The Portland daily press., 1899-02-27


and that large per centage.of the sick
ness and mortality in the army was due
to the food given TO the soldiers "
Passing from the army troubles. Mr..
Allien adverted TO some In the navs. He
regarded It as q glorious thing that Ad-
m.rai Dewey had the presence Of mind to
cut the cabls between him and Washing
ton and that lt WINS fortunate for Dewey
that he was in position to sever con-
nection with Washington. Then, too,
said MIR. Allon, 1--WE have the controversy
ovee the two rear admirals in the navy.
Whether the man who fought the battle
resulting in the destru ction of Cervera's
fleet and won 1t. shall have the laurels
of victory or whether they shall go to
man who is ten miles away seems a
subject of controversy by the navy depart
ment
"The American people. so.oo0,0oo of
honest hearts and honest souls. will al.
ways believe that Schley was the hero OF
the battle and won that battle, ana am
not detractlng anything from the service
OF Admiral Sampson who, II he had been
there, would have acquitted himself
nobly.
MIR. German. addressing himself to the
general features of the bill, said that for
the first time in the history of the coun
try a serious attempt was being made by
the Executive and Congress to increase
the permanent military establishment in
Il me of peace. The conditions under
which the attempt was brought about, be
said. were the situation In Cuba and in
the Philippines which were imposing
responsibilities upon the country that
were unique.
at shall not be said OF rue" said MI.
German, that ! would hamper the ad'
ministration in any respect. 1t shall have
all the men and all the money to dis
pose of the conditions at hand that 1t may
need. 1t seems to me that II 1t be only to
suppress an insurrection in the Philip
pines. the Executive ought not TO ask us
in the closing hours of short session OF
Congress for such u measure as this,
The President ought not to ask US for
greater power than was accorded him in
the war with Spain. 1t Is not proper that
the Executive should ask for the suppress
sion of third-ratc rebellion larger
force than was given the President of tn
United States when We were at war with
england,
AT WAR WITH SPAIN,
at war with Mexico"
Mr. German said that IL a 2roviso were
inserted in the bin to the effect that at
tho expiration of two years. the army
sh,,,id .o.i, n, -ad,o.a to n n.aoa foot.
sn'u'" "e's" DO i'"uoe' " p'"oo ,o''
ing oi 20, 1D men, ne WouIa agree TO iV'
Mr. Warren of Wyoming, membsr of
tho military affairs comuit,ee inouirod
=, oon -, -. ~, =,
"o" - wv inen 0'uia 'aNe piofe' oaie ''
the enormously expensive coast fortinca-
tiops.
Nr eor,,or did M, ansxyar tho opas
Wv -
zion aiteely put saiu the senator woulu
una MS answer IN the speetaoie present
eu IN the senate curing 'he past weeh,
when one oil lts most important anu IN
teIllgent committees nau lalteu 10 hereo
upon hieSsure ior tne Hehe,ai i,a,, re 'onSa-
n'Ha'iet, ol the nrniS. iIe uistl-eu, ash la
saius s,,sa ia,se s'anesns ann, am 49,, ~,
no oohu!'iols eisnei aoioa" y. ~ n1ne 'p
mhlen "nrrAneeu . =. sreAV army - nHa Se
wnatesor We .onuieiVn9 ,nas oe .& &
coheiuueu WIN toe M 'pt"uoo VI VIZ
proViSo p'n g. 4 suggest you VIII hs,e an army
oi iVo.oop men uusii toST iR9n,ns hm atoe
sne terin oi rlesiuehs ,r,i aionh"isg nj, ehnn
nav eAplIeu. ne nisasuis WIZ eiNe nm y,
gteater power tnan u @ res'ueh. orei hau.
,ia mr; ", ,nan ,,tna " I'M anaI ,,,1,s ths
snou.u oe puh, w - Soa ,,.,,h ion ,,,,io VI
time for its consideration.
Can you not trust the next CONGRESS
IA Congress that will be Republican in
both branches,
s ploposns'9h NV IN ,, s1 J arIa o., rnrd mai
the much peeded opportunity for modit
cation. The purpose TO force SO great an
increase could not De yusiiheu ny history
IN view OF the TACT that aitsr the mexican
war the army had been reduced 10 ~
ooo ana aIeer tns Civii war 10 So,Vu
Ihis would STAND as the nrst Tune n
the history oi the country when SO great
an increase was demanded. his oo
lection was based on the permanent In
crease to 81. Oo0 and he insisted that such
provision should have no place IN the
hill He said that he did not know how