| Show GERMAN SOLDIER AMERICAN COSTS 2828 t This v vc iS Is the Relative Brice Md Paid P d Per Mm Min Rn For F r Milla Mili c as Brought Out in House Debate Despite This the he Army Appropriation Bill Is Passed Sul Sulzer r I zer Renews Heath Washington Feb F b 12 The house to today today day the army appropriation bill 1 ng and entered upon consideration of the sundry civil bill the last but one of the big money mone bills The he Debate on the army bill was con eon confined fined tl largely to a discussion of the q lutIon tIon of pausing passing pa si g bills to remove the e eo I o of desertion against soldiers and made notable by bi statement a of MR McClellan N Y comparing the cost coste of the soldier in European Europen armies with the cost co t in Inthe the United States Ac to his ft figures res including the cost coat of ut pensions each United States Involved d an annual expense of while German aGerman a soldIer coats 1 and a French soldier The he total cost oost of the United States military mm Jt ry establishment he Je said was To must be added for the cost of past wars n etc bringing the total up to The cost cot of each soldier not counting pensions ns etc therefore would be U 1 SS including pensions 3 2 38 The cost oost 4 the German soldier including pensions and expenses e of or past post wars he said was only 27 and the French soldiers also including pen pensions and the expense of the Franco France Prussian war was Before the end of the year he said I the United States military establish I ment would cost over octo o This grand total did not include any of the expenses of maintaining the navy Deserters Try to Purge Records Mr Slayden Tex a member of the committee devoted thirty minutes to discussing the enormous growth in re reo recent cent cerit o nt years of the bills bUIs to remove the charge of desertion against soldiers of ot the rebellion During the present con congress congress grass gress gress of the 2300 private bills referred to 10 the military committee 2000 were to remove the charge of desertion Wil William liam Alden Smith Mich defended the theold theold theold old soldiers against the sweeping charges made by Mr Slayden Mr Boutelle Ills IUs and Mr Clayton Ala also contended that there ther were many meritorious cases among the claimants MT fAr f the removal I of the charge of deafer det d n Each E ch cited cases 1111 Mr Norton O 0 challenged some of Mr statements He cited the case of a regiment which was captured ne r t a Only Ui t f fh th h t rei t s p d d w was over oyer ti viere ere entered as deserters i c of gen general general n eral debate an amendment nt was adof t ted ed on motion of Mr Fitzgerlad to give tIe ie equivalent of two months extra Jl j to all soldiers of the volun volunteer teer teel and find regular establishment who served beyond the limits of o the United States Heaths Friends to the Rescue Re Cue As soon on as the journal was read and d the over aver over the ques quee tron tion of ot expunging from frOnt the record the anonymous s letter reflecting upon Perry S Heath which was read at the instigation instigation i gation of Mr Sulzer N Y during durl g the exciting session of yesterday was re resumed resumed The letter Jett r appeared in the Record this morning Mr Knox i called I up the alleged infringement of the privileges of the house He claimed that the matter was before the house housein in two ways First as unfinished busi husi business I ness second se ond as a matter appearing i in the Record over which the house had hed control Mr Knox said he be ad admitted adI I mUted that a member might upon pon his own rown n responsibility charge Char ge any sort of offense against a man not a member of the house and not be liable to be called to account count a yet he contended that when a 8 member introduced d a ft 0 paper the house obtained jurisdiction He asked the house to adopt a resolution which he hegent sent gent to the clerks desk The resolution resolution resolution tion recited th occurrence of or vester venter day and directed that the e document be b stricken from the rec hI hIlr Mr Mi Bailey Tex asked Mr Knox to withdraw the preamble of the resolution resolution resolution tion I myself said he intend to vote to this anonymous communication tion from the Record Republican applause j Mr Knox consented to strike out the preamble and was about to demand the previOus question but at t the request of Mr Sulzer yielded five minutes to the New York member M i Sulzer S Izer said he was at a loss to understand the anxiety to protect the character of Perry S Heath who was not a mem member member member ber of the Uie house while his party pony as associates a were exulting delightedly dell 9 hi hithe the attack upon his personal and reputation refutation 5 t Sulzer Stands His Bin Ground I stand here he continued cO cent L d say my that no man in this house n nI charge me with any offense whatever what vet I or with any misconduct My life nee Is an 11 I often o en book and when the th from Pennsylvania yesterday attack M Mme me I felt justified in smoking out t ri v 1 culprit who was responsible for z t it i charges And I did moke him hirr on om Mr Sulzer shouted with arm ann I 1 had the courage to stand here ys y s and say that IMAS Iw I re pon i j for every word in that Setter otter If Mr Heath thinks there is anything libel libelous lih el elous ous mis or scandalous in that letter tetter I 1 iI H Hnot not plead my I will plead the truth of at the state statements sta tt ments This Thi morning a gentleman former member of ot this louse house sai sait said i V t me The man who wrote that Itt lt tc If knew Heath like a book every w v r ria ra ra ia a it if is true irue I have no objection to striking th letter tetter the record But I notice that I am m going to say every everything thing in that letter and I 1 want lert S Heath to answer If It he does h will be bt fit lit for the penitentiary want him to understand that I am Kin re responsible responsible responsible in damages for fr what I iY ty The hou house e has no compunctions 11 conscience cons when wh n he h attacks me hu when I attack him ho hI h squeals like i J pig under undra a gate I gut that letter I it il the Record That was what I 1 was wa af after after after ter I 1 am now no content to have e stricken out Mr motion to expunge the let kat letter katter letter ter from the permanent pennan at record wa wathen wathen wathen then adopted without division l n |
