| Show UTAH BATTERY BOYS were discriminated against in favor of astor battery speech by senator uses severe language senators trying to obstruct ane vote on dark case washington may 3 in the senate yesterday an amendment was offered to the army appropriation bill in offering an amendment providing that the volunteer soldiers in the philippines who had remained there and performed willing service long after they were entitled to discharge should receive travel pay and commutation of subsistence less the actual cost of their transportation to the united states mr turner wash made an extended statement the amendment be said applied to about officers and men scattered all over the country he declared that the volunteers brought back to the united states from the philippines had been packed like swine in dark dirty filthy rotten and antiquated vessels 1 went to san francisco continued mr turner to join in the reception ot the washington regiment upon its return from the philippines I 1 went aboard the vessel and into the hold where the soldiers were packed and I 1 assert on my honor that the quarters were not fit for dumb animals the government ought to chave paid these volunteers double pay tor packing them like sardines into these miserable boles mr turner said that the secretary of war had estimated his amendment would cost about but he was satisfied the secretary had been imposed upon he had carefully estimated the cost and did not think it would require more than mr II awley conn made the point of order against the amendment that it was a change of existing law and the point was sustained in a sharp speech mr rawlan of utah declared that there was a distinction between the treatment of the astor battery and the utah battery he said the astor battery had been given just was proposed by mr turners amendment yet the utah battery was not allowed the same pay it was an outrage declared mr rawlins which no man loving justice would be guilty of mr bitterly denounced the government for keeping anes volunteers in service after their 1 lime had expired mr nelson thought if had had experience hi ahe civil war he would not have uttered the words he bad against the government he told 0 the veteran bounty offered during the civil war a bounty of two furlough furl bugh offid transportation home for re this was bt because the veterans yet erans were more valuable as soldiers than green men so it was in the philippines the men who had served there were more valuable than new mentho might be sent to the islands that the men of the south dakota regiment would resent ther utterances of mr pettigrew as an imputation against their loyalty and patriotism mr pettigrew replied that mr nel sons attack upon south impola soldiers would be resented it he were where they could get him but said he they will havet oake it out in an opinion of the senators bravery mr then read tria ay leta from officers and men of the dakota regiment in support p the statements made commenting upon one of the letters mr pettigrew said athali hundreds of soldiers who had served in the philippines were biow inmates of st elizabeths insane asylum at washington at least he declared had committed suicide mr also had t letter read which he wrote to the president in which he used most violent and abusive language against the chief executive mr also asked unanimous consent to print as an appendix to his remarks other documents but mr platt conn objected and the south dakota senator proceeded to read them he yielded the floor for an executive session promising to conclude his statement at another time mr hoar mass then gave notice that tomorrow at the conclusion ot the morning business he would move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution declaring mr dark of montana not to be entitled to his seat in the senate the notice aroused an interesting colloquy indicating that some senators would insist upon time in which to examine the testimony taken by the committee on privileges and elections mr bate said sufficient time had not been had yet by senators to examine the case he was assured by mr hoar that proper time would be granted without a doubt mr chandler said that reasonable time would be given but unreasonable delay would not be submitted to mr bacon ga said there might be a difference of opinion as to what constituted reasonable delay the senator said he evidently desires to rush this question to a vote but it is too important a matter for hurried action I 1 shall not consent to fix a time for consideration until I 1 have had time to examine the testimony I 1 know of no man who has yet had time to go through that testimony mr stewart suggested that there ought to be no attempt to rush the matter as it would require more time to read the three volumes of testimony in the senate than it would for senators to examine them at their leisure mr chandler said iche statement of mr stewart could be taken only as a threat to have the three volumes of testimony read in the senate he had heard he said that there was a purpose of which he entirely acquitted any senator to delay th consideration of the dark resolution in order to prevent the governor of montana from appointing a senator to succeed mr dark in case he be unseated he had heard that it was intended to attempt to postpone the case until next winter in order that mr dark might be in a better position to prosecute his claims for election reelection re before the legislature of montana these were rumors he supposed but he gave notice that iho would demand a yea and nay vote on the proposition of consideration and definite action it such tactics were resorted to |
