The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-08
WAR SPIRIT RAMPANT
HOUSE PASSES BILL PROVIDING
TWO ARTILLERY REGIMENTS
No Objection to u Suspension of the
Rules, and the Vote on the HaSv-
ley Act Almost UnanfmOus-
Openly Accepted as u War Meas
ure by Speakers.

WASHINGTON, March THE spirit
OF PATRIOTISM was rampant in the house
today, and, by an almost unanimous
vote, the Hawley bill. providing for
TWO additional regiments of artillery,
was passed under suspension of the
rules.
No effort was made to ohstruct ac-
ton, but Mr.. Bailey, the Democratic
leader, pleaded for more time than the
forty minutes allowed under the rule,
and because 1T was refused, after the
bill had been passed, he inaugurated a
hlibuster against District of Columbia
legislation that continued all day NJ,
BAILEY desired to speak in favor of the
bill. but could not get time.
Mr.. Hull. In opening the debate, en-
planned briefly the necessity for these
men to man the coast defenses of the
country. BY July /. he said, 244 guns
and 232 mortars would be mounted.
These guns required eighteen men each
to handle them and in time Of war six
ty. There were 4,025 artiilerymen all
told in the service. The guns emplaeed
July L would require seven thousand
men, regardless of any exigency that
might arise. Even if no exigency arose
these men, he insisted. would be neces-
sary to care for the Qualifications ard
the guns upon which we were expend-
ing millions of dollars. The charge that
this bill was an attempt to increase thu
standing army, to be used possibly to
overawe the cities, he said he consid-
cred too frivolous to discuss
War Measure.
Mr. Cox, in opposing the BILL said he
would vote as cheerfuily as any man
in the house for this bill. if it were
needed for the national defense as
war measure, but he argued that the
president, as der-in-c chief Of the
army, had authority to detail ms n from
the other branches of the service, the
cavalry and infantry, and that such de-
tails could man and care for the coast
defenses without increasing permanent
ly the standing army
Mr.. Bellsnap Rep., HID, a son of ex-
Secretary of War Belknap, and MI Nc
Cleilan Dem, N. ", a son of Gen.
Mcclellan, both warmly advocated the
passage of the bill in brief speeches,
and Mr.. Hay Dem., Va.) created the
first open enthusiasm by declaring him
self in favor CT taking every step neces-
sary now to prepare for the emergency
which confronts the country.
Mr.. Jones Oem., Va.), the other
Democrat who opposed the bill, insist
ed that the bill was not a war measure.
as it had been recommended for several
years.
Mr.. Shafroth (Col) caused a round Of
applause when he expressed his regret
that a single voice should be raised
against such bill at such a time.
There was no denying the fact that our
foreign relations with Spain were on
the eve of a rupture.
War ought to be averted if possible,
but we ought to prepare at once, he
said, for every emergency.
Spain Forcing War.
Mr.. Williams (Dem., Miss.) said that
while his voice was now, as ever, for
peace, it seemed absolutely certain that
Spain was forcing us into war to extri-
cate the reigning family from the des-
placed by the futile attempts to sub
perate straits in which it was
jugate Cuba. He had been for Cuban
belligerency and Cuban independence,
and if war was to come, as a result of
our sympathy for those who were
struggling for their freedom, he would
not refuse to give his vote to any meas