Show HAS PASSED TrlE DOUSE Army Reorganization Bill With a Prohibitory Amendment Attached Acted Upon After Long Session i This Amendment Absolutely Prohibits the sate of f Intoxicants at Military PostsMeasure as Amended Was PassedBy a Vote of 1 166 to 133 Three Democrats Voted fort the Bill and McCall 1 Republican of Massachusetts Against It b I r 7 1 j 4 I I 7 TJU Washington Dec GThe House today to-day at the end of a long session passed the army reorganization bill by a vote of 1GG to 133 Three Democrats Messrs Hall of Pennsylvania and Un derbill and Slayton New York voted with tho Republicans for the bill and Mr McCall Rep of Massachusetts with the Democrats against it Otherwise Other-wise it was a strict party vot The proposition which some of the Democrats attempted to commit their side to in caucus an extension of tho present temporary army until July 1 3003 which was voted upon Indirectly on a motion to recommit commanded tho votes of only about half the opposition oppo-sition and two Republicans Mr McCall and l r Mann of Illinois Many of the Democrats however voted against the motion because they were opposed not only tothe reorganization bill but also to continuing the temporary army at Its present strength PROHIBITION IN ARMY Quite a number of amendments were placed upon the hUh before it was passed The liveliest fight was made upon a substitute offered by Mr Llt tleflcld of Maine for the canteen section The substitute absolutely prohibited tho sale of Intoxicants at military posts I follows I The salo oor dealing In liquor wlno or any Intoxicating liquors by any person In any army post exchange or canteen or army transport or upon any promises use for military purposes by tho United Statcl la hereby prohibited Tho Sccio tory of War Is hereby directed carry tho provisions of this section Into full force and effect SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED I was supported by Messrs Little O Grosvenor Dick and Hay Dem TTrglnfa and opposed by Messrs Slayden Dem of Texas Fitzgerald Dem of Massachusetts Pcarce Rep of Missouri Parker Rep of New Jersey Jer-sey and Bartholdt Rep of Missouri Large delegations from the W C T U which is In session in this city watched the fight from tho gallery When tho vote was taken the prohibition prohibi-tion amendment was carried by an overwhelming majority 159 to 51 Mr Bartholdt attempted to secure a record I pi A vote In the hWse out tile peculiar pars liamentary status shut him out SHAFTER SECTION STRiCKEN 1OU Tho section designed to retire Gen Shatter to a MajorGenoral and Gen Itxhugh Lee and James IL Wilson a BrigadierGenerals were stricken out strlckn Among the amendments adopted WHO those providing for 50 volunteer surgeons and 150 assistant surgeons for service In the Philippines for thirty dental surgeons and for a vetlnary corps with actual rank The olDcers of the pay corps were increased eleven and or the signal corps twentythree I The age limit was removed from volunteer vol-unteer officers eligible to appointment a First and Second Lieutenants and the provision for retiring olllcers who served In the Civil war as or the next higher grade was stricken out An amndment providing that If one of Iho parents of a soldier should die after he had served more than one year leaving the other solely dependent upon him for support he might receive an honorable discharge BILL IS PASSED I When the completed bill was reported to the House Mr McClellan of New York moved to recommit the bill with instructions to report Suck a bill extending ex-tending the present law to July 3 1003 The motion was lost 6 to 248 Two Republicans McCall of Massachusetts and Mr Mann of Illinois voictl with sixtysix members of the opposition for this motion Many Democras voted with tionA tho Republicans against tills mo A rollcall was demanded for tho final passage of the bll The bill was passed ICC to 133 and the House or I G05 adjourned |