The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-07

the president to reduce the enlisted force
of the army to 5000 on Dec T. 1892.
Mr.. McDermott declared that in his
opinion it was the absolute duty OF every
man. irrespective OF party TO uphoid me
hands of the president 30 long as ltr
United States held the Philippines Do Wa
its drrv to suppress the instruction But
If IT was not the intention 10 create an
un-dem0cratic and uu-Amerlcan Standlil-5
be limited to two years II the ihSuIi .
ton could not be suppressed ln Two years
We should sell the islands to some Euro
pean country which wanted to buy d S'id
brick. Democratic applause
The amendment was defeated
Anti-canteen Clause Introduced.
Mr.. LittlefieId OIaiuc1 offered the fol-
loving substitute Tor the C3nteeB pfOFl-
sion of the bill.
The sale of or dealing i'm liquor. wine
or any Intoxicating liquors 10y any per-
son in any post exchange or canleeu or
army transport or upon any premises
used Tor military purposes by Inc lnIted
States Is hereby prohibited me seer
tary of war * hereby dire cted To- carry
the provisions of this section into lull
Air. IIttIefeId reviewed the long stand
ing controversy over this subject ami.
after reading a letter from AdJuiatJ
Genial COrBin stating that % per cent
of the officers of the army favored inc
cauJeen system. he also read "a statement
made by General COTbiu i'm 1882 condemn
ing the Cauteeu system as not tonout-he
TO the discipline or the best interests ul
the soldier Mr. LittIeCnld also read "a
statement bv General Ludlow. wdo teSti-
fed To the good effect of. dIscouraglng the
sale Of liquor 10 soldiers in cuba.
MIR Fitzgerald tMass-) opposed the
amendment
said he we should vote down this
amendment IL is impossible 60 enforce
prohibition i'm any portion or TINS cou u \, y
or OF the world. We cannot enlist b7.v1'
men for service in the Philippines or any
wheT, else who can be made totdl an
stainers. We should seek 70 promote
temperance in the wy which VIII pflhS
the best results
M Fitz-erald concluded with AN at
tack upon prohibition as II obtained III
AIR. c7rosvenor declared that prohibition
had been a failure wherever Il mad heeil
tried NeyerthelesS, ne sslq' ne "1ulo
vote for the amendment u 6uoH -'liil
of /; he would thank God II not, as ne
believed # would not. no harm WoQlu
have, been done, and congress couid eataily
III Pearce tMoD said he was prepared
To assert that nothing would do so mucn
- break down true temperance III 'he
army as absolute prohibition
Mn Hay VA believed Il was NiouF lol
the government TO engage d. I-ie SAFE on
Hqibr He was opposed 70 throwing
tenn bfaffou i'm the direct pain or young
mem who entered the army fi- as7eItet
thatithe evidence of the army oIHcels was
not altogether on one side Of the question
Nj Parker IN j.. a member OF the
military committee. opposed the amend
merit The whiSky-drlnkluS army On .lls
old Havs of the sutler ana post trader hdo
becdme a temperate army utluel l-e t.i.l-
teeH system. DesertlonS III .lie ~
yeats Before the cantetn s1SgeIi W.
doublo those for tine same period AFTER
- The same figures hold good Tor
CONNECTIONS for drunkenaess- ~,
When the amendment Wt0 80 ~
20 j +7,art- members OF the w C. T. u
in he gallery loudly applauded the re-
SUD
Keeps the Capitol Bar
fIr. FITZGERALD then proposed am amend
mint 20 prohibit the sale OF lquor IN me
nt 81 of order that the amendment was
ni,t a-ermaue. and was sustained.
IAfr Williams MSS asked unanimous
censert that Mr.. Fitzgerald De allowed
K. offer his amendment
II object" said Mr.. Shattuc Of Ohio