Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-24
TIE. ARMY BILL.
The House Will be Asked to Increase the
Standing Army.

Washington. Nov. 23.-Chairman Han
of the House committee on military af-
fairs. today. called a meeting of the COM
mittee for next Tuesday. He hopes that
quorum will be present and that the
committee can go to work upon the out
lines of n new army bill.
1T will be in the direction of economy
to pass the army bill without delay. said
Mr.. Huh. today. The army now in the
Philippines will have to be brought home
in the summer. that is those of the men
who do not care to re-enlist. The trans
ports which go out for them should de-
part laden with the troops who are to re-
place them, else the ships will make one
voyage empty.
Mr.. Hull was in conference. today. with
the President and with officials OF the
war department upon the character of
legislation desired by the administration
He said the President will communicate
to Congress very fully his recommends
=, tons about the army and he did not as
sumo to speak the Presidents mind in
advance. tie thought. however. that the
administration would not be content with
any makshift legislation. no proposition
to keep the law for two years more. His
impression was that the President want
ed authority to raise a regular army suf-
ticient for the needs of the country, l0O.-
600 men if necessary, the number to be
reduced when there was no longer need
for them.
The cabinet meeting. today, WAS unm-
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most completed and there was some dis
cussion OF the various recommendations
it contains. Secretary Hay reported THAI
he Chinese situation was progressing
faVorablN. but beyond this bare mention
the Chinese matter received no attention.
Mrs Mckinley has decided not to ac-
company the President and the members
of the cabinet to Baltimore, tomorrow
the attend the wedding of Miss Gary,
daughter of former Postmaster General
Gary. The ladies who will accompany
the party will be Mrs. Gage and Miss
Wilson. The President and the cabinet
after the wedding will continue their
journey to Philadelphia. where they are
TO attend the Union League banquet. to-
morrow night.
The state department. today. issued
a warrant for the surrender TO the
German authorities of johann Bauer.
now held under arrest at New York
charged with numbering his father at
Munichmunster, Bavaria.
Capt. Edward Strong was, To-Day.
placed on the retired list of the navy
with the rank of rear admiral. Cap
tain Strong recently was in command
of the monitor Monadnock on the Asia
tic station and his health broke down
while on that duty. He is q native of
Massachusetts.
The official count Of the vote cast at
the election in Oregon. Nov. 6, shows
the following result: Mckinley. 1924;
Bryan. 33,067 Woolley, $500: Barker,
267: Debs, 1470. McKinley's plurality,
1927.
The Porte has definitely rejected the
request for an eXequator for a United
States consul! at HarpoOl. This refusal
is regarded by the United States lega-
ton as n direct violation of treaty
rights, and consequently. despite the
refusal DR.. Thomas Ii. Norton, who
was appointed by President Mckinley
some time ago. to establish a consulate
at Harpoot, has been directed to pro-