The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-07
The HOUSE VOTES
FOR A GREAT ARMY
Continued from First Page.)

following substitute for the canteen
provision of the bill:
s'The sale of or dealing in beer, wine
or any Intoxicating liquors, by any
person in any post. exchange or can
teen or army transport or upon any
premises used for military purposes
bv the United States is hereby pro-
hibited. The Secretary of War is
hereby directed TO carry the provis-
ions of this section into full force
and effect"
The section for which the substi-
tute was offered he said practically
was a re-enactment of the present
law. Mr.. Littlefield read letter
from Adjutant General Corbin stat
ing that 95 per cent of the officers of
the army favored the canteen system.
Against the present opinion of Cen
eral Corbin Mr.. Httlefield read state
ment made by General Corbin in 1892,
condemning the canteen system as not
conductive to the discipline of the
best interests of the soldier.
Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass.), opposed the
amendment and concluded with an at
tack upon prohibition as it obtained in
Maine.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio), declared that
prohibition has been a failure
wherever it had been tried. Neverthe-
less he said he would vote for the
amendment.
Mr.. Hay (Va), favored the amend
ment. Aside from the question of
temperance, he believed it was wrong
for the Government to engage in the
sale of liquor. He was opposed to
throwing temptation in the direct
path of young men who entered the
army. He asserted that the evidence
of the army officers was not altogether
ON one side of the question (applause)
Mr.. Littlefield contended that prohibit
ton made for mortality and temper
ance.
The amendment was adopted 159 to
81. Many members of the w. C. T. u.
were in the gallery and loudly APP
plauded the result.
A BLOW AT THE CAPITOL SALOON
Mr. Fitzgerald then proposed an
amendment to prohibit the sale of
liquor in the capitol building.
Mr.. Hull made the point Of order
that the amendment was not germane.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that if the sol
diers were to be prevented from drink
-
States members of Congress should
not be allowed to drink in the capitol.
The chair sustained the point of order
whereupon Mr.. Williams (Mass.), ask
ed unanimous consent that Mr. .FitZ-
gerald be allowed to offer his amend
ment.
IT object" said Mr.. Shattuc (Ohio).
MR.. KLUTZ' MOTION PREVAILS.
Mr.. Klutz, On. c., moved to strike
out the section for the retirement of
General Shafter as a ma jor general.
He was opposed, he said, to- the pro-
motion and retirement of officers.
The motion prevailed 131 to 100. Mr..
Petit then moved to strike out the
next section which was designed to
retire General Fitzhngh Lee and Gen
eral James II. Wilson, as brigadier
generals, and it also prevailed. There
was no division on this vote. This
completed the bill, which was then re-
ported to the House where Mr.. McClel-
Ian (N. W, moved to recommit the bill
with Instructions to report back a bill
extending the present law until July
1st, 1908.
THE VOTE ON THE BILL.
The motion to recommit was lost-6S
to 24S The Republicans, Mr.. Mccall
Massachusetts, and Mr.. Mann. of Illinois,
voted with sivty-six members of the oppo-
sition for this motion. Many Democrats
voted with the Republicans against this
motion. roll call was demanded for the
final passage of the bill. The bill was
passed, 100 to 1873 as follows:
Yeas-Aldrich Alexander Allen,
(Maine), Babcocl, Baker, Barney, Bng
ham, Bishop, Boreing, Boutell, Qllinois)
Bowersock Brick. Bromwell, Brosius
Brown, Brownlow. Bull. Burk. Is. d.,
Burkett, Burleigh, Burton, Butler, Cald-
erhead, Cannon, Capron, Clayton, New
York;: Cochrane, New York;; Connell
Conner, Cooper, (Wisconsin); Cousins
Cromer, Crumpacker, Curtis. Dahle, Dali
zell. Davenport, (SamueD; Davidson
Dayton Dick Dovenner, .Driscoll, Eddy,
Emerson Esch, Faris, Fletcher, Fordney
Foss, Fowler, Gamble, Gardner. (Michi-
gam; Gardner, New Jersey; Gibson, Gill
GiIlet, New York; Gillet, (Massachu-
setts); Graft, Greene, (Massachusetts) !;
Grosvenor, Grout. Grow, Hall. Hamilton
Haugen, Hawley, Heatwole, Hedge
Hemenway, Henry, (ConnecticuD Hep
burn. Hill, Hit, Hoeffecker, Hopkins
Howell Hull Jack, Jones, (Washington) !;
Kahn, Kerr. (Maryland); Kerr, (Ohio);
Ketcham, Knox, Lacey, Lands, Lane,
Lawrence, Linney, Littauer Littlef1eld
Long, Lorimer Loud, Loudenslager, Low
ering, Lybrand, Mahon, Mann, Marsh
Mercer, Metcalf. Miller. Minor. Mondell.
Moody, (Massachusetts); Moody (Ore-
gon); Morrell. Morris. Mudd. Needham,
OGrady, Olmsted. Often Overstreet
Packer, Parker, Payne, Pearce, mis-
souri); Pearce, (Maryland); Phillips
Powers, Prince, Pugh, Ray, New York; ;
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