The Washington herald., 1907-01-22

The bill TO reorganize and increase the !
Artillery Corps. which passed the Senate
Friday and was held up on motion of
Senator Kean. of New Jersey. was yester-
day. finally. by his withdrawal of his mo-
ton, allowed to go over TO the House.
There Mr. Huh, chairman Of the Mill
tary Committee, moved TO suspend the
rules and put the bill on its passage. The
bill before the House being the same
measure that came from the Senate and
having been favorably reported from the
Military Committee. there was no opposi-
ton TO it, and it was promptly passed.
The bill, Mr.. Huh stated. contained four
principal features First. that It segre-
gates the Field and Coast Artillery; sec
ond, It increases the Field Artillery by
about LOCO men and organizes them into
regiments; third, il increases the Coast
Artillery by 5,043, making the total force
of both classes 24.3S1 enlisted men, and
fourth, in his opinion, the most impor-
Iant il Increases the salaries OF the men,
mostly noncommissioned officers, who
have attained skill in electrical appliances
and the handling Of guns. thereby en-
abling the government to retain a large
number Of efficient and desirable men who
now leave the service at the expiration of
their enlistments to accept good salaries
as exclusive and high-class mechanics.
Answering a question by Mr.. Graham
Mr.. Hull said the increase provided would
not serve 10 man all the guns now in
place in seacoast batteries. but il was be-
lieved that the increase, together with the
additional pay. would add at least 100
per cent 20 the efficiency of the corps
He directed the attention of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, which deals with
the question OF Notifications and arma-
ment, TO the desirability Of reducing the
number of guns. With the astonishing
advance in the power of guns and high
explosives. ten guns OF to-day were as
effective as 100 a few years ago.
scope Of the Measure.
In detail the bill provides. The elements
of Coast Artillery material shall remain
as heretofore. but the machine gun bat
terry is withdrawn from the Field Artil-
lery. The chief of artillery shall cease
10 exercise supervision over the Field
Artillery on July !. 1898. and he Will after
that date be designated chief OF Coast
Artillery, The Coast Artillery personnel
is 10 consist Of a chief Of 700 field and
company officers in humble, IN each grade
equivalent 10 those required for fourteen
regiments, Of additional chaplains, Of So
sergeant majors 26 master electricians
of 143 electrician sergeants, Of 4 master
gunners, 60 engineers, of 90 hremen, of
il bands instead Of 10, and OF 10 com
panies instead Of 126 as now authorized.
The Field Artillery personnel viii con-
sist of six regiments. each regiment TO
consist of six batteries. organized into
two battalions of three batteries each.
The whole number Of officers is in
creased from 500 to So Increased pay
is provided for 1,734 trained and valuable
skilled nonc0mmissi0ned officers. The
total cost Of the increased force and Of
rank and pay is calculated at S2.500,S74
annually. Notwithstanding the increased
force the present maximum force Of the
army, 10000. is retained.
The passage Of the bill was urged by
Messrs. Hay, of Virginia, and Slayden, of
Teras, members Of the Committee on
Military Affairs. and the bill was pass
ed without division Later the vote by
which the bill was passed. was recon-
sidered, and the Senate bill, identically
the same, passed, so that it now goes TO
the President for his action.
Under suspension Of the rules the fol-
lowing measures were considered:
The Senate bill giving the consent Of
Congress TO the establishment Of the
boundary line between Delaware and New
Jersey 10 settle the dispute as 70 certain
oyster beds near the mouth Of the Della
ware River was passed.
The Senate bill directing an investiga-
ton into the industrial. social moral. ed
vocational and physical condition Of
women and child workers in the United
States by the Bureau of Labor was
passed.
This bill was opposed by Mr.. Tawuey,
chairman Of Appropriations, for the rea-
sons that such an investigation had al
ready been made by the Labor Bureau,
and that, if an investigation was neces-
sary. the States should make it. Mr..
Bartholdt denied that any such investi-
cation had been made. OF that dUplica-
ton Of work would be made Similar
authority he continued has been
granted for investigating the work Of
bugs and insects. 1 think that the life of
d child should be as important 10 the
government as the possible ravages Of an
insect"
The House bill regulating the expatria-
ton Of American citizens. TO remedy rec
ognized abuses in the passport privilege
by naturaliZed citizens. was passed-H 10
10 It contains proviso that an Ameri-
can woman married TO a foreigner. upon
the termination of the marriage relation,
may regain her citizenship In the United
States.
Campaign Contributions.
The Tnlman bill prohibiting national
banks from contributing to any cleo
ton and prohibiting any corporation
from contributing TO Federal elections
was passed. Chairman Gaines OF West
Virginia, Of the Committee on the EIec-
ton of the President, Vice President.
and Members Of Congress, asked con
sidera ton Of the measure under suspen-
sion of the rules.
Have the members of the Republican
National Committee made any effort 20
pay back the contributions from the in
surance companies" queried Democratic
Floor Leader Williams.
He never was answered. as Speaker
Cannon interrupted with the noise of his
gavel. and the statement that no debate
was in order unless consent was given
for the consideration of the bill The
House agreed TO consider the measure. IT
was supported by Messrs. Gaines and
Keifer, Republicans, and Hardwick Rob
inson. and Rucker. Democrats. The lat
ter said 1t was a Democratic measure. in
dorsed by President Roosevelt. Nh
Robinson wanted the bill 70 be retroactive
ia order TO compel the Republican