The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-06

the general debate. Chairman Hull, of
the Military Eomr1ittee, who was in
charge of the bill, and Mr.. Parker, of
New Jersey. who is a member of the Mill
tary Committee.
iMessers. Cochran, of Missouri: Kleberg,
of Texas; GIcCleIland, of New York: Sha-
froth, Of Colorado; Cummings. Of New
York, and Cox, of Tennessee tpemocrats),
spoke briefly against the bill and a large
standing army.
ATTACKED ADMINISTRATIONS.
MIR. Mccall, of Massachusetts fRepubli-
CAM then aroused the only enthusiasm OF
the day against the measure Several
times during the last session, notably on
the Porto Rican Tariff bill, he refused to
follow his party. To-day he attacked the
whole Philippine policy OF the Adminis-
.ration He also criticised, technically,
several features of the bill. especially that
lodging In the president the discretion to
expand or reduce the size of the army at
Will He declared that the United States
should Immediately give the Filipino peo-
pie honorable assurance that they snouio
have a Government of their own.
Mr. Hull declared that, until Congress
acted to the contrary, we must assert ana
enforce our sovereignty over the Philip
mines. or disgrace ourselves before the
rorId Eleven of the twenty-siX pages
of the bill We're disposed OF before ao-
journment- :, 7,;,,
Tomorrow the Grout o1eomarsar1ne olit'
under special order made at the last ses-
sion, will displace the army p'ii' "iiiot'
will go over until Friday.
syl,e, the House met, the Speaker an
,,orncep1 that he had a communicated.
from tlie family of Mr. Boultelte' "
Maine resigning his position as CHAIRMAN IA
of the Committee on tNaVai -aiiaiis ~
also announced the appointment. u 49,
shaw. IF New York, as member oi eiie
committee on Invalid Pensions.
MINoRITY's POSITION.
~ ,o,ze,1 of pennsylvania. from the
-on,,,i++aa on Rules, then presented the
s-,,a.;.I order for the consideration OF the
army bill -, ha-
Nr R.rharSson. of Tennessee. on pc
,,aTr of tha minority, said those on MS sue
of tha House recognized the necessity iol
some legislation, Cut they diu ipl . as
that this bill, establishing d PEI is
standing army, should pec"ti'e q 1,,a,1a
an emergency exists, an emergency si'ouiu
te provided for. but "a large standing army
.,t,o,,7d not ,,e established One onnoAlous
fa,+,,re was fundamental. 1t was proposeu
IN provide al, army which couiu DC
handed at the will Of one man. ~ o.n
;asn Ia 1eeGGa. No matter how gooa OF as
,hai man might be, he was not "iisiie ~
see one man given snch power. +t,o
II was, in his opinioi''
functions of Congress
Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, also IN
Weighed against clothing the Presioelis VIZ.
discretionary power to eNpatU VI soit
tract the army at VIII.
FAVORED LARGER ARMY
ur G-osyenor of Ohio. in support OF Tue
rarol,tion. said that, personally, ne WAS
i'm favor of u standing army OF lV',"o' i,'ei'' M
rho neople. he said, were not alarmed eS
the cries that their liberty was 10 De suo-
verted. .,-ta.,,
,hat never had the President OF the United
statas attempted to abuse his power over
~, army one of the magnificent acts OF
grower Cleveland had been his assump-
.jon of his duty to, keep the peace IN a
.-eat commonwealth hy means OF the
United States army, when the GoveTnor Oh
that State did not want him TO interfere,
Mr. Grosreror and Mr.. Underwood in-
,7,,Gsaa in some spirited crcss-firc, after
which the resolution was adopted %.eneul
AIR. Hui, suggested that the oleomar-
.arine bill, which was a special order ior
so-morrow. be postponed until the army
bin wes disposed Of
aIr Underwood. of aiapama. onjectea.
The House then went into committee of
Inc Ni!ptS s.siA tsofN Ntis
of the army hill
DETAILS EXPLAINED
Mr. IIull e,plafaed the details OF the
hill. which, he said, followed practically
the st,eme already twice endorsed by the
House The main objection he had heard
10 the propesition WAS the alleged prepon-
deratinE, influence Of the cgyairy. This. he
said was necessary because of the eff
fectiveress of cavalry In operations IN Inc
Philippines
eAr. aull -ldiculed the charges made
during ti,e recent campaign by the oppasi-
ton IA the effect tsa. tue issa4a.biiraa
party desired to faist upon the eailRtry
u great standing army, Replying TO MI
Hepburn, Df Iowa, Mi. Hull said that to
appoint volunteer officers to the grade Of
major w2uld do : great injustice to reSu-
isr army officers VINO nave served twenty
CT twenty-fire years in the army.
Mr. Cochran. of Missouri who followed
ar. HEil. introduced the political phase Of
the question. lie charged that the ayowed
purpose of the administration to use an
.sf1::g OF Sasaa IN enforce its mandates In
the PHILIPPINES MAS tie very. essensss of
imperialism, sSo army that marched on /
the face OF the csrta could accomplish
he subsection of the Philippines. Their
geographical position nrde them praat:-
cs.ssy Independent Of outside control.
USALTERA8LB OPPOSITION.
Mr.. kieberg, Of Texas. announced his
..tialterable opposition to an Increased
fsandhtg army. lis only use could be the 4
establishment of q military governments
- the Philippines, and he appealed TO his
r.