The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-02


had wrestiea with the white Mans
Burden in the south until he was tired
Of 1t, and he was opposed TO .'cosrctve
liberty and coercive religion
The bill was then passed without d.
vision.
ARMY kTION BILL.
Mir. Hull then moved the passage OF
the senate army reorganization bin IN
der suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Hull, upon behalf Of the commit
tee on military affairs, explained the
reasons which induced the committee
TO report the senate bin. Ii was need
less To say that The committee had been
constrained to report ii. 1t was not
such a measure as the committee would
recommend to the house If there were
time ahead, but with this congress in
its dying hours, the committee did nos
feel warranted in taking action that
must inevitably cause an extra session
Mr. Bailey questioned MIR. Hull close
y as to certain features OF the bill. Tine
senate. he said. had practically stricken
cut the age limit for civilian appoint
ments
Mr.. Bailey asked whether the Ian
guage OF the bill meant that in case a
majority of the volunteer companies
who have the right TO be mustered OUT
after the ratification OF the treaty OF
peace. should Gesire to remain in the
service. they could hold the minority,
in other words. cOnScript them.
Mr. Hull replied that he did not think
the president would place such a con-
struction on the sentence. Mr.. Huh
thought the bill gave ample force to
the president Up to 1901. He believed II
was the best bin that could be passed
at this stage
A CONSUMPTION MEASURE.
Mr.. Hay Oem., Va.), the ranking
minority member of the military COM
mitJee, warmly opposed the bill. 1t
contained he declared, q cOnScript
measure. The vote of a majority of
any organization now in the service
would conscript the minority. Such
legislation should not go upon the
statute books
MIR. Henry Denn., Tex.) also opposed
the bill. against which, he said, he
would give the last vote he had in the
Fifty-fifth congress.
Mr.. Carmack Dem, Tex.) said he
would vote for the bill. as that was the
best that could be obtained The de-
bate was extended and Mr.. Marsh
CRep.. Ills.) advocated the passage of
the bill
The most. prominent Republican lead
ers on the floor supported the bill.
Mr.. BromweN rep, % vigorously
opposed the measure. The house, he
said. should not swallow it. He was
tired of being "held up by a minority
of the senate, and as disagreeable as an
extra session would be to him person
ally, he would vote against it.
Mr.. Hepburn thought the pending bill
should never be accepted until every
resource had been exhausted to secure
something better The house should re-
ject it now. If worst came to worst.
the house could reverse its action
Replying TO Mr.. Hepburn, Mr.. Hull
said he did not believe there was any
chance of securing a concession from
the senate. 1t was this bin or an extra
session.
BAILEY'S ADVICE.
MIR. Bailey, the Democratic leader,
agreed that il was this bin or an extra
session. and as between the two evils,
he preferred this bill. (Repubhcan ap-
plause-) ION one condition. added Mr..
Bailey-Hon the condition that the
chairman of the committee will assure
US that section L viii not he construed
as authorizing the CONSUMPTION of I'M
willing volunteers.
Mr.. Huh replied that he did not de-
sire to violate any condolences ut he
would take the risk of saying that in q
conversation with the president he had
said that he did not regard the Ian
guage of the bill as authorizing the
CONSUMPTION Of a single man. and if
CONSUMPTION became NECESSARY, he
would can an extra session to secure
that power.
The president viii use no power not
clearly given" observed Mr.. HendeI'-
son.
Atr. Bailey then advised the Demo-
Gratis 10 accept The pending bill. be-
cause Il met u temporary condition
with {. temporary provision. An extra
session would fasten a large peTma-
aeEt Standing army upon the country
AIT Steele (ifep., Ind.l earnestly op
posed the passage OF the bill, which he
Denounced as an abortion 50 full of
detects that it might be construed TO
create an army OF $4,000 men or an
a7l1-S OF 129 09G
Aruor some further remarks by
BIese-s Shsfroth (COlo). Jet Dem.
Ills) and williams (Den., Miss.l in
favor CT passing the bill, the question
came TO a vote.
MI Henry Dem, Tex.) demanded the
ayes and nays amid cries OF mol"
mol" from beth sides
Only eleven members supported the
demand and on division the bill was
passed, 283 TO q.
I-Don the motion Of Mr.. Boutelle
Gscp.. Aie) The senate bill was passed
to create the grade OF admiral for the
benefit of Rear Admiral Dewey.
At 6:25 p. n. the house adjourned
until s p. N.