appointed secretary. The matter of having a team for the coming season was thoroughly discussed. A motion then prevailed that Cortland be represented by a baseball team.
The matter of raising funds for the support of a team was discussed and it was decided that a fair be held this year, as has been done in the past two years, to get a start toward the support of the team. The following officers to have charge of the baseball fair were elected:
President—A. D. Wallace.
First Vice-President—A. H. Bennett.
Second Vice-President—B. H. Bosworth.
Secretary—O. K. George.
Treasurer—Wm. Kennedy.
The number of committees for the fair was discussed. These will be announced later. A committee, consisting of J. M. Smith, B. H. Bosworth and A. H. Bennett was selected to arrange for a hall and to fix dates for the fair. These matters will be reported upon at a meeting held in the near future.
THE SIEGE OF PEKIN.
Lecture by Rev. Charles E. Ewing, one of the Besieged Missionaries.
Arrangements have been made for a lecture at the Presbyterian church on Monday evening, Feb. 4, by Rev. Charles E. Ewing, one of the missionaries who was shut up in the city of Pekin during the long siege by the Boxers. Mr. Ewing is a graduate of Amherst college in the class of 1890, and was a classmate of Mr. Edwin Duffey of Cortland and of Prof. Arthur B. Ingalls, formerly of Cortland, now of Honolulu. He was one year ahead of Rev. John T. Stone, formerly pastor of this church, now of Baltimore, and is personally known to others of the Amherst men in Cortland. Rev. Dr. Charles C. Creegan, district secretary of The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, writes to a Cortland man who knows Mr. Ewing and who has been in correspondence with him, "I need not tell you that he is an interesting speaker, has a thrilling story to tell and tells it well. His story is one that will interest people who are not usually interested in an address upon missions." Further particulars will be given later.
Souvenirs from Florida.
Mr. Clarence Maltby of Cortland, who is spending the winter at the winter headquarters of Sells & Gray's United Shows at Savannah, Ga., having been in the employ of this company for a considerable time past [sic]. He was in Florida a short time ago and from that State sent a number of souvenirs to his relatives in Cortland, among them a stuffed alligator about a foot long to his mother, Mrs. Wilbur Maltby, and a very odd purse to his little sister Eva. The purse is the foot of an alligator with all the claws upon it. It is a curiosity to all who see it.
In Police Court.
George Labor, who was arrested yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Overton on the charge of public intoxication, pleaded guilty to the charge in city court this morning and was sentenced to pay $5 or to go to jail five days. He chose the latter.
BREVITIES.
—Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Cheney this evening entertain at their home the former's class of young ladies in the First M. E. Sunday-school.
—New display advertisements to-day are—E. M. Mansur, Groceries, page 2; Palmer & Co., Special Prices, page 7; Opera House, Santenelli, page 5.
—The funeral of Mr. Wallace W. Rooks who died yesterday at his home near South Cortland, will be held at the house on Sunday at 12 o'clock noon. Burial in Virgil.
—Two figures were inverted yesterday afternoon in the report of the milk tests. In the specific gravity of the milk of Mr. B. Dickinson the figures should have read 1.032 instead of 1.023.
—Attention is called to the fact that the Normal [School] entertainment by the clubs announced for next Monday night is postponed till the following Saturday night on account of the illness of one of the participants.
—Attention is called to the change of time for services at the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow: Boys' Gospel army meeting at 2 P. M.; men's meeting at 3:15 P. M. led by Mr. Thomas Crozier; Young Men's Bible class at 4:30 P. M. Tea served at 5:15. All boys invited at the first service, all men invited at the other two services. These hours for service will be followed for the present.
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