Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-19
Measure Contains Provision for Increase Of
Pay for Good Shooters,
FOR JOINT MANtuyERs
Appropriation of 100000 for This Purpose
Will Provoke Discussion.
STATEHOOD BILL IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Dick VIII Continue His speech in
Favor of the Bill To-day
Pure Food Bill Also
Comes Up.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ls--The house OF
representatives will dispose of one of the
regular annual supply measures-the army
appropriation bill--this week, Monday will
be the first suspension" day OF the session.
Suspension day is a procedure where a
member may. IL nc has made arrangements
with tho speaker i'm advance. be recog-
nizcd and over motion to suspend the
rules and pass bill. II objection is raised
a two-third vote will obviate the objection
and pass tho bill, after a debate of forty
minutes, which is automatically ordered
by the objection. Under this order any
bill on the calendar is eligible for consd-
Grafton.
Chairman Hui of the military affairs
committee expects to call up the army ap-
preparation bill Tuesday He estimates
that it will be Thursday or even Friday
before the measure is finally disposed OF.
The general debate the bill will occupy
Tuesday and at least a part OF Wednesday.
Procedure under the fve-minute rule will
not be curtaied and a day more will be
consumed in scrutinizing the details OF the
bill under this order.
The provision of the bill abolishing the
grade of lieutenant general Of the army
will be the text OF a number of speeches.
The provision IS new legislation" and con
sequently subject to a point Of order. The
making of point Of order is within the
province of any member and the provision
may go out Of the bill in this manner.
To Encourage Mark sma nship.
To encourage craftsmanship in the army
the committee has inserted a provision In
the bill creating three grades of experts
and providing for increased pay for each
grade. The first grade carries with IL
added pay of 81 a MONTH the second grade
/ 81 and the third 50. II IL estimated that
! the aggregate increase in expenditure
under this provision will amount to $4,000 "A
| a quarter The benefit to the army by en-
! couragement of rife expertness is regarded
as more than compensatory. and while the
provision is, like that abolishing the grade
of lieutenant general, subject TO point OF
order the military committee believes that
I the provision will remain In the bill.
A provision for joint army and militia
maneuvers is another topic prolific of dis
! cussion. There is an aggregate OF NOo0s
| carried i'm the measure for this purpose.
| The plan is to have the maneuvers held
! in many sections of the country. Regular
| army troops are TO be marched from their
regular posts to the sites selected for the
maneuvers and militia within convenient
location will be asked 10 participate. In
this way general benefit is expected to be
spread throughout both organizations.
| The bill contains provision abolishing
mileage pay for officers and men when
! travelling by sea. In tho place of mileage
In this instance the actual expenses of the
| trip are to be paid by tho government. Re
! tired officers are by this agreement allowed
| to receive mileage under certain restric-
! tions The use Of army transports s re-
stricted by the bill to transporting troops
| and supplies of the army.
The house will probably content itself
with working but 1--WE days this week,
taking adjournment from Friday Until Mon
day.
Program of the senate.
! The senate S program, 50 far as it mas
been arranged, provides only for the
sideration of the pure food bill and the
continuance OF the discussion OF the state
hood bill begun last Thursday by Senator
Dick. The vote on the pure food bill VIII
be taken on Wednesday. and IL will be
discussed to "a considerable extent during
Monday and Tuesday senator HeyDurn
has given notice that he will call the rli
up Monday for the purpose of Offering and
permitting others TO offer amendments. TIE
vote will he taken Wednesday, Immediately
after the close of the routine business.
Senator Dick viii continue his speech
Monday in support OF the statehood bill.
but there Is no decision to who will
follow him. Senator Beverdse says thai
nc expects the opposition to choose a seu-
ator to reply to the Ohio senator. but no
one on that side appears prepared TO pro-
ceed with n set speech, aud II now appears
probable that the proposed amendments To
the bill may be taken up for consldera tlon
at an earlier date than has heretofore been
expected.
All interest centers in Senator Foraker's
portunity 10 vote separately on the ques-
tion of joint statehood for New Mexico
and Arizona and it is not improbable that
that point may be quite suddenly reached
The acceptance OF the amendment would
not have the effect Of bringing the discus
sion Of the measure to close, because
there are other questions on which the sen-
ate is divided, hut II would materially cur
tail IL and in the end insure the passage
of the bill Senator Beveridge expresses
confidence that the bill will not be amended
I'm any respect by the senate. The oppo-
nents Of the bill coneede the closeness of
the division and feel that their chances
are all in the Foraker amendment Tho
conference report the urgent deficiency
bill will be reported during the week, but
It will probably create very little, IL any.
discussion.
Conference at AIgeciras.
The Algeciras conference on Moroccan
affairs does not promise immediate re
suits. The discussion Of the conference.
the policing OF Morocco. will proceed this
week. The exchange OF notes which has
taken place between France and Germany
leads 10 the belief that both countries are
desirous of reaching an amicable adjust
ment of the questions involved.
Every prominent swimmer in the United
States has entered for the indoor swim
ming championships 10 be held at the
New York Athletic club beginning Feb
ruary q and continuing for four days. In
addition TO the races. many prominent
clubs will be represented by water polo
and relay teams.
The national convention Of the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers WIFI ne
held at Lehigh university. South BethLs