The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

ed that for next year the expenditur
on account Of the army and navy woul
aggregate 1858. GOO, 900, greater than tn
( total expenditures Of the governmen
| for 1871 to 1876. He predicted & def
cheney of $3.50, 100000 Then there mus
| be an increase of the direct taxation o
more bonds or certificates. r'Even nov
I hear that the secretary of the treas
ury is contemplating the issue of NOR
| government obligations
SURPLUS OF SHOULDER STRAPS
Continuing, Mr.. German said the onl
/ question was that of making a perma
nent increase, requiring the action o
all branches of the government to dis
continue. Mr.. Tillman asked if tn
| Philippine rebellion could not be pu
down by volunteers, and Mr.. Gormal
said he saw no reason why it SHOULD
not be. But this was not the desire
The wish was to have more shoulde
straps and more men to wear them
insignificant as were the achievement
of the army, comparatively, in tn
Spanish war, there had been appointed
as officers in the army more men thai
had received advancement during tn,
first year of the rebellion, with all tn,
south in arms. Never were brigadiel
generals so thick in Washington. There
were a sufficient number of them alone
to suppress an ordinary rebellion.
Mr.. German declared that under the
present head of the army proper or
ganization of the service could not be
effected
Mr.. Tinman Gnterrupting Mr.. Cor
mani: Then there is nothing in the
bill to prevent a recurrence Of the en-
balmed beef scandal"
Mr. German ma SSad Off the question
lightly, saying he knew little about it.
Mr.. Tillman-None Of US know any
thing about it, perhaps, but there is
so much of it in the air we can smell
it,
DEFENSE OF ALGER.
q do know this" replied Mr.. Cor
man, the secretary of war is a much
abused man. He is not responsible for
the department in which that scandal
originated, a department in which the
officers are appointed for life"
Mr.. German, in conclusion, made an
appeal to the senate to fix the number
of men and the amount of money nee
essary to meet present eXigencies, ana
both would be given them if only a
time limit were placed on the call. If
this suggestion of his was refused and
the bill forced through congress, then
let the responsibility be taken by those
who advocate it.
Mr.. Carter, a member of the military
affairs committee. replied to MIR. Cor
man. He said that every auditor of
Mr.. German, a felicitous and eloquent
orator, must have been impressed with
the pathetic solicitude of the Maryland
senator for the present Republican ma
tional administration.
After discussing the cry of militar-
ISM, Mr.. Garter declared 'milltarlsm
comes to US as a necessity, not as a
desire. The present conditions were
evolved from the war with Spain. That
war was evolved from the sense Of
outraged humanity for an oppressed
and stricken people, who desired only
freedom and a chance TO breathe in
Gods sunlight. That war was not
brought into existence as a grand cru
Sade of arms"
After discussing at length the result
of the war with Spain, showing how
the Philippines fell into our hands, he
asked if it was desirable to leave those
islands to float about the Pacific as
political derelicts. To do that he de-
clared. would be the national crime
of the century. Having accepted those
Islands, we had undertaken also the
responsibility for law and order there.
We will first perform" said he, the
duty of the hour, and there is not a
man who breathes in this chamber to-
night who would be willing to surren-
der our flag and position TO Aguinaldo
and his followers"
In due course of time, Mr.. Carter be-
lieVed, on each of these liberia I'd
islands the people would meet on their
national holiday TO celebrate the land
ing of American troops which brought
them freedom.
Mr.. Carter estimated the number of
men required as 10000 for the Philip
pines, 1900 for Cuba, $4,000 for coast
defenses. and 5000 for duty at the var
lous Indian posts in the west This
would account for 81, 900 men provided
for in this bill, and MI. Carter pointed
out that quite one-fifth of the total
number of 100000, according to statis-
ties, would be incapacitated for duty.
Mr. Carter, in conclusion, said that
the duty of the hour would be perform
I'd in such a manner by the American
government as to call down upon it
The benedictions of history.
SUPPORTED BY SMITH.
Mr.. Smith Dem, n. j., in stating
lis reasons for supporting the bill,
said that as a general and broad prin-
;iple, he was opposed to a large stand
ng army in ordinary circumstances.
In the hands of a less scrupulous
L
le, "a large standing army may be used
o repress freedom of speech and OF the
press. 1t might be used to sustain
arge corporations in unlawful combi-
nations. 1t viii cause an immense eX-
)enditure of public money. There is no
necessity for d large standing army
when viewed from the lessons OF the
)ast glorious battles OF the volunteers.
4 VIII not see the flag displaced or
ion of mine. 1 am a Democrat and /
hall always remain so, but 1 am an
American citizen"
He believed in giving the president, |
While the war continued. all the forces |
for its successful prosecution. |
The army bill was then laid aside for |
he day.
BILLS PASSED.
Bills We're passed as follows: Amend |
ng an act entitled an act TO allow the |
eturn free of duty, of certain articles |
xported from the United States for
Exhibition purposes; a committee |
mendment providing that the law shall |
pply only to foreign born animals for
ircus purposes.
Mr.. Hansbrough OF North Dakota Of
cred an amendment, which was agreed
o, providing that wheat imported by
ctual farmers for seed PURPOSES be
omitted free of customs duty, not
lore than 500 bushels 70 be imported
Y one person; providing for a build
lg for the use Of the postolfice, Of the
uperintendent of the Hot Springs res
rvation and other civil offices in the
ity of Hot Springs, Ark; authorizing
srtain persons who have intermarried
-ith Cherokees to sue for their interest
certain moneys of the tribe from |
'hich they were excluded: authorizing
ne construction of a bridge across the
river at Morgantown, W.
a
A joint resolution relative to the
reater American exposition to be held
? Or,7ol,o u on1 70 |