Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-28

fantry and cavalry regiments, which
was under discussion Friday night, be
laid over till Monday, when more men,
bers would be present.
Mr.. Todd offered an amendment TO
the bill, reducing the size of the army
during the time of peace to the size it
was before the war, and giving the
President power to call out the militia
and summon volunteers when war was
threatened. This amendment was
knocked out on point Of order by Mr..
Hull.
Mr.. Handy arose to make some re-
marks about evidences of derision,"
that the Record mentioned having greet
ed remark he made the day before.
Mr.. Cannon leaped to his feet and
said the Record was right. There were
evidences of derision almost every time
the gentleman from Delaware arose.
There's the gentlemen from Della
ware an6 the gentlemen from Michigan
(Mr. Todd); that's pair. You can
comb over this whole House and you'll
not find another like them to make
three of a kind"
Mr.. Loud surprised the supporters Of
the army bill by making a powerful
speech agairss it. He warned them
that the country would not stand an
| army of 100000 men in days of peace;
that no system of taxation that We can
devise will meet the enormous expense
that will be incurred by the pension
and pay rolls OF this tremendous armed
force. He demanded that the commit
\ tee take back the bill, and reframe it,
making the army $4,000 or 10000 in
l maximum strength.
| Mr.. Hull hotly replied that the COM
mittee would do no such thing; that
they would not be "browbeaten" into
any action of that sort. He believed
an army es provided for in the bill was
needed, the committee framing the bill
was right and if it was to be reframed,
the House would have 10 do it by a yea
and nay vote.
Mr.. Walker, republican, of Massachu-
sets, pleaded for the Hull bill. He
said that while he was willing to give
800 100000 to be able to withdraw
from the islands of Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines with honor, be
would sacrifice $500, 100000 before he'd
have the government do so with dis
honor, which would be done if we left
them now.
1 MIR. Grosvenor asserted that if the
treaty was not ratified and Americas
possession Of the Philippines was Lot
speedily given, the blood of our soldiers
there, would be upon the heads OF those
who are obstructing legislation.
Mr.. Carmack, of Tennessee, ridiculed
the proposition of General Grosvenol
and said that the men who are forcing
this unnecessary war will be 10 blame
Mr.. Carmack sneered at General Gros
venor's actions as the spokesman fol
the administration.
Mr.. Grosvenor leaped to his feet ant
denied that he was the spokesman ol
had ever posed as such.
Mr.. Carmack read excerpts from {
speech made by Mr.. Grosvenor las
June to prove that he spoke with all
thority from the President Ale
knows all that goes on in the White
House." said Mr.. Carmack. "H'
comes here with the odor Of its sanctit.
about him. He knows all the thoughts
ali the shifting moods OF the Chief Elk
ecutive."i
II don't think that's possible" crie(
Mr. Johnson, the great anti-adminis
ton republican, "for its impossible 70
any man to register them"
At 2:10 the House rose from the com
mittee of ths whole to listen to tn
eulogies of the late Representative,
John Simpkins of Massachusetts.