New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-28
.onJFYING THE ARMY BILL.
,xcrs CALCULATED TO CoNCILIATE
oi''' THE OPPOSITION.
,r,Nr AMENDMENTS PREPARED BY
THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS
-.r DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.


,n~ TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBuNE.l
too Ian. 27-Some progress was
"aS.,, ,,s the Army REORGANIZATION bill in the
mace representatives today, and line
House .ae developed by Chairman Hull which
Of a0'V" tho massage Of the measure by
vii i"' o,ll not be altogether partisan. MI
vo'e ~. ~ ,ir Henderson. Of Iowa, had threat
hui" ,.o,a 70 recOmrlit the bill, deciueo
eneo ,s. IN order TO insure its passage TO
"ou'. tie idea of providing directly Tor
aoshu'" INV NJ 100000 men He announced
kesO.s committee would offer amendments 10
thai "> number Of enlisted men 10 about
Teo nnn nv, lodge in the Presidents discretion
".s,-tv 10 increase the ArTly 10 ma N''.-"-''
au' Innn ro These amendments have been pre-
-.s They provide that the FTesioeh' may
PSF s,.o-s,ion enlist only sixty men IN me III
80 companies and Sixty III '"e
is""! Nv the terms OF the bill there are 10 DC
troops -. -eeirnents Of ten companies each
ua" s,rength Of l45 men. and twelve reg
VIE - cavalry of ten troops each with d
men, mem n JOG men. This discretion ''io
s'rehs'' et,,,ld exercise it. would reduce the
PTesO''. :, ori,stAd men about 81 600. and prac-
.,..rv leave intact the organiza''o"
u's hin 90 far as officers are concerned
hos -U
~ and informal conferences Of members
'..naing some Democrats nave CIV" =,
ihc'uu.a 7or,en, 70 the belief that the BILL IN
e..s,esd form viii pass the House ~ 800.
nOO., ,., majority. While that body Is alIiioS.
'.ar,noasy opposed 10 revivins 'ne So -
nar,-General il now seems disposed -
....rsthen the military establishment
:, ~ better and surer footing.
rur DEBATE on THE ARMY BILL"
49,. House met to-day little more Than an
""'" .,-,5 ~ the time for general DEBATE va
~ ~ ,rr,v REORGANIZATION bill MI.
80, Iowa was the first speaker to-DUE 80 ,a1
t'ep. - haar slow 10 catch the war ieNe' '",
he sa'o' - .o~aeaen some OF the future trouble
P''"e a,..rroyr-b o. the difficulties when o'se'
Is '-' .--ediate doors. but he had hoi ahtcI-
Us q w., We would be carried 10 another Aemi-
-. seven thousand miles from our SHORES
,.,,.a p.i.h aversion on any proposition 10 IN
80, the REGULAR Army. and nc hopeu " "O''I
-. ~ r4cessary 10 establish s'Shu'ns army %
Nv s,6-.6 thousand men. He was. however III
one 49, o.-aitions. willing chee-fuly 10 sup
- ,-ooos.,ion 70 Increase the army 10 "-F
y~.,,-S - sixty thousand men Beyond thal ne
$3.50 p. would rot be called on 10 20 But - Oo"-
--.ss must 70 beyond that be trusted 'h"' no P'o
,ss,or fo- one hundred thousand men "o-'u o7
80 IN. thai discretion be lodged with me
p-ss
hin az drawn was nor amended he would ne s''o'
.,,o-, nation 10 rcconrnlt g. with instructions
% r.cos. &, on the basis % sixty thousand enlsieo
men. .ov
He did not desire unnecessarily 10 increase '"N,
s,on There was nothing IN this country 10 cal!
for q standing army OF one hundred 'housa"u
men The people were peaceful ana lheio was
absolutely nothing n he United states 10 o'"" .7
Eve of the guns q any other country on the globe
q
The .qsiokers" which the country and the House
had witnessed TIE kicking had begun before
The way was fairly under way Some kicked al
the President some a. the Secretary Of War some
II the star some al the Adjutant-General There
was kicking" at everything and anything il
was easv 10 kick" l. was the cheapest kind OF
craftsmanship and the applause that greeted 10
was the cheapest sort Of applause.
II had been charged he said. that the Commits
sion appointed 10 investigate the conduct OF the
war WAS stacked" He eulogized all the men,
bers OF the Commission. mentioning Chairman
Dodge by name paying high tribute 10 his IN
corruptible and fearless character.
ANSWERING Mr. JOHNsON's ATTACK
Abiding 70 lir Johnson's speech on Wednesday.
he said that in sixteen years experience had
he heard a speech 50 deserving Of the condemna-
ton Of patriotic hearts What crime had the
President committed? The President had done
everything possible 10 prevent the war. Was that
crime? There was not enough powder in the
country 70 last our guns twenty-foUr hours; there
were neither arms anbulances. surgical instru-
men,s or other equipment. When war came he
quickly set factories and arsenals IN motion. Then
ae forced the fighting in two hemispheres and in
lis days he had whipped the enemy on land and
Yea. and had wound up the war before the people
d the country had fully realized that il had be
gun Was that crime? He had driven the enemy
som Cuba. he had seized Porto Rico and the
dchesi ISLAND % The Ladrones. Was that 2 crime?
BY the guns OF his country and by treaty he had
terminated the war. Was that a crinae9 The
.reaty Invested Spain Of her sovereignty over the
philippines After II was ratified new problems
would come Until il ratified the war was
legally stu In progress During the war II had
been The duty OF the President as the Commander
h-Ca!ef Of the Army 10 strike the enemy where
he blow would hurt he had struck him in the
Philippines and the echo OF that blow would ring
through coming ages. Untl the treaty was rati-
ned The President must hold what he had taken.
But ne said with dellDeration. Il say frankly
lAa' entertain grave doubts Is 10 the wisdom OF
holo!Hg the Philippines against thel- will" Demo
e:atic APPLAUSE While this was his present opin-
ion' however DE- added that when the time came
70 determine this question he must know what his
'uty 10 his country was.
Nj Grow (Rep PENN argued that the future
" The Philippines was a question for the future
Neither the F!o.aos nor the Porto Ricans, said he
nao Inc right 20 haul down the American flag. II
h@a been planted ny the American people. and ii
"'us' stand until the American people replaced Il.
Mf- Prince Rep. lid supported the bill and Mr..
robinson Dem. I'D opposed it,
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO THE REGULARS.
Ny Cousins Rep. Iowa.. in support Of the BILL
"a ho' touch The Philippine question. lie SAID that
. .s H'1 n the cocoanut q the opposition 70 this
va was us Increase In the manifestation Of Federal
.-'"''lty Any articulation Of the National spirit
.es&roeo by some people as the voice Of tyrdn-
-, sac re- but z q patriotic manifestation OF
-" authors;y or assertion Of the National
-" p" ihFtat al personal liberty and menace
So institutions then the very existence Of the
~, "a spirit must be an inherent evil have
=, "'eo long enough 20 have learned Of anything
~ "s'o'y o. the exploits Of American sodiery
* ,a., e" services % Justify that suspicion which
A--,v 'oo ine Institution known the Regular
4, eor,a ne United States by he imputaton that
ties O, . ~" be used as a menace 10 the hber-