The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-16

the present law for the collection Of revenues
by means OF duties upon importa
Mr.. Bynum tDem., InaA demanded second.
Mr.. Hatch asked that second DO consd-
cred ordered.
Mr. Rilgore Dom. Tex.) objected. and tell
ers were appointed-Messra Kilgore and
Hatch-a second being thus ordered. l22 to 3
Mr.. Hatch then explained briefly tho pur-
pose Of the resolution. and said tho committee
did not propose 70 make q junketine tour.
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or M rqn s ksn ss% be xosS not
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opposed 70 The present Mckinley tarih: Ths
E The a s Should Ss propesy
conducted, and the farmers should come
before 4. There was no power given to The
what was this knowledge to be obtained 70
iG az, Si to reform the tAri and reneal
Kny Jill They Wsre aSs & he st sar
tue ThS only enf%y the has
from the north. every .overrunning Of the
grasshoppers,. every untoward clrcnmstance
MAJ nTestsd the country was attributed to tho
Mh Mr. hewis Dem, Miss, regretted the ntti.
s ID Gy s,p9s az he
saaaIy on Il. sar liz Knew W MOTHS HGs
Ar., livingston IF: a. Gal said the gentle.
man Tr.n, from kansas Vas afraid Of Justice. HIS
w psn not 5he sHon st fs
could not deceive the farm eIs, Of Kansas
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anu voter. he was ignorant Of the price 81
rersanoa to asrcul'ure, and I'd he has nst yet
hcard from the last election, tLanehter;l
., Dir. Mckinney Dem. \: H.. the author OF
M. Funston had NJ right 70 charge that tho
san basis. or that the country would be de-.
ce N b by the h report Eressn,tssd .,
than thai sco EA ho "sM ersss eses
fRs sas sps Ms sss ssa s9f
NTH 'a iSs ksDuDlissns credited this to Dill
:, Mr.. simpson IF: A.. Ham said that Farmer
Funstcp did not aceumulate any wisdom.
His Ignorance was arparent when he said thai
5as nRe %hs Exc a not
1t was BY the light Of this corn IRE that they
read the history Of the Republican party and
audible vote against It
Mr. Cultivate tDem.. Ohiol from the Com
mittee on Military Affairs called up the bill to
establish lineal promotion throughout the
several branches OF artillery. cavalry, and In
fautry. The law Of Oct !, 1880 provided for
lineal promotions in all grades In the service
above Second Lieutenant: This resulted IN
Injustice to this class Q, officers The present
mended promotion by seniority and an off.
GERS promotion was to be counted from tho
day when the officer entered the service.
Mr.. Breckinridge (Den. ken.) thought the
bill was wrong IN principle. rs was Also the
law OF Oct ]. 1880. During the war the COM
panies which were to te depended upon were
those that were united IN their purpose. and
identity or morale of the company was de-
stroyed its usefulness ceased This hill wns
another step in making the Secretary of War
more arbitrary and less watchtul Of the best
interests of tho army. Tho private was re-
duced in the scals. No officer was his officer
1t would make promiscuous assignments of
officers. The regular army would thus be
made less representative OF the interests Of the
people. and the power of the Executive would
Mr.. Outhewaite said the Executive had moth
ing whntever to do with these promotions
Tho officers had to submit to an exam !naton
II they failed they remained In their present
grade.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Mansur Dem, No. ca!led M the bill ex-
tenting the mining laws OF Missouri over tho
iI Mr cnlbers sory Dem. Tex, demanded sec.
ond. Tellers were ordered. and. a quorum
failing to appear. the House adjourned until
tomorrow.