The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-06
HOUSE WOULD NOT CONSENT.
DECLINED TO CONCUR IN MILES
CORBIN's AMENDMENT.


Debate on the Question Led to Per-
sonaIities Between Hull of Iowa
and Lentz of Ohio-Corbin Charged
With Appointing Sons of Members
to Secure Their Infiuence-Lentz
Kissed by Republicans for His
Attack ON Hull.
Washington. June SIN the House to-
day, objection was made to concurrence
in the Senate amendments to the mill
tary academy appropriation bill, and the
House went into Committee of the Whole
to consider them with an hours debate on
each side.
Mr. Cummings of New York, said he
would support the Miles-Corbin amend
ment as he believed victories are not
won in the field alone.
Mr.. Lentz attacked the Corbin promo
ton amendment and asserted Gen. Cor
bin during the closing hours OF the last
Congress had hung about the corridors CT
the Capitol begging for promotion.
Mr.. Hull of Iowa said he had never
heard of Gen. Corbin being in the capitol
seeking this promotion and he was the
one, as chairman of the committee, most
apt to know.
Appointed Sons of Members.
Mr.. Lentz: us it not a fact that he APP
pointed sons of members, and indirectly
got their influence in that way?"
Mr.. Hull: HE has appointed a good
many staff officers. The gentleman from
Ohio is evidently anxious TO get the fact
before the country that have a son in the
army, who has served in the staff depart
t. tl.f
proud of. He went and enlisted first with
his own regiment, having served in the
National Guard for ten years and got a
commission by the votes of his comrades
for the rank of captain. Cloud applause
on the Republican side)
His regiment Is coming home and both
myself and his good mother have tried
at the war department for the last FIVE
months to get him ordered home, so that
he could resume the vocations of peace
and the testimony from several of the
generals, who have reported, Gen. Wheel
er among the others, is that his work
there was so good that they wanted fur
Their to advance him. loud applause on
the Republican side.)
Mr.. Chairman, 1 thank God l have
sons who can serve their country. cloud
applause) l am proud of them. thank
God | am not one of those anonymous
creatures who has not been able to per-
petuate his species. and he's nothing to
look forward TO. prolonged cheering and
applause on the Republican side.)
Kisses for Mr.. Lentz.
Mr.. Lentz: II want to ask the gentle
man If he has a son who would be able to
support himself without being pensioner
on his country. (Cries of 'Ohv and hiss
ing on the Republican side). Will the gem
tleman explain about his other son?'' Gre
newee kissing on the Republican side)
Mr.. Hull II would if it had any con-
nection with this natter
Mr.. Lentz ''Is he not sucking the pub
lie teat?' (Renewed Kisses on the Repub-
lican side.)
Mr.. Brown of Ohio assailed Mr.. Lenfz
He would like, he said, to see someone
or something that would commend the
patriotism of that gentleman
After some further rerna rlxs by Mr. HAY
OF Virginia in opposition to the PROPOSE
ton to promote GEN. Niles and Gen. Cor
bin all the amendments, including those
relating to promoters of Miles and Cor
bin and the increase of the number of
cadets at large to the military academy
were non-concurred in.
The bill finally went to conference.