Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-31

tute for section 5 which had been agreed
to by the committee. II was desisileu ~
equalize promotions. To TINS an aileh ''e
ment was offered to authorize N tim ,,i. ~.
war. the employment of retired olnceIs
on other than active duty. Inc suosa-
tute and amendment We're adopted.
Simpson and Mahon, Rep, IA, became
engaged in an alteration which reached
its climax when the latter denounced the
former as a demagogue. simpson rose 70
question 81 persona % pr,bb,s .p I
gogue'' and said that 1t was put d nat
ural man like himself could not get Hotes
IN state where a conspici9as r canu inner
Indictment. The corporations IN fehn-
sylvania elected the congressman. ne
said, and ii was therefore not strange
listic representatives from that state. IN
concluding he raised a laugh by saving
he was proud of being called q, ~ Dem mo,
erat Hastily eorrecting hims ser % pe S
crat either" lie added since the pia'-
form has purged the Democratic party
ulemocratic applause, .,.. ,a
The gentleman has admitted .iai ne
has been called demagogus by p9tn
sides of the House. replied Mahon he
has also been branded 2 demag3gus by
the people of his own district VINO nave
voted to leave him at home. tRepupil-
can applauSe.)
Cummings. Dem. N. y. said he hoped
the treaty would be ratified and that then
the President would notify Congress
what he intended to do. He gave notice
that he wound offer an amendment pro,
viding that none of the troops authorized
IN this bill should be used as posse
comitatus or in putting down strikes or
riots except on the application OF GOV
ernor. saying ne could not preserve 0rder
with the force at his command. III ne
had no opportunity to offer the amend
nent, Cummings said, he would vote TO
recommit With instructions to insert II;
Mahon offered an amendment to the
section providing for appointments in the
ouarterma ster generals department so as
to provide for mental and moral as
well as physical exam n',rod Nv wh 1e
bill Lands, Rep. Ind, speaking TO the
general question. contended that W.
should hold the Philippines in the inter-
Simpson. in support of Mahon's amend
ment referred to the numerous 4ncom-
petents given commissions during the late
war and Incidentally to the fact that
Chairman Hulrs son had held lieuten-
ant colonelcy. Under the bill, he SAID
his son could De appointed to a similar
rank in the regular army. 81 object he
added. "to creating positions for Il lot OF
incomDetents who strut ABOUT the Army
and Navy Club and the receptions in the
West arrayed in the latest Mckinley mil
;tary millinery"
The Mahon amendment was adopted. A
series of amendments reducing the num-
Der of assistants in the staff in the de-
partment was adopted. Mahon protested
against the committee amendments i'll
rreasing the age ut which persons could
be appointed TO staff positions from 80 10
30 years. AT this point a warm personal
controversy occurred between johnson,
Rep. Ind, and Lands. Rep. Ind. grow"
ing out Of Landis' remarks earlier in the
day. The committee amendment provId-
ing for 100 dentists with the rank of first
lieutenantS was defeated.
Hay. Dem, Va, protested against the
committce's proposed reduction in the
medical corps. but the reductions We're
agreed 10. They reduced the number of
surgeons and assistants from 800 to 25i
tai service from 1000 to 1900. In all the
reductions in commissioned officers in tte
staff number 3;l. After completing the
18th section of the bill, the committee
rose and at 5.55 the House adjourned I'M |
til II O'Clock tomorrow.