Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
WAR BILL PASSED.
FOR CALLING OUT VIOLIN
TIERS RUSHED THROUGH HOUSE.
SENATE ON CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
Foraker SAYS We Have Already
Practically Recognized It-tcn.
walker says Election of officers
Renders Army inefficient.

WASHINGTON. April 2o-The House
to-day passed. as an emergency war mca-
sure. the bill empowering the President 20
call Jut the volunteer forces, and proyid-
ing for their organizations Both the Prcsl-
dent and Secretary Alger had urged the
imperative necessity of the passage OF
the bill to-day. and Chairman Hull OF
the Military Committee, drove it through,
under whip and spur The bill was draft
ed at the War Department. introduced
in the House yesterday, and considered
and reported 10y the committee to-day.
80 such expedition could have been i'm
posed upon the House except in stress
OF war.
There was a tremendous shout I'm the
House. Immediately after the reading of
the journal. when Major Pruden. the
Presidents Executive Clerk. announced
the Presidents approval Of the Cuban
resolutions
The House then went into COMMITTEE
of the Whole 10 consider the bill author
iziug the President TO call for volunteers.
Mr.. Hull explained that the committee
had unanimously agreed that past prece-
dents should Doe followed, and that the
governors of the States should retain
the power 10 appoint AN regimental otli-
GERS.
The joint resolution passed by Con-
gress, authorizing the President TO en-
ploy the military force of the United
States. would not meet the present site
uation. He felt authorized TO say that If
we were TO fight this war, it would be by
, volunteer. and not by militia, forces.
lie read a. communication hc had ro-
ceiyed from Secretary Ager this morn
ing. as follows. Il hope you Will intro
duce your bill this morning Time us now
!, very valuable ON the whole / ann In-
cliued To think that requiring commits
J sions To be signed boy the President for
Z the militia would be cause for action and
that tne governors might feel that this
was taking some of their power from
them can You consistently change chat
section i'm its passage
JOHNSTON STILL FOR PEACE.
Mr.. Johnson Republican. of Indiana.
at this point attempted To- secure time
90 discuss his attitude I'm this situation
II war should come. be said. Dee was
ready To- support any measure 20 sist
) it TO "A successful conclusion. but before
nlsflIIflrE began ne IIDNelI IIlH liNH~N
should give him chance 10 speak. The
request met with much opposition and
} was refused
Mr. Handy DemocraO. of Delaware.
, opposed the military bin. as bin TO tr
passed as war measure and set was
Z 10 Doe a permanent enactment
. 4 question arose ass to whether under
} the provisions OF the blll addltlonal lr4'--
laton would not bee necessary i' permit
I
( the President 20 cali OUT volunteers. I'
meet this defect Af. Lacey OFT I'' ID"
! amendment authorizing thr Ii1SldeHt q,
? raise volunteers "h'H ,o"9I'97 '.'""
!. have authorized him 10 do So. or when
he had been authorized 10 eau INTO lne
actual service OF The United states me
militia OF inc seNetdl 9l". I"o -o''
o resolutions contained the latter 'ui NOR @'-
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d would jrii"iZe lHe Eo'"5 "'i
. amendment was "''1'''N'
WAR so LIGHT IhiN'.
10 Mr.. Talbert DcmOC,aU. Of South Caro-
d lin. warned the House that war viii
Snain WAS not Ii light thing GentlemeI
, who thought il would Doe over iu tr0
DAYS would boz sadly disappointed. 'n BE-.
opinion. 81 remember al the opening o
D. the last war. SAID me- men ny Ihe NCI'.
o and south believed thal IL ""ui" nor -"7
% thirty days near" " 'l'" '7' %
b. drink all the ulooo l"'l was 'i..'','
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' into the encounter before VIZ 6l1 '"i o'7'
with spain
d Mr. Little lp,iHo. I"-,,
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r mehls rom 9,'v-',"7 't, ,....,
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W. The .n.nv
I'd AZ. ,.r...oror Uauublican. OF Ohio
t...,.I,. .,.,..ld line amendments H.
F'i7 4'5,' SAID ,yorIl sow "a seed ID
h '"0l ~ MI ,,,,,. fif. 10 death
be- Mr. ps,rce R.publicau). took the sam
%. ,isv The election of officers nc sal,
~ was destructive OF discipline.
ice Mr. Tubert denied this statement, ah