The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-19
BIKES MEN NEEDED IN A WAR.
NIL WANTS THE RANKS OPENED
TO EVERY SOLDIER.

law barring out Those Who Left
the Army on the Breaking out of
The Civil War TO Join the COnfed-
crate FOrces-SeaatOr Calls Anti
corporation Resolution Agreed to
with an Amendment.
washington. Dec. Is.-There was an I'M
rs,,s1lv small attendance of senators at
,.s opening of to-day's session of the SEN
s-s and there was not the least sign or
.r5icatfon of excitement growing out OF
The Presidents message in reference to
rhe Monroe doctrine.
Air. Hill. dem, OF New York, introduced
i abill to repeal the law which provides that
M person who held a commission in the
army or navy of the United States at the
bscinning of the late civil war. and who,
forwards served in any capacity in the
military naval or civil service of the
4 moderate states, shall be appointed to
,nv position in the army or navy of the
T-nfred States. He asked that the bill be
out upon its passage at once, remarking
that il was particularly proper and OPP
rortune lat this critical period of our
history" that such an offensive epithet
should be wiped out
The Vice President asked whether there
was any objection to Mr.. Hilrs request
that the bill be now considered.
Mr.. Plat said that the request seemed
TO him rather remarkable. 1t was likely
II that all the senators would vote for it, but
II in the absence of the senator from Massa-
chusetts, Mr.. Hoar, who was the first re-
publican senator on the judiciary commit
Tee. he would insist on the bill going to
that committee. There was no immediate
necessity for the passage of the bill The
country was not likely to get into a war
before the reassembling of congress.
The bill was allowed to remain on the
table.
Mr.. Chandler, rep, of New Hampshire
introduced a bill to Strengthen the mil
Hary armament" and it was referred to
the committee on milatry affairs.
Mr.. Davis, rep, of Minnesota, offered a
resolution which was agreed to. calling
on the President for all the diplomatic
correspondence and other information re-
spectng the establishment of post routes
by Great Britain or the Dominion of Can
ada over Or upon United States territory
IN Alaska; also respecting the occupation
of that territory by the military or civil
authorities of Great Britain or Canada;
also respecting any other attempt by
Great Britain or Canada to assert any
claim to the territory of the United States
in Alaska.
me resolution heretofore onered by
Mr. Call, dem, of Florida, for the APP
pontment of a select committee to in
Vestigate the organized efforts of cor
porations to control the election of MEM
bers OF congress or to influence the legis-
lation of congress was taken up, and Mr.
can made an argument in favor of its
adoption.
Mr.. Hale, rep. of Maine could see no
good reason why, if the subject was to
be Investigated, ii should not be done by
the committee on privileges and elections
- hat had ok -
gated that class of subjects. He admit
Ied Ihat, perhaps, the great corporations
Of the country were beginning to exert a
stronger and more dangerous influence on
leglslatlon than they had done formerly
MT. Chandler sustained Mr.. Calls re-
quest and said that if he CMr. Chandler)
were IN grapple with the corporations in
New Hampshire, as Mr.. Call was in
florida, he would ask the Senate for an
investigation, and would expect his re-
quest to be compiled with.
MI. Gail denounced the railroad cor
poratlons in Florida as a political power
MAT aad diyested the people of the cons
porate interests. They had done il through
bnpery and corrupt means; and even the
t t%o houses houses on congress mad not. escaped
mad been powerful over them.
Mr.. Sewell, rep, OF New Jersey made
his first speech since his reelection TO.
the Senate, in opposition to the resoIu1
ton, unless its scope were confined to the
state OF Florida. He saw no reason why
TO drag railroad officers and directors All
over the United States. These men, ne
said, We're the peers of senators; they
We're eminent before the country and
We're, as class, as honest as other men
MI. Canery of Louisiana, also opposed
me resolution. The Senate, he said,
would belittle itself by entertaining loose
noatlng, indefinite charges against corpo-
iau0ns. II any specific charge was made
N the Senate he would not be behind
cation.
i The resolution having been again read.
Mr. Hale, rep, of Maine, remarked that
A H. needed stlll further pruning. 1t now ap-
n Piled to the election of members of the
Qlher House as well as the Senate, and
A snch an investigation was clearly outside
me power of the Senate. He moved to
amend the resolution by combining il to
the question of the election of senator's.
During the discussion the concurrent
A ian. 3, was received from the House and
lad before the Senate and referred to
'Ae committee on appropriations
Il Mr. Caftery, continuing, argued that the
states themselves were primarily charg-
ca with such Investigations, and intimat-
ga mat If a bill on the subject should be
reported the republican majority would.
r. enact the late federal election law.
me question was taken on Mr.. Hale's
aLnehdment to confine the resolution to
NE election of members of the limited
4 states Senate and it was rejected
Mt. Sewell of New Jersey moved to
amend the resolution by inserting after
~ "Oiu corporations the words ''Of
ule state of Florida" and it was rejected
yeas, 20; nays, 80.
The morning hour having expired the
Fl resolution would have gone to the cal
II ehdar, but Mr.. Call moved to continue its
H consideration, and that motion was agreed
. towyeas. 30; nays, r.
4hen Mr. Hale moved to substitute for
n select committee THE committee on
H privileges and elections" and that motion
was agreed to-yeas, %; nays, "a. The
Iesolution, as thus amended, was then
. agreed to. 1t reads:
Fl 4, resolved, That the committee on priv
,,ieseS and elections shall be charged with
we duty of investigating the subject of
5sanlzed efforts of corporations or of
we president and directors thereof TO
. DonTol the election of members of con-
sIess or TO influence the legislation of
.ohsressi also to investigate and report
H. me Senate whether corrupt means,
Emery, or free transportation have been
taIe being used to influence such cleo
sons; also to inquire and report to the
a. eHdte whether the use of such influences
- means is consistent with the preser-