The age-herald., 1900-12-06
Metal Creates a Sensation in
 the House, MADE DEMOCRATIC SPEECH Attacked the Party's Position on the Philippine Question and Opposed the hull Army BIIl-Under-
 wood Also Spoke.

Washington, Dec 5.-The House devoted the day to the army reorganization bill which was brought up under special or der adopted at the opening of the session, which limited general debate to two hours on a side.
 Lieutenant General Miles and a number of army officers were interested spectators throughout the day.
 Chairman Hull and MT. Parker of New Jersey, of the military committee Republi- cans, supported the bill, and Messrs. Coch- ran of Aiscsoui, I<leberg of Texas, McCleI- Ian of New York, Shafroth of Colorado, Cummings of New York and Cox of Ten nessee, Democrats, spoke briefly against it.
 MT. Mccall of Massachusetts, Republican, aroused the only enthusiasm of the day against the measure. Several times during the last session, notably on the Porto Riean tariff bill, he refused to follow his party. Today ne attacked the whole Philippine policy of the administration. Although temperate in his language, he was plain spoken Tn his warnings of the dangers which lay ahead of the government if colonial policy was persisted in. He also criticized technically several features of the bill, es- pecially that lodging in the President the
  the army at will. He likened the uncon- querable spirit which opposed our sway in the Philippines to that of Washington at Valley Forge. Love of independence, he said, was the "noblest heritage of the hu- man heart"
 l1e declared that the United States should immediately give the Filipino peopie-hon- orable assurance that they should have a government of their own.
 In replying to Mir Mccall, MT. Hull de- clared that until Congress acted to the con- trary we must assert and enforce sov- ereignty over the Philippines or disgrace ourselves before the world and it was the duty of Congress to provide an army ade- quate to put down the rebellion.
 Eleven of the twenty-siX pages of the bill were disposed of before adjournment. To- morrow the Grout -oleomargarine bill, under a special order made at the last session, will dispiaee the army bil which Will go over until Friday.
 BoutelIe Resigns as Chairman
 When the House met the speaker an nounced that he had communication from the family of MT. Boutelle of Maine re- signing his position as chairman of the Committe on Naval Affairs MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania from the Committee on Rules, then presented special order for
 
 bill.
 Mir Richardson of Tennessee said that his side of the House recognized the nec- essity for some legislation but did not agree that this bill, establishing permanent standing army, should become law. If an emergency exists an emergency should be provided for It was proposed to pro- vide an army which could be expanded at the will of one man from 5S,O0O to 100000 No matter how good or able that man might be, he was not willing to see one man govern such power. It was, in his opinion, abdicating the functions or Co gress. MT. Richardson said he was ready at all times to vote to put down rebellion anywhere and everywhere that it existed, but under the stress of an emergency, he was not willing to establish permanently a large standing army MT. Underwood, Alabama, also inveigh- ed against clothing the President with dis cretionary power to expand or contract the army at will
 The Main Objection.
 MT Hull said the main objection he had heard to the organization proposed by the bill was the alleged preponderating in- huence Of the cavalry. This, he said, was | necessary because of the effectiveness of | cavalry in operations in the Philippines. | Mr-Hull ridiculed the charges made dur l ing the recent campaign by the opposition | to the effect that the Republican party de- | sired to foist upon the country a great | standing army. He explained that in the | staff volunteer officers could be appointed | to the regular army without regard to | age or grade, but in the line, volunteer | officers could not be appointed above the l grade of first lieutenant, and then only | when below the age of thirty. MT. Hepburn asked if MT. Hull would object to an amendment providing that