The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-28

in speech against the bill.
On behalf Of the Military Committee,
Mr. Cockrell suggested several amend
ments to the bin, among them being one
striking out the language fixing the
minimum in companies of the various
branches of the service. As reported
from the Committee the bill provided
that the minimum of privates in troops
of the cavalry service should be 43; that
the minimum in each battery of artillery
should be 81; and, in each company or
infantry As. The effect of Mr.. Cock
rell's amendment is to fix these numbers
as the maximum instead of the minimum
allotted to each company.
The amendments We're accepted
Mr.. Caffery made an argument agains5
an increase in the standing army. lie de-
clared it was an eXtolling of the mill
tary calling, of militarism which was tie
forbidden fruit which had led to the
destruction of republics in the past. me
American people, he declared, wanted
no great standing army. They wanted
nothing bur a nucleus around Whlch or
citizen sodiery could rally.
Mr.. Caffery discussed, also the policy
of expansion. He declared that this
was a war of paradoXes. We had
started out to release the Cuban recon
centradoes and had now come TO the
point of shooting down Filpinos with
Gatling guns, Maxim guns. and every
sort Of instrument Of scientific murder.
He maintained that the fatal mistake
which had been made was that the mi
ted States had not applied to the Phil
ppines the same resolutions that had
been applied to the Cubans.
Mr.. German offered the following
amendment as provision of section 10;
THAT each and every provision OF
this act shall continue in force until
July 1st. 1901: and on and after that
date all the general staff and line officers
ppointed to the army under this act shall
be discharged and the members re-
stored in each grade to those existing
ut the passage of this act, and the en-
listed force of the line of the army shall
be reduced to the number as 7royfled
for bv law prior to April 1st, 1898. tx
elusive OF such additions as have been
or may be. made under this act to the
artillery and except the cadets provided
for by this act, who may be appointed
pEIOf 10 ,Iuiy Isl, irpi 'Rlid IL -
further. that no officer who has been,
or may be, promoted under existing law
or under the rules of seniority, shall be
disturbed in his rank"
The amendment was adopted GS to o.
Mr.. Bacon Ga), said the adoption of
the German amendment simpllied he
matter materially. This bill would
place an annual expenditure Of $50
IL. ,T4r- lttt xr-I+ IA
standing the fact the war in the l'rilip-
pines was an unholy war he felt It his
duty to support the bill and would do
50.
Mr.. Hansbrough offered IN amend
ment providing that no enlisted man
should be employed to sell liquor IN ally
canteen Or army post. 1t was agreed
TO.
An amendment offered by Mr. Garter
provided that three of the provisional
Iregiments ut The discretion of the Presl-
dent. should be cavalry, whose members
should be particularly proficient III
horsemanship and markesmanship. tAe
regiments to serve mounted or dis
mounted. 1t was agreed TO.
The debate was continued until {
o'clock when the bill was passed 80 to
i'A'N'''''
| Aeas-Allen, Allison, Bacon, Burrows
C;Nter, Chapdler, Clark. Cockrell, Cul-
lom, Deboe Elllins, Fairbanks, Faulk
ner, Foraker, Frye, Galhnger, Gear
German, Hanna, Hansbrough, Harris.
| Hawley, Heitfield. Jones (Nev). Lind
say, Lodge, McEnery, Mallory, Mantle,
Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Murphy, Mel
son. Pasco, Perkins, Pettus, Platt
Comm, Platt IN. W. Pritchard, Proc
tor, Rawlins, Roach, Ross, Sewell,
| Shoup, Simon, Smith. Spooner, Stewart,
! Teller. Warren. Wellington-55.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Caffery,
Chiffon, Clay, Daniel, Hoar, Martin,
Pettigrew, Turley, Vest White-13.
Consideration of the Sundry Civil APP
pronration Bill was begun at 7:15- p. m.
The Committee ON Appropriations of
| fered the following additional amend
ment to the bill which was agreed 10:
And the owners or holders Of all
outstanding military land warrdn5s or
parts OF such warrants, allowed, issued
by the State of Virginia for military
/ services performed by the officers and
soldiers. seamen, or marines OF the VAR
g:nia State and Continental Lines III
the army or navy of the Revolution are
hereby notified and required to present,
/ and surrenderthem to the Secretary
OF the Interior within twelve months
from the passage of this act for his acton
under the provisions of the act entitled
AN Act Making Provisions for the
Satisfaction of Virginia Land Warrants
approved August 31st, 1852. And Ill
such warrants or parts of warrants not
50 presented and surrendered to the Sec
rotary of the Interior snail be forever
barred and invalid"
At the conclusion of the reading of