Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-06
SUFFERS SURPRISE.
Yielded Time to Mccall Who
Attacked Army Bill.
HE AssAMED PHILIPPINE POLICY.
Democrats Applauded the Massachusetts,
Republican - Grosvenor Defended the
Army Measure, as Did others Richard
son and Others spoke In Opposition.


Boutelle. Of Maine. resigning his position
as chairman Of the committee on naval
affairs.
Mr.. Dalzell, Of Pennsylvania, from the
committee IN rules, then presented spe-
cial order for the immediate consideration
of tlfe army bill, the rule not to inter-
fere with other special orders
Mr.. Dalzell said that legislation of some
character was imperative, as it would
take time to recruit and organize the
new army which must replace the old on
July l, 1901.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, said it
was proposed to provide an army which
could be expanded at the will of one
man from $4,000 to 100000 No matter
how good able that might be he
was not willing to see one man given
such power. 1t was, in his opinion, alb
dicating the functions of congress.
Mr.. Richardson said he was ready at
all times to vote to put down rebellion
anywhere and everywhere that 1t existed,
but Under the stress Of an emergency he
was not willing to establish permanently
large standing army.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, in support of
the resolution said that personally he was
In favor of a standing army of 100000
men. The people, he said, We're not
frightened when a demagogue said that
the purpose in increasing the army was
to station large regiments near large
cities to Cypress labor. They We're not
alarmed by the crisis that their liberty
was to be subyerted. AS for the opposi-
tion to the sliding SCALE" the president
always had practically been supreme in
the use of the army; why should he not
in the use of his discretion have the
power in time of necessity to expand the
army. 1t was a glorious tribute to our
system that never had the president of
the United States attempted to abuse his
power over the army. One of the mag
nfieent acts of Grover Cleveland had
been his assumption of his duty to keep
the peace In a great commonwealth by
means of the United States army when
the governor of that state did not want
him to interfere.
II was then arranged that general de-
bate should run for two hours on side
and that then the bill should be consld
cred under the fve-minute rule.
Mr.. Hull later opened the debate. He
said the main objection he had heard %
the organization proposed by the bill was
to the alleged preponderating influence of
the cavalry This, he said, was neces-
sary. because of the effectiveness of cav
airy in operations in the Philippines.
Mr.. Cochran, of Missouri, who follow
ed Mr.. Hull. charged that the ayowed
purpose of the administration to use an
army of 6Nfeo to enforce It's mandates
in the Philippines was the very essence
of Imperialism
1t had stopped at reorganization he
might have supported it, but he could
not bring himself to yote for standing
army of 100000 men.
Mr. Parker, of New Jersey, Il member
of the military committee, in support OF
the bill. declared that lodging discretion
In the president to expand the army was
not an innovation. and cited several his
toric occasions, notably during the ad-
ninistrations of Washington and Jeffer
son, when congress conferred upon the
president discretionary power to expand
the army.
Mr.. Shafroth, of Colorado, offered some
figures to show that the retention of the
Philippines, for which this proposed large
increase in the standing army was to be
made, must prove disastrous Investment.
He stated that 1t would cost the people
of the United States 500. 100000 year to
earn S135,000 for American manufaetur-
ers and exporters
Mr.. Sulzer, who had charge of the time
on the Democratic side, yielded an hour
to Mr.. Mccall tRep., Mass).
He attacked the Philippine policy of
the administration. Although temperate
In language. he was plain spoken in his
warnings of the dangers which lay ahead
of the government if colonial policy was
persisted in. II also criticized technical
ly several features of the bill, especially
that leaving in the president discretion
to expand or reduce the size of the army
at will In concluding he likened the
Union comparable spirit which opposed
our sway in the Philippines to that of
Washington at alley Forge. Love of In
dependence, he said, was the modest
heritage of the human heart" file de-
elared that the United States should Inn
mediately give the Filipino assurance that
they should have "A government of their
own.
When he finished the Democrats gave
him rousing round Of applause.
Mr. Cummings, Of New York, criticised
the bill ON the score that the cities of the
seaeoast states had been overlooked and
no adequate provision made for manning
the seaeoast defenses of the country.
Mr.. Cox. of Tennessee, member Of
the military committee, concluded the gen.
eral debate on behalf of the minority
with twenty minute speech against the
general principle of increasing the size of
the permanent army.
"If you are to create an army ~ shoot
Gown the Filipinos, who are fighting for
what we fought for" said he, Il will not
vote a nickel for such an army"
Mr.. Hull, In closing the general debate,
declared that Mr. Mccall had misappre-
hended the purpose of the BILL The pres
ident. under the treaty of Paris, must as,
sert the sovereignty of the United States
over the Philippine Islands. As long as
the Islands were ours, we must enforce
our authority disgrace ourselves In
the eyes of the world. The people of the
United States must decide how long our
authority there shall exist. SO far as
he personally was concerned, he believed
that our sovereignty over the Philippines
would continue as long as the republic
endured.
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