The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-23
HOUSE WAS ELECTRIFIED.
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the address read in the Senate by one OF
it's members on Washington's birthday.
Mr.. Lodge read from the Vice Presidents
of the historic document were clearly
heard in every part of the Senate.
Special emphasis seemed to be placed by
Mr.. Lodge upon Washington's maxims
regarding the raising of revenues by the
Lowing Of taxes and maintenance of pub
lilo credit and there was ring to the
readers voice as he pronounced these
words: 'sObserve good faith and justice
towards all nations. Cultivate peace and
| harmony toward Gil.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
address Mr.. Lodge was warmly congrat-
ulated by his colleagues.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama introduced a
resolution directing the committee on
naval affairs to report whether man-of-
war to be named the George. Washington
could be commissioned within year.
| The resolution which was adopted With
out debate, was as follows:
"That the committee on naval affairs
| is instructed to inquire and report
whether a man-of- war, equal at least to
any warship in the world, to be named
the George Washington can be built,
armed and commissioned within period
| of twelve months by the use of the facili-
lies of the shipyards, machine shops,
mines and forests of the United States,
wherever,the sa:ne.are found; and that
| the committee have leave to report at any
| time by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Bawley of Connections. chairman
| of the military affairs committee, called
up the bill reported from ms commlttee
| authorizing the organization OF two
| aII of artillery.
| Mr. Bate of Tennessee, objected to the
hill because 1T tended toan increase OF
the army. to which he said he was I'M
alterably opposed. He thought that there
were enough troops already under enlist
menb to man all the guns now being pro-
| vided for by the government.
| In reply Mr.. Hawley pointed ont that
the strength Of the army was really de-
creasing in proportion to the inhabitants
of the country In addition he said,
| Congress had made large appropriations
in recent years for great guns, for forts
| and coast defense stations. Or these guns
1879 were of large calibre and delicate
mechanism. To these must be added 23s
rif1ed steel mortars already placed or soon
| to be placed in the coast defense stations.
In order that those guns may he properly
| handled a body of trained artlllsrIsts is
necessary. Each of these great war en-
gines req uires to handle as much skill az
| it requires to run q LOCOMOTIVE OF Az olul'
nary river steamer. The War Department
estimates that the 1000 men which this
bill calls for will be necessary to man
these properly.
Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri said he was
opposed to an increase in the infantry or
cavalry arms Of the service, but in this
case the country was confronted by a
serious condition. He regarded it as
necessary that the guns provided by the
government should be properly cared for
and manned.
Mr.. Sewall of New Jersey regar ded the
massage of the bill as absolutely necessary
and urged the Senate to support it. The
bill was then passed SO to 4. The negative
vote weres cast by Messrs. Bate of Ten
nessee, Clay of California, Chiffon OF
Texas and Vest of Missouri.
The measure provides that the artillery
of the army shall consist of seven regi-
ments thus increasing the total number
of enlisted men in theiarmy by 1910 men
to be employed exclusively in the artillery
arm of the service.
| At 1.4O D. M, on motion of Mr.. Allison
of Iowa, the Senate went into executive
session.