The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-23
TIE ARMY BILL PASSED.
It Gives President Authority to In
crease Army.

Just before o'clock Friday evening
tle senate finally disposed Of the army
REORGANIZATION bill. The measure hay-
ing originated in the senate, the final
question vas not upon its passage, but
upon sgreeing to the senate amend
nents. They were sgreed to By vote
of 43 to %.
The debate upon the bill closed under
the special order and the voting be
gan upon the amendments to the bill.
Mr.. Mallory OF Florida offered an
amendment striking out section 20, en-
powerios the president to analnlain the
enlisted force Of the srmy at the max
imun strength during the present ex
igencies Of the service or until such
tlue as congress may hereafter direct.
The amendment was re ieoted-26 10 Y
Mr.. Money proposed an amendment
providing that the provisions of the
pending bill should remain in force
only untii July l, 1868 after which
time the army should b. recuced to TIE
nun Der PROVIDED by law prior 10 April
l, 1898 R jected-25 to 80
Mr.. Berry proposed an amendment
directing the president to issue pros
lamat'on within 10 days after the pas.
sage of the bill dlsoIsiming any inteu-
tion on the part Of the Uolted States to
exercise sovereignty over the Philip
p,u- islands except for the purpose IF
pac f ;ation aud thereafter to leave the
goVernment of the islands to their peo-
pie. 4 j=cted-22 to 49, Senator Nc.
L.urin voted with the Republicans.
Mr.. Galllnger then offered new Sec
tion to the bill, providing that all
licenses for the sale of liquor in the
pn.iip pines heretofore granted, be re,
yoked, and that none hereafter be
granted; and that the importation Of
beer, vine and distilled spirits into the
islands be prohibited. The amendment
was rej=cled-23 tc 43.
The detailed vote follows:
Yeas.-AlIeo, Bacon, Bard, Berry,
Clay, Daniel, Deboe, Dillingham;, Frye,
Gallinger, Hale, Hans orough, Harris,
Joqes of Arkansas; Lodge, McCumber,
Mallory, Sullivan, rallaferro, Teller,
Tlllman, Towue, Turley.-23.
Nsys.-AIdrich, Allison Baker, Bate,
Burrows, Cafery, Carter, Chil'on,
CLARK, Cub rson, Dolliver, E kins,
Foraker, Foster, Hama, Ha~Iey,
Kean, Kenny, Kyle, Lindsay, McLau-
rim, McMillan, NJ .son, Morgan, Pen
rose, Perkins, Pe,tus Platt of Connect
cut; Pfiohard, Proctor, Qlarles, Raw
Inns, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Simon,
Spooner, Stewart, Tburston, Turner,
Warren, Wellington, Wetnore.-43.
rne amendment of Mr.. Lodge pro-
hibiting the importation into the
Philippines of distilled liquors, except
for medicinal purposes, was rejected
% TO Il.
Mr. Gallinger then offered his amend
ment in modified form providing that
the liquor licenses heretofore granted
in the Philippines be revoked and that
none hereafter be granted. Rejected
~ to Il.
Mr.. Bacon proposed an amendment
striking out of the bill the paragraphs
author: :zins the president to increase
the number Of men IL any company OF
infantry, any troop Of cavalry or any
osttery Of artillery TO the maximum.
Rel :cted-22 TO 43.
The measure having originated in
the senate, the ques,io then Vas upon
agreeing to the bill a, ame-ded. The
motion to sgrse was adopted -43 to 23-
as follows:
Yeas -Aldircb, Allison, Bard, Bur
rows, Carter, CLARK, Deboe, Di.log-
ham, D9ll.vcr, GlkiOs, Forak-r, Foster,
Frye, Gslllnger, Hale, Hanna. Hans
brough Hawley, Kan, Kyle, Lindsay,
Lodge, McCouss, McCuu Der, McLsu-
rim, Mcmillan, Mason, Morgan, Pen
rose, Perkins, Plstt of Connecticut;
Pntchsrd, Proctor, Qlarles, Scott,
SeHeil, Shoup, SIMON, Stewart, SuiIl-
van, Tnurston, Warren, Wetmore.-43.
N4ys.-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Cafery, Chiffon, Clay, Cockrell, Cui
berson, Daniel, Harris, Jooes of Ar
kansas; Kenny, Mallory, Pettus, Raw
nus, la iAferro, Teller, Tillnan,
roEne, Tur!ey, Turner, Wellington
90.