Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-21
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a''a Morgan made Speeches opnos;np
,,, iliitihati"n on the ground that MIR
-. ny was a carpet Dagger and moi
~ ~, personally acceptable ,.h;,r,ctni,
me senate adjourned witb,n, -.
in" II vote 'i'ul reach
mpl.S,I2 or FErREs1sNT.AT
"-NE>ii i'Nt''FoN. April 2o.-,Fh,. H",Ise
M, t'',h,s@u as an emergency war
i"ent to call out the yo,1,n.a,,. So
ara providing for their or.-a nizatio,
hoth tue President and Secretary Al.
- ~" Urged the Imperative necessity
e., - PA sage OF the bill today, ana
hartman Hull. Of the military off,irs
committee, drove it through under w.hi,,
a ,, spur THE bin was drafted at Mn.
N''l department, introduced in ,r,s
.iouss Yesterday and considered ana
irrp'sed oS the committee today. N,
Stica expedition could have. been ,1ossi.
Ole except under the stress of var 49,
S're' 'hhe bill is permanent in it's
character ~ fls
lnete was tremendous uemonstra-
.tpn IN Inc flulisc iIrnedi telv afie,
.ie rcadii is of the journal when Mlio,
in1'sn' me PRESIDENTS executive clerk.
announced the Presidents approval Of
Vie Cuban resoiutork. =
ing sHpuse then Went into committee
y Cue Whole TO consider the bin au
| ihorizinS the President 10 call for Vol
GltteerS. W.
MT Hun explained that the commit
zee had unanimously agreed that past
presidents should be followed and The
governors OF states should retain THE
GERS.
The joint resolution passed by Con-
sress authorizing the President to en-
p!oy the militia force OF the United
states, he said. would not meet the
present situation. He felt authorized
TO say that if we Were to fight This
war il would De with the volunteer
ana not t'e militia forces
Mr.. Huh read the following telegram
ne received from Secretary -Alger this
morning: u hope you will introduce
your bill this morning. Time is now
Very valuable. On the whole, I ann
inclined to think that requiring COM
mission to be Signed by the President
Tor The militia would be cause for action
ara opposition by the governors, who
naturally might feel chat this was TAX
ing Some of their power from them.
IAN you consistently change that and
hasten its passag e?''
MT. johnson epublicanl, of Indiana,
az this point attempted to secure
lime 10 address the House ard ms,
his attitude on the general situation
II war wus to come, he said, he was
ready 10 support any measure to prose
cute it TO successful conclusion. But
before hostilities began HE Thought tn e
NIL. I'M $500, ~, TIT ,,na,1n, "
position and VAS refused. SIr. Handy
tDe7lnpclaD, of Delaware, opposed THE
bli! because it Was proposed to pass
i - =, a. :, -. ',,,,,as,tr,'. , 49,
,5,s ~ -, l,'.tl,', ,.', az,
tn,-;si.n,. " a., n,,,, ,,51ltia1
il,inn,wn,,,1 n,,t h.. $50.
~. prasidsnl no COLI as, y,,l,pt...1.s
~ ma, ,his 49,, NJ. a,.au &c.
AN amendment authorizing the P,e.si-
dent 10 raise volunteers when Congress
,,haJl have authorized him to do So OF
when he has been authorized ITO call
| into The actual service of The United
Stu,es The militia of the several states
f'he Cuban resolutions contain the
latter authorization.
'rl. amendment was adopted
MIR. Mcmillan GDemociaD. of Tennes-
| see. moved to reduce the term OF en-
| lstment of the volunteer forces from
shrce years, us provided in the bill, to
one year. He thou ght many of the
| young men of the country would not
De willing TO enlist for three years
| Mr. Hull replied that it was expected
| that the war would not he a long one IN
less Spain re,=orted 10 guerilla warfare,
but did NOT believe Il three years
term would terrorize the young men
| INhe amendment was defested.
| Mir. 'Nllrrt GDemocraD, of South
| Carolina. warned the House uhat wal
With Spain was no; a light thinS.=Gen-
| tlerlvn who Thought it would be over in
| i lew days would be sadly disappoint-
cd in his opinion. Il remember at the
opening OF the last war" said he, ''men
at the North and South believed 1t
would not last thirty days. L heard "a
man agree TO drink all the blood that
wats spilled. Every country in Europe
| may be drawn into the encounter be-
fore we get through with Spain"
i MIR I.tttl. DemopraD. OF Arkansas.
offered an amendment, which was agreed
| 10, urnyj,linr mar nv. Tn,iian sTerrit orv
shall furnish its ouo.a.
Mr. Linley Qaepublica.,) of North
| Carolina, offered an amendment pro-
viding that noullin.. in the Bill sholrd
| he construed to prevent cmnnanies
and regiments from selecting t,heir own
oilicers. The power 10 select officers