New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-01
uOusE PASSES ARMY BILL.
49, UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE MAJORITY
FOR THE MEASURE.

.ur r,SAL VOTE VAS lss TO Us. AND WAS
p,1Sc1pALLY on PARTY LINEs-PRo-
VISIONS OF THE BILL AS PASSED.
inv rr1sen,rH TO THE rRIpUNn.]
Tan 3l-After week OF the
. ,e,,s =, parliamentary skirmshing. the
H. n.o-sanization bill passed the House OF
A'''. ov majority which at once
I.,e.d g. friends and astonished its oppo-
RI. ona, rollcan showed 16S votes IN the
.o,,y. "a 125 in the negative-a clear ma
:, AZ The House divided for the most
Jo.-' marty lines the Republicans supporting
nesure and the Democrats and Populists
sA,.,,e 70 defeat IT. There were OF course
'.o,,ons TO this rule. six Repuohcahs-
.~.,srs Barber. Of Maryland Connolly, OF III
-. Johnson Of Indiana; Loud, OF CaItornla,
ns.rwan. Of New-Jersey, and Wadsworth' OF
wvork-voted against the bill On the othci
=. ,our pemocrats-Messrs. Berry, OF Ken
no. no.. Mcclellan. Of New-York; McAleer, OF
-sv,vania. and Taylor. Of Alabama-and one
,..,,is,-Mr. Skinner. OF North Carolina-voteo
rOf The motion 10 recommit and report the
~ ,,ro~i,v substitute bill showed far less
..rrrgth on the part OF the opposition than Mr.
1.uev and the other Democratic leaders mao
- Willing 10 admit. being rejected oy vote
Of 10 10 III
The bill as passed differs IN many particulars
.or, the measure reported from the commit
III >,u,,arv Affairs week ago. The most
,r,ortsnt change is that which nxes the NM
mp .,-.,p,h OF the Regular Army at 10000.
- allows the President, al his discretion 10
arnord The organization to a maximum strength
e't.,,. 100 o0O It is hardly likely that the
o...e,t House measure will pass the Senate al
ipIi OOinttng
.oro,se on some expedient postponing the neoes-
permanent reorganization until next
..,c the important amendments adop-ed
80, we're one TO prohibit the appointment OF
nlans n the Engineer Corps. one 10 aooHsh
..,,oe,s and the sale Of liquor IN camps ana
W. - strike out the provision for addltional
49,, t,r commanders serving in the West Indies
.,a pbuirp,nes and Alaska The amendment
- Nr Cummings Of New-YoIk, to prohiplt the
ne. n tro0ps in the states 10 suppress riots' eN-
cap; on the application OF The Governor was
defeated by large majority. The bill As passed
-.o,iaes in addition 10 the general officers
-, 49, denartnonts, for II regiments OF
aar,,rv NJ 70 troops each, IA coast bat
,nr,fs "i ded batter Is 80 regiments Of infon'ry
~ - cou.par ios each. corps ana one regiment
= ..,.ir.sre an ordnance department; and a Sig
nal corps the latter with 60 enlisted NEIL IL
also gives the President discretion to recruit
,ha examinations serving in Cuba Porto RIO
and tho Islands Of the Pacfc in whole or IN
part from the inhabitants thereon.
TIE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
ub.r the House resumed work on the Army bill
.o5,, Section y relot ing 70 the Pay Department.
had been reached The number o. pa! t1a''eI7-
general with the rank q colonel provided !" Ue
bu VS. reduced from four 70 three, Wlth me RANK
~ enant-colonel from eight 10 I've anu pa!
masters with the rank Of major from iorN-9eVeh
70 ,bi-tv-0ve The age limit for appointments IN
this department was reduced from hl.y 10 forty
In the Corps Of Engineers the number o. colonies
was reduced from ten to eight; heuienaAt-cooho.N'
twenty 10 sixteen; majors thirty-sN 20 tAIly cap
,ains forty-one 10 thirty-hvc, frs. iieGtenants'
Nt,v 10 forty and second leutenans. fifty 10 forty
Mr. BromweH (Rep Ohio moved 20 strike
out the provision authorizing the appointment OF
engineers from civil life The Engineer Corps was
the crack corps OF the Army, ne said and should
be restricted 10 graduates from West Point. Sc
nigh was II held in the estimation Of the Govern
ment that bond required of engineer Of
dcers although they disbursed millions Of dollars.
USE OF TROOPS IN RIOTS.
Nj Cannon rep. I'D directed attention 70 the
amendment Mr. Cummings Dem. y. y yesterday
gave notice ne would offer. 10 prevent the use OF
United States troops posse comitatus or in put
ting down strikes riots except on the written
application Of TIE Governor OF the State. The
amendment Mr. Cannon said. proposed TO put 1t
out Of the power Of the President, the Constitution
the contrary notwiths anding 70 enforce the law
within the territory Of any State unless the Gov
ernor appealed for kelp. II the duty Of the
Presiden' 70 enforce the law. Mr.. Cannon recalled
the Chicago riots in the last Administration, and
the sending into Illinois. without the assent Of the
Governor and against his protest, Of United States
IN he rfo hat Of 81
dent Cleveland had been Endorsed by the Senate Of
the United States and the people everywhere. Had
the proposed amendment been law the President
would have been prevented from enforcing the law.
The Federal authority and should he supreme.
NJ Cummings reply Faid there ques-
ton that organized labor. through the American
Fedora lion Of Labor and the knights Of Labor
had condemned this effort 10 increase the standing
Army 70 ~ 20 There Was no question that
the reason for their action was the fear that : ia
standing Army Nigh, be used unconstitutonally o
cypress them Now" he continued. 'ff you 10
mean n 10 50 say so; II you don't. adopt his
proviso The gentleman from Illinois had referred
70 the action Of Governor Altgeld, but had failed
70 refer % Governor John NJ Palmer, who had de-
nounced the action Of the President for sending
Noops into the State over the protest Of the Gov
ernor and numbering ner citizens He had said
PRESIDENT Cievelands action was sanctioned BY me
senate and ne people Why had the people. If that
vas the case got rid Of him they were
ave The President was compelled 70 execute the
'~"S congress cnacted Congress had the power to
enact this provision. The United States Judge VINO
"'o sent Dehs 70 prison for contempt had been
p'ohoteo within 4 few months Everything indi-
@'e1 mat the Army 10 be used Cypress Ia
"" opportunity offered OF T. corporate wealth de-
"'a"aeo T. Pc was not lawyer or a banker; he
Z Ua1es-Inion man. a member OF Topographic
al lnon No. What he desired was that The
,"otts o. ne House should record on this
smeadmen,
- 'annon said that before men lawyers
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