American Veterinary Review. 
AUGUST, 1900. 
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EDITORIAL. 
PROSPECTS OF THE ARMY BILE. 
At the approaching meeting of the A. V. M. A. it will behoove 
the members to give very earnest consideration to the status of 
the amendment to the Army Reorganization Bill, which passed 
the Senate May 4 and now hangs in midair, having yet to run 
the gauntlet of the House of Representatives. The fact that we 
have gained a half victory by a very narrow margin should not 
produce over-confidence, and we should regard the work to be 
done as far greater than that which has been accomplished. An 
analysis of the vote in the Senate when Mr. Kenney’s amend¬ 
ment was adopted—yeas 25, nays 23, not voting 39—does not 
justify the feeling that the battle is nearly won. In the June 
Review we very thoroughly summarized the discussion in the 
Senate, and gave there the substitute amendment offered by the 
Secretary of War. The outspoken opposition of the Secretary 
is very unfortunate for the cause, and probably proceeds from 
our enemies in the War Department, as it is scarcely likely that 
the new head of the department can be familiar enough with 
the details of the service to have any decided opinion on the 
subject. What we need most of all is intelligent missionary 
work with the Secretary, giving him a clear idea of the scope 
of the proposed corps, making it plain how advantageous it 
would be to the efficiency of the Army in peace and war. The 
necessity for this may be clearly seen by his recommendations 
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