The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-18

House Declines to Call for It's Ee-
turn, and the Senate Posfponex
ACTION on the Matter TIL Today
col. Ames Cables That tho
Boys Want to Come Home-Gov
Lind's Telegram Not An.weraa
IoV. Lind yesterday sent to the housa
communication relative to the return
OF the thirteenth regiment from Manila.
he informed the house that Col Anne.
mad cabIed him several days ago. saving
The regiment desires to be ordered
nome and mustered out of service unan-
imously.'
HoV' LIND said he had telegraphed Pres
ioeht mckinley four days ago, but had
received no answer. He suggested the
mouse take such action In the matter "a
good Judgment dictated.
oh motion of Mr.. Roberts Rep) tina
communication was laid on the table II
read as follows:
r Geniiemen: ! have been in hopes that
vow mis fh nave the pleasure Of felicitating
the people of the state, before vour Id
39tUuIhInent, upon the cheerful intelIigence
Mann, nose sth Oh our brave young. men at
ana nardshfps of a years campaieninG in
mat destructive climate, were about RI
De returned to their homes, but there ap-
pears to be no such promise in prosnect
Inc war for which they enlisted ia over
Ihey nave discharged every obligafion of
paijst' as well as the term of their
eLIis lmSnl faithfully and nobly The nav
which they receive from the sovernnopen ry
stands reduced 20 per cent by act Of con-
s gre, 5, SINCE the close Of the war. They
ale suHeTins much from sickness as we'll
as from the casualties of the Service An
pncations for the discharge of individ
f4als, prompted by the most distressing
dressed to the war department or to the
president, have been ignored or denied
except e.a IN few instances where they
channels. 1 haye been in constant COM
munication with Col. Ames Some DAYS
| ago ago, ne cabled to me in these words: ''The
| mustered out of the servic unanimously"
nave kept this from the public SO as to
G dausS no ,3,t undue anxiety to those imne
| STaphed to the president as follows:
What are the plans of the government
W 1,u regard to muster. QUE the Thirteenth
obtain no definite information. -Four
Gays nave elapsed and have received no
If the president desires to prosecute
war In the Philippines he should do SO,
II seems to me, by the men and means
Wnlch congress has placed at his dig
- tiiOSO oil cdQy pTOVlOeQ are III
sufhc1ent, congress can be relied upon to
make adequate provision. If, in its judg-
ment, new quotas are required from the
states, Minnesota will respond to the
countrys call as in the past, and without
questioning the object. But the officers
and men of the Thirteenth Minnesota vol
unteers are now being retained In the
army of the United States after the most
arduous service for the full term Of their
enlistment, against their wishes ga in
violation of law. How long this Is to
continue cannot be ascertained. I there
fore deem 1t my duty to communicate the
facts to you, so that you may take such
action before adjournment as your good
judgment dictates, and the situation of
the officers and men Of the Thirteenth
Minnesota and the dignity of the state
demand.
The same communication was sent
by the governor to the senate, and
Senator McGovern Oem), Waseca, Of.
fered a resolution calling upon the presi-
dent to communicate to the governor the
intentions of the general government with
reference to the Thirteenth Minnesota
Senator Wilson Rep.). Hennepin, said
the majority of the young men were anx-
ious to stay there and fight 1t out, even
though their terms of enlistment had ex-
PRED. He thought 1t was ill-timed.
Senator Daugherty Rep). st. Louis.
gave notice of debate. so the resolution
went over until to-day. 4.