The herald., 1898-05-10

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 conclusion a demonstration on the floor
and in the gallery followed, which contin-
ued several minutes.
Hull called up the immune volunteer and
engineer bill. An hour Of debate on each
I side was agreed upon.
King of Utah asserted the bill was un-
necessary; that it discredited the bravery
and power Of our troops. in doubling that
the 10000 men already ordered, aided by
our fleet. was unable to subjugate the Is.
land and establish peace. 'If we had land
ed % 900 men on the soil Of Cuba two weeks
ago." he declared, with vehemence, land
had taken adequate arms to the insurgents
and had deployed our fleet before Havana,
Havana long since would have fallen, and
the Stars and Stripes long ere this would
have floated over Moro CASTLE"
Hawley of Texas said the bravery Of the
bravest man could not cope with the hidden
and insidious foe, yellow fever, before
which armies bowed. The organization Of
immunes was imperative under the condi-
tions in Cuba.
Mr.. Grow Of Pennsylvania, the veteran
member of the house, took occasion to
criticise those members of the house who
assumed to know better how to conduct
the war than the president and his Sec
retaries of war and navy. He said he had
seen similar exhibition during the civil
war.
Mr.. Lewis of Washington opposed the
feature of the bill which placed with the
president the power of appointment of Of
ficers, and further opposed the bill because
it was indefinite as to the determination
of the question of the volunteers i'm
munity.
Mr.. Lentz Of Ohio opposed the bill.
Mr.. Bailey argued for the naming of
the officers by the troops, to be appointed
by the governors of the states, in accord
ance with the volunteer bill formerly
passed.
After a number of amendments, intend
ed to take from the president the appoint
ment of the officers of the immune volun-
teers had been voted down. an additional
section reported by Mr.. Grosvenor, was
adopted. This declared specifically that
the provisions relative to the apporton-
ment of volunteers to the several states
under the call by the president and to the
appointment Of officers, as made in the re-
cent act providing for 125,OO0 volunteers,
shall not apply to the present act.
A motion to recommit, offered by Mr..
Cox of Tennessee, was voted down and
the bill, as amended, was passed.
Representative Dockery of Missouri, a
minority member of the house committee
on appropriations, has introduced con-
current resolution, declaring that when
the two houses adjourn Monday, June 9Th
they stand adjourned until II o'clock noon
on Tuesday, July 10, 1885, 1t was referred
to the ways and means committee.
While the district of Columbia bill was
under consideration Mr.. Bailey raised the
point of no quorum, and at 4:30 p. m. the
house adjourned.
The Dewey Bill
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The following
is the bill passed by Congress raising ths
number of Admirals from six to seven, t.
provide for Commodore Deweys promo.
ton:
Section One-That the number of Reat
Admirals in the United States navy now
allowed by law. be and hereby is increased
from six to seven. and this act shall bs
construed and taken as validating and max
ing in force and effect any promotion t.
said rank to Rear Admiral in the United
States navy made heretofore or hereafte,
and during the existing war, and based or
the thanks of Congress"
IN COMMITTEE