Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-25
MIR. HAYS SPEECH.
TT Is ATTENTIvELY LISTENED TO
AND WARMLY APPLAUDED.
PROVISIONS OF HIS ARMY BILL.
Provisions Also Of the Hull Measure,
md Of ~ Dill Introduced by sui
Interest.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. January "a
(speclal)-Th House, according to agree
ment. to-day took up the army reorganl-
zation bill. Mr.. Hull, chairman Of the |
Committee on Military Affairs, made the |
opening speech, IN behalf Of the majority |
report. He was followed by Representa-
tive Cox. Of Tennessee, and by MI. sui
ger of New York who introduced sepa-
rate bill and then by Mr.. Hay, Of Nir-
s,inia who framed the minority report
Mr.. Hay made a powerful argument in
behalf Of his substitute. and was atten-
lively listened TO and warmly applauded
bv the Democrats when he closed.
The majority bill fixes no maximum
strength for the army. Assuming that
the government will require about lO'oO
troops for defence Of the frontier, for
coast defence, and to maintain our au-
tboritv I'm the islands for whose good or
der and government this nation Is now
responsible. together with a reasohaDie
reserve force. the bill provides for the
regiments Of cavalry and infantry to pro-
vide the number required for eacn arm OF
! tbe service and q corps of artillery TOT
our seacoasts batteries, with two resi-
ments of artillery for field batteries
The bill provides for twelve TesNIiehl9
/ Of cavalry, fourteen OF aTuileIy' u,li'y
/ Of infantry and one or engineer 'ii- --s
| about qt 900 officers and men as the max
/ imum strength of the regiments. a poi-
! lion of these. 10 be designated by the
! President. are TO be enlisted abroad.
HAY BILL PROVISIONS.
Tho minority bill. prepared by Repre-
sentative Hay. provides TOT cohunu'ns
Inc rea,ilar army of about 5000 men, as
If existed before the war, and Tor the
enlistment Of 5000 volunteers for TWO
rho hill introduced by Representative
| Sulzer Il member of the committee Oh
Military Affairs. provides for continuing
fine present war strength OF 62V~ men
ana the enlistment Of 1900 native troops
in the islands. ..,-.,.., -, tho
W. nenartment to cost 100000; the
, HAY bill 500 900; the Sulzer Dill ana
the Miles bin pending in the Senate nave
not been estimated. III
A. the conclusion Of Mr.. CoX's Speech
Mr. Mcclellan. Of New York Followed
i'm a very strong speech in support Oh the
pending bill.
II was agreed that the House will take
a vote on next Tuesday on the HUI p'l'
EPIDEMICS IN THE COLONIES
Tho Secretary Of War to-day promul-
gated an executive order relating 10 cpl
demic diseases in the colonies.
rho examination i'm ports of the ISLANDS
of cuba and Porto Rico Of incoming ana
outgoing vessels and the necessary sur
veilauce over their sanitary condition as
well "A of cargo. passengers, crew, anu
: | an PERSONAL effects is vested 10 ana VIII
l.. conducted by the Marine Hospital ser
vice al the ports of Habana, Malan@as'
CienfueQos and Santiago lmmedlaIely
and mt other ports IN the ISLANDS or Cuua
and Porto Rico as soon as pracll'aDie vi
receesarv Quarantine officers nave au-
,torit,.' over vessels. their wharfage. and
anchorage i'm infected seapOrts, lh so Iai
os is necessary to prevent the Infection
az vessels or their personnel, ana an yes
vols including vessels OF the army trans
mort service and merchant ana coast WIS,
.eseefs leaving ports i'm the Islands ol
cuba or Porto Rico FOR the United Slales
or for other ports i'm the Islands OF Cupi
or Porto Rico, vessels Oh '"9
States navy excepted
CAPTAIN LANES PENSION BILL
Ponresentative Lamb, after numerous
ord uersistent efforts. has beeh many
informed bv the chairman Of the com
rnittee on Pensions that they WILL iio
entertain OF consider any bills sIaHl4Is
pansions 10 the daughters OF soluieIs o
the Revolution. or To the uaushI1-' ~
soldiers of the war OF lNl-.
Ha succeeded I'm having bill referred t'
az l,,,,,oittee on Pensions, providing fol
,be na,xnent of 81 per month 10 jane
NJ Fuett. of Richmond, who enlisted il
Company I. Second Regiment Of Artillery
T-rited states army, i'm September 1913
and served five years. -,l.>-,
INCREASE OF APPROPRlAIlON9'
1srrcsentative W. 4. Jones, who wa
s,'r,Iorl, a member OF the River an'
Irorbor Committee. has succeeded
tn,.in,, the appropriation for Nomini rive
i,,,.ro,ead from $500 the army engineer
l.,iroate 10 $1,000. and that for the zap
nabannock from $4,000 TO $1,000.
, personal.
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e a p. Cannon and wife, Richmond; u
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