Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-23
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To Increase the ArtiIfels
Service.
LETTER FROM GEN. NILES
iwenty-Six New Qualifications for prgtsss
ton OF Atlantic and Pacific Coast Cities.
morgan Wants Is BattIe.hfp Nam
al After George Washington.
fBy Telegraph !

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-As soo,, 81
siie lesIhns 81 the historic farewell F,ffs{ssEE
aress of Washington was concluded lhs,s M
c g. hooss, or Massachusetts,. in tilss 4
senate To-Day, Mr. Hawley, of Corne.e-5Sss
picutt, chairman of the military afsairss i
committee called up the bill rep4,rt.sIs
lio'.i niS cofflnltttee authorizing the .er,s-sss
s.thlfation of two additional regiments
said: S Dtti Isl - VIC Il
me speedy passage OF the bi ID. or fts d
equivalent, appears to be am adbsolrtes
necessity The government, after fcfassss
ana careful consideration by these
whose offices and studies qualify tnsayv,S;
ITO give the most valuable advice ssassss
entered upon the execution of q systa-S3
matte and elaborate plain of coast ds@sSs
feiise. The great expenditures WILL be- be-
a wasted treasure unless a sutf1ctsnt
number of artlllerymen. carefully se4s
leeted and thoroughly drilled, be AS
signed to the care and use of tI,ysse s
COSTLY instruments OF defense. iW:stal
the AID of the actives of the national
guard, and those who ttuaye been s5isS.@ssssa
charged therefrom after years of I'M
sirucS:Cn. effective cavalry and iulfan4S
try can be collected in Ia com parat ivei5s
snort time, but in case of war s11orts
nctlce would be given ITO the mem fp i.
charge of 'ahe great guns on the coast 81
whose costly mach merry requires much "a
mechanical skill and practice. A care
fu! estimate OF the annual additloflaI y
expenditure required to maintain M
Two regiments is $3.50. 054 but SINE &
months will expire before the regimsnts
can be fully enlisted and organized and 4
while the scale of the first year, with &
rs eauipmentwlll be considerably greatt
CT than that of average subseQ,1efltk
years. 1T is believed that $3.50. 900 posi-
bly, less, will suffice for the fiscal TesrS
1899. 81
In a letter written yesterday, Gene
raj Miles says My dear Senator: Re-
ferr!ng to our conversation this MORN Is
ing. have the honor to state that biat,4
ter.es have been placed dn position dlass
Qualifications at Portland Head, MatTssss -;
Growers Bluff, Boston i1arbor, Eyoct
hancock. approach to PhEadeLphi
appua ohes to Washington; coast ssf
Mobile. Ala; Galveston. Tex Fort
Baker, Gal; Fort Point. Gail, and Fsarts
Stevens. Ore.
Batteries will also be placed sWnItl
hin "a few months on ne " FORTH acatloSfs
ait Great Diamond Island, Fort Iaasd TIN
Me; Fort Constitution,
H: Long Island Head, Boston harss5yss
Dutch Island, Narragarsett. Del;
,proaches to Baltimore; approaches n N
Walshin ston; approaches TO Savannasss
Ga; New Orleans, La; San Diego, Cais;
entrance to Puget Sound, Wash. max
ing in all twentysix new sea coast for
tiff ca tons for the defense of the great
cities OF the Atlantic. Gulf and Pacific
coasts where fortff cations have beam.
and are being erected. and where a,rstlSsS
lery is required to protect the amEnu
| n:t.ron, but these are not sufficient Hos
man said batteries and hence the ne
cessaty for two additional regiments OF 8
ARTILLERY lis imperative and requires dnlss.
mediate action.
Mr.. Bate, OF Tennessee, objected. 10 J
the bill, because it tended to an afa-sSs
crease of llhe army, TO which, he Saaesss
he was unalteraby opposed. Klsss
Thought that there were enough 7troclssE
already under enlistment ito man all Ii
the guns now provided for by the Cow
ernnx4nt He argued that lit would be-
better to assign infantry regiments htiss
,ine manning of these guns THAN to put
them IN charge of raw recruits:
In reply Mr.. Hawley pointed out thsts
she strength of the army was retAlly
decreasing in proportion to 1.-THE lnhabt-9s
tan.s OF the country. In addition ne q
aid, Congress had made large appTD-i
pr:arions in recent years for great gums
tur fo,i.s and cAaSG defen:e stations. 4ess
these gums 1879 We're guns of large CALI
ibre and delicate mechanism TO 3heSss
must be added 232 ritied steel E,orsars
already placed or soon TO be placed tIls
the coast defense stations.
Ln order iuhNpt these guns may pes
properly handled a body OF trained slr-
,;!Dlcr.sts is necessary. Each of These
great War engines req utreS to 0saIldsss
II as much Skill as tit requires ITO run asa
locomotive or an ordinary river SteSaHfsssSs
er. -
The bill was passed 50 to 4. The meg
alive votes We're cast by MeSsrS. tsassSs
of Tennessee: Clay, of Georgia, Ghsitt8sfs
Of Texas. and Vest, OF Missouri
The measure provides that the aIsgsS
tSllery OF THE army shall consist OF sexrss
en- regiments, thus increasing the to-
tai number of enlisted men in the aus
my by $40 men, to be employed %exasS;;
clus:vely in the artillery arm OF LIS u
| service. 81 q
Mr.. Morgan, OF Ala bamsa, anI rofulcss1Ss
The following resolution:
That THE committee on naval affafissEsS
> instructed ITO inquire and repynsSa
whether a man OF war, equal at iesassNs
to ANY warship in the world, TO Ss3Dsssss
named the George washington, can Re
Quilt, ARMED and commissioned Wfnfssfa
! a period of twelve months by tine u.s.
OF the facilities of the Shlpyards, dflSt--as
chime shops. mines and forests
ITI!i! ed States, wherever the same
found; and that the committee
.eave to report at any tiil!e ny pttAAEsSs.ssa:
otherwise
febate.
AT 1:4O p. NJ. motion Of MI. AIss-s3
son. of Iowa. the Senate Went into e. 49,
4cutive session, and at o'clock 3d.
HOUSE OF REP REsE'NTATIVEss
| WASHINGTON, Fleh. 22.-WaShsIs&-ss
| tons birthday was celebrated an ehss
| House; after motion Of Mr.. Bailey fossss
a.l;ourn had been voted down. with s
vast deal us political speech nlakings
arIi il was also signalized by the nFsKss
| u tht. first gun in opposition to- AaWa-s
Ian annexation MT johnson, an Arssssss;
| I.ar.n Republican, delivere6 spseS ssss
| that electrified the House and the ga-ss1
| .esr:tfs N .hnunciation of what he tet
| al an attempt to cut loose from Er;is
| rllliry RI TIE UnftSit StalESs
and enter upon a scheme of cGloaiGat&nsss
| hat hal, proved the ruin Of esfn9sres
! and OF nations. The speech. coming sE1ss
| ,rely unheIald>d produced deep sIi1-ss
| pression. The general detote oEcs naS
! sundry ciyil hT was concluded tecay
| ard tomorrow the bill will be taken nIsas
| Sor amendment.
Mr.. Johrl.on delivered Ills speech dnxg3
ing the debate On the suEIsry civil BIZ.
| Tht. remainder of the lay Was alIrSSs