The age-herald., 1900-12-07

one year, leaving the other solely dependent upon him for support, he might receive an honorable discharge.
 MT. Moody of Massachusetts, offered an amendment providing that all officers who served during the civil war and who have heretofore been retired below the rank Of brigadier general be entitled to the rank and pay of the next higher grade
 Thereupon MT. Mahon of Pennsylvania moved to strike out the paragraph to re- tire officers below the rank of brigadier general who served in the civil war with the rank and pay of the next higher grade, and his motion prevailed
 MT. McDermott, New Jersey, offered an amendment to make it mandatory upon the President to reduce the enlisted force of the army to 25,000 on December 1, 1902 If the Philippine insurrection could not be suppressed in two years we should sell the islands to some European country which wanted to buy a gold brick (Demo- cratic applause) The amendment was de- feated.
 The Canteen Provision.
 MT. Littlefield of Maine offered the fol- lowing substitute for the canteen provision of the bill:
 ''The sale of or dealing in beer, wine or any intoxicating liquors by any person in any post, exchange or canteen or army transport or upon any premises used for military purposes by the United States Is hereby prohibited. The Secretary of War is hereby directed to carry the provisions of this section into full force and effect
 MT. Littlefield reviewed the long stand ing controversy over this subject and after reading a letter from Adujant-General Cor bin stating that ninety-five per cent of the officers of the army favored the can teen, he read also a statement made by General Corbin in 1892 condemning the can teen system as not conducive to the dis cipline or the best interests of the soldier MT. Littlefield also read a statement bv General Ludlow who testified to the good erect Of discouraging the sale of liquor to soldiers in Cuba.
 MT. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts onnosed the amendment,
 Unless we desire to act as hypocries " said he, i've should vote down this amend ment. It is impossible to enforce prohibition In any portion of this country or of the world. We cannot enlist 65, 600 men for sery,. ice in the Philippines or ANywhere else who can be made total abstaIners. We should seek to promote temperance in the way which will bring the best results"
 MT. Grosvenor of Ohio declared that pro- hiblt1on had been failure wherever it had been tried. Nevertheless, he said, he would vote for the amendment. If good came of it, he would thank God; if not as he be- lieved 1t would not, no harm would be done, and Congress could easily retrace it's steps.
 slayden Opposed lr.
 MT. slayden of Texas, who is member of the military committee, opposed the amendment If reason and not hysteria was to control legislation, he said, 1t would be voted down. He said that officers con- versant with the workings of the canteen system were unanimous in endorsing it.. It was an influence for temperance
 MT. Pearce of Missouri said he was pre- pared to assert that nothing would do so much to break down true teffperance in the army as absolute prohibition.
 MT. Hay of Virginia believed it was wrong of liquor He Was opposed to throwing temptation in the direct path of young men who entered the army. de asserted that the evidence Of the army officers was not Altogether on one side of tn question. (Ap- plausel2
 MT. Parker of New Jersey, a member of the military committee, opposed the amend