The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-03
TREATMENT OF VOLUNTEERS.
SHARP DEBATE ON THAT SUBJECT
IN THE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE.
Effort to GIvs~Thcm Travel Pay Fall
cd-UnanimOus Report I'm the Clark
Case VIII he warmly Contested.
Bacon Joined I'm the ColIOquy--Bin
Passed to Establish Memorial Park
of Fredericksburg and Adjacent
BnttIefelds.
Washington, May Reconsideration of
the army appropriation bill in the Sem
ate to-day developed debate on the treat
ment of the volunteer soldiers sent to the
Philippines that at times was very bit
ter.
Mr.. Mason of Illinois delivered a speech
on the investigation made by the Com
mittee on Manufactures of the adulteration
of food He strongly urged that Congress
should take immediate action to remedy
existing evils looking TO marking ingredi-
ents of all foods exposed for sale and pro-
hibiting all deleterious articles.
Just before adjournment a sharp col
loquy occurred over the proposed consid-
Grafton of the resolution TO unseat Mr..
Clark of Montana, which indicated that
the unanimous recommendation of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections will
be sharply contested.
A bin was passed 20 establish the Fred
ericksburg and adjacent national battle
fields as Memorial Park in Virginia. The
bill has for its chief purpose the preserva-
ton and suitable marking for historical
and professional military study the fam
Gus battlefelds in Spottsylvania county,
Virginia, known as fredericksburg, Salem
Church, Charlottesville, the Wilderness.
and Spottsylvania Court House, all of
them within radius of eight miles, and
ON which limited territory the late distin-
guished Union Gen. John c. Newton, after
CO reful investigation, declared that more
great battles were fought, more men en-
gagged, and more execution done than on
any other spot of similar area in the
world.
In Behalf of Volunteers.
Consideration of the army Appropriation
bill was then resumed. In offering an
amendment providing that the volunteer
soldiers in the Philippines who had Ie-
manned there and performed willing SER
vice long after they were entitled to dis
charge, should receive travel pay and COM
mutation of subsistence, less the actuel
cost of their transportation 10 the United
States. Mr. Turner of Washington made
an extended statement. The amendment,
he said, applied to about 10000 officers and
men scattered all over the country. He
declared that returning volunteers had
been packed like swine into dark, dirty,
filthy, rotten and antiquated vessels" At
the reception at San Francisco to the re-
turning Washington Regiment he had gone
into the hold OF the transport, where
the soldiers quarters" he said, were not
fit for animals" The government ought
TO have paid these volunteers double pay
ar1t tVaAr.
miserable holes.
The amendment was killed on a point of
order.
Mr.. Pettigrew bitterly denounced the
government for keeping the volunteers In
service after their time had expired.
Mr.. Petugrew said that hundreds of the
soldiers who had served in the Philippines
sane Asylum at Washington. At least
200 he declared, had committed suicide
Mr.. Pettigrew had a letter read which
he wrote to the President, in which he
used most violent and abusive language
against the chief executive.
Mr. Tillman offered a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of War for information
of the amount and character of claims
filed with the war department. for damages
done by the United States soldiers in and
near camps for the troops established in
this country during the war with Spain
and directing him to report what amount
in his opinion was justly and equitably
due to claimants. The resolution was
passed.
Case of Clark of Montana.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, then gave
proceed to the consideration of the reso-
luton declaring Mr.. Clark of Montana not
entitled TO his seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Chandler said that reasonable time
would be given, but no unreasonable de-
lay
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia said that there
might be a difference of opinion as to
what constituted reasonable delay.
THE Senator" said he evidently de-
sires to rush this question 10 a vote, but
it is too important matter for hurried
action. l shall net consent to fix a time
for consideration until / have had time to
examine the testimony"
Mr.. Chandler said he had heard there
was purpose of which he entirely ac-
quilted any senator, to delay the consid-
Grafton of the Clark resolution in order
to prevent the Governor of Montana from
appointing a senator to succeed Mr.. Clark
In case he should be unseated. He had
heard that 1t was intended to attempt to
postpone the case until next winter in or
der that Mr.. Clark might be In better po-
sition to prosecute his claims for re-elec-
ton before the Legisla ture OF Montana
These were rumors he supposed. but he
gave notice that he would demand a yea
end nay vote on the proposition of consd-
Grafton and definite action If such tactics
were resorted to.
After a brief executive session the SEN
ate at $40 .. m. adjourned.
-"Robinson Crusoe must have felt a
certain thrill of delight when he found he
had an island all 20 himself" remarked
tt1a man w IfIxas IN ratfart 90