The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-19
MEN
AND
MONEY
Congress Will Place 100000
Men at the Disposal
Of the President and $780,
100000 of Money.
MILITARY BILL READY
Includes 100000 MiIitiamen
and 10000 Volunteers.
A Popular Loan to Raise the
Money Necessary.
MILITARY BILL READY
100000 MiIitiamen
and 10000 Volunteers.
A Popular Loan to Raise the
Money Necessary.
BONDS AT 3 PER CENT
Act VIII Provide For Raising
$4OO,OOO,OOO If Needed.

Washington, April 19.-Congress will
place 100000 soldiers at the disposal of
the government at once
This calculation is based on the fol-
lowing figures, viz:
Standing army, 1000; by call for vol
unteers, $4,000; by calling out state mi
litia, $4,000 or 100000; by army reorgani-
zation bill, 5000.
Leaving aside the present regular
army force, the second and fourth items
are practically settled on in COMMITTEES.
while the third, as to state militia, is
being actively canvassed.
The bill drawn up by the war depart
nent for Introduction by Represen-
tative Hull, chairman of the military
committee, authorizes the president to
call for something like so, 600 volunteers
to be drawn through the various states.
In the house committee on militia, a
plan to put a large number of militia
at the disposal of the president, is be-
ing formulated. Some think 200 ex-
cessive, but Chairman Marsh and others
regard the figure as conservative in
view the resolutions mean war.
The army reorganization bill, recently
recommitted by the house is being
pruned in the military affairs commits
tee to meet objections. 1t is proposed to
three battalion war formation and to
increase the batteries of artillery to 200
men each. This measure may bring
about 5000 more men into the regular
service to be added to the present q, 600
regular troops.
Washington, April 19-The cabinet
began to assemble at a little before IL
o'clock. Secretary Alger and Secretary
Bliss were the first to arrive and were
soon followed by the others. Chairman
Dingley of the house committee on ways
and means, had a few minutes confer
ence with the president.
1t is believed that a war revenue bill
has already been prepared, even to the
least important details. and will be pre-
sented at once to the house as soon as
hostilities actually begin.
Provisions for a war loan will also be
made within the next few days. II is
thought that the secretary of the treas
ury will be authorized to solicit popular
subscriptions to the amount of proba-
bly, 500 100000 The public will be
reached through postmasters, who will
post notices in their offices, giving all of
the details which the general pupnc
would be interested in knowing.
The subscriptions to this loan as
rule would be made by means of post
office money orders or certified checks-
The same act, it is thought, will auth
orize an additional issue of $400 000, 600
in per cent coin bonds, running for a
period of 20 years. Although these are
said to be the main textures Ol tue
preparation, the full details have not
yet been worked out, and in the discus
sion of the measure by the committee
it is not unlikely that many changes
may be made even in the general plan
At 11:30 O'Clock Attorney General
Griggs left the cabinet room to meet an
engagement at the supreme court Up
to that time the question of an ultimat-
um had not been brought up. Secreta-
ry Gage had occupied most of the half
hour in the presentation of his views on
the finances