The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-03
ARMY BILL PASSED.
The Measure to Increase the Army
Gets Through the House.
SPEECHES IL SENATE OF EXPANSION
The Entire Morning Hour Taken Up In De
eussinE the Policy TO Re Pursued In
ths PhflIpBine IsIands-So Ae-
tIon on Resolutions

Washington, Feb. The bill to re-
organize and increase the standing
army to about 100, 600 men, but giving
the president authority to reduce the
size Of infantry companies and cavalry
troops to 60 men each, thus fixing a
minimum Of about 50, 900 enlisted men,
passed the house yesterday BY q vote
OF 16S TO 125- This was the result Of
q week Of hard and often picturesque
fighting On the floor, during the pro-
gress Of which the opposition COM
PEELED those in charge of the measure
70 give this discre tiOnary authority
TO the president and to make other
notifications, among which were
q reduction Of 81 in the number Of
stan officers In consequences Of these
notifications, the rePu blIcan Opposi-
ton practically vanished and on the
final vote but six republicans voted
against the bill, Messrs- Barber, OF
Marylandi Connolly, Of Illinois; Loud,
OF California; Johnson, Of Indiana;
McEwan, Of New Jersey. and Wads-
worth, Of New York. This repub-
liean detection was, however, almost
Offset BY five members of the political
opposition who voted in favor OF the
Clellan, Of New York; McAleer, Of
Pennsylvania; Taylor, of Alabama,
democrats, and Skinner, POpulist, Of
North Carolina.
The galleries were crowded through
out the day and every member who
could possibly be there was on the
floor to record his vote on the final
roll call The programme yesterday
general debate, which was to be Occu-
pied by Messrs- Dalzell, Of Pennsyl-
vania, and Hopkins, Of Illinois. in
closing for the majority, and Messrs.
Bailey, Of Texas, and Settle, OF Ken
lucky, for the opposition. But this
programme was smashed, owing to
the failure to complete the bill under
the fve-minute rule before three
o'clock, the hour set for the vote.
Among the important amendments
adopted before the vote was taken yes
terday was one TO exclude the appoint
ment Of civilians to positions in the
engineer corps; one to abolish can teens
and the sale Of liquor in camps, and
one to strike out the provision for ad-
ditiOnal pay for commands serving in
the West Indies. the Philippines and
mings, Of New York. TO prohibit the use
Of troops in the several states to sup
press riots. etc. except upon the appli-
cation of the states, was defeated by a
large majority. The motion to recon-
NIT with instructions to report back
the minority substitute only com
manded two repu blfcan votes and was
lost, III to 40.
Tho hill n r7sza1 v,-ovf1es IN I'D
ditiOn to the general officers and staff
departments, for Il regiments of
cavalry Of u troops each, "a coast
batteries, "a field batteries, so regi-
ments Of infantry of Il companies each,
a corps OF engineers and one regiment
OF engineers, an ordnance department,
q signal corps, the latter with 625 en-
listed men. ItaIsO gives the president
discretion to recruit the organizations
serving in Cu0a, Porto Rico and the
islands OF the Pacific in whole or in
part from the inhabitants thereof
Before the house adjourned the river
and harbor Jil was formally called
up in order TO snake II the unfinished
business in the committee Of the whole
SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST EXPANSION.
Washington, Feb During almost
tue E4L4EE morning nOuE yesterday
the senate had under discussion the
policy Of this country TO be pursued in
the Philippine islands. Senator Berry,
Of Arkansas. in a speech uDOn the resO-
luton offered by Senator Vest, dis
eussed the policy Of expansion with
out reference 10 the cOnstitu tiOnal
point involved In the Vest resolution |
he declared that he would never vote
TO place upon any people q policy
against which Lee fought and against
which Jackson gave mp his life. An
attempt by Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
to secure a vote upon his resolution,
which, IN brief. declares that the
United States government viii not
make war upon a people seeking for
their freedom, precipitated a lively
debate which was participated IN BY
Senator Plat of Connecticut. and
Senator Teller, of Colorado. Senator
Bacon declared he would not vote for
the treaty unless some such declara-
ton were adopted By congress No
action On the resolutions was taken
Senator'S Gray and Money Occu pied
the entire executive session OF the sen
ate yesterday in speeches on the peace /
treaty, Senator GRAY favoring ratifica-
tiOn and Senator Money opposing it