The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-12-07
THRONGS FLOCK TO.
WITNESS SCENES
Defense Program Is Outlined
and Plans Placed on Large
Scale.
SUFFRAGISTS HAVE A DAY
Introduction of This Resolution
Gives the Country the First
Insight of the Breadth of the
Preparedness Policy of the
Administration.
SUFFRAGISTS HAVE A DAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The open
ing of the sixty-fourth congress today
drew thousands of persons to the cap
itol.
The day began with overcast skies
and sharp, cold winds, but this did
not dampen the enthrsasm of the
crowds. Hundreds be: IN gathering
at the historic buildn.s early and
long before noon, the ! our set for
the fall of the gavels IL the house
and senate signalling tie opening
of congress, the galleries had filled
to overflowing.
Outside were hundreds liting in
the hope of getting mucl. coveted
seats. Many of them were doomed
to disappointment, however, those
who had not already obtained tickets
stood little chance of being admitted.
Seats had been reserved for TIN pres
ident's official family, the dipl' natic
corps and members families and
their friends.
Many visitors, including noted suf-
frage advocates, had been drawn to
the capitol to witness the offering by
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
of the Susan B. Anthony constitu
tional amendment for equal suffrage
as the first resolution of the new con-
gress. It's introduction was to sig
nalfze a demonstration for women
suffrage.
An added attraction to the usual
scenes on the opening day of congress
was the procession of woman suf-
fragists, who presented to commit
tee of congress a huge petition urg-
ing a federal suffrage amendment.
The administrations estimate of
military and naval expenditures, in
Guiding the first years cost of the
new national defense program, was
sent to congress today, with total
of $152,345,259 asked for the army
and $211,518,O74 for the navy
For the two branches the increase
asked over the appropriations last
year is about S124,000,000, exclusive
of the amounts for Notifications and
other items which may be included
in a general scheme of military de-
fense. The entire plan calls for some
thing over $150,000,000 in excess of
last appropriations.
The war department asks an in
crease of more than $4,000000 for
the signal corps, of which about
$3,700,000 is for aviation, 100000 to
be made Immediately available, with
$4,000 more for the development of
an aviation motor. For the pay of
the army $63,706, 307 is asked, an in
crease of more than $14,000,000, to
pay about $4,000 more enlisted men.
The quartermaster department asks
for an increase of more than $4,000
600 for supplies, and about $7000,0 900
for clothing, camp and garrison
equipment The number of horses
needed is represented by an increase
of 1855 900 in the estimates. In the
engineer corps 100000 is asked for
equipment of troops in place of $48,-
900 last year. The increase for ord
nance stores-for the purchase and
manufacture of ammunition for small
arms-is from 100000 to S3,383, 900,
with $1,500,000 for grenades. An in
crease of S715,000 is made in the
item for small arms target practice,
including machine gun practice. For
manufacturing repairing and issuing
arms at national armories, $1,012,55
is asked, compared with S250,000 last
year. and an increase of $1,250,00O
for purchases, manufacture and test
of rffes.
Fec the organized militia, $780,
900 is estimated as necessary, com
pared with $25OO00 last year. with
an increase of $5OO.O0O for militia
equipment The military academy is
estimated to cost about $350,O00 more
with provisions for 70 cadets.
For the naval militia the navy de
partment asks an increase of about
$4,000. An armor plate plant is
again suggested, to cost finally
s6.635,107, of which S2,211,702 is
asked at once.
Pay for the navy, with $4,000 men
instead of $4,000 as at present, is put
at S45,674,997, an increase from SAL,
100000 last year and 5000 appren
tice seamen in place of $500. Fol