Show MANNS ina SUBSIDY STEAL i UES OVER IN SENATE 1 r f S Vt J r Without t hout s mur murmur mur of ot dissent dL nt without a word vor l of comment the today displaced the th hip bf from Ks 1 position as Uh business bustnes bu lne lf and aD substituted 4 for f e army reo tion bill Since the eco day of the othe present session the bill hill had been the unfinished ban with witts the under understanding standing that It old uld pot not Interfere ith the thet ronald con M of the tIt e eo o tk tilon bitter t t t senate convened today roday in its rat session of the twentieth i eth etli century the army arm bill w was s taken up with a view to pressing it k to a finish ae ns soon noon as 88 possible Its IbI consideration proceeded until 2 t the ond end of or orthe the morning hour when the subsidy bill was woo laid J d before the senate Mr Pettigrew then objected to a request for unanimous consent to t the discussion of the army bill By a vote yote of the senate the military measure was con LOn continued tinned for fot consideration con this making it the unfinished business and sending the ship subsidy bill back to the calen calendar calendar dar tier During the discussion Of f the army measure meo ure the opposition senators s indi indicated that the line of attack upon the bill would woul 1 be against the creation of a Jorge permanent standing army There was waa intimation that objection would not t be b offered to a temporary measure I to provide an adequate force to main maintain tain tam the authority au ot Jt the United I in the th e Beyond Beyo d this point proceedings p developed nothing A offered fren by Mr Stewart providing that the committee on mines investigate allegations dons as to the loca loon location location tion of mining claims by power of f at attorney attorney 1 torney was urns admitted The senate committee n military af at affair fair falth fa today agreed to accept the ment sug su suggested e ted ty y De D i ith W t th army a rm 7 r the JU tw G t James H El I mm on as briga t r generals general and teo agreed to 10 an amend amendment meat ment for the retirement of General Shafter Shatter as a u major maj r general McKinley Refuses Information Washington Jan Tan 3 The president today sent to the senate a reply to the I Bacon resolution asking the secretary i of war to transmit to the senate i the Lawshe report on the Cuban po tal The president states that for reasons given by the secretary of war he deems it Incompatible with the interests of the public to comply with the senates request The letter states that criminalS criminate are arenow arenow i now being prosecuted and for that rea reason reason I son it k is deemed inadvisable to make public the facts contained in this re report report report port |