American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-26
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Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.
WAsHMGToN, March 25, 1916.
SENATE
SENATE.

SENA / l..
Memorials were presented by MesSrs. Din,
Barrow, Cameron and Dickinson.
Mr. Breese, from the committee on contin-
gent expenses of the Senate, reported in favor
Of an alteration of the present arrangement oil
the galleries of the Senate Chamber for the bet.
ter accommodation ofreporters and the public
The report was read and ordered to be printed
MIR. Fairfield, from the committee on Nava
Affairs, reported bill to authorize the Secre.
larry Of the Navy to enter into contract fol
the purchase of American water-rotted hemp
for the period Of three years. This bill was
after brief explanation, ordered to be engros-
Bed.
Mr.. Johnson Of La, called up resolution
heretofore offered by him, for supplying the Sc
nate reporters with documents, and the same
was adopted.
Mr.. Yulee submitted a resolution looking TO
The grant Of Florida's proportion of the surplus
revenue distributed among the States IN 1886,
The resolution lies over
Mr.. Berrien submitted resolution that the
committees on Military and Naval Affairs res
pectively Law before the Senate the estimates
furnished them by the War and Navy Depart
rnents, for the increase of the Army and Navy.
This resolution caused brief conversational
debate between Messrs. Benton, Webster, Fair
field, Allen, and others, as to the propriety of
printing all these papers, but the resolution was
adopted, with limit, by 25 to IL.
The special order being called up,
Mr.. Sewer addressed the Senate in his pecu-
hary pthy style, in favor of ID, 40, and the
shortest kind OF notice to Great Britain. In
the course of his remarks, Mr.. S. expressed his
firm belief, that Messrs. Webster and Calhoun,
occupying towards this question the position
they did, had done more to assail our title to
Oregon than had been done by all the other
speeches made on this side Of the Atlantic
Mr.. S. spoke until O'Clock.
The Act from the House providing for an in
crease of the Army, at the discretion of the
President, was twice read and referred to the
committee on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Yulee, the bill providing
for Federal Courts in Florida, was taken up,
and the amount of salary which the Judges
should have became a matter of discussion
Without dsposng Of the subject, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
MIR. Adams motion to reconsider, pending
when the House adjourned yesterday being
nd first business in order, was disposed of by
being laid on the table.
On motion, the House went into committee
Of the whole and proceeded to vote upon the
several amendments proposed to the bill rails
ing Two regiments Of rihemen.
An amendment was adopted providing that
all officers in the new regiments be appointed
from the present army list, by 81 to so.
The bill having been thus amended, substi-
tate was proposed providing that the President
be allowed to increase, at his discretion, the
strength of every regiment to the number of
go men for the term of years.
A proposition to amend by striking out so
and inserting 100 was lost, when the substitute
was agreed to by 81 to IS.
The committee, on motion, then rose and |
reported to the House the bill as amended.
MIR, Mckay rose and stated to the House
that the present army establishment had al
ways been regarded as a mere skeleton to be
ded up by additions to the rank and file as
The emergency required, and he, therefore,
now proposed as a substitute to the bill which
Authorised the increase Of each company of
dragons to 10 men, Of each artillery and in
fantry company 20 men, and further providing
That the President may increase the force of
each infantry company to 100 men, authorised
by this bill TO continue until 30th June, l947,
when no more enlistments are TO take place
until the army was reduced to the present es-
adjustment. Mr.. Mex. demanded the pre-
yious question, which the House refused to Sc
cond.
Mr.. Linn Boyd moved TO recommit the bill
10 the committee on Military Affairs, which
was lost.
Mr.. Harolson then rose and defended the orr
ginal bill at some length, during which speech
he entered somewhat largely into an expose OF
the present condition of the Army.
Mr.. Linn Boyd spoke in support of the bill
and called the previous question, which found
second, when the main question was ordered
The first qaeston, being upon the adoption
Of Mr.. Mckay's substitute, was rejected by
i05 to TO-
The next was upon the substitute adopted ia
committee, and explained above, which was
concurred in by yeas ll2, nays u.s.
Mr., Mcdowell of Ohio, moved TO lay the
bill, as amended, upon the table, which the
House refused by yeas 80, nays las.
The Bill was then ordered TO be engrossed
and the question coming up on its passage, the
previous question was called and seconded, and
the bill passed by yeas 1854, nays Is.
On motion of Mr.. Bowlin, of Missouri, by
yeas ia, nays As, the rules were suspended
and the House went into Committee of the
Whole MIR. Preston King being called TO the
Chair.
no Mr. Mckay moved to take up the Bill to
supply the deficiencies in appropriations for
various objects for the fiscal year, ending June
80, 1916, which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Mckay then moved an amendment ap-
propriating 1000 for the purpose offulfling
a contract for the printing of the State papers
or documentary history oftbe United States,
of which several volumes have been published
Mr.. Payne, of Ala, opposed the appropria-
ton.
MIR. Winthrop, OF Mass, esteemed the dis
oussion ofthe question as of minor consequence
when compared with other appropriations con-
tanned in the bill, as for example the hundreds
of thousands appropriated for the transporta-
ton Of HOODS to Texas. SC. The debate upoR