The record-union., 1898-04-21
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as was proposed originally by the War
Department This action conforms to
the practice of the civil war.
There was a tremendous demonStra-
ton in the House Immediately after the
reading of the journal, when Mr.. Pru-
den. the Presidents executive clerk, an
nounced the Presidents approval of the
Cuban resolutions. The galleries
cheered and the members on the noor
appIauded vigorously The Speaker
with difficulty suppressed the ovation
with which the announcement was
greeted.
The Senate joint resolution authoriz-
ing the printing of extra copies of he
military publications of the War De-
velopment was adopted.
Hull Chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs, asked unanimous con-
sent for the immediate passage of the
bill he introduced yesterday authorizing
the President to call for volunteers. He
explained that the committee agreed to
the measure at q special meeting this
morning. 1t was very urgent measure,
he said. The Secretary of War had ap-
pealed to him this morning to press il,
and he had just had a message from the
White House saying that the passage of
the bill to-day was imperative.
Hull said the committee had made
only one important change in the bill
as prepared by the War Department.
That change reserved to the Governors
of the States the power to appoint COM
pany and regimental officers, which the
bill, as drawn, conferred upon the Pres
h ~
of 1861.
The House went into committee of
the whole to consider the bill.
Hull read the following telegram he
received from Secretary Alger this
morning:
II hope you will introduce your bill
this morning. Time is now very valu
able. On the whole, | am inclined to
think that requiring commissions to be
signed by the PresidentSfor the militia
would be cause for delay and opposi-
ton by the Governors, who naturally
might feel that this was taking some
of their power from them. Can you
consistently change that and hasten
it's passage?"
A question arose as to whether, un-
der the provisions of the bill. additional
legislation would not be necessary to
permit the President to call out volun-
teerS.
20 meet this deficit, Lacey offered an
amendment authorizing the President
tC raise volunteers which Congress
shall have authorized him to do SO, or
he has been authorized Ito call into
actual service of the United States the
militia of the several States
The amendment was adopted
McMillin CD of Tennessee moved to
reduce the term of enlistment of the
volunteer forces for three years, as pro-
vided in the bill. to one year.
Hull replied that it was not expected
that the war would be long one, un-
less Spain resorted to guerrilla warfare,
but he did not believe a three years
term would terrorize the young men.
The amendment was defeated
Handy offered . substitute. authoriz-
ing the enlistment OF 10000 men for
the war He said it was distinctly a
temporary measure, under the approval
CT eminent military authorities.
The substitute was lost.
Little Cd Of Arkansas offered an
amendment, which was agreed to. pro-
viding that the Indian Territory shall
furnish its quota.
Linney (R.) of North Carolina of
fered an amendment providing that
nothing in the bill should be construed
to prevent companies and regiments
from selecting their own officers.
The amendment was defeated.