The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-04
House


Not since thc stirring days before the dee"
fara1inu of war .iSr spring has tn" House
witnessed Such an exhibition Of excitement
AMI such scenes "f HH''"nnd"d enthusiasm
IuhIic#us. Mr.. Johnson, tn" Indiana mem
her. and Mr.. Urijiyer IF Iowa locked horns
on thu question Il eSpanS"n IN" army
hill which WIS under debate was swat
lowed w, IA tn" broader question of our
future national poll Y, and the debate was
lifted from th,. lead Level Of ncdt"criiy into
abSulut" nTiuiancy.
The feature Of the debate upon the bill
for the REORGANIZATION and increase Of ia"
regular army Oh ih' 2tith. was an hour
speech 10y Mr.. Gr">v"ncF II ohio. whose
utteraHrc-. rightly "T Wrongly. ar" frequent
y ~uIpu~"J t. reflect tho views "f thu
President Mr.. Gr.sy"u"r declared most
cHphatiraIiy that tn" present situation in
III, Philippines du" 70 the opposition In
this country to tn. ratification If the pra"e
traaty. II" announced that the fritur" Of
the Islands Was matter for Congress to
nouuce policy would y" FIR him I" u~ur"
me authority Of Congress. The other speak
,.rs nj tho lay session ver" McS>rs. Erom
MI. Ics,r. Iitn.m5rc Irft. McRar. SmmS
in opposItiou T., it, aud Mr.. Marsh in favor
Of he bill with certain notifications.
The opposition 10 the army re"r=aniza
ton hill on thu Republican, side Of III"
House has become strong that on tho
nth Chairman IIui,. after Mr.. Henderson
Of iowa. one Of tn" floor leaders If tn"
ma ioTiry. had threatened 70 v"1" 70 recon-
init the iii. decided It would 10" wise. In
/ order t. secure. it, passage. 10 abandon thu
idea Of providing directly for a regular army
of leo. GrO men. II" announced on tn" floor
I rLar the committee would offer amendments
to rnduc, the number Of enlisted men I"
about G0un~. bit lodge in I'll" President :
+ discretion the authority 10 iucreaS" tn"
army to It's maximum Of lh.WH, IheS''
( amendments have Hr.u prepared They
/ I!rnl i'll, that tho President may. I'm his dis
/ erection. enlist only sixty mon in IN" in
nd 1R4a 20 In
. troops Ev the terms Of the I,ili there H"n
I tn l." thirty infantry regiments ~ ten
F companies each. with - strength Of -" men
! arI twelve regiments of cavalry of TN
troops .urh. with strength "f 1"i u"u
. This discretion. il tho president would ~
. erri~e il. would reduce the number II On
/ listed men about 81 nnn. and practically
leave intact tn" organization provided il
. tho Hill. - far ~ officers are concerned
. How far this proposed modification will al
, lay III" opposition remains I" 70" seen
In rhr Hnus. on The 18th q joint rcSoIu
tiou was adopted granting II" republic OF
EuurZUela thu pTiNilsg" of z"nilug n Cad"
. t. thu West Point Military academy. Sen
{ ate bill WIS passed authurIziH. the con
/ -tructiou OF Il bridge across tho NiSS"ur
; river sf Lexington. No. Owing to the SINAI
. attendance in Ii" House and the fact TIN
e.uIogies, - III" lat" REPRESENTATIVE Stmp
+ o'clock II was decided not 10 offer for ac
. zion the amendments 10 the army Tcorsaii
/ izatiou Hill providing for reduction II III,
troops.
The House put in "a hard days work al
/ the army Lii Oh the 10Th. ana ut night
when il adjourned. thirteen "f the invent,
pages had been "0mplet"i- The commit"
amendments swing rhr President di>CI'
tiuuury power To- reduce the size of the in
fautIy c"!nuauir" AMI cavalry troops =
sixty u-rH each were adopted and also
series Of amendments T. rriuee th. of
F GERS IF til" staff. \ Substitut" was adopte
+ for the section providing tor promotion
which was designed :" e4ValiZe promotion.
. \ r-ht vd- mad" {" reduce the age limit q
. officers To- 81, api,niIt"d - til" various stat
DEPARTMENTS from hIty 10 thirty, Int
I failed. An amendment WAS. however adopt
cd 10 require q mental and moral a. W."
- "a physical "Nami"ati"n. for such ar
/ The Hous" Mr.. H"rkiuS Rep ILL., rrP"rte
. fH,. census hiIl and gave motto" that h
would call it mp next Monday.
The bill to re.rgantz" AMI tn~r"ns. ia
StaInatnr army f. lg @r"Tf 1"' Ithor HIN il"
( resIucr The sig" ii infantry companies AN
/ cavalry troops ~ sixty men zach. thu
. tNiu- - minimum ~ about 1000 cDiiSte
. men. PASSED the HOUSE On the 3lSt by
. vote ri 1t> To- IL This was the result n
/ q week II hard fighting IN the floor. duriu
. tn" progress II which the opposition con
/ PEELED those in "haF-" If the measure Z
? xiv. this discretionary aUt huritr 10 tn
+ President aud To- make other ulo!tfcati ION
. aiuuu. which was ii reduction "f 3;}l in tn
number # STAN officers IN Consequence" q
. these IuuliicfT ions n" Republican oppoS
/ tiun practically vanished. and on the fins
vote hut six Republicans voted against III
hill-M.e~T~. Barber Nd. Connolly tllE
Loud Cali. Johnson iInd.t. MoEwau -
j. and Wad~ worth ~ ". This RePUl
iicau detection was. however. almost OFFS
by i've members # the political ouppsitin
who voted IL favor II the hill M"S>rs. Be-
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