Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-01-31
Senators ansRered to their cannes.

lave Uecu ISau SaI ulduy eitHSS
since offered. The democrats looked
over in Mr.. Platt's direction as if they
thought he wanted to kill time.
Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut, spoke until
, o'clock. He dissected thoroughly 81
the imdending resolutions, read various
authorities and seemed determined no
vote should be taken today on the
Chandler motion.
At 2:07 o'clock, on motion Of Mr..
Davis, the doors were closed, for the
purpose of further considering the
Spanish treaty.
The House began business at II
o'clock this morning in order to com.
plete work on the army bill by p. m.,
the hour set for vote on the measure.
NJ. Bromwell, of Ohio. offered au
amendment striking out the provision
for civil appointments in the engineer
corps, and called attention to the fact
that the engineers are among the most
important officers in the army and to
throw the corps open to political ap
pointment would be dangerous move
these sentiments.
Mr.. Walker, of Massachusetts, said
that the country already had all object
lesson Of what evils may arise from
civilian appointments and he hoped
the Bromwell amendment would pre-
vail.
Mr.. Hull opposed the amendment,
claiming that West Point does not
graduate enough first class engineers
and that young men from civil life may
be depended upon just as well as grad
yates of the Military Academy.
Mr.. Marsh, vino was very anxious to
insert the civil appointment clause into
| the various sections OF the army bill,
| was much irritsted over Mr.. Brom
wells amendment to The engineer corps
feature. He wanted to know what
relative MIR Bromwell had in the
corps that he waited TO make it q
''close corporation"
Mr.. Bromwell replied saying that he
| had son in the engineer corps, but il
| did not make any difference 10 the
young man who wss admitted or who
/ was excluded. He'd get his next pro-
motion in year and after that it will
be good many years before he gets
another.
On Monday MIR. Cummings had in
I troduced an amendment providing that
The army should be used to suppress
riots aud strikes unless upon spplica-
ton of the Governors OF The States
! wherein the disturbances occur.
Mr.. Cannon denounced this amend
ment this morning. He referred to the
Chicago siucident, when PresideE.
Cleveland sent troops there in defiance
of Governor Al:geld, and said that i!
the Cummings amendment was passed,
it would tie the Presidents hands and
impetil the lives aud property of the
people.
Mr.. Cummings replied that Cleve
land had been put down by the people
for his act 10 sending troops to Chicago.
He claimed that Mr.. Cannon and other
republicans were preparing to use the
army to browbeat and BULLDOGS labor.
"Ii you are not intending to do so, say
SO by voting Tor this amendment" be
cried.
Mr.. BromwelPs amendments to shut
out civilian appointments from the en-
gineer corps was passed by vote Of
100 TO 6, much to the chagrin OF Mr..
Hull and Mr.. Marsh. The former an
uounced that be would call for yea
aud nay vote on the matter later in the
day.
Messrs. Lloyd and Cox spoke against
the army bill, emphasizing the fact tha.
it is very easy TO create the offices but
very hard to get rid of the officers, az
ter they get into the service. Only
death will relieve the country Of their
expense.
Mr.. Mcguire spoke against the bill.
He asserted that the President would
make the army 100000 strong as soon
as it was passed that the MINI
mum force of so, 900 was inserted mere.
| ~ as q subterfuge to secure the passage
OF the measure and that we will never
see the day when it is as low as that.
Mr.. Baker made a few remarks in op-
position to the measure. MIR. Johnson
offered an anti.liquor amendment to
the bill aimed at the canteen. He said
that this crusade is supported by more
petitions than any other moment for
the betterment of the ssrvice. He added
that every general in the army, With
single exception, supported the amend
ment. That ore exception was Gen.
Eagau.
"With all due courtesy to General
Eagap,n said Mr.. Johnson, land wish
Jog to treat him with all the more kind
ness in view of his present humiliation,
and trouble, believe he is poorer
Judge of what the soldiers should eat
and drink than any other general ofthe
army
Mr.. Johnson marshalled statistics 10
prove the deleterious effect OF alcohol
upon the soldiers.
Mr.. Mudd made general Expansion
speech and Mr. Simpson replied to ii.
In the course Of his speech be said it
was the purpose of making McKinley
emperor OF the Philippines and the
West Indies.
Mr.. Groh spoke for the anti-driDk
amendment.
Mr.. Lewis made a speech against the
bill. He claimed that the presidents
who are to come after Mckinley will
abuse the power the bill will give
them, and that our history will be that
of England and France, whose liberties
have been tra,npled under foot By the
mailed hand of the fighting arm OF the
government.
After Mr.. Lewis spoke the Johnson
anti-canteen amendment, was called up
for vote. and passed almost unanimous
ly.
Mr.. Vandiver made speech il OPP
-,ocitinr 70 tho rror hill nd rras nsr.