The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-10

Washington, May 9.-The greater part
OF the day in the house was consumed
by war measures. The recommends ion
OF the president that vote of thanks
be rendered Commodore Dewey and his
associate officers and men, was followed
quickly with a unanimous vote, and
with equal concert the house passed
the bill creating an additional rear ad-
rniraiship for the hero of Manila.
The bill providing for the organiza-
ton of a volunteer engineer brigade,
and the enlistment of 10000 volunteer
troops, immune TO tropical diseases,
was passed, after two hours of debate.
The principal ground of opposition pre-
seLted was found in the features Civ
ing to the president the appointment of
all officers
The senate bill authorizing the army
to distribute food among the suffering
Cubans and to arm the Cuban people,
was passed.
So soon as the journal had been read
the presidents message was presented
and read The closest attention was
given by every one in the chamber The
reading was not interrupted by ap-
plause, but at the conclusion there was
a demonstration on the floor and in the
galleries, which continued several min
utes,
Mr.. Hull called UP the immune volun-
teer and engineer bill An hour OF de-
bate on each side was agreed upon Mr..
Hull said the senate bill was wanted by
the president and the secretary of war,
and its immediate passage was urged,
because the time for the use of troops
in Cuba was at hand, and the utmost
haste should be made to prepare the
troops contemplated in the bill.
Mr.. Cox of Tennessee opposed the
bill, principally because it took out of
the hands of the volunteers the APP
pCintment of officers. He commended
that the immunes would come from Two
or three southern states, and they
should name their colonies, lieutenant
cclonels, majors, captains and field Of
ficers. To deny them that privilege
would be unfair, and would be dis
elimination between the volunteers
those TO be called out under the pro-
posed bill.
KINGS OBJECTIONS.
Mr. King of Utah asserted the bill
was unnecessary, that ii discredited the
bravery and power of troops in doubt
ing that the $50, coo men already order
ed, aided by our fleet, was Inadequate
to subjugate the island and establish
peace.
IF we had landed 25 600 men on the
soil of Cuba two weeks ago." he de-
clared. with -vehemence, land had
taken adequate arms to the insurgents,
and had deployed our fleet before Ha-
vana, Havana long since would have
fallen, and the stars and stripes long
ere this would have fioated over Moro
castle" -
Mr. Hawley (Texas) said the bravery
of the bravest men could not cope with
the hidden and insidious foe. yellow
fever, before which armies bowed. The
organization of immunes was imDera-
tive, under the conditions in Cuba.
Mr.. Grow (Pa.), the veteran member
of the house, took occasion to cTiticise
those members of the house who as
sumed to know better how to conduct
the war than the president and his sec
retaries of war and navy. He said he
had seen a similar exhibition during the
civil war: $500 .-.-..-t-
Mr.. Lewis (Wash.) opposed the fea-
ture of the bill which placed with the
president the power of appointments of
officers, and further opposed the bill be-
cause it was indefinite as to the deter
mination of the question of the volun-
teers' immunity.
Mr.. Lentz (O.) opposed the bill, and
Mr.. Bailey argued for the naming of
the officers by the troops to be appoint
ed by the governors OF the states, IN ac-
cordance with the volunteer bill for
merly passed.
After o number of amendments in
tended TO take from the president the
appointment of the officers of the i'm
mune volunteers had been voted down,
an additional section, offered by Mr..
Grosvenor was adopted. 1t declared
specifically that the provisions relative
to appointment of volunteers TO the
several states under call by proclama-
ton, and to the appointment of officers
as made in the recent act providing for
125,000 volunteers, shall not apply to
the present act
A motion to re- commit. offered by Mr.
Cox of Tennessee, was voted down, and
the bill, as amended, was passed.
While a District of Columbia bill was
under consideration, Mr. Bailey raised
a point of no quorum, and, at 4:50, the
house adjourned