The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-28

Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippine f.
lands and Hawaiian islands and the La
droues, and provided further that sale
Increase both officers and men shall b,
mustered out Of the service within twt
years or sooner II the exigencles per
nit
Mr. Williams democrat Miss, crit
cised the policy forcibly exerting oui
sovereignty and authority and OF cha,
racterlzing the Fhiplnos as rebels.
Mt Cannon, republican Of MS, spoke
Tor The bin The war with Spain brought
responsibilities which had to be met and
| could not be avoided AZ to the peace
treaty. Mr. Cannon made an indirect in.
! tmation OF an extra session by saying
| that the treaty should be ratified either
ON Feb. or else by March TO-
! And after the treaty is ratified" ex.
! claimed Mr. Cannon "we'n hold the Phil
/ ppines until the congress OF the United
! states has knowledge enough and wis
! dom enough and patriotism enough to
say what wen do with them"
Mr. Hays amendment was voted down.
% 10 n.
Mt Mcclellan, democrat Of y. Y. then
offered the amendment TO strike out tue
7diutnnt generals and Inspector gen
RAILS departments avd create "a genera,
staf. He said n this amendment pre-
vallcd VI would give the army a modern
| 4eNiblo general stan
The amendment was lost without di-
vision
Mr. Lacey moved to strike out the pro-
vision for q lieutenant general ana after
short debate the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hull explained that the reduction
he would propose to tho bill would come
from The enlisted force by a reduction
NJ the size of the companies. II the Pres
dent should deem IL proper TO swell the
army TO the maximum 100 900 tho size
NJ the companies would be increased.
Very few additional officers would be
required
Mr. Dockery, democrat OF No. charged
thpt the fixing Of a minimum was A
na pable trick to stay the mu'ictings Of
he opponents OF the bill on tho other
eide He would be as willing To rruse
President Mckinley az any exc u.i,s.
Nut he would not trust Thomas jefferson
r tnat statesman could revisit the earth
with discretion to Increase the standing
army In time OF peace from 5000 to
mo. 900
With men who would count the cost OF
our standing army when It was necee-
7ary for the public defense
Johnson AGAIN TAKES THEFLooR
Mr. johnson got the floor at this point
and repeated something OF the sensd-
Ion he created on Wednesday. when
80 bill was brought into the house.
said he the proposition TO quadruple the
PC OF the army was so monstrous hat
here was general dissent on the repu5-
AN side OF the house. The chairman
~ the committee had been a. lacking
N frankness and the administration had
9een I'm reference to its Philippine policy
Now it was proposed 20 take this mon
strosity and cut It down so as to poo
vide In general for an army OF 90, JO9.
with a sort OF sliding scale up to 100 900.
upon which the President could exercise
his well known powers Of elasticity.
Tic agreed with Mr. Docbery he gaid,
that no president should be entrusted
with such power. much less a man who
was seeking to wage war against a
neople beyond the sea in order to force
Them to submit to a government thcy
4espised and repudiated. Every man IN
tho house, he declared. knew what the
proposed change meant-N meant an
army Of 100 600 by direct enactment al
congress or by the vii Of the president.
There was. he urged no reason why
'1rgress should abroRate ana give to the
president this extraordinary power. lie
declared the bin would cost the treasury
7O0 600 600 a year, and he warned the re-
7ubicans they would not dare 60 so
~ their constituents on the record
Mr.. Hun contended that the larger the
army the less cost per man.
CANNON SCORES JOHNSON
Mr. Cannon scored Mr. Johnson who
would be a great man. he said, II his
Judgment equared his ability He did not
believe any one could have been found
who would have wanted the army or
navy to depart from the Philippines up
20 this time.
you are mistaken" cried a voice
from the democratic side,
'where is he" asked Mr. Cannon, look
ing around.
He paused.
Mr.. Handy. dem. rose. Every one
laughed.
rs there another" shouted Mr. Cannon
I'VE viii have an experience meeting"
Mr. Todd fusion OF Mich, arose amid
another outburst Of laughter but he was
he last Mr. Cannon ridlculed the idea
II trottng out the ghost Of CaesaT1sm
m order to frgnten the country.
Mr Hay said that Hun created 3 900
ffcers. 4 800 more than It's author would
admit.
Mr.. Johnson replying 10 Mr.. Cannon,
said that the original wrong was com
mitted when the President sent his com
mlssloners 10 Paris to demand the ccs-
sation Of the Philippines. But now he
should withdraw the menace which in-
spired I'm the people Of the island lie
| well grounded fear that we were deter
mined 10 take away their liberties. Tne
only danger of trouble was that the mis-
guided judgment o. the President would
provoke those people 20 just resent
ment Now was hte time % hght this
whole proposition. 20 expose H., and Az
tate II. and not wait until the macn-
nery for a colonial policy was forged.
II II succeeded we would repent in SACK
| clothes and ashes
At O'Clock the house recessed until
| g in the evening when the session was 20
NE devoted 10 private pension legisia-
tion.
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