Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-27
Future Policy Of the United States
Rests with the Legislators.
MKINLEY CANNOT UsURP
The Authority OF the Nations Law
makers, says Congressman Grosse-
nor Of the buckeye state.


it, feature was nm hours speech by
Nlr. Grosvenor Of Ohio. whose utter
ances.rlghtly or wrongly. are frequent
Is supposed to reflect the Views Of the
President. Mr.. Grosvenor declared
most cmphatlcaiiy that the present sit.
untion In the Philippines was due TO
the opposition In this country to the
ratification OF the peace treaty. lie
announced that the future NJ the
Islands was matter for Congress to
decide. and that for the President to
announce "a policy would be for him TO
uaurp the authority OF Congress-. The
friends Of the army bill express
great confidence IN the passage Of the
Kim, hut they admit that some import
ant notifications may be made. The
advocates 81 n general stan detailed
from the line may be succcHsful, ana
the size OF the infantry companies may
BE- reduced.
Mr. Marsh Rcp. M. member OF
the military committee, was the nrrt
speaker today. He opposed certain
features Of the bill. although he said
he heartily favored the reorganization
and enlargement Of the army. In COM
mittec he had reserved the right To OPP
pose these features. He was not pre-
pared to say that the regular army
should be- Increased to 10000 men. but
he was willing to leave the size % the
army 10 the discretion Of the President,
and he said he should offer AN amend
mcnt giving him that discretion.
Continuing. MIR. Marsh nnid he vio-
lated no confidence when he said that
the President was In sympathy with
his proposed amendment. The Prcsi-
dent had told him that he would not
enlist a man or commission an utiiCer
more than he deemed necessary. lie
should NJ the proper time. he said. Of
far m m ufuaRNFt0nf AFnNlHlnm Tint utNm
officers should be detailed from the line
Of the four years duty. They should
then return TO the line and be incligi-
bic for stan duty ngnln until they had
served four years In the line. lie cN-
pressed the opinion that the weakest
point In the army during the war had
been In the stan. The blundcrH made
could be traced to their weakness Gen.
Miles. the head Of the army, he said,
was In favor OF u detailed stan.
lie wns In favor Of annexation OF the
Philippines whether the natives were
willing or not For four years We had
fought In this country to force the
southern people 10 submit to the Con-
atitution against their Will. II was alb
rurd to say that We could not employ
force TO take and hold the Philippines.
Mr. Dinrmorc tDcm. ArkD opposed
the hill. a standing army might lead
60 disaster. he said. In the course OF
his remarks Mt. DlnHmor- raised
laush at the expense OF Mr.. Dollivcr
ucp.. IaD by recalling a statement
rnnde by the latter IN "A speech during
the Fifty-nrst Congress. In which he
predicted the free coinage of silver be-
fore the close of President iiarriron'H
administration.
Mr.. Dolllver called attention 10 the
fact that the speech was made In OPP
position to free coinage.
Sir. Dinnmorc warmly opposed the
annexation OF the Philippines.
GRosvENoR TAKES \ STAND.
Mr. Grorycnor tRep.. % followed
Mr.. DlnrmOr" In opposition. MIR. GroH-
Ncnor said he would approach with due
hulemnlty the measure fraught with
such fnr.rcachlng consequences. lie
should aim simply Ia point out his own
position distinctly. diaclaiming that he
spoke for any one elise. lie did not
wonder that there was "A wide. distinct.
aniipedal difference upon the question
said 10 be Involved In this hill. Those
who Imagined II threatened an assault
upon their libcrtlcH naturally opposed
Il vigorously.
Despite this alleged horror at the
prospects Of militafinm. but twice In
the history of the country had the reg
nlnr army been used save IN war, He
recalled the action OF President tlcvc-
land during the Chicago riots In send
ing troops there on the advice OF Necrc-
larry olney, saying that that act COM
'mended itself TO him more than any
other Of the Cleveland administration.
The iden that the army might be In
Npked 10 fubvert our liberties was IA
man % straw which gentlemen set up.
" was Islander upon the American
people. lie characterized MIR. John
sons speech yesterday as the most vin-
dlciive attack upon the administration
Dc had heard ON the floor OF the House.
The trouble was that the foundation
upon which tho whole magnificent SUI
lefHiructurn was bulli was false. Tho
argument he had made answered itself
A. soon an the Intelligent mind recnplt-
ulaied the history OF the past few
months
PURPOSE OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
Mr.. Grosvenor contended that the
purpose OF the administration had
never devintcd from the time the dec
llfhiion OF war was adopted, with the
absurd provision IN II which no one
Would support now. From that day To
MS this government, under the guild
ing hand OF the administration had
never devlated from It's purpose. aud
stood today simply executing the or
GERS ana DEGREES OF Congress, OF civili-
Ahllon and Of Almighty God.
Does the gentleman mean the Teller
provision nH the absurd provision In
We declaration OF war; asked Mr.
fNNNilNffs
mean tho provision that the peo-
pe OF cuba were and OF right ought
De Tree ana independent" replied
AT urosvenor.
Proceedlng. Mr.. Grosvenor declared
mat the foundation OF all our trouble
.Iiklnated May I, 1885, Incidentally, at
hA point he mentioned the desultory
discussion In the press OF Admiral
'Ney ny the Democratic candidate for
VOC Presidency In 1900, And yet, he
sAll, " was Dewey who had got the
,uhlry into all the trouble. AZ that
uihe' ne continued. there was not n
housht OF the Philippines; there was
W one ON this floor who knew within
thousand how many Islands were In
"e archipelago
MANILA's MAY DAY.
~ That time, when we had no thought
we Philippines. continued Mr.. Grus-
nui' Dewey was Instructed to Ind
~ spanish iieet ana destroy or cap
NJ, ~ The most brilliant page In our
oo,NlY was the answer that splendid
noer ana hiH men gave 10 those In
uollnhh' But when he had executed
Ia orders he found himself powerless
~, cur OF Manila hay, Was there.
nsAei, any one who would undo
fra,n and tear those shining pages
me history OF this country
ela ms point Mr.. Crosvenor paid an
,nniht tribute TO our soldiers and
M ~ olhcers ana men, and said that
MAJ, nne should stain. with his consent,
"ohor until proofs were produced.