The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-28
DEBATE d TIE Army Bill.

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cArsns tha4 he had not lived lsag encugh
- learn anything in fhe hsStary az the
Americas sssHery 70 Justify Tat susrActoa
o. importation tia. the Urifed states army
might - used - menace 20 The liberties
Of American cstiaensaatp4 Hs said:
I'm 81 the years Of toll and strife and
vtctory tAAt made the history az Gun -
pxhiic great. the regular army has hecoms
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Yftzserasa q Massachusetts, closed ths
denats In opposition 70 the bill
nuA Clsses the Debate.
Hun. IN charge Of the bin. closed sor
his side Tho numoer Of enlisted men
provided IN the 1kll. he said. was based
not upon the personal views of the mern-
bers Of tho cammittee. bat tina authori-
tative sxpress1oa Of thesa Who were on
the ground.
In Cuaa the evacuation committee had
declared that 50 100 soldiers were neces-
sary To insurs peace and TRANQUILITY with
out bioodshed. In Manila the command
ing general thirty days ago had cabisd
that 400e men would % enough, Sat
within the last nonth be had increased
that estimate % 3ssea. TIE knowledge
there that public opinion was divided IN
this country. and the impression that pre-
vailed there that the administration
might b turned down. had multiplied the
dangers there. The committee believed
the maximum should be placed at ia0.Qe
bat were willing TO agree in view OF the
opposition that absolute provision should
only 30 made for 5ae8 giving the presi-
dent the discretion 70 increase the army
up to 10e.000. In his hands should be
placed the power co maintain the sever-
eighty OF the United States wherever CUR
nag had been carried. until congress
should finally determine what SHOULD be
done
voaing On Anenanents.
Tie dfst vote was taken on the COM
uittee amendment to increase the NUM-
Der Of chaplains from thirty to forty. and
1t was carried. g to s.
Hay OF virginia offered the following
amendment:
Provided. That the increase Of regu-
lar army beyond what IL was before the
war with Spain shall only be used IN
Porto Rico. Cuba, the Philippines and
the Hawaiian islands. and the Ladrones.
and provided further. that said increase.
tered out Of the service within two years
or sooneoif the exigencies permit"
Hayes amendment was voted down.
Mcclellan of New York then offered the
amendment to strike out the adjutant
ri fysSr Yo r.
ments and create a general staff. He said
If this amendment prevailed it would give
the army a modern flexible general STAFF
The amendment was lost without dfyis-
ION.
Lacey moved to strike out the provision
for a lieutenant general, and after slscrt
debate the motion prevailed.
some Farther Debate.
Hull explained In answer TO questions
that the resolution be would propose to
the bin would come from the enlisted
force BIZ a reduction OF the size OF the
companies
Cannon Of Illinois said he had little
patience with men who would count the
cost of our STANDING army when 1t was
necessary for the puiic defense.
Johnson Talks some Mere.
johnson Of Indiana got the floor at this
point and repeated something OF the sen-
satfon he created ON Wednesday. When
this bill was brought into the house.
said he, the proposition to auadrupie the
size OF the standing army was so mon
strous that there was general dissent on
the Republican side of the HOUSE. The
chairman OF the COMMITTEES has been as
In ssrsaE
had been with reference TO it's Philippine
policy. Now 1t was proposed to take this
monstrosity and cat it down so as To-
provide Ia general for an army Of 5.oe0
as a sort ef siding scale up to las.ooo
upon which the president could exercise
his well known powers Of elasticity
Hui contended that the larger the army
the less cost per man.
Cannon scored johnson. who would be
a great man. he said il his Judgment
equaied his ability. He did not believe
any one could be found who would have
wanted the army or navy to depart from
the Philippines Up 20 this time.
AT O'Clock the house recessed until
8 o'clock, the evening session to be de-
voted to the private pension legislation.
After tsrfy-uine pension bills had been
passed tonight. Ray OF New York made
the poiat Of no quorum 10 prevent anal
action on bill TO pension Letitia Tyler
Sample. a daughter Of ex-President Tyler.
at tae rate Of ~ per month The senate
passed bill to pension her at the rate
Of SO TIE house bin was for 80, bat
when the house tonight restored IL To 80
against the COMMITTEES recommendation
Ray prevented final action By raising the
point eS no quorum. The beneficiary OF
otsa of taa bills passed tonight Was over
ne years OF age.