The sun., 1900-12-06
THE ARMY BILL DISCUSSED.
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NAsHtNoToN, Dec . Tho House to-dn,
began the consideration a. M" Army Ro
organization bin reported by tho Committee
on Military Affairs as n substitute for the
hlll passed by the Senate on May last u,
consent tho general debate was limited I,
four hours, and not III that period was .,
. occupied Tho most notable feature OF the
discussion was a prepared speech hy Mr.
Mccall rep. Mass In opposition 20 tho
Increase of the army and 20 tho retention Of
the Philippines. tho Democrats giving him
the time Mr. Mccall was the Republican
member Of the Committee on Ways and Means
who differed from his colleagues and political
associates in the Hous. Oh the Porto Rico
Tariff bill. leading the futile opposition IA
that measure Nearly half the bill was dis
posed Of under the nve-minute rule but fcw
changes being made. The most important
of these was one increasing the force Of the
Quarterma-ter'- Department from s "a
llo officers Gen. Miles was an interested
spectator Of the proceedings from the Speak
er's bench In the members gallery.
NJ. Richardson dem Tenn. the minority
leader did not believe that thu army
ought to be permanently increased IN a time
OF profound peace. The provision that the
army might be composed Of from 6s. 900 to
loo. 900 men. according 10 the Judgment
Of the President. he said. was n discretion
that should not be lodged in any one man.
lie favored the Enlistment Of volunteer
force for service In the Philippines
Mr.. Underwood dem. Ala said il was not
the question Of establishing an army that
was now presented for the first time. but
for the first time IN our history IL was now pro-
posed to establish sliding scale 10y which
the President and not Congress should de-
eIiHHle '"e size 81 'h' army
Mr.. Grosvenor Rcp Ohio retorted that this
"onrIo e. Hi. n,,n,on $500 .. -. d,a '"o q
FF''''' W '''' 'P'',.''' i"N''su' "s "' "'H' "
permanent army of 10000 men The people
wers not frightened when demagogue
said the army would Ina stationed 40 as 10
,srrori,e Inhnr IN csss n, ,rorhlo rhs prss,,
"ro',Te I"o"i III case " uouo'o' ihr res
cr.tion TO i,se the army according to hi. iudg
,,, 49,, - - 49, -. sr.I', % al ., -,
mem anu II was 10 'he circuit Oh al VINO hau
NOT heen abused Was there ony mora danuer
bo asked in giving tho President tho rigbt
h' "'"eu' III sN'ns 'he i'oeue"' '"' 'Ishs
10 regulate the size or the army according
to his Judgment Of the needs Of tho service.
tnan IN giving TO him the discretion TO use
the army as hs saw NJ:
MI Hull IEep Iowal chairman OF the
,Tiiii'i,tee on Main'aty hitairs. cohfned HIM
soil largely TO an explanation oi the pro.
Nl-ipn7 % tht ON. Hd"f them the PRESIDENT
CnuId enlist u tptaI Tore" or 962Ou men. But
the regular army would al irst consist OF
le,s than 5000 men. and oi put 5000 men
when the IroNislonS OF the bill should have
been WORKED ou'
rom ot dorado, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Hull then SAID that he knew Of no one
on the i!"publiCdn sd" who desired TO speak
ana "a MI SnlIer. ~ charge Of the oppo-
-Itton To the bill. seemed To have no one to
hun INTO the breach. he suggested that II
there were no more speakers ready the CONF
mite" should proceed TO consider the bill
under the ilve-nnute rule
Mr.. Sulzer- Has the gentleman no one
To speak
Mr Hull-No. the gentlemen on this side
are NOR" deSirlou~ of acting than Of speaking
Mr. Sul7er with dramatic effect. looking
A. the Republican sid" Then yield an hour
to the gentleman from .achII>elt.
:. The, g"niiemaan thus favored proved TO be
Mi Met all Ha read a preparei speech
attacking tho incr"u~o Of the army. and
army authorized by the bi1i greater eat 'dlio. pro-
II gave the larger army which the President
may recruit Ne aid he could not assent
either to tho policy which gave the President
the power 10 increase or diminish the size Of
tho army at vii! Mr Mccall autagoni7ed
IA" holding of the Philippines and asserted
that tho result of the war III the Islands had
spanish master for an American one. He
hru"Fed lha' all governments derive their
nIi d i"% n""rl,b r% of M e y%nrm OF ,e s%y'rnGd
laws l"i me Weaher 'nlHd not be defended.
~" policy Of N" United states regarding
IN" Philippines should have been declared
Two N'dI aE1, ana should nav" been IN the
uUo ni 'ha, d"'Itt"d ''Nard uha II We
nau u'aitd upa a. W" had me Philippines,
VINO C"ulu uphht. j." asked. mat We should
nave war on our hand ih"re.
IN t"iciusinh. Nt Mc' al advised the
ehun'It n"I luH'y regarding tie filpinus.
one ah'nht Iheiil scll cll-SoVerhIntlt Let rs
,rH N!rL', ne e,lu' uldt we VIII stand lay
lu'Ii' l"t olIo one N't' -? iNe wears II Necessary.
~ ne e,Hnt>hln'i %! 2 government that
sllaIl ue Ihh3HI'u pN theIr own flag and
relNetnhtlut hu tuIt !, best under another
hat up'ItH' ihaepchuehce ana elI-govern-
NlrnI .
MI 'dnuhneS li'eh " stated his
oolcHuoli 10 lhe tnl! 70 De mat II did not
aadc4uately provide Tor IN" artillery branch
Inc proper way tn lnCret,e N" army, IN his
opini"h' va 10 CnlSlruit coast defen"es.
sGYliE l4eii. Nlln Elihs ana man them with ar
uIer!Sle II me OH provided 1900 men In tha
hfuIrry brauch' he said' he would be glad
10 ,I'l", ln " , - ..,,
,Mr nun shlu ,hat ' i'e bi,i liked tho number
or ne artlu"ry hraneh at 1870, which could
not oe ceSrtased by any acuon Of the TX
"cuilv" helrrLinS 20 Mr.. McCalls argu-
m'hl. Nr nun said thni he had entirely