The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-01

lad the proposed amendment been law 1h.
president would hive been prevented fron
enforcing the law. The Federal a,ithorlt!
was. and should be, supreme.
IA Mr.. Cummings replied 10 Mr.. Cannon
There was no question, he said but tina,
organized labor. through the American
Federation of Labor and the knights oil
Lator, had condemned this effort to in
81 crease the standing army to 100000 men
Tibet was no question that the reason for
their action was the fear that this army
migln be used unconstitntionaily to op-
press them.
Now" he continued, "if you do mean
TO do It, say sos II you don't, adopt this
pro yisc.
TIE a,cntlemer from Illinois, he said.
{ had .yef, erred to the action of Governor
AIteel a but he had failed to refer to
Govern 81 John NJ. Palmer. who had de-
nounceoli the action of the president for
4 sending troops Into the State over the pro-
/, test of V,e governor and numbering her
citizens. The gentleman says President
cleveland + action was sanctioned by the
senate and the people Why had The PEG.
pie. If that ,yas the ease, got rid of him us
soon as they were ablc2 The president was
compelled to- execute the laws congress
cpacted Congress had the power to enact
this provision a: The United States judge
who had sent Debs to prison for contempt
had been pro- noted Within few months
+
10 be used to cypress labor II opportunity
offered or II orporate wealth demanded
1t.
lie was not lawyer or banker: he
WAS u trades Il pion man. member OF
Typographical III ion No. =. What he de-
sired was that the members OF the house
should go on reco rG on his amendment.
Mr.. Cannon, replying, said that before
men were lawyers Or bankers. or printers,
they were American ci1izens and the law
Of the land, like tho grace OF God, covered
all. (Applause). Tile one green spot In
the record OF Preside Ut Cleveland had been
that when he saw tile law defied, not by
labor, but by law bret ers he had kept his
cath and had seen hat II was enforced.
Mr. Cannon aroused t1'multuous applause
when he declared that Mr. Cummings in
seeking TO mike labor the abettor OF law
breaking slandered labor. He denounced
it as cheap demagogy.
Mr. Cummings said he honored President
Mckinley because he was unlike Mr..
Cleveland, When recently during the rtbts
Governor Tanner declined TO order out the
militia said he, according to the argument
of the gentleman from Illinois, 1t was the
duty of President Mckinley 10 order out
the army. But he had left the case in the
hands of Governor Tanner and the people
horored him for it.
Mr.. Bromwel's amendment was adopted
---39 to 20.
Mr.. johnson tRep.. Ind.) offered the fol-
lowing amendment to abolish csnteers:
That no officer or private soldier shall
be detailed TO sell Intoxicating drinks as n
bartender or otherwise In any pest ex
change or canteen. nor shallsany other per-
son be required or allowed Hfe- cell such
liquors in any encampment or fort or any
premises used for military purposes by the
United States
The amendment was agreed TO without
division. e,rsf, Ia.
The chairmnns announcement or It's
adoption was the signal for an outburst OF
applause.
Mr.. Cummings offered an amendment to
prohibit the use OF the army In the several
States except upon the application of gov
errors thereof.
It was defeated-93 to lei.
MIR. Warner crop. III moved to strike
out a provision 10 grant TO soldiers serving
in the West Indies Or the Pacific additional
pay equal to % per cent tp which they
were entitled. Adopted.
The committee amendment to strike out
the section fixing the age limit FOR persons
appointed to second lleutenancies in The
army to ~ and TO chuplains at 40 years,
was adopted.
The last section of the bill had been
reached when the hour OF Q o'clock ar
rived. Under the order the committee
then rose and reported the bill and the
amendments TO the house.
The amendments were then adopted in
gross. after which Mr.. Hay Dem. VAL on
behalf OF the opposition, moved to recon-
mil the bill with Instructions TO report
back the minority substitute.
Mr., Hull demanded the previous ques-
ton, which was ordered.
The vote was then taken by ayes and
noes on Mr.. Hays motion, The vote then
came up on the passage of the bill, and It
was pnssed--16s to 1s5 Tho announce
rrant was received with cheers.
The vote in detail was as follows: