Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-06
WANTED ACRES FOR FoRI|F|clTaIs
Urged That Vast Tract Ct Lands b
Purchased for Forts, But the Mem.
bers Of the House Of Representa-
tives Fail to Agree With Him.
sundry Civil Bill.
(By Associated PreBs)

tBy Associated Pre5s}
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 81.
When consideration OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill was resumed
in the House today Mr., Gaines. Ten
nessec, offered IN amendment proVid-
ing for all investigation OF the causes
OF explosions in mines located on pub
lie lands and urged its adoption. Tho
Gaines amendment was lost on
point of order by Mr.. Tawney as were
also a practically similar one by MI.
CLANCY. Indiana. when the proyi
sion of the bill was reached appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase OF
land rs an addition to Fort William
Mckinley. Philippine Island. Mr.. Hay
moved to strike 1t out. He maintain
cd there was no military necessity
for 1t and especially SO since the army
bill provided $211.000 for additional
land for the fort. In that view Of
the case Mr.. Slaydcn. conceded. AT
the instance of Mr.. Smith, Iowa,
there was read letter from SecTtAry
TAFT urging the purchase Of the land
based ON the recommendation Of Goh-
erai Wood, Tho approprlattoa was
bitterly oppse6 n ": tlts
New York. He sid TIT ~
Icy already had 1.300 acres and hc
contended that 1000 acres was SUM-
cient FOR effective drill purposes TOT
ali the troops In the philippines. TIE
recommendation for the purchase. he
said. was made by Doctor Wood.
the ommanding general In the Philip
pines. Mr.. Fitzgerald read q lettef
from General Wood recommending
the purchase of 1900 acres Of land
as an addition to Fort Keithley, whtcn
he said already contained q similar
acreage where was stationed one res'-
ment of infantry and one battery d
mountain artillery.
Raps Genera, Wood Hard.
II undertake to say" said he. "that
iudc:ng from Or. Woods recomuen-
da.iors he would find It utterly fm-
POSSIBLE 10 drill a single regiment
of the army II he had the ensire
United States at his disposal
The time, he said, when these dis
,;uruished doctors should have sucn
an inf,usn nee should cease. Soctora
he asserted were in command OF the
army and I'm command Of naval YES
sole Doctors are tucked away IN
evcrv conceivable position. he 90
clared. He maintained that where
their education unfit them for the
duties to which they are assisnea.
these distinguished doctors shout1
no permirtcd TO practice medicine for
awhile even II to the injury Of the
people OF the United States.
Mr.. Fitzgerald inquired Why u
would not be a good idea to send
D,c,or Wood ont on the arid lands Of
tho West" The President. be said,
already had cxiicd one ofncer oe-
cans. he though; differently from
somebody.
IN the opinion Of Mr.. Butler. Fem
svIyauia. the proposed addition to
For, Mckinley was a most Outrageous
piece or ext.avagance-
Reeommendseioe 0efested.
General Wood was defended BY NJ.
kcifgT. ONO. Wslo SHHu t"Ss 49,
ccr was Conscientious and 1pa0se.
and ono who had spent the most d
his mature life in the arEy. The pro-
posrd appropriation vas also CRU
r;sct Nv Mr.. Shcriey. Kentucky. The
molten ny Mr. Hay TO strike COT TIE
,rovision was carried UNANIMOUSLY
Amendments were agreed 20 apprc-
nTi.tinr $3.50 for IN sddition TO Fou
orjc,horpe. Ga. and tncrcsssns ~
,Ioo 90. the sun originally carried b
the bill for the military psisos =
For, I,cavcnvorth. Kan.
. motion by Mr.. Payne. New fefk,
n, Sis O'Clock TO tskc q rcccss sWus
,,morro- was voted down. most O
the Republicans votins IN the negs-
tive.
The Sundry civil biIi was 'asd
aside and The Housc proceeded 10 csk
CT business