The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
INCREASED TROOPS AND
HEAVY APPROPRIATE

he exclaimed Even this great ere republic ldo
might reverse itself. He mad feIt from
the beginning that the country was on
the verge of ruin, and he found in the
pages of history justification for this ap-
prehension. We claim, said he, to be
Christian, civilized and progressive peo-
pie, but are we in earnest? Are we not
about to discard the emblems or peace
and enter upon an era OF contest? war
may come, but if it does 1t must be Tor
freedom, to defend liberty and not a war
for conquest if it is TO receive my vote.
An amendment by Thurston striking out
the paragraph relating to the age limit
for the appointment of officers in the pro-
visional regiments was agreed to.
HaWley offered as AN amendment pro-
vision in the fifteenth section authoriz-
ing the President TO enlist temporarily in
the service for absolutely necessary pur-
poses in the Philippi pes, volunteers, Of
iZations, now in those islands and about
TO be discharged; and directing that they
force authorized by this act, and that
they shall not be enlisted for more than
six months nor beyond the time necessary
to replace them 1t was adopted.
German offered the following amend
ment as a provision of section Is: THAT
each and every provision of this act shall
on and after that date all the general
staff and line officers appointed to the
army under this act shall be discharged
and the numbers restored in each grade
to those existing at the passage of this
act and the enlisted force of the line of
the army shall be reduced to the number
as provided for by law prior to April l,
1898, exclusive Of such additions as have
been or may be made under this act to the
artillery, and exc ept the cadets provided
for by this act, who may be appointed
prior to July l, 1901; and provided, fur
Their, that no officer who has been or may
be promoted under existing law or I'M
der the rules Of seniority shall be dis
turbed in his rank
Warren, a member of the Military At
fairs Committee, opp osed the amendment
and could see no rea son for its adoption.
The bill he said, had been pronounced by
Cockrell as a good bill before God and
man. He agreed with that statement, but
said the adoption of the amendment
would make it bad bill
The amendment was adopted-68 voting
in the affirmative and none in the mega
tive. Warren was paired against 1t.
Bacon of Georgia said the adoption of
the German amendment siulplified the sit
uation materially. This bill would place
the country, but notwithstanding the fact
that the war in the Philippines was an
unholy war, he felt it his duty to support
the bill.
An amendment offered by Carter pro-
vided that three of the provisional
regiments, at the discretion of the Pres
ident, should be cavalry, whose members
should be particularly proficient in horse
manship and craftsmanship. the regii-
1t was agreed to.
In the course of speech against the
general features of the bill Allen of Ne,
braska made the statement that he had
received many letters from the volun-
teers in Manila, protesting against being
used to shoot down those Wnom they had
maintained, ought to be recalled.
Hoar announced his intention not to
supplies, nor was it a bill for the com
plete reorganization of the army 1t was
then merely a bill to provide an army to
make war upon the people Of the Philip
pines With the exchange of notifications
of the peace treaty the war would then
be at an end. 1t would be necessary to
determine whether there was TO be a CIVIL
war.
Pettigrew also announced his intention
to vote against the bill, saying there was
army enough now, and that with the re-
turn of peace there could be no need for
a greater army. He saw no reason for the
Increase except to coerce the people of
liberty He predicted that the effort to
destroy the liberty and the lives of the
e4 IN tbe ~P bsor PF0 of the Unted states
He had voted to support the President at
the beginning of the war, but the Presi-
dence. 'I believe it the duty of Con-
gress," he said, Ito remain In session, II
necessary, indefinitely to prevent the ex5
ecutfve from pursuing course toward
these people that forever will blacken the
name of this great republic"
The bill was then at Glqcki IL pq IT. on 1d ITS
Ayes-Allen. Allison, Bacon, Burrows,
Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cockrell, Gull
Iom, Deboe, EIkins, Fairbanks, Faulkner,
Foraker Frye, Gallinger. Gear, German.
Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley,
Heitfeid, Jones of Nevada, Lindsay.
Lodge, Mcbride, .McEnery, McLaurin,
Mallory, Mantle, Mitchell, Money, Nor
gan Murphy, Nelson, Pascoe, Perkins,
Pettus. Pfatt of Connecticut, Platt of
New York. Pritchard. Proctor, Rawlins,
Roach, Ross, Sewell. shoup, Simon,
Smith, Spooner, Stewart, Teller, Warren.
XVe1Iiu ptOn-55
NoesSBate, Berry. Butler. Caffery. Chill
ton, Clay, Daniel. Hoar, Martin Petit
Consideration of the sundry civil ser
vice bill was begun at us p: m. At the
conclusion of the reading of the bill, at
$50 D. m, nearly all committee amend
ments having been agreed to, the bill was
laid aside It was decided that the Sen
ate should convene at II o'clock to-mor-
row. The Senate at 9:55 p. m. adjourned.
Landrails have been exceptionally
numerous in various parts Of the Brit
ish Isles this season.