The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-24

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= unu,eeA unde- the laws Of the states
:.S9 61rsDS3ss, snciudtng the District o.
unnfa-"
4 ms dRcsde6 20 limit the genera de-
-. . bali an hour. Hull briefly sx-
1880 spms OF the features Of thu bill.
=. I'D the Infantry force ct the army
81 Il pressns organized was not efficient
e s1ne Of war. with onsy fifty privatas.
Il plAesd bu. twenty-five men 20 each
upany IN the fighting tire. and made
=. regular army, which cost On peace
1pe1sx "a 00o,00o per annum, merely orna-
o1nafss Tho number Of privates in each
spnny had been p.aoed in the bin II
Hvslpur, to conform with tins organ-
Snfiso Of the National Guard tn the ma
GsU ~ states. Hull said that Il was
- purpose os the general army to sffece
3lhnding IN Cuba at the earliest possible
nnanf It would taxa Gx weeks or
- months TO equip the volunteer army.
- Emitted States was doing what no
QkH country on earth would dare do. II
- opinx into war without provision for
6Jsnd force Congress made no provision
RI var unsil war was ct, hand. The
mteer army would be organized while
- exissed. Our experts on coast defenns
1T would be absolutely impossible to
- volunteer forces upon the coast de-
go within three months. owing TO the
0nplicated character OF the new machin-
- q the siaGs Euna This made the In
Nunes IN the reguiary army artillery force
hpstatiss.
Hun Was bss,eged with questions % 70
- uazasf IN which the reduction OF the
amy wesld take plsee whsn hostiIsties
esAssA. ard ~ explained that the officers
Of the sluslsspn regiments would be ab-
ssrbed ~ peom6uodA Underwood Of
A;sbam vigorously opposed the measure.
witch. he declared cosid not poAably pass
ssxe under the strss 4 war pressure :
Hay Of Virginia. who warmly advocated
~ bill. denied that the purpose OF the
~ vss 10 give West Point officers CON-
nAada which tbsy would othsrvtss no,
Glealn.
ca - 1snnnmses. 4 msmber Of ne COM
mlttes. supported the biii. which he said
venN make the army efficient IN time Of
ves.
Nanh q Illinois. also . member Of the
elnmitssa ss4A that In justice to the war
lpastnsut ara to the regular army. he
weaA state that tho former bill. which
yessidsd Tor infantry companies of $50
- nat with the approval Of neither.
- Ill did not provide the mode and
aa1Asd It mastering out the supernumer-
~ sf1oers when hostitties ceased. Add
tieaai iseiaiasion would b required TO ac-
ennSlish this. or possibly the bin could
= sonstrued AZ comforting this authority
NPths president.
1n1 50 there could be no doubt about
= construction OF the law. The super
IHnGesrses would be mustered out when
~ NJ eeassd.
q. Bai,sy cal. he thought II was not
AveU. Aisa compliment to tho army to
- to,d that the incfliciencv OF the army
- tns eve of war was admitted. After
thirty years Of peace. It seemed 10 him
that H. plans OF the army to meet an
emergency should have been perfected.
u was strange that an absolute forma-
dss Aouid have been retained all these
ysara VIA; he was particularly insist
chi about was that the supernumerary
sh1cefs and men should be mustered out
when the war closed.
Dockesy OF Missouri pressed the same
Point. Hull finally agreed to offer an
amendment which would make the law
aeesptasle to Bailey.
Lacey OK Iowa ofsereS an amendment
Sfovidlng that during time Of actual war
sfsmesions for ga.lantry In tho seld may
= made for any vacancies In any grade
"a the army without examination and
s.taeat regard 20 seniority
lacey made a speech in support Of hts
amendment which aroused enthusiasts
aesreval Tho provision o: tho bin. he
asd. wcald make prouc,ions depend unou
seniority and technical skill. Such Of
ueers as Custer and Sheridan II the war
Sasaad develop such. would be hand.-
capped Fssa,ins ability should be re-
sAfusa. not ability to pass examinations
A@cey's statement that Cen. Forrss. on.
tas most dash.ng Confederate orncer,
ka-