The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-25
S79,OSO,OOO FOR THE ARMY.
THE BT6 APPROXIMATION BILL DIS
s IN THE HOUSE.

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some unlmportant routine business the House
in committee OF the whole entered upon the
consideration OF the Army Appropriation bill.
An arrangement was made limiting general
debate TO five hours. go rs TO close 10 with to-
days session. Mr.. Hull related the circum-
stances surrounding the preparation Of the
bill. which have been published from time to
time. 1t had been stated. he said. ON the floor
of the House. by very distinguished authority
from the Committee on Appropriations. that
II the bill passed in its present shape there
would be a deficiency Of ~S25,O00.000 or $50
100000 to be provided for at the close OF the
year. II the army were constituted on the
basis OF the Hull bill-and that would be
the case. he said. IL newspaper reports were
true there would not be n single dollar's de-
6ciency. The army officials always made
liberal estimates for the maintenance OF the
army and the committee had reduced these
estimates only about S5.00O.000. One Of the
PRINCIPAL items OF decrease was In the esti-
mate for horses. Tho Quartermaster-Ge General
had provided for a remount OF avery cavalry
man in the army and the replacement of every
horse in the artillery arm in the next fiscal
year. The committee cut that estimate in
two. appropriating S75O.00O. Other reduc-
tions were 81 000.00C for barracks and quar-
ters. leaving ~S3.000.000 available. and $780,
600 for medical supplies. leaving 81 100000
available. Should the bill pass as tho COM
mittee propose it would carry a total Of about
$4,000. 900. Among the now propositions
carried In the bill. said Mr.. Hull. was one
which the committee deemed OF great i'm
portance. that authorizing the construction Of
small arms at the Rock Island arsenal, which
had been designated an armory as well.
Referring to the reports published yester-
| day and to-day that the Senate had accepted
q compromise on the Army bill. Mr.. Hull said
that investigation had satisfied him that tho
newspapers were not wrong. THE distin-
| guished Senator from Missouri (Mr. CockrelD
had evidently been strong enough to force the
majority OF the Senate to accept his views re-
Rarding the reorganization OF the army. A
friend Of his had said this morning that ac-
cording to one distinguished Missouri Demo-
crat he had taken the Re publican party by the
scruff Of the neck ard seat of the hreeches
and dragged it into the war with Spain. and
another Missouri Democrat. evidently. had
taken the Republican party in the same fash
ion and compelled II to accept what he was
willing to give it for the army.
Mr.. Hull sent to the clerks desk and had
read the Senate compromise bill. which he
said the House would probably have an oppor-
tunity to vote upon. He said to his colleague.
Gen. Henderson. that it would probably be in
PRODUCED after being read. The compromise.
NIT. huu Sdlu PROVIDED 1OF prlCJlcally inc
same number of mel as did the Hull bill.
80 that no objection could be made to the APP
preparation bill for the reason that it provided
for more men than would be authorized. las
to whether or not the bill should become a
law" he said. 4 ap not repaired at this time
to say, Personally l should never have con-
sented to q compromise at the demand OF a
minority anywhere on earth. [Applause.l l
believe In the good old Democratic and Re-
publican doctrine of majority responsibility.
and where the minority say to the Govern
ment Unless YOU take what we offer. you shall
have nothing 1 would take nothing and de-
pend upon the future and the patriotism OF tho
American people 10 right the wrong" LAp-
plause.i
else and condemn the Presidents speech at
the Home Market Club the, other, night. It
was full OF vitu p~eration and abuse OF the Presi-
dent. whom he charged with having turned
his back upon the Declaration of Independence.
III" @the p Pre ais n1sI miserable u po G%g' in mt the ,sf Phiii
ippines." The gross official errors made in
handling the Eastern problem. Mr.. Johnson
Mr.. johnson read from manuscript and in the
entire period he was on the floor evoked no
given by the Democrats.
MIR. Hamilton liep.. Mich.l asked UNANIMOUS
pine policy as he had announced it in his
Home Market speech.
MIR, SulZ6r kDem., n. vi object,
read in my time and ask the gentleman from
lo va e 21 yield me ri1 the fi9 2 Tid for ina a i purpose.
Mr.. Johnson-Why not read the whole ad-
The paragraph of the Presidents speech re-
gardipg the Philippines was read. and then
Mr.. johnson asked unanimous consent to in
sert the speech as a part Of his remarks. OBJ
chiefly because Mr.. johnson made the request.
and some, minutes, of disorder ,ensued. filled
with Eh0nta for and against fha Ian va tn nrint
should object nor feel, ashamed Of the utter
mittee on Printing. while freely.conceding that
greatly improve the Gentleman's effort. said
the, rules Of the House forbade the insertion of
Mr.. Hamilton-Why object? 1t is the most
magnificent expression of of
The outcome OF the controversy was the con-
clusion that Mr.. Johnson might incorporate
the speech inshis remarks.the House to deter
the privilege to print had been abused.
Mr.. Settle Dem: Ky,l. announcing his DUR
voted half an hour to expressing his opposi-
ton to the retention Of the Philippines either
that the law of estoppel absolutely overthrew
the contention OF gentlemen who favored an
p nefa, ,En9 a. Mi the Settle Tajfed pg sIlIna G,t this point IT.
aid Of # the iiIiptinos il its fght against SGain:
n - 4 ~ was Y" SNbDptu
from declaring its intention to annex the ISL
ands.
Mr.. Ray CRep.. n. " asked Mr.. Settle il
he believed that. should the United States
tions would leave them alone.
Mr.. Settle replied tnat under present condi-
tons 1t would be far better for the United
States to leave the Filipinos to the chances that
abandonment Of the islands would expose
them to than to hold them In defiance OF. ma
tional honor and Belf-Iespect.
Mr.. Grosvenor( REP, o. inquired upon what
fact Mr.. Settle based his statement that the
United States had accented the aid Of the Fill
pinos in the war against Spain.
Mr.. Settle replied that he-was not in the Sc
crets of the Administration but he had been
informed that the state Department contained
documents which would indicate thu position
he had taken.
Mr.. Grosvenor-Iden it. The fact is that the
first American soldier that landed on the Phil
ippines carried an order forbiddinR the Fill
pinos from entering Manila and from fighting
the Spaniards,
Mr.. Settle-Well this is the first time | ever
heard the statement denied.
Mr.. Lands REP, Ind again took up tha
cudgel in behalf of Indiana and the Sixth dis
trict against the aspersions of Mr.. johnson.
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