The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-26
ADOPTED THE REPORT.
Contest Over Army Reorean zaiiol Bill Was
Brief.
HAY upBRAlofD LEADER RICHARDSON
motion TO strike Out the Provision
for Increase I'm the Navy
Was Lost.


today adopted The conference re-
port upon the army reorganization bill
The contest over 1t was brief. Mr. HULL
chairman Of the military affairs commit
tee, preventing prolonged debate The
debate was chiefly notable for short
exchange between Mr. Richardson, the
minority leader, and Mr.. Hay, democrat,
OF Virginia, member Of the conferences
committee, who reproached the demo-
cratic leader for not making a fight for
temporary army when the bill was orig
inally before the house The naval ap-
preparation bill was finally passed today
and also seventy-seyen private pension
bills
When the house met today Mr.. Hull
Chairman of the committee on military
snalrs, submitted the conference report
On the army reorganization bill Mr.
Richardson tTenn), the minority leader.
requested that the report be alSwed TO
lie over until tomorrow. The report had
not been printed. he said. and members
should have an opportunity 10 examine H.
MIR. Hull would not agree to this He
said the conference had been full and
tsir' IN the presence Of the minority rep
Fesentatives, and while they did not agree
TO the principle OF increasing the army.
they had agreed to the result. The army
hill he said, should have been law
three weeks ago. TT has not been her
UP mere, observed Mr.. Richardson.
Not here" replied Mr.. Hull, but IT
has been ontrageously delayed in the
congress Of the United States. Thirty
I'VE THOUSAND volunteers arc ready to DO
shipped home and they must be replaced
before July l by soldiers OF the regular
army and We are doing them great
wrong by holding them there
proceeding. Mr. Hull explained in de.
tail the concessions OF the two housep
on the various items. In the course OF
MS statement he had a sharp exchange
with Mr.. Richardson.
Mr. Hun made a strong appeal to both
sides OF the house in favor of the peti-
tons to retire General Shafter as a ma
5or general and Generals Lee and VIII
son as brlgadier generals, provisions
which the house had stricken ont He
paid high tributes 10 Generals Lee and
wilson and passed glowing tribute on
General Shafter whose Santiago cam
paign he declared, will pass into history
as one OF the greatest planned and fought
In any age Mr. HUI declined to yseld
inc moor TO Mr. Adams. but yielkid six
minutes to Mr. Richardson CTenn) who
desired 10 obtain the floor in his own
questions upon which the house had COL
EMMY declared itself had been yielded BY
the house conferees. The vote for tho
report would mean to vote to Increase the
INST or officers upon the retired list, to
which he was unalterably opposed.
III that provision were out of the
bill" interposed Mr. Cannon Hlll would
the gentlemen vote for n7''
The report empowers the president 70
increase the standing army from IS 900
to 100000 men," replied Mr. Richardson
IF that provision were out also
That IS not categorical response"
observed Mr.. Cannon.
No. replied Mr.. Richardson, 81 would
never vote for the bill" democratic
applausel.
MI. Hay (Va) resented Indignantly Mr..
Richardson's statement that the repnrt
would give the president power TO in
crease the army from 5S,0nO TO 100 200
men and took she minority leader severe
y TO task for refusing to Join in hght
lot a temporary army when the bill was
originally before the house
The conference report was adonted-.
1919 to 100
Two democrats, CLAYTON IN. W ana
Livingston (Ga.) voted for tho renort.
Mr. RiNev (Ns) moved to recommlt
the naval bill with Instructions to strike
Out The provisions for the incrense OF
the navy 1.-TWO battieships and two cruls
ersl n was defeated--42 to 1872.
The bill was then passed.
The house then TOOK up orivste men
sion bills and matters ran along smooth.
ly until bill was rerorted 10 re,noy4
the charge Of dessrtion against a solder
Mr.. relbert Is CO. said that while ali
the bills for tho removal o. The charge
OF desertion contained the prnvisian thsl
no pay or emoument should accrue on
account Of its p1ssage. he gaia the pr,.,,
sion was practically q dead lnt'er. II,
served notice that u he could prevent 4
NO other biz 20 remove the charge o
desertion Should mass so long as he was
a member NJ the house
Soventy-sevep pension bills wcr.
passed AZ S:o5 y. m. the house al
iourned