The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-10
Bill Enabling the Postmaster General
to Establish POstOhices at Military
Posts Adopted Unanimously.

WASHINGTON, May 9.--The greater part
of to-day in the House was occupied with
war measures. The recommendation of the
President that a vote of thanks be rendered
Commodore Dewey and his associate off,
GERS and men was followed quickly with
unanimous vote and with equal concert the
House passed the bill creating an addition
al rear admiralship for the hero of Manila.
The bill providing for the organization of
volunteer engineer brigade and enlistment
of 10000 volunteer troops immune to trop-
zeal diseases was passed after two hours
OF debate. The principal ground of opposi-
ton was found in the features giving to
the President the appointment of all Off
GERS. The Senate bill authorizing the army
to distribute food among the suffering Gu
bans 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 applause, but at the con-
clusion demonstration on the floor and in
the galleries followed, which continued sew
eral minutes. Mr.. Hull called up the i'm
mune volunteer and engineer bill
An hour of debate on each side was
agreed upon. Mr.. Hull said the Senate bill
was wanted by the President and the sec
rotary 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 hill
principally because it took out of the hands
Of the volunteers the appointment of Off
GERS. He contended that the immunes would
come from two or three Southern States
and they should name their colonies, lieu
| tenant colonies, majors, captains and field
| officers. To deny them that privilege would
be unfair and would be a discrimina ton
| between the volunteers called out under the
previous act and those to be called out
under the proposed BILL
Mr. King, of Utah, asserted the bill was
unnecessary, that it discredited the bravery
| ana power OF troops in doubling that $50 600
men, already organized, aided by our feet.
| was inadequate to subjugate the island and
| establish peace. IF we had landed Ok noo
men on the soil of Cuba two weeks ago :"
ne declared, with vehemence, land had TAX
s en- adequate aq arms to the insurgents and
| nao ueployed our fleet before Havana Ha
vana long since would have fallen and the
atars aIid stflpes long ere this would have
noated from Moro Castle"
Mr. HaWley, of Texas. said the bravery
| OF tne oravest men could not cope with fbe
nlduen ana fnsidious foe yellow fever he
1ore which armies bowed The organizatioh
81 an i11 was imperative under condi-
Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania. the veteran
lmeenper or the House, took occasion TO
crldclse those members of the House who
assumed TO know better how to cOnduct the
w war IMAM the President and his secretary
OF war and navy. He said he had seen =
SlnllIar exhibition during the civil war
VT. steele. of Indiana, approved the bill.
,.r M, savers OF Texas, said that while he
70 IeaVe the naming of the officers with the
volunteers, be would support it without
such amendment in the event it could not
be secured N Ao'
| Mr.. Lewis, of Washington. opnosed tho
feature or the bill which placed with the
FFesldent the appointment of the officers
| ana durther opposed the bill because it was
| lndehn1te as to the determination Of tho
| question of the volunteers immunity
Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, opposed the Bill. and
M. Baley argued for the naming of the
ON QIIlcers by the troops. to be appointed by
| orally with the volunteer bill formerly
| passed. iiS
After a number of amendments intended
| to take from the President the appointment
| or the officers Of the immune Volunteers
mad been voted down, an additional section
oHered by Mr.. GroSvenor, of Ohio was
adopted 1t declares specifically that the
PROVISIONS relative to superintendent of vol
unteers to the several States under call nv
proclamation and to the appointment of
of1icers as made in the recent act providing
TOR $4,000 volunteers shall not apply to
the present act.
"A motion to recommit offered by Mr.
Cox, or Tennessee, was voted down and
the bill as amended was passed
While District of Columbia bill was I'M
point of no quorum, and, at 450 o. M. the
House adjourned.