The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-01


members of the house should so on
record upon his amendment.
Mr.. Cannon replying said that before
men were lawyers or bankers or print
ers they were American citizens and the
law of the land, like the grace of God,
covered all. (Applause). The one green
spot in the record of President Cleve-
land had been that when he saw the
law defied, not by labor, but by law
breakers, he had kept his oath and had
seen that it was enforced Mr.. Cannon
aroused tumultuous applause when he
declared that Mr.. Cummings. in seek
ing to make labor the abettor of law
breaking, slandered labor. He de-
nounced it as cheap demagoguery.
Mr.. Cummings said he honored Pres
ident Mckinley because he was unlike
Mr.. Cleveland. When recently, during
riots, Governor Tanner declined to order
out the militia, said he, according to the
argument of the gentleman from Him
OILS, it was the duty of President Nc
kinley to order out the army. But he
left the case in the hands of Governor
Tanner, and the people honored him for
it,
Mr.. Bromwell's amendment was
adopted, 80 to 70.
Mr.. johnson, rep, Ind, offered the
following amendment to abolish can
teens:
THAT no officer or private soldier
shall be detailed to sell Intoxicating
drinks, as a bartender or otherwise, in
any post exchange or canteen; nor shall
any other person be required or allow
ed to sell such liquors in any encamp-
ment or fort or any premises used for
military purposes by the United
States"
Mr.. Simpson, pop, Kan, pointed out
what he declared was a misapprehen-
sion about the bill. 1t did not provide
for 100000 men, but made it optional
with the president to reduce the force
to $4,000. Gentlemen must understand
that when they voted for it, This was
the step toward transferring this re-
public into an empire.
Mr. Marsh, rep, ILL.,. said there could
be no misunderstanding as to what
this bill meant. 1t provided that the
army should consist Of $4,000, but gave
the president the option to increase It.
Mr.. Lewis, DEM, Wash, opposed TIE
bill and declared it would perpetuate
that system recently put in force, by
which ANY person who was anybody,
who had a son, who was nobody Sc
cured an army appointment The bill
would give the president over 5000
commissions to dispense and with them
the cooperation of the influential fam
lilies of the country.
Mr.. Johnson's amendment was agreed
to without division. The chairman's
announcement of its adoption was the
signal for an outburst of applause.
Speaking of a former amendment,
Mr.. Vandiver, dem, Mo-, expressed his
surprise that we should pay 500, 900
for the territory that came to us by
right of conquest.
Mr. johnson, rep, Ind, got the floor
for the purpose of protesting the SINGER
ity and honesty of his motives, in the
course he had pursued on the pending
bill He appealed for his vindication to
the sober second thought which, he
said, was sure to follow when the ex-s
element \ ana passion u Of the hour had
Mr.. Cummings, at this point offered
the amendment 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
thereof. He had, however, modified the
amendment, but it was defeated, SO to
121.
Mr.. Hepburn, rep, Ia. 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 a provision to grant to soldiers
serving in the West Indies or the Pa
cfic additional pay. equal to rs per cent.
of the pay to which they were entitled.
The amendment was adopted.
The committee amendment to strike
out the section fixing the age limit for
persons appointed to second Lieutenant
cies in the army at q and to chaplains
at 40 years was adopted. The last Sec
ton of the bill had been reached when
the hour of o'clock arrived. Under
the order the committee then rose and
the bill and amendments to the
house. Chairman Hull asked unani-
nous consent for an additional hour of
general debate, it being understood that
Messrs. Dalzell, rep, Pa, and Hopkins,
rep, ILL.,, would close for the majority,
and Messrs. Bailey, dem, Tex, and
Settle, DEM, KY, for the opposition.
Mr.. Mahon, rep, Pa, declined to
agree, except upon condition that hut
one vote should be taken. Thereup-
on Mr. Bailey released Mr.. Hull from
this agreement and the request was
The amendments were then
in gross, after which Mr.. Hay,
dem, Va, in behalf of the opposition,
moved to recommit the bill with in
to report back the minority
substitutes.
Mr.. Hull demanded the previous ques-
ton, which was ordered. The vote was
then taken by ayes and noes on Mr..
Hays motion. The motion to recon-
NIT was lost, lit to no.
There were only four breaks in party
lines in this vote. Messrs. Barber of
Maryland and Connolly of Illinois, re-
publicans, voted with the democrats
and populists to recommit, and Messrs.
of New York and Cum
mings of New York, democrats, voted
agains't the motion.
The vote then came up on the pas
sage of the bill and it was passed, 1853
to 125. The announcement was received
with cheers. The senate amendments
10 the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill We're disa greed to and the
bill sent to conference.
Mr. Burton, rep, O., chairman of the
river and harbor committee, called up
The river and harbor bill. and proposed
that 30 minutes be allowed for general
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