The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-07
ARMY BILL PASSED
n WENT THROUGH ny ALMOST A
STRICT PARTY VOTE.
CANTEEN WAS VOTED DOWN.
uoVsE DECIDES AGAINST SALE or
ANY INTOxICANTs.

tnt SURGEONS Provided for to Look
,s,-r soldiers Teeth General
rro,isions OF the Bin Remain as
they Have ueen stated.
f.srlnqton. Zee. 6.-The House Of Rep
-.-.4ti.es to-day al the end Of Ions
.,gfs passed tho reorganization bin by
sote of l65 to i2a
r-rae Democrats. Messrs. Hail u Penn
s.lean.a ana I'udsrhil and Clayton Of
>ae York. voted with the Republicans
t.f .ae bil ana Mr. Mccall OF Massachu-
ss. voted with tho Democrats against
Otherwise it was a strict party vote.
m. proposition which some OF the Dem
oe-a.s attempted to commit their side TO
ta caucus. an extension OF the present
t.,a-eary army until July !. 1915. which
Was voted upon indirectly upon motion
20 fafesamult commanded the votes OF only
st5at haif tho oppos ition ana OF two Re
raaaeaas. Mr Mccall aud Mr.. Mann Of
ros Many OF tho Democrats how
... votcI against tho motion. becaus-a
t.t were opposed not only 20 the reorea-
rrltIou b.u but also to continuing The
temporary army az Us present strength.
Quite number OF amendments were
placed upon the bin before be was passed.
The lvellasi hght wac made upon "a sub
sttu,e offered by Mr Liuleheld Of Maine
for iae cautecn section The substitute
absoulely prohibited the sale Of intoxi-
eans a military posts. It was support
"a by Nessrs. IAtleheld. Grosvenor. Re
publican OF Ohio. Dick. Republican OF
ohio. ard Hay. Democrat OF virginia.
ana opposed by Mcssrs. Siayden, Demo
erat ~ Texas. Fitzgerald. Democrat OF
Masaichusrtts. Pcarce. Republican OF Mis-
souri,. Parker Republican OF New Jersey.
aad Barihoidt Republican Of Missouri
Large delegations from the ". G. r. J-
uhieb b. in session iu this city. wtfched
ne a@at from the galleries. When the
vote was taken fhc prohibiting amend
nanf was carried by an overwhelming
majority. ld9 20 81. Mr. Bartholdt at
f.H ted 20 secure record vote IN the
House but the peculiar parliamentary
staus shut him out
Tha sections designed 20 retire Gen.
sur as a major general ard Gen.
4 aah Lee ard Con James II. Wilson
IS ullasdier generals were stricken out.
some OF the Amendments.
Among inc amendments adopted were
nosa Troy4aiug for nifty volunteer SUR
.eans ANA $50 assistant surgeons for ser
ra in tte Philippines Tor thirty dentAi
surgeons and for a veterinary CORPS with
s.,usl fank The officers of the pay corps
-e Increased eleven and Of the signai
U-ts twtnty-thrcc. The age limit was
uugrl from volunteer officers eligible
g. appointment as nrst and second leu
t.aEt-. and the provision Tor retiring Of
a.e-s who served IN the civil War as %
ta nest higher grade was stricken out
T.e Hepburn amendment TO provide thar
Vacancies in the quartermastcr dcpar.-
meme could De nlled from civil life or from
volunteer officers commissioned since
A.rH o. 1855 which was pending when
ts. aou.a adjourned Yesterday. was voted
aovn without division.
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m. III which was a5op..5. outhorizing no
lert 10 apno.rt aftv volunteer sur
eaars U-tb ~ rank ~ major ana l50
rsfort sprgeora v,itb tbo r,nk of can
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sir Otey OF virginia offered an amend
ms"i TO empower the surgeon general ot
''''ls 20 einP'oy Ho' 10 w eS,..' ..,, w.
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second lietttonsrts ,yert, .arlstartq
Rith tho rank ~ scrora tiortc,,rts ~
evalrv NJ uuu ~ IoUa ,rd NJ tt,v
81 Virginia o,nosed the amcnar,cpt Ths
auendnept wna odopted ~ a vo,a n,
rs 81
1ir Dick OF Ohio offered an ar,cparpep,
Which was adoptos to Increase tbo nav
eus of the army from three 10 four
raymasters with the rank OF colonel four
e five with tho RINK OF lieutenant colo
Cd. from nine TO twenty with tho rank
= major ana reducing those with the
.tnk of captain from twenty-seven 60
"Ne.
'" N"tice OF substitute.
dr Mcclellan % New York gave notice
nat at the proper time he should ofor
substitute for the whole bin 10 con-
oaue iu force the present law for a pro-