Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
INCREASE OF ARMY.
SENATE PASSES DILL PROVIDING
FOR MORE ARTIBLERy.
A SHOT AGAINST HAWAIIAN TREATY,
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Ringing speech I'm Favor of stand
ing by the Traditions of This
Couasry-CoIoniai Policy Not sn
Kccptng with our system.


WASHINGTON. February Gas sooi
rs the reading OF the historic farewell
address Of Washington was concluded by
Mr.. Lodge. OF Massachusetts. in the Sen
ate to-day. Mr.. Hawley. Of Connecticut
chairman OF the Military Affairs COM
rnittee. called UP the bin reported from
his committee. authorizing the organiza-
ton Of two additional regiments OF ar
tlllcry.
Senator Hawley. in reporting the bill,
said
1.-THE speedy passage OF this BILL or It's
equivalent. appears 10 be an absolute
necessity. The government after long
and careful consideration by those whose
Offices and studies qualify them to give
the most valuable advice. has entered
upon the execution Of a systematic and
elaborate plan Of coast defence
'srhe great expenditures will be wasted
treasure unless sufficient number OF
artilIerymen. carefully selected and
thoroughly drilled. be assigned TO the
care and use OF these costly instruments
OF defence with the aid Of the actives
have been discharged therefrom after
years Of Instruction. artillery and infan-
try could be called into service in a COM
paratively short time. but in case Of war.
short notice would be given to the men
in charge Of the great guns on the coast.
whose costly machinery requires much
mechanical skill and practice.
"A careful estimate Of the annual addi-
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the two regiments is $53O.054 But some
months will expire before the regi-
ments can be fully enlisted and
organized and while the scale OF
the first year. with It's equipment
viii be very considerably greater
than that OF average subsequent years
II is believed that $4,000. possibly less,
will suffice for the fiscal year 1899
REPORT FROM MILES.
'Tn a letter written yesterday General |
Miles says:
My Dear Senator.-Referring TO our |
conversation this morning. I have the |
honor TO state that batteries have been |
placed in position In Notifications at Port |
land Head. Ne; Growers Blum, Boston
harbor; Fort Hancock. approach 10 Phila
delphia; approaches to Washington; coast
OF North Carolina: Charleston harbOr;
Mobile, Ala; Galveston. Tex; Fort Baker
California; Fort Point, California. and
Fort Stevens. Oregon.
Batteries will also be placed within
few months on new fortificatons at
Great Diamond Island Portland. Ne:
Fort Constitution, Portsmouth. n. H.:
Long Island Head. Boston harbor; Dutch
Island. Narraganset. Bay. r. l.: eastern
entrance TO Long Island Sound. New
York; Delaware City. Del; approaches TO
BaltimOre; approaches to Washington;
approaches 70 Savannah Ga: New Or
leans. La; San Diego. Cal; and entrance
10 Puget Sound, Washington. making in
III twenty-six new seacoast Notifications
or the defence Of the great cities Of the
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, where
publications have been and are being
rected, and where artillery Is required |
o protect the ammunition; but there are
lot sufficient forces TO man said batteries.
nd hence the necessity for two additional
egiments Of artillery is imperative, and
equires immediate action"
AGAINST ARMY INCREASE.
Mr.. Bate. of Tennessee, objected to the
ill. because il tended to an increase
# army. TO which, he said. he was un- :
lterably opposed. He thought that there :
we're enough troops already under en- :
istment 90 man all the guns being pro- 4
-ded for by the government. He argued !,
hat IL would be better to assign infantry .
regiments 10 the manning Of these guns
han 70 put them in charge of raw re- ,
fruits.
Replying Mr.. Hawley pointed out that :
he strength Of the army was really de- /.
'reasing in proportion 10 the popula-
ion Of the country In addition he said. !
congress Ind made large approximations .
n recent years for great guns for forti-
ications and coast defence. OF these
guns l39 were guns Of large calibre and d
delicate mechanism. To these must be
added 2S2 rifed steel mortars, already c
placed or soon to be placed, in the coast o
iefence stations In order that these guns v
nay be properly handled, a body OF I
rained artillerists is necessary. Each Il
II these great war-engines acquires 10 o
handle il as much skill as iS required to {
'un locomotive or an ordinary river $
steamer.
The bill was passed-52 to l. The mega e
i've votes were cast by Messrs. Bate, of
Tennessee; Clay Of Georgia. Chiffon. OF
Texas. and Vest. of Missouri.
The measure provides that the artillery a
II the army shall consist Of seven reri- u
nents, thus increasing the total number o
If enlisted men in the army by 1910 men. n
@ be employed exclusively in the artillery o
lrm OF the service. Il
WARSHIP WASHINGTON n
Mr. Morgan Of Alabama. introduced the ~
resolution:
THAT the Committee on Naval Affairs
e instructed 20 inquire and report whether .
man-or-war, equal at least TO any war y
nip In the world. TO be named the George
Washington, can be built, armed. and
commissioned within a period OF twelve Il
months by the use of the facilities of the
hip-yards, machine-shOps, mines, ana "
lrests OF the United States, wherever the T.
anne are 10 be found; and that the COM 3
littee have leave TO report at any time,
Y bill or otherwise" d
The resolution was adopted without de- L
tie. n
At 1:40 p. NJ, on motion Of Mr.. Allison. Il
Iowa, the Senate went into executive Il
ssiOn. and at o'clock adjourned. $
ANTI-HAWAII GUN. a
Birthday was celebrated y
the House, after a motion Of Mr.. 3
alleys 20 adjourn had been voted down, =
18th vast deal Of political speech
aking, and IL was also sgnalized by the
ing Of the first gun In opposition TO
awaiian annexation.
Mr.. Johnson. an Indiana Republican.
sliyered a speech that electrified the
ouse and the galleries. In denunciation
what he termed an attempt 10 cut loose
ON the traditional policy Of the United
ates. and enter upon scheme of colo
zaton that had proved the ruin of
npires and OF nations. The speech
ming entirely unheralded produced ,