Six thousand years of history . any steps toward establishing their politi-cal status. Congress passed a law to amalgamate the line andstaff officers of the navy in recognition of the fact thatmodern war vessels are now mere fighting machines andthe engineers are equally responsible with the line offi-cers and deserve the same rewards. A bitter fight was made over the reorganization ofthe Regular Army. Under the terms of enlistment thevolunteers and all but 28,000 regulars were to be dis-charged on the ratification of peace. As this would notleave enough for the temporary occupation of Cuba an
Six thousand years of history . any steps toward establishing their politi-cal status. Congress passed a law to amalgamate the line andstaff officers of the navy in recognition of the fact thatmodern war vessels are now mere fighting machines andthe engineers are equally responsible with the line offi-cers and deserve the same rewards. A bitter fight was made over the reorganization ofthe Regular Army. Under the terms of enlistment thevolunteers and all but 28,000 regulars were to be dis-charged on the ratification of peace. As this would notleave enough for the temporary occupation of Cuba andthe suppression of native insurgents in the Philippines,the administration desired that the regular army be fixedat 100,000 men. To this leading Democrats offeredsuch objection that a compromise was finally made toincrease the regular army to 65,000 men and authorizethe enlistment of 35,000 volunteers, but the extra regu-lars and all the volunteers were to be mustered out JulyI, 1901. This bill was signed by the President, the. TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES 385 expectation being that a new law would be passed if cir-cumstances required before 1901. Owing to a wide difference of opinion as to whetherAmirald Schley or Sampson was entitled to the credit forthe victory off Santiago, the Senate confirmed none ofthe Presidents naval promotions for gallantry duringthe war. This controversy has aroused much Schley was the popular hero, but officiallySampson was given the chief credit. It is about theonly controversy over naval matters of the whole war. An effort was made to provide for the constructionof the Nicaragua Canal. Measures to this end, differ-ing in details, passed both houses by very large majori-ties, but failed in conference, though the President wasauthorized to appoint a commission to investigate thewhole subject. Congress also passed in 1898 a National bankruptcylaw. The former one had been repealed about twentyyears previously. The unexpected acquisition
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