The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-24

ROSY OUTLOOK FOR
MAYNARD'S MEASURE
trong Probability That Bill Pro-
viding for the Coinage Of
One Million Two-Dollar
Silver Pieces For
The Exposition.
Will Pass.
eFrom our Regular correspondentl

(From Our Regular CorrespondentD
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 3D.
A surprising fact developed to-day In
connection with the bill making appro-
priations for tho army for the ensuing
year. The bill. at present, provides for n
million dollars less expenditures on the
military establishment than was appro.
of the big money bills is less than 1t was
on tho preceding year that the fact that
the army bill promises to provide for
the expenditure OF smaller sum than
was spent last year will excite COM
ment.
The bill last year aggregated seventy
million. The bill this year totals sixty
nine million. 1t has not yet been reported
from the committee and probably will
not be for a week or ten days, so that
there Is chance that it will aggregate
the seventy million OF last year by
the time 1t Is reported to the house
The committee is considering now al,
item providing for the expenditure Of
$4,000 for manoeuvres of the army next
year. 1t Is provided that the regunr
army shall be concentrated at seven
points in the country and that the
national guard shall rendezvous at these
places and have week or so In camp
and field with the regulars. This item
has not yet been incorporated In the
bill Army men are pleased with the
results OF the maneouvres at Manassas
in 1904, when the volunteer troops OF a
number OF States spent n week With re-
gulars. taking life under conditions SIM
liar to those which would be encountered
In actual warfare, but the expense of
bringing troops so far, from Maine and
Texas. for instance Is serious OBJ
stacle.
Statehood Bill Killed.
'rhc "fnsurgenes., among tho House
Republicans are making loud claims to-
day to the effect that they have the bill
granting Joint statehood to Arizona and
New Mexico defeated. The bill will prob.
ably come to vote Wednesday after
noon Representative Bnbcock, of WIS
consln. who Is the chairman Of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee. n
place he has held for years, Is the
leader OF the insurrection against the
administration programme to admit the
two territories as one State Mr BAD
cock said this morning that lie had the
ioint bill beaten. He said the same
thing concerning the bill to admit Phil
ippine products to this country at re-
duced tariff rates and the bill was
passed by a big majority
One of the leading members of the
Democratic side told me this morning
that he was positive there was not a sim
gle Democrat who would vote for q Dill
coupling Arizona and New Mexico as
one state If this be true. and IL the
"insurgent" Republicans have two-thirds
as many votes from the Republican side
as they claim. the bill will be defeated.
But Republican discipline is excellent at
all times and it Is good now. Though
individual members may make a great
show at times of opposing the administra-
ton and the party organization, when the
whip cracks, there Is perfect alignment.
ninety nine times out of the hundred.
1t is said Mr. Babcock sent two of his
men out-of The city last night to prevent
their falling out of line and going over
to Speaker Cannon's forces. The Presi-
dent has not paid n great deal of ntteu-
ton to the House of late. In the matter
OF getting its good Will for the purpose
of securing legislation dear to his heart.
The patronage which House members
have hitherto enjoyed has been taken
from them largely and transferred to
senator's It was believed that the House
was docile. while the Senate, when 1t re-
fused to ratify the Santo DOMINICAN
treaty last spring, gave evidence that 1t
was not thoroughly broken to the White
House harness and livery. BabcOck has
shown that the same is true OF the Re-
spublicans of the House.
1t Is more than likely. however, that the