The age-herald., 1898-12-16
THEY WANT TO COME HOME
Officers Find the Service More Profit
 able Than the PFiVateS.
MIR. eoRmAN WARNS THE COUNTRY
Against the Encroachments of the Milf tary Element, and Says the Rights of Citizens Should be
 Zealously Guarded.

Washington. December 15.-The urgent de- feiency appropriation bill making provision for the army and navy for the next SIX months displaced the Nicaragua canal plll in the senate today, preventing even the taking of a vote on the question or post ponement until after the holidays, as had been intended. The deficiency bill was passed after a spirited discussion, turning principally on the point of keeping the vol unteer soldiers in the service.
 Mir Cockrell addressed the senate in re- gard to mastering out the volunteers, tho large majority of whom, he said, wanted to be mustered out and many of whom were making sacrifices by remaining in the sery- ice. On the other hand, the officers, who were finding the service more profitable than the pryates, had in many cases re- fused to forward applications for discharge. He thought that in such eases the war de- partment should exercise some discretion in the interest of the private and be more enient with the enlisted men.
 Replying, MT. Hale said he had no doubt that the rank and file of the army abroad had a great desire to return home, and he expressed the opinion that they should be allowed to do so. He expressed the opin- ion that affairs would soon take such shape that the services of the volunteers could be dispensed with.
 Warns the Country
 Mir. German proceeded to warn the coun- try against the encroachment of the mili- tary element. Naturally the army officer wanted to preserve his own importance and maintain his employment, but this was no reason why the private citizen should not zealously guard his own rights.
 MT. Allison expressed sympathy with the desire to have large number of volun- tx..A I.- T wise to follow the wishes of the president and the military authorities in this matter He was sure there was no purpose to keep the extra force longer than was absolutely necessary. The fact must not be lost sight of that our affairs in Cuba were in a tran sitory stage and under the circumstances with large number of Spaniards left in the island nothing was so probable as dis turbances. We had agreed to maintain order in Cuba during the unsettled period and while we hoped this period would not long continue, he for one would not con- sent to so reduce our forces as not to be able to make good our pledges.
 MT. Money said his experience had not been the same that of other senators, who had found regimental and company officers unwilling to assist their men to get o-,t of the army service, but on the contrary they were generally anxious to aid them He thought married men should generally be relieved from the service.
 The urgent deficiency bill was then passed.
 At the instance of MT. Harris the senate adopted a resolution calling upon the pres ident for information as to the status of the report of the Nicaragua canal commission. The senate, at 5:03 p. m., adjourned until Monday.
 HOUSE
 Washington, December 15.-The house to- day surpassed all previous records in the expedition with which it passed the pension aQpropriation bill. This bill in days gone by has been one of the most fruitful themes of acrimonious partisan debate, but today, although carrying A 1000 900 more than the act for the current year, it was passed in twenty minutes without word of criticism The house then entered upon the considera- ton of the bill to incorporate the Inter- national American bank. The project was recommended by the Pan-American con- gress in 1889. An arrangement was effected for a vote upon the passage of the bill at 8 o'clock tomorrow.
 Under the special order MT. Hill (rep. of Comp called up the bill Ito carry into eff feet the recommendations of the interna- tional American conference, by the incor- poration of the International American bank" and it was taken up after the chair had overruled point raised by MT. Bailey of Texas that MT. Hill had no authority to call up the bill
 Opened the Debate
 MT. Brosius (rep. of Penn.) opened the debate in its favor. The bill he said was the outgrowth of the Pan-American con- gress, held in Washington in 1889. The de- velopment of trade between the United States and South and Central America was greatly handicapped account of inade- quate banking facilities.
 MT. Cox (dem., of Tenn.), the ranking mil nority member of the banking and currency committee, opposed the bill, taking the ground that the bill contemplated the erec- ton of a gigantic monopolistic banking corporation. Congress, he said, had no power to charter a corporation to do busi- ness beyond the limits of the United States.
 MT. Walker (rep., of Mass), chairman of the banking and currency committete, sup ported the bill, arguing that the establish ing of the bank would reduce the price of exchange.
 MT. Jenkins (rep., of Wis.) opposed the bill, claiming that congress had no power to create such bank as it contemplated
 At the conclusion of MT. Jenkins re- marks 1t was agreed that vote upon the bill and pending amendments should be taken at 8 o'clock tomorrow.
 Supported the Bill
 MT: Adams (rep., of Pa.) earnestly SUD- ported the bill. While minister to Brazil during the Harrison administration, he said. he had become convinced that our South American trade was seriously hampered by the endorsements incident to ex- change. At that time North and South America paid millions of tribute to London for exchange.
 During the debate the Indian appropr.a- tion bill was presented.
 After some further remarks, by Messrs Griggs (dem., of N. Y.). and Bartlett (dem, of Gal, in opposition to the bill, and MT. Lacey (rep., of Iowa,) in favor of the bill, the house, at p. m., adjourned until to- morrow.