The Portland daily press., 1900-12-07
Prohibits Sale Of Liquor
By Anyone.
Amendment Was Offered by Mr..
Littlefield.

Washington, December 6.-The House
of Representatives today at the emu Oh
along sitting, passed the army reorgani-
cation bill by vote OF 1e6 to 1SS. Three
Damocrats. Msssrs. Hall of Pennsylva-
MIA. and Underhill and Clayton OF New
York, voted with the Republicans Tor
the bill, and Mccall, Republican oil
Massachusetts,, with the Democrats
against. Otherwise 1t was strictly par
ty vote.
The proposition which some OF the
Democrats attempted to commit their
side to In Caucasian extension oi.tne
present temporary army until July, l9Oo
-whichS was voted upon indirectly on
motion to recommit, commanded the
votes OF only about half ths opposition
and of two Republicans, Mr., Mccall and
Mir. Mann of Illinois, Many of the Dem
ocrats, however. voted against the motion
because they were opposed not Only to
the reorganization, but alEo to sinu-
ing the temporary army at It's present
strength.
Quite a number of amendments were
placed upon the bill before it had passed.
The liveliest fight was made upon sub
stitute offered by Mr.. Littleheld OF
Maine, for the canteen section. The sub-
stisute absolutely prohibited the sale oil
intoxicants at military posts. Large
delegations from the w. q. L. u, which
is in session in this city, watched the
fight from the galleries, When the pro-
hihition amendment was carried by an
overwhelming majority, Mr.. Bartholdt
attempted to secure record vote In the
House, but the peculiar parliamentary
status shut him out.
ELECTROMAGNETIC bill which was pre-
pared today will come up for considera'
tion tomorrow.
The Hepburn amendment to prdFide
that vacancies in the quartermasser's
departments could be filed from civil
life or fromvolunteers.of cases command
ed since April 10, 1888, which was pend
ing whsn the House adjourned yesterday,
was voted down without division.
Mr.. Otey OF Virginia offered an amend.
ment to empower the surgeon general OF
the army to employ not to exceed ~
dental surgeons three of whom should
be chief dental surgeons.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. bingham Of Pennsylvania Offered
an amendment to provide for a corps OF
veterinaries. After some discussion the
amendment was adopted, 81 to 7s.
MIR. Dick of Ohio offered an amendment
to increase the pay corps of the army
from three to four, paymaster with
the rank of colonel, i've to four; TO the
rank OF Iieutenant-colonel, from nine
TO twenty with the rank OF major, and
reducing those with the rank OF captain
from n to 25.
The amendment was adopted,
MIR. Mcclellan Of New York, gave no.
tice thatat the proper time he shouldgoffer
substitute for the whole bill to continue
in force the present law for q provisional
army.
An amendment was adopted to In
crease the signal corps by one lieutenant
colonel two majors, ten captains and
ten first lieutenants and the proviso au-
thorizing tine President to appoint ten
volunteer signal officers with the rank OF
first lieutenants and ten with the rank
of second lieutenants during the contin-
uance of the Philippine war was striken
out.
MT. Hull offered an amendment which
was agreed to make volunteer officers
eligible to the grades OF first and second
Iieutenants without regard to age. The
amendment was lost.
Thereupon Mr.. AIahon of Pennsylya-
mia, moved to strike out the paragraph
60 retire officers below the rank OF briga-
dier-general who served during the Civil
war with the rank and pay OF the next
higher grades. MIR. Hull made an earnest
plea against the amendment. Because
those who wanted the provisions of the
section extended had been disappointed
he said, this meritorious action should
not be eliminated.
Mr.Hay OF Virginia. favored the amend
ment.
The Mahon amendment prevailed.
MIR. Me Dermott OF New Jersey offered