Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-27
5sth CONGRESS.
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TODAY. passed the army appropriation
bill after modifying the provision con-
corning the assignment of retired army
officers to active service with militia
orga nizations. The effect Of the change
is to relieve General Miles from its APP
plication. Mr. Gallinger and others
criticized the amendment regulating
the sale of army transports, claiming
that the use of government vessels
forced unfair competition upon the
owners OF private vessels. Hale con-
demned the operation of the general
staff system in the army and said he
would oppose any effort to establish
similar system in the navy.
The amendment requiring congress
siOnal endorsement before selling
transports WAS agreed to as was also
the amendment striking out the House
provision prohibiting the use of private
vessels in the transportation OF gov
eminent supplies to the Philippines.
Hale pOinteiiy criticized the law
creating a general staff, 1.-The general
staff" he said, makes the secretary
of war a tigurchead; all his authority
is usurped."
He declared that so long as he re-
manned in the Senate he would not
consent to extend the system to the
navy.
Proctor and Cockrell united in de-
Tending the staff system.
Cockrell declared he was astounded
at the statement of Hale. He de-
clared that the secretary had now more
power than he ever had before.
Proctor suggested the following adj
Gition to the amendment:
The officers now designa ed by the title
of assistant chief of record and pe!.Sion
office. and by the title assistant adJutant
general. shall hereafter be designated by
the titles OF military secretary
The amendment was accepted and the
Amendments as amended was agreed TO-
The Senate then reverted to cOnSidera-
ton of the House provision regulating the
pay OF retired officers assigned to actIV"
service, and it was MODIFIED at Nh
Lodges suggestion, ana was passed as
follows:
Retired officers of the army above the
grade of Ria ior shall when hereafter as
signed to active duty in connection with
the organized militia IN the several states
and terrific cries. upon the request of the
governor therefor. receive their full retir-
ed pay and also communication OF quarters
unless government quarters are available
and shall receive no further pay or allow
anceS. Provided. further that al lieuten-
ant colonel 50 assigned shall receive the
full pay and allowances of d major ON
the active list.
The army bill was then passed.
The conference report on the legislative.
executive and judicial Appropriation bill
WAS agreed to. as was also the conference
report on the bill transferring the control
of forest reservations from the interior to
the agricultural department.
Tn Senate then, at AS z. NJ, went into
executive session and. at A. adjourned.
In accordance with Yesterdays adjourn
ment resolution the Senate did not CON
Vene until l O'Clock, today At that hour
there We're only an even dozen senators
present, but routine business was proceed
Ell with.
Mr. Smoot presented the ,.r,iticate of
election of George Sutherland as 4 SEN
ator from Utah.
The Senate authorized tho Incorporation
of the trustees of the grand enc mpnent
of knights Templar OF tn" Tit Il S,utcs.
When the army apprOI!i il. ..Uu hili was
taken ur. Mr.. Gallingcr o, 20 ed tie main
tenance of a transpor service. saying that
he had heard much complaint against the
competition of the Su,"Ii n4ent with pri-
waite shipping. He thought that at least
the transports ont Of commission could
he sold.