The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-19
ARMY QUESTIONS
BEFORE CONGRESS
May Abolish Grade of Lieutenant
General and Offer Induce
ments to Marksmen.


The National House of Representatives
VIII dispose of the regular annual sup
ply measures-the army appropriation
hill-this week. Tomorrow is "suspen-
SION day, when. ~ member may, il he
has made arrangements with the speaker
in advance: be reeosnized andlT enter q
motion to suspend the rules and pass a
BILL " "
Chairman Hull, of the military affairs
committee, expects to call up the army
approximation bin Tuesday. He estimates
that it will be Thursday or even Fri-
day before the measure is. finally dis
posed Of
+ The provision of the bill abolishing the
grade of Northumberland of the army
Will be the text of n number of speeches.
To encourage Workmanship in the ar
my, the committee has inserted a pro-
Vision in the bill creating three grades
OF experts" and providing for Increased
pay for each grade.
1t Is estimated that the aggregate in
creased expenditure under this provision
VIII amount to $4,000 year
provision for joint army and military
maneuvers is another topic prolific of
discussion. There is an aggregate of
S'oo.oOo carried In the measure for this
purpose. The plan is to have the ma
''>s'Ni' i'Siu ~ many sections OF the
country. Regular army troops are to be
marched from their regular posts to the
sites selected for sthe maneuyers and
militia within n convenient location will
be asked to participate. In this way
general benefit Is expected to be spread
throughout both organizations.
me Senate's programme so far as IL
mas been arranged provides only for the
maj consideration of the pure food bin,
and the continuance of the discussion
or the statehood bill, which was begun
last Thursday by Senator Dick. The
vote on the pure food bill will be taken
! on Wednesday,
Dick On Statehood.
| Senator Dick will continue his sneec,
| Monday in support of the statehood bin
but there is no decision as to who will
| follow him
All interest ccnters in Senator Foralser,s
provision giving both territories an oppor-
4 tunlty 10 vote separately on the question
OF JOINT statehood for New Mexico and
arizona ana 1t Is not at all improbable
t''h' 'hat point may be quite suddenly
ieaci'eu' INC acceptance OF the amend
ment would not have the effect of bring
ing the discussion of the measure ia !,
close, because there are other questions
| on which the senate IS divided but Il
would materially curtail and in the end
ensure the passage of tho bill. Senator
Beveridgo expressed confidence that tho
niil vii. not be amended in any respect
by the Senate.
Vhen King Edward formally opens Par
Lament to-day, he Will set in motion
the wheels of n new government in Great
Britain His Majesty will make the usual
speech from the throne, and Parliament
VIII Immediately take up the discussion
OF It's reply. The Liberal party under
the leadership of Sir Henry Campbell-
Zimmerman, will then begin putting into
chect measures which it promised in the
RECENT election campaign.
Algeciras Outlook GLOOMY
The Aigecras conference on .aIoroccan
aiiairs does not promise Immediate ro.
suits The discussion Of the more ar.
tcult question before the conference tbe
policing Of Morocco win proceed nj,
week, The exchange OF notes wbic,
has taken place between France and Ger.
many, leads to the belief that both cow.
tries are DESTROYS OF reaching m an,lcn
Bile adjustment of the questions involved
Every prominent swimmer in In