The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-13
GERMAN SOLDIER, $227;
AMERICAN COSTS $2,828
This Is the Relative Price Paid Per Man For Mill
tariSm. as Brought Out in House Debate.
Despite This the Army Appropriation Bill Is Passed-Sul.
Zer RenewS Attack on Heath.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house to-
day passed the army appropriation bill,
carrying Sill, 1874. 649, and entered upon
consideration of the sundry civil bill,
the last but one of the big money bills.
The debate on the army bill was con-
fined largely to a discussion of the
question of passing bills to remove the
charge of desertion against soldiers.
and was made notable by a statement
of Mr.. Mcclellan IN. " comparing the
cost of the soldier in European armies
with the cost in the United States. Ac-
cording to his figures, including the
cost of pensions, each United States
soldier involved an annual. expense of
81, S2S, While German soldier costs S227
and a French soldier 1922.
The total cost of the United States
military establishment he said was
1928. 799. 100. To this must be added
$154, .094 for the cost of past wars,
pensions, etc. bringing the total up to
S2S2.S5l, 654. The cost Of each soldier,
not counting pensions etc. therefore,
would be S1,2SS; including pensions, 81
SIS. The cost of the German soldier,
including pensions and expenses of
past wars, he said, was only 1927, and
the French soldiers, also including pen
siOns and the expense of the Franco
Before the end of the year, he said
the United States military establish
ment would cost over $500, O00. 600. This
grand total did not include any of the
expenses Of maintaining the navy.
Deserters Try to Purge Records.
Mr.. Slayden CTex.), a member of the
committee, devoted thirty minutes to
discussing the enormous growth in re-
cent years of the bills to remove the
charge of desertiOn against soldiers of
the rebellion. During the present con-
gress, of the $500 private bills referred
to the military committee, 1900 were
to remove the charge Of deseTtiOn. Viii
liam Alden Smith (Mich.) defended the
old soldiers against the sweeping
charges made by Mr.. Slayden. Mr..
BoUtelle Olls.) and Mr.. Clayton (AIa.)
also cOntended that there were many
meritoriOus cases among the claimants
for the removal Of the charge OF deser-
ton Each cited cases.
Mr.. Norton .(O) challenged some of
Mr.. Slayden's statements. He cited the
case of d regiment which was captured
by the confederates. Only the pickets
or the regiment escaped and when the
war was over the pfckets We're entered !
as deserters. AT the conclusion of gem
eral debate, an amendment was adopt
ed on motion of Mr.. Fitzgerald (Mass.) /
to give the equivalent of two months
extra pay TO all soldiers of the volun-
teer and regular establishment who
served beyond the limits of the United
States.
Heath's Friends to the Rescue.
As soon as the journal was read and
approved, the struggle over the ques-
ton of eXpunging from the record the
anonymous letter rejecting upon Perry /
5. Heath, which was read at the insti-
cation of Mr.. Sulzer IN. " during the !
exciting session Of yesterday, was re-
SuMed.
The letter appeared in the Record !
this morning. Mr.. Knox (MiSs.) called I
UP the alleged infringement of the |
privileges of the house. He claimed /
that the matter was before the house /
in two ways: First, as unfinished bust /
ness; second, as a matter appearing (
in the Record over which the house /
had control. Mr. Knox said he adj /
nitted that a member might, upon his !
own responsibility, charge any sort of /
Offense against a man not a member of /
the house and not be liable to be called |
to account, yet he COntended that when |
4 member introduced ., paper the house /
obtained jurisdiction. lie asked the /
house to adopt a resolution which he /
sent to the clerks desk. The TesOlu- /
ton recited the occurrence of vester- /
day and directed that the document /
be stricken from the record.
Mr.. Bailey (Tex.) asked Mr.. Knox to !
withdraw the preamble of the resolu- /
ton.
Il myself" said he, Intend to vote
to strike this anonymous cOmmunica- /
ton from the Record" Republican |
applause)
Mr.. Knox consented to strike out the |
preamble and was about to demand the !
previous question, but at the request |
of Mr.. Sulzer yielded five minutes to
the New York member. Mr.. SuIzer said
he was at a loss to understand the |
anxiety to protect the character Of |
Perry 5. Heath, who was not a mem |
Der Of the house, while his party as
sOciates were exulting delightedly in !
the attack upon his personal character !
and reputation.
Sulzer Stands His Ground.
u stand here he continued. "and |
say that no man in this house can |
charge me with any Offense whatever
or with any misconduct. My life is an