The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-07

uiucn attention as the request NJ f.snsr,,
Lee Inc debate In progress In Tho III, -
" , tne army reorganization bill attrafteS
niue or no attention. II was co,nnla,slv
o.eIsnadowed by the more absorbing cues.
uon' considerable opposition to me hill
s wy e,opea ON the kround that the eA-
ension OF the army In times Of nepce IN
ivs,tVo men would be inimical 10 The Ma.
uonal Guard and the volunteer forces mo-,
wnich .ne country had heretofore relieu in
,lne Oh stress. There viii be n strong ef :
Tort TO recommit the bin tomorrow. !.
washington, April 6.--As the hands nj,
the clock pointed to IL, Speaker Road
S Susue1 ms way through the green baize
uoo's ieading from the lobby to the house
and assembled the rostrum. Win two
Wnacks OF the gavel the great multiiuie
was hushed. The members and many ~
the spectators in the galleries arose aud
stood with bowed heads as he blind ohm
lam OF the house delivered solemn tnyn.
cniion for divine ali Iii this DAYS delfb-
.Ia.ohs, there was general under
s.anuins On the floor soon after the house
assembled that the message would NOT ma
sent to congress probably until 3 o'clock.
anu me members SETTLED in their seats to
await with what patience they could for II
10 appear In the packed galleries this fact
was not known and they momentarily eA-
iected lis appearance As the families cf
iiany OF the members could not obtain ad-
MISSION TO the galleries. Mr. Bailey asked
" the speaker could entertain a reaues,
that the members be permitted 10 bring
their families on the f.oor
The speaker answered in the negative.
Inc rules strictly prohibited him from en-
tertaining such request.
II having been arranged last Friday that
the army concentration bill should b. d
special order for today tnot to Interfere
with report from the committee on for
eipn affairsl. the speaker recognized Mir.
Hull, chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee. to call 1t up. a wrangle followed
as to whether the bill should be considered
in committee of the whole or in the house
and as to the limit of the debate. The gall
leries watched these prelimnarics impa-
tiently but with interest, as the leaders on
both sides, Mr. Dingley and MIR. Bailey and
others, participated in the sparrng. 1t
was finally agreed that the bill should be
considered in the house, but all efforts TO
arrange a limit upon the debate failed ow-
ing to the objection of Mr.. Marsh (Rcp.,
no, who is one of the most belicose mem
bcrs on the floor.
Mr.. Hull, in calm, dispassionate state
ment, explained the features and purposes
of the bill and the advantages of the pro-
posed three battalions formation, which
Press dispatches.
Our present formation, he said, was abso-
lutely obsolete and IL would be murder to |
require the army of the United States to 70 !
into battle under the present law. The |
deadly character OF modern firearms is an |
open necessity.
While Mr.. Hull was speaking the report |
rapidly spread through the house that the |
message would be sent at o'clock.
The ftspys sion driftad a lDnp with rOusid-
cradle range.
Mir. Lacey tRep. Iowa. aroused the first
nutburst of applause from the memb RS and
galleries when he said that he regretted
that war seemed inevitable. but that one
thing would come out of 1.-THE regiment
Of the State of Georgia would vie with that
of the State of Iowa 10 see which would be
in the front ranks OF battle and stay the
longest. The coming war would cement
with blood and iron the States of the
Onion.
Mir. Robbins Rep.. Pa opposed the bill
because he believed it was inimioal 10 the
olunteer service Of The United States In
time of war the volunteer forces, he
thought. ought to DO the fighting. The
regular army should me incre ased, as pro.
posed in this bill. to 100000.
When the report was circulated and co,i-
irmed that there was to be no message to
lay there was an exodus of Disguised )so-
Die from the galleries and the members de-
erted the floor TO discuss ths latest phase
# the situation in the loLbies. interest III
he debate on the army bill ceased and il
riftod along in desultory fashion.
An amendment WAS offered tn reduce tina
ize Of the companies from $50 to 300 A.
o'clock, without action on the bill. the n
cusc adjourned,
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