The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-31
| DEBATE ON THE ARMY BILL.
DEMOCRATS GENERALLY DENOUNCE
THE MEASURE.
Oner Various Amendments Designed
to Reduce the Size of the Army
Jerry Stu pson II Much P1eased at
Being Dcnominatcd u Demagogue

WASHINGTON, Jan. So.--At the opening
Of the house today, Hopkins. Rep, OF I'LL
noss. reported the census bill. and gave no.
tice he would call IL up next Monday. The
house then resumed consideration of the
army reorganization bill. under an agree
uaent that il the bill Was completed today
under a five-msnute rule. time tomorrow
before 3 O'Clock should be devoted 10 gen.
eral debate. The first amendment offered
today was tina; OF which the committee
had given notice. authorizing the president
to enlist only sixty men In cavalry troops
and sixty In infantry companies.
Marsh. Rep. Of Illinois. who offered the
amendment, said that this would reduce
the enlisted force TO $1,000 If the president
exercised the discretion 1t conferred upon
him.
Hay. Dem. of Virginia. said he would
offer an amendment to have the bill pro-
vide for enly sixty men In infantry COM
psnies and cavalry trnoIs. bat give the
president the discretion 10 increase the
number to li5 and 100. respectively. This
discretion, however, Is only TO be exercised
Ia time of war.
After debate. Marsh's amendment reiat-
ing 10 cavalry troops was adopted. io5
to S.
Hay offered the amendment cf which hs
had given notice. and 1t was lost
Perkins OF Iowa pointed 6at that tire
only difference between the minority sub
stl,u,e and the pending bill Is tba; one
gave the president discretion 10 enlist Co.
usa volunteers and Sae other 50,oe regulars.
Both sides conceded that for al least two
years an increase in the army WAS neees-
earY.
johnson OF Indiana denounced what he
termed the astemp: 10 befog the issue and
place the opponents az the blll In a false
position. He was wiling 10 vote for
bin to reorganlze the army. bat ne was
unwilling 10 vote for an army OF ioe.e9
which he fru1ly believed WAS 20 be used
when congress adjourned 70 annex for
elgn territory and foist upon the country
and posterlty colonial policy. Thls bill
was sanctioned by the president, hs haf
70 doubt. and the compromise ha5 been
brought In TO aIlay the opposition, rs
effect was TO uiisiead the people. Its paF-
pose vas and would be 20 create ar army
of ioo..l
Clark os Missouri. in q chsraeieristic
speech. declared that there was an cpl
dsn1lo OF hysters4 I'm the house ard tha, 4
member not ssazed with the msia6y could
not gs; hearing.
TIE Democrats had been In favor Of
war % free pespIe. The Republicans
were now anxious for a @aF 10 ensias& =
peogle The Republicans jeessa when he
drew a picture CT she u1.sitaEism OF tbe
future.
Bland Of Missouri declared that the coua-
Try. the administration ard congress were
drifting No ore kuew 81 has the goal mas
70 re- Bot II Il ~As the annexation q
sha Philippines. tae a3muissrai5on should
avcw e. Congress shU1a not isgislass IN
the dark
Berry of Kentucky anaosaees hlmeels.
anaia an outbreak Of applause on the Rs
publican aids. In favor or the retsrtfen %
every too, OF territory we had acquired as
result Of sae war WIN Spaia.
Fus. war; 20 cay right here" csn-
s.npe-8 Berry. "i5as never wasi t. see
;hs Philippines represented on this aoos~
WHAT ~ouJ4 yoa Do w4sh tsernr' in-
qurea SsgsErs Of cas.foFnsa.
u wous4 aecp them under eur cansrss
and pfessetios. as we ~lll Cuba. anfsi taxy
are assa % take care of tneusesyss-''
Berry hea1 assf; lang lgst pt namss.
~6sca, ne sss8. %sse gao@n of men x6o
Rad ehs assed appoiatmsn In saa array
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CT fathers or sETiss or suctg. As a Dssz-
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sAs tsse aEsy q sae f-Hlse-5 gastea % .ss-
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