Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-18
HOUSE committee
Defeats SUBSIDY
SENATE MEASURE DoWNED BY
VOTE OF TO z AFTER
HOT SESSION.
ATTEMPT MADE TO
LENGTHEN SITTING
Republican Members of Body Plan to
Substitute Grosvenor Bill But
Without Success spooner De-
tends President.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The struggle
In the house committee on merchant
marine between the advocates and OPP
ponents of ship subsidy reached
climax Tuesday. After two hours
Of an intense committee session,
which began promptly at ten o'clock,
the result recorded was the defeat of
the senate subsidy bill by vote of
eight to seven. The Democratic mem
bers of the committee generally voted
for the senate bill and it's defeat was
accomplished by Republican mem
bers.
Unable to Continue Sitting.
1t was the intention of the Repub-
licans to follow the defeat of the sem
ate bill by vote in support of the
Grosvenor substitute, providing for
subsidized mail lines to South Amer
ican ports and for more assistance to
the Trans-Pacifc lines. Before this
vote could be taken, however, the
hour of noon arrived and the point
Of order was raised that the commit
tee was without authority to sit dur
ing the session of the house, and that,
consequently any action it might take
after IL o'clock would be invalid. Rep
resentative Watson left the commit
tee room immediately and went to
the floor of the house, where he was
unanimous consent that the commit
tee might continue its sittings. Rep
resentative Patterson of Tennessee,
left the room simultaneously with MIR.
Watson, and before the latter could
secure recognition from the speaker,
communicated with the minority floor
leader, Mr.. WILLIAMS, who prevented
the unanimous consent requested by
Mr.. Watson. In expressing his opposi-
ton Mr.. Williams said that if allowed
to sit the committee would report a
ship subsidy bill to which he was OPP
posed.
President Supreme In Army.
Senator spooner Tuesday resumed
his discussion of the Brownsville reso-
luton. His speech on this subject
having been interrupted by the adj
journment of the senate Monday. He
said he agreed that it is for congress
to determine the oath of enlistment of
land and sea forces, the duration of
term, the pay, the method of punish
ment, and many other regulations for
the government of the soldiers, but
he could not agree that the command
er-in-chief is in time of peace or
war, under the supreme control of
congress. The constitution made the
president the commander-in-chi of
the army without defining his func-
tons, declared Senator Spooner. He
read from a decision in the Swayne
case in the court of claims that con-
gress may reduce or abolish the mill
tary forces, but SO long as there is
a force the commander-in-chief is SUI
preme. This decision set forth the
view that the powers of congress and
the powers of the commander-in-chief
are supreme and that one cannot en-
croach upon the power of the other
Il never heard until yesterday"
said Senator Spooner, that the presi-
dent had not the power of sending
forces where he chose. l never heard
that that was not part of the power
Of commander until this was pro-
claimed yesterday by the senator
from Georgia" (Senator Bacon.)
Congress Can Only Make Rules.
The point was made by Senator
Spooner that the constitution does not
say that congress has the power to
govern the military forces but to
make rules for the government sf
the army. He claimed that the words
To make rules meant that the en-
forcement of the regulations for the
government Of the army rests abso-
lutely with the president as COM
mander-in-chief. In cases where con-
gress has legislated to reappoint men
to the army and navy Senator Spoon
er said that it merely gave to the
president authority, in his discretion
to reappoint men or permit their re.
enlistment. On this subject he en-.
gagged with a brief colloquy with Sena
tor Bacon in which the Gen. Fitz
John Porter case was referred to, and
1t was recalled that President Arthur
had vetoed the first act of congress
concerning Gen. Porter on the ground
that congress had no right to pass
an act to compel him to reappoint
any man by name.
Senator Spooner then cited the re-
cent act of congress authorizing the
president to re4ppoint cadets to the
naval academy after they had been
dismissed for hazing, saying that con-
gress then merely removed the bar
Against reappointment that had been
5aised by congress.
COntending that Senator Bacons
theory that Congress has supreme
control of the army and navy and
over the commander-in-chief is the
most dangerous proposition that could
be advanced, Senator Spooner again
( Drought the Georgia senator to his feet
Senator Bacon insisted that there
could be no more dangerous PROPOSE
fion than that the great power of the
army and navy should be lodged in
the will of one man, and the two sen
ators came into direct and positive
conflict on this point.
Waterman Drops Gun; Kills Two.
Steubenville, O.. Jan. 16.-William
Smith and John Jones, coal miners
were torn to pieces by shot when Mike
Bolinsky, a night Waterman, dropped a
double barreled shotgun on crowded
street here. Others we're slightly in.