Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-02-25
THE ARMY BILL
Being Considered by Both Houses
Of Congress To-Day,
Coekrell Speaks for and German
Against the Bill.
President Appoints Hx Secretary W. R
Day, Circuit Judge.
SENATOR BURKE, OF OHIO. CONVICTED.

Washington, Feb. 25-There WAS lit
tie hitch IN the agreement on the army
bill to-day, Senator German insisting
that the understanding WAS that all the
Increases should cease July |, lYUl. This
H. not provided for la the bill reported.
An amendment was prepared. adding a
section making "a definite provision that
all increases cease at the dste named and
tho army De reduced to the number OF
officers and men provided for previous to
ths war with SPAN. fhe additional CA
diets appointed will be excepted In this
provision. The addition OF the section
proved unsatisfactory TO Cockrell. the
leading democratic member OF the com
mittee, and cons, quenily the proposition
10 put u IN Is fl unle.s II can BE- drawn
30 "a not % interfere with the regular
army. Meanwhile the bill will be- pro
c.ed0d with and conference held TO Bse
n any adjustmen, can be made.
An effort 10 grt an agreement to vote
on the army bill at 3 O'Clock Monday
failed. COckrell made u speech la favor
Of the bill. He explained the Increases
inade by the compromise bill. The AZ
till4ry Increase was essential and there
tore iusti6able Ke said the permanent
increase of the entire army would
amount 10 little over 10000, giving u
standing army Of about $500 after
July /, 1901. COcktell defended the in
crease In the stail a. necessary. Like
wise the general officers provided for
were necessary. II was the best bill for
the re organic ltiOn OF the army pre-
scented In the senate since he was MEM
ber. II the present opportunity was
lest. so acceptable u bill would not again
be secured
German spoke against the army bill.
He said the bill should have single pro
vision, that all increase In 1901 and the
army be decreased TO 210O0 men. Cor
man did not believe n great standing
army in this country.
The senate has begun the consIdera
tion OF the army reorganization bill
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. Feb 23.--Henderson
(Rep.. Iowa. stated THAI on account OF
the great amount Of business TO be dis.
p0sed OF during the remainder OF the ses
sion, Ii was desirable that the house meet
hereafter at l. o'clock. Three sppr0pria
tiOn bills were yet to pass, said he, and
but three had gone TO the president. An
order TO meet at 4 o'clock was made.
Cannon this afternoon declared II th,
speeches made by Simpson and Others OF
the floor yesterday had been made in Ma
Mia they would have been tried by 9
drum head court martial and shot.
The house committee OF the whole re
sumed consideration OF she army apprO
priation bill. Hay. democrat, OF Vir
ginia, the ranking minority member OF
the military committee, criticised th,
amount carried by the bill, which h,
said was plainly insufficient 10 maintaiG
an army OF 10000 men. Hearings be
fore had shown that IL cost s. 600 I,
maintain one enlisted man In this conn
try and more when serving abroad Tht
hill appropriated $40 OOOOCO His esti
mate was Sl2O.OOO,OlO He charged tha
the frienda Of "a large standing army die
not desire to let the country into IN,
secret Of its enormous cost. But tber,
would surely be deficiency.
Hull said he frankly conceded II the
reorganization reported In the senst
Yesterday became "A law there would be d
deficiency That the bill provided fol
firiy liya regimputs Of infantry again9
thirty in the house hill, large stan an'
an increase In The number Of enlisted
men. There would be about thousanI
additional officers 20 pay FOR. The def
cheney In his opinion would be- from tw'
to five millions.
Washington, Feb. pa bll passed
the senate amending the act entitled
"An act 10 allow the return. free o
duty. of certain articles exported from
the United States for exhibition pur
poses' The amendment provides tina
the Jaw apply only to foreign bOrl
animals for circus purposes.