The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-02
HOUSE PASSES
BILL FOR ARMY
REORGANIZATION
That DispOses OF the
Danger Of an Extra Ses=
sion of Congress.

The conference report was adopted-14S
to 81. The conference report upon the ma
val personnel bill was a; also 2, adopted ~
Burton, chairman of the River and Har-
Dor Committee, then secured recognition
and under suspension OF the rules
moved to non-concur IN the senate
and request conference. The motion
was carried without division. Burton (R.)
of Ohio, Reeves (R:) OF Illinois and Catch,
ings CD of Mississippi were appointed
conferees.
The Senate bill was passed to set aside
certain lands in the Pacific forest re-
serves in the State of Washington for the
Washington National Park
The conference report upon the bill to
reimburse the Governors OF States Tor
moneys expended in organizing troops for
service in the late Spanish war was
Cannon, chairman Of the Appropria;;
tions Committee, was then recognized and
moved to pass the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill under suspension of the
rules. Under the rule twenty minutes de-
bate was allowed on each side.
Allen CD of Mississippi, the wit OF the
minority, declared that while he was
proud of the valiant deeds of our soldiers
and sailors during the late war. ne
what it paid for. Seriously, he reviewed
and reckoned the war appropriations at
$500 co. and thesb ne as sa xst to ai Gomez mot
Our grandchildren would be paying the
cost of this war. At the rate eXpendl-
ture was going on he predlcted tnat IN
two years the people would quit licking
revenue stamps and begin licking the Re
publican party. He had wrestled with
the white mans burden IN the south III IN ~ q.
''coercive liberty and coerciVe reIglon.
The bill was then passed without division
Hull moved the passage Of the senate nate
of the rules. Hull, on behalf or the COM
mittee of Military Affairs. explained the
reasons which induced the committee 10
to say that the committee had Deen con-
strained to report it. It was not such
mend to the House if there were time
ahead. but with this Congress in Its dying
hours the committee does not feel war
ranted in taking action that must new
tably cause an extra session.
Bailey questioned Hull closely as to GER
tain features of the bill. The Senate, he
said, had practically stricken out the age
limit for civilian appointments. Bailey
asked whether the language or the Dill
meant that in case majority OF the vol
unteer companies who have the right to
the treaty of peace should desire to re-
main in the service they could hold the
Bailey advised the Democrats to ac-
cept the pending BILL because it met
temporary condition with temporary
provision. An extra session would fasten
a large permanent standing army upon
the country.
Steele (R.) of indiana earnestly opposed
the passage of the bill. which he de-
nounced as an abortion so full Of defects
that it might be construed to create an
army Of %, 600 men or an army of 129 ,000
After some further remarks by Shafroth
of Colorado, Jet Cd of Illinois and Will
Jams Cd of Mississippi in favor of pass
ing the bill, the question came to vote.
Henry CD of Texas demanded the ayes
and noes amid cries of NO, no., from
both sides.
Only eleven members supported the de-
mand and on division the bill was passed,
203 to &c.
Upon the motion Of Boutelle (R.) Of
Maine the Senate bill was passed to Gre
ate the grade of admiral for the benefit Of
Rear Admiral Dewey.