The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-19
SENATE PASSES
THE ARMY BILL
Few Amendments Attached
to the Measure.
FINAL VOTE F0OTS
UP Is TO 23
Prohibition in the Philippines
is Defeated.

is Defeated.
| Washington, Jan. 1S,-Just before 6
o'clock this evening the senate finally
/ disposed of the army reorganization
| bill The measure having originated in
the senate, the final question was not
upon its passage, but upon agreeing to
| the house amendments. They were
agreed to by a vote of 43 to %. While
party lines were drawn upon the meas
ura, four Democrats voted for it, Sen
ators Lindsay, Kentucky; Mclaughlin,
South Carolina; Morgan, Arkansas, and
/ Sullivan, Mississippi
Senator H0ar Of Massachusetts. who
! was detained at his home by illness,
I was paired against the bill with Sen
! ator SpoOner of Wisconsin.
/ The bin has occupied practically the
4 entire attention Of the senate since Jan.
! 3 when if was made the unfinished
/ business While the opposition at all
stages was vigorous, il never was bit
| ter Numerous amendments were made
| to II, but in general the committee was
| sustained and the measure. with the
J exception Of the elimination OF the can
I teen Cause, is not widely different from
/ that reported to the senate.
A determined effort was made today
! by senator Gallinger and others to
| amend the Dill so as 10 provide against
| the sale of liquor in the Philippines and
| TO prohibit the Importation of any kind
( OF lntoXicants into the Islands, but it
/ was defeated.
/ A notable speech was delivered during
/ the day by Mr.. Hale of Maine. who.
/ while opposing the increase in the
| strength Of the army. stated cogently
/ his reasons for supporting the bill.
/ Every effort to prevent the increase in
| the strength Of the army was defeated
1 by a decisive majority.
As the bill originated in the senate it
/ Will go directly to the conference com
/ mittee appointed by the two branches
| Of congress.
Hale Makes Speech.
Mr.. Hale thought the only question
/ involved in the discussion was whether
( Uhe proposed army was needed. He
/ wished all the advocates of the bill had
/ been as frank in their utterances as
I Mr. SeWeU IN j., who had admitted
! That probably 10000 men would be need
! ed in the Philippines for several years.
/ He said he would be glad if the form
/ of negotiations with the FilipinOs could
/ have been adopted as a means OF set
( Ting the pending conflict, but senators
/ did not approve of it. He believed. too,
[ it would be better to attach temper
: airy force TO the present standing army,
/ but the senate would not hear 10 that.
| he pointed out that unless TINS bill was
( passed there would be in the Philip
/ pines after July next, OnIy about zU,OO0
] American soldiers. Pressed by the Fill
( iIino forces they would De quite
hemmed in Manila, and in his opinion,
would be lucky it they were not driv-
/ en- into the sea.
Mr.. Hale declared that a standing
/ army of 80 600 providetA~every soldier
I cd .ef
/ peace, but he would vote for the pend
ing bill because without il an almost
{ unreasonable disaster and tragedy
might be1aIl the army in the Philip
I zines"
Mr. Perkins CCaL) offered an amend
ment which was agreed to, providing
for the payment of $500 10 each soldier
now in the philippines whose term of
/ service viii expire before Ju-y l, next,
and who will Te-enlist for three years.
Force Needed Fifty Years.
Mr.. GalIinger said he thought moth
ing ought To be tolerated IN the Phil
ippines which was shocking to the
+ moral sense on the people OF this cOun-
try. He said he would vote for the
pending measure with some hesitation
and a great deal of mental reservation.
He believed that the islands would re-
I main under military control for fifty
years at least, and congress ought not
/ therefore to hesitate to begin legisla-
ton Tor them.
abe debate upon the bill then closed,
and the voting began on the amend
ments to the Dill Mr. Mallory (Fia-),
Orfered an amendment striking out sec
ton Is, empowering the president to
MAINTAIN the enlisted force OF the army
at the maximum strength during the
present eXIgencies of the service or un-
I'll such time as congress may hereat-
ter direct. The amendment was re
Jected, 20 10 AZ.
Mr.. Money proposed an amendment
providing that the provisions of the
pending dill should remain in force only
until July /, 1903, after which time the
army should be reduced to the number
provided by law prior to April l, 1898.
rejected, % TO 80.
AIr Berry proposed an amendment
directing the president TO issue proc
iamatiOn within ten days after the pas
sage OF the bill disclaiming any inten-
ton on the part of the United States TO
exercise sovereignty over the Philip
pine islands except for purposes of
pacificatlOn and thereafter TO leave the
government Of the islands to their peO-
pie Rejected, y to a. Senators Lind
say, McLaurin and Sullivan voted with
the Republicans against the amend
ment
motion by Mr.. Pettigrew to strike
out section 81 OF the bill providing for
the enlistment of FiitpinOs Was reject
ed, "a to Al, as was an amendment by
Mr.. Daniel TO fix the pay of native OFF,
GERS and men at the same rate paid to
Americans.
Mr.. SpOoner suggested an amendment
leaving the fixing OF the pay of native
troops 10 the discretion of the secre-
tary of war Il was agreed TO.
Mr.. MCCOmas suggested several
amendments. which were agreed to-
They strike out the age limit for vol
unteer officers to be examined for the
grades of captain and first or second
lieutenants and to include in the eligi-
I bles for such examination volunteer
officers who served prior to 1898.
Mr.. Gallinger offered his amendment
providing that the veterinarians au-
thorized by the bill shall have the rank
and allowance of a second lieutenant
1t was rejected. MIR. Gallinger with
drew his amendment providing for a
chief veterinarian with a rank of ma
jor.
Vote on Prohibition.
Mr.. Gailinger then offered a new sec
ton to the bin providing that all IL
censes for the sale of liquor in the Phil
ippines heretofore granted be revoked
and that none hereafter be granted and
that the importation of beer. wine and
distilled spirits into the islands be pro-
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