The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-23
VOLUNTEER BILL IS Law
MEASURE RUSHED THROUGH
THE HOUSE AND SENATE
An Agreement Reached on Il Con-
ference Report Before the Two
Houses Met and No Time Lost in
Sending the Act to the Senate
Army Reorganization Bill Will
Come Up Today.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The house
today displayed its enthusiasm for the
war upon which the country has en-
tered, by rushing through, without de-
bate, the conference report on the bill
authorizing the president to call out
the volunteers, and agreeing, by unan-
1mouS consent, to meet at 10 o'clock
tomorrow to take up the consideration
of the army reorganization bill The
passage of the latter bill is considered
impcratively necessary by the war
department.
The Patterson Carmack contested
election case was disposed of, the sit
ting member, Mr.. Carmack, being CIV
en- the seat by a vote of 136-11S. Sew
eral Republicans voted with the Demo-
Gratis, and many declined to vote. The
Democrats were very bitter in their
denunciations of Mr.. Patterson, who
belonged to the gold wing of the party
Both the contestant and contestee ad-
dressed the house.
The leaders were very anxious to
get the bill authorizing the president
to call out the volunteers through the
house and into the hands of the presi-
dent at the earliest possible moment,
land, in order to expedite matters,
therefore. the conferees met before
noon and arranged a complete agree
ment on the senate amendments.
AS soon as the journal was read, the
house went through the formality of
agreeing to a conference. Mr.. Hull
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee, then explained the imperative
necessity of haste and what had been
done. Without even a formal ratifica-
ton of the informal action of the con-
ferees, he thereupon presented the con-
ference report. The changes agreed
upon were briefly explained.
Tbara Was NO dahata oIthor0b Dooly
cry Oem., Mo- entered his protest
against the amendment permitting the
raising of 5000 men from the United
States at large. The report was then
unanimously agreed to.
Election Case.
The house resumed the consideration
of the Patterson-Ca election case
and Mr.. Patterson by courtesy was al
lowed to address the house for one hour
in his own behalf.
Mr.. Patterson read his speech, which
was carefully prepared. 1t elected fire.
quent applause from the Republican
side of the house. He sketched the his
tory of the issue which had divided
the Democratic party and explained his
attitude toward the Chicago platform.
He had believed, he said, that the gold
standard was necessary to the main
tenance of the public credit and the
national honor. He believed the triumph
of free silver would be a catastrophe
to the country, and so believing had
placed fealty to the country above par
ty fealty. He could not surrender his
convictions and he was willing to take
the consequences. Those who were sc
anxious to retire him to private life, he
said, were not more anxious than he
He was willing to allow the future to
vindicate his course. He who held first
= to duty as God gave him the light, he
believed did not live in vain.
MIR. Carmack, the sitting member
= closed in his own behalf. His denun-
citation of Mr. Patterson was scathing
He declared that the contestant was
an object of pity rather than contempt
= as he descended to the depths of tn
fanny. But a few years ago, said he
Mr.. Patterson had stood upon this floor