The times., 1899-03-04
NO PROMOTION FOR
GENERAL CORBlN
The Senate Refuses to Increase
His Rank.
NJ. F0raker's Cuban Franchise
Resolution Agreed To. =
The Clause Providing for the Inn
mediate Withdrawal of Our
Troops Eliminated.

Before the bill making appropriation Tor
the support of the army was allowed to
pass the Senate last night, two interest
ing debates were INDUCED in. One, in
reference to the promotion of Adjutant
General Corbin TO be a major general. and
the other the Cuban resolution of Mr..
Foraker The former proposition failed.
but the latter was adopted in modified
form.
The amendment for the promotion Of
General Corbin was offered by Mr.. War
ren. and provided as follows:
That the Adjutant General shall have
the rank, pay, and allowances Of major
general OF the army"
Mr. Pettus Immediately took the floor
10 oppose this amendment He made the
point Of order against il, that it was
general legislation" His opposition was
because he thought the promotion was IN
just. and he opposed il in very positive
language.
One man. sitting in his office in this
city" he said. shall not be promoted
over the men who are doing the fighting
for the country. General Corbin has been
promoted twice over much better men"
Mr.. Hawley-I want to make one single
observation, and that is that not man
in this city has done the work that General
Corbin has
Nr. Pettigrew made the point OF order
that the amendment had never been re-
ferred to the Appropriations Committee, as
II should have been under the rules, and
therefore. was out Of order
The Chair ruled that the point was well
taken.
Mr. Allen appealed from the decision Of
the Chair and called for the yeas and nays,
resulting in the Chair being sustained by
a vote of II to I. as follows:
Ness-allison, Bate, Berry, BURROWS Butler,
Csfcry, Chandler, Daniel Davis Fairbanks,
FRYE tialinger. Gear, Hanna. HansbrOugh, ieit-
field. Hoar, Kenny, Lindsay, Lodge, MCEncry,
h,siurin, Martin Money. Morgan, Nelson. Per
kin, Pertigrew, Pcttus, Plat Of Conn. Roach,
Rus-, Scycll. Simon. SpO0ner, Stewart Thurs
IuH IlIiu.aD, Turley, Turner, and Wellington
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Nays-tilen. Carter Foraker, Mcbride, Mantle,
Murphy. and warren-..
General Corbin's promotion was, there
fore, not made
Mr.. Foraker's RESOLUTION.
Mr. Foraker then offered his Cuban
amendment, having first eliminated the
clause for the immediate withdrawal Of
our troops from Cuba. The resolution
as adopted is as follows:
iaat n0 property franchises concessions Of
any kihd whatever shall bc granted by the
ititcd states in the Island OF Cuba during the
occupation thereof 10y L. United States.
Mr.. sewell Immediately made the point
of order that the amendment was not
germane 10 the bill.
The Chair expressed doubt and asked
the sense Of the Senate on the question.
The Senate voted r.at the amendment was
fn order.
SIR. Morgan took the floor to oppose the
amendment lie said in his opinion it was
dangerous legislation; that the word
franchise covered corporations of all
kinds, authority TO sell whisky, and the
right TO vote. Continuing he said: The
time is rapidly approaching when the
President will be able TO make a transfer
of the military rule in Cuba into the hands
OF the civic power"
Mr. Mason wanted to know If Mr. aior-
gan held that by the terms of the resou-
tion We could grant a perpetual franchise
that would be binding upon the people of
Cuba?
Mr.. Morgan replied that he did not so
hold. There are quite number of peo-
pie there who are more anxious to cut