The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
THE ARMY COMPROMISE A GO.
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lotted 60 each company. The amendments
were accepted.
Caifery was Against 1t.

lotted co each company. The amendments
were accepted.
Camery was Against 1t.
Mr. Caffery made an argument against
an increase in the standing army. He
declared it was an rextolling Of the mill
tary calling. of militarism, which was the
forbidden fruit which had led TO the de-
struction of republics in the past The
American people, he declared, wanted no
great standing army They wanted Moth
ing but nucleus around which our eiri-
zen soldiery could rally,
Mr. Caffery discussed also the policy of
expansion. He declared that this was
war of paradoxes. We had started our
to release the Cuban reconcentrados and
had now come to the point of shooting
down Filipinos with eating guns, Maxim
guns and every sort OF instrument of SCI
entifc murder. He maintained that che
fatal mistake which had been made was
that the United States had not applied to
the Philippines the same resolutions that
had been applied to the Cubans.
GOrman's Amendment.
Mr.. German offered the following amend
ment as a provision of section Is:
THAT each and every provision of this
act shall continue in force unAi July /,
1901; and on and after that date all the
general staff and line officers appointed
to the army under this act shah be dis
charged and che members restored
in each grade to those exist
ing 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. 1895
exclusive of such additions as have been
or may be made under this act to the ar
| tlliery, and except the cadets, provided
for by this act who may be appointed
prior to July /, 1901; and provided, further
that no officer who has BEEN or may be
promoted under existing law. or under the
rules of seniority, shall be disturbed in his
rank"
The amendment was adopted, 6S to none
Bacon Ready to support 1t.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia said the adoption
of the German amendment simpified the
situation materially. This bin would place
an annual expenditure of $S5,OC0,0O0 upon
the country, but notwithstanding the fact
the war in the Philippines was an unholy
war, he felt it his duty to support the bill
and would do So
Mr. Hansbrough offered an amendment
providing that no enlisted man should be
employed to sell liquor in any canteen or
| army post. 1t was agreed to.
An amendment, offered by Mr. Carter,
provided that three of the provisional regi-
| ments, at the discretion of the President,
should be cavalry, whose members should
be particularly proficient in horsemanship
| and marksman ship. the regiments to serve
mounted or dismounted. Tt was agreed to.
The Detailed Vote.
The debate was continued until o'clock,
when the bill was passed, So to 10, the vote
in detail being as follows:
Yeas-Alen, Allison, Bacon, Burrows,
| Carter, Chandler, Clark, -Cockrell, Cullom,
Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks Faulkner. Fora
ker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, German Han
ma, Hansbrough, Harris, Hawley, Heit-
field, Jones of Nevada, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcbride McEnery. MeLaurin. Mallory.
Mantle, Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Murphy,
Nelson, Pasco, Perkins, Pettus, Plat of
Connecticut, Platt of New York, Pritchard,
Proctor. Rawlins, Roach, Ross, Sewell,
Shoup, Simon, Smith, Spooner, Stewart,
Teller, Warren, Wellington-55
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Caffery, Chill
ton, Clay, Daniel, Hoar, Martin, Petugrew,
Turkey Vest. White413o Aa"a
Constellation OF the Jtindry civil approl
priation bill was begun az tbs p m
A Virginia Amendment.
The committee on appropriations offer
ed the following additional amendment
to the bill which was agreed to:
And the owners and holders of all out
standing military land warrants, or parts
of such warrants be allowed, issued by the
| state of Virginia for military services per-
| formed by the officers and soldiers, sea-
men or marines of the Virginia state and
continental lines in the army or navy OF
| the revolution are hereby notified and re-
| quired to present and surrender them to
| the Secretary of the Interior within twelve
months from the passage of this act for
his action under the provision of the act
| entitled An act making further Provls-
ions for the Satisfaction of Virginia Land
Warrants approved Aug. 81, 1852. And
| all such warrants or parts of warrants
not so presented and surrendered to the
| Secretary of the Interior shall be forever
barred and invalid"
At the conclusion of the reading of the
bill, at $3.50 r. M, nearly all committee
amendments having been agreed to- the
| bill was laid aside.
| 1t was decided that the Senate should
| convene at II o'clock tomorrow morning
! The announcement was made of the
death of Representative Dennis NJ Hur-
ley of New York, and Mr.. Plat of New
| York presented the usual resolutions of
regret. A committee was named TO at
tend the obsequies B
The Senate then, at 9:S5 o'clock p. m,
adjourned.