The Sentinel=record., 1914-04-21
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two congressional committees in charge of foreign affairs and the bill soon was reported to the house, but held up in the senate committee to await the action Of the other body.
 Opposition developed along many different lines. Some wanted to give the president authority to deal with the whole Mexican problem, others objected to indiyiduali2ing Huerta in the Mexican question.
 Acting Chairman Shively and Sena- tor Swanson of the senate committed on foreign relations went to the White House at o'clock for confer ence about the text oI the resolution, while the house debated it. Senator Shiyely did not thin kthe senate would act until tomorrow, inasmuch as the Atlantic feet will reach Tam, pico Wednesday forenoon the admin istration wanted the resolution passed, that tomorrow might be occu- pied in completion of orders to the fleet
 Secretary Garrison msIsted in his talks with callers today that no or ders had been issued to the army for aggressive action but that his depart ment merely had taken steps deemed prudent in the emergency. Brigadier General Mills, in charge of Militia af- fairs, had telegraphed to the various states for information about militia to be used as volunteer forces in cases of necessity and arrangements were being made with merchant steamship lines to charter ships for transports.
 Secretary Garrison announced that if the army was used in enforcing the demands on Huerta, Major Gen eral Wood, whose term was chef of staff expires this week, would go to Texas City to take charge of the sit. nation. General Wood said that , should the army be required to move | before he could reach there, Briga- dier General Funston would be in command of the forward movement
 The chief purpose of the meeting today of the joint army and navy war colleges was to prevent clashes | of authority between these two branches of the service where they might be ordered to work in conjunc- ton It was the first time in many years that the joint board had met.
 Besides Admiral Dewey and Major General Wotherspoon, who is to sue ceed General Wood as cheif of staff of the army, those who participated in the deliberations of the joint board were:
 Rear Admiral William H. Souther. land Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, Secretary Daniels aide for operations, and Captain Harry s. Knapp, all members of the general board of the navy, as we'll as Brgadier General Hunter Liggitt, president of the army war college, and Brigadier General Erasmus NJ. Wayer, chief of coast artillery.
 The house military committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the mili- tary situation. Chairman Hay said tonight that no plan was in coltem- platon for any legislation to provide more troops but that all depended on what the president wanted. The war college has indicated that 100000 vol unteers would be needed if troops were put on Mexican soil. The com mittee will be prepared to go ahead on this basis if the president SC recommends.
 The administration plans for fur ther action against Mexico marked time tonight pending the passage oi a resolution by congress authorizing President Wilson to use the army and navy as he saw fit.
 After an hour and a half confer ence at the White House both Secre tary Daniels and Secretary Garrison announced that no orders would Dc