The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-01

Civilians to Positions in En-
sfneer COrps-What the Measure
AS Passed Provfde-Tbe Vote in
Detail.
WASHINGTON, JAN 31.-The bill tn
reorganize and Increase the standing
army to about 100000 men. but giving
the president authority to reduce the
size OF the infantry companies and cav
airy to sixty men, thus fixing a mini
mum of about $4,000 enlisted men pass
ed the house today by a vote of 16s to
l2S This WAS the result of a week
OF hard and often picturesque fighting
on the floor. during the progress Of
which the opposition compelled those
In charge of the measure to give this
discretionary authority to the presi-
dent, and other notifications. among
which was reduction of S3l in the
number of staff officers In conse-
quence Of these notifications the Re-
publican opposition practically vanish
ed, and on the final vote but six Repub-
leans voted against the bill. Messrs.
Barber CMd), Connolly m1. Loud
CaD. Johnson Qnd). McEwan On. J),
and Wadsworth On. V. This Repub-
lican DETECTION was. however, almost
offset by five members of the political
opposition who voted in favor of the
Dill, Messrs. Berry (Ky.). Mcclellan On.
". McAleer Penn), Taylor (Ala.).
Democrats. and Skinner Pop.. ~. CO.
The galleries were crowded through
out the day, and every member who
could possibly be there was ON the
floor TO record his vote on the final
roll call
The programme today included pro-
vision for two hours of general debate.
which was to be occupied by Messrs.
DalzeH Penn) and Hopkins Qll). in
closing for the majority, and Messrs.
Bailey s(Tex0 and Settle (Ky) for the
opposition. Rut this programme was
smashed owing to the failure to COM
piete the bill under the hve-minute
rule before O'Clock, the hour set for
the vote. ~ r. s
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS
Among important amendments adopt-
ed before the vote was taken +odav
was one to exclude the appointment ef
civilians to positions in the engineer
corps; one to abolish canteens and the
sale of liquor in camps. and one To
strike out the provision for additional
pay for commands serving in the West
Irdies, the Philippines and Alaska.
The amendment of Mr.. Cummings of
New York, to prohibit the use of the
troops in the several states to suppress
riots, ETC., upon the application of
states. was defeated by a large ma
Jcrlty. The motion to recommit. with
instructions to report back the minority
substitute only, commanded two Re-
publican votes and was lost-117-17O
The bill as passed provides, in ad-
dltion to the general officers and staff
departments, for twelve regiments of
cavalry of twelve troops each. 144
coast batteries, twenty-four field bat
teries, thirty regiments of infantry of
twelve companies each, a corps of en-
gineers and one regiment of engineers
an ordnance department and a signal
corps, the latter with Twenty-Five en-
listed men. 1t also gives the president
dlscret1on to recruit the organizations
serving in Cuba Porto Rico and the
islands of the Pacific, in whole or in
part, from the inhabitants thereof.
Mr.. johnson Rep., n. d. offered the
amendment to abolish canteens. Mir.
Johnson's amendment was agreed
without division. The chairman's an
nouncement of its adoption was the
signal for an outburst of applause.
Mr.. Cummings offered the amend
ment of which he had given notice
yesterday to prohibit the use of the
army in the several states, except upon
the application of the governors there
of. He had, however, modified the
amendment, but it was defeated. 90
to 121.
Mr.. Hepburn CRep., Io) offered an
amendment providing for gold and sill
YER medals for the two enlisted men
in each regiment holding the best rec
ord at target practice He offered the
amendment, he said, for the purpose
of increasing the efficiency of the men
in action. The amendment was adopt
ed
Mr.. Warner (Rep., IlL) moved to
strike out provision to grant to SOL
diers serving in the West Indies or the
Pacific additional pay equal to % per
cent of the pay to which they are ell
titled. The amendment was adopted.
VOTE IN DETAIL.
The vote then came upon the pass
age of the bill, and 1t was passed, 168
to 125. The announcement was receiv-
ed with cheers. The vote in detail was
as follows:
Yeas-Acheson Adams, Aldrich. Arnold
Baker, Barham, Barney Barrows. Beach, Bel
ford. Be,knap, Bennett. Berry. Bingham.
Bishop Booze, Boute.l, Boutelle. Brewster.
Broderick, Bromwell, Brosius, Brown. Brown
low, Bull. Burleigh, Burton Butler, Cannon,
Capron, Clark Qo), Clark On. H.. Cochrane
en- W Codding Connel, Cooper CWis),
Corliss Cousins, Crump. Crumpacker, Curtis
Qo), Curtis Q<an.), Dalze.I. Davenport. Day
ton, Dick, Dolliver Dorr. Dovener, Eddy.
Faris, Fenton, Fischer, Fletcher. Foote, Foss,
Fowler, Gardner, Gibson, Gillet On. ", Gill
(Mass), Graf, Graham Green Class.). Grit
fn Grosvenor, Grout, Grow, Hager, Hamil-
ton, Haw,ey. Heatwole, Hemonway, Hender-
son, Henry (Conn) Henry Qnd.), Hepburn,
Hicks, Hilborn, Hill, Hit. Hopkins, Howe,
Hull, Jenkins, johnson IN. ID. Kerr. Ketch-
am Kirkpatrick, Knox Lacey, Lands, Lin
ney, Loudenslsger, Lowering, Low, Lybrand,
McAleer, McCleary, Mcclellan, Mcdonald,
Mcintyre, Mahon, Mann, Marsh, Mercer,
Mesick, Miller. Mills, Minor. Mitchell. Moody,
Morris, Mudd, Ofmsted. Often, overstreet,
Packer. Parker. Payne, Pearce. Perkins.