Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-15
NITRATE PLAN 1 AME EkDMENT PASSES TIE
 SENATE
Upper Branch of Congress De.
 cides to Appropriate S15.- Oo0,OO0 for Nitrate Plant for Manufacturing Powder.
(By Review Leased Wire


 The day in Congress.
 Senate-Rcsumed discussion of army reorganization bill. Sisal
 investigation continued.
 Eouse-Discussion of asricultur- al Appropriation bill continued Disagreed to Senate amendment
 for the House bill to repeal the free sugar clause of the tariff and
 sent the bill to committee. Senate-AdOpted amendment to
 army bill providing for S15,000,000
 government nitrate plant. Recess
 ed at :55 ?. n. to noon Saturday.
 House-Adjourned 5:15 D. m. to
 II a. m Saturday.
 WASHINGTON, April 14-Champi- ons of government hydrOelectrolitic plant to produce nitrate for the manu- facture of war munitions and fertiliz- CT won their fight in the Senate today by inserting an amendment proposing an appropriation of S15,000,000 for the purpose in the Chamberlain army in- crease bill. The vote was 43 to p. This action disposed of the second big contest over the Senate substitute for the House army bill. It was taken in spite of the contentious of the mili- itary committee than an army reorgan- ization measure was not the place for the water power legislation. A nitrate water power section in the House bill was defeated when the Hay bill was under consideration in the House so that final determination of the issue must wait action by conference cor mittee by the two houses.
 Today's action was based on an am- endment by Senator Smith, of South Carolina. IL would provide for sale ot Panal a Canal bonds by the govern ment for raising the required S15.000- GOO and the President would be author ized to designate not more than five water power sites to make them avail able for power plants to manufacture nitrates. Products of the plants. to be operated exclusively by the govern ment. not needed for manufacture of munitions of war. could be disposed of and sold by the Secretary of War for the manufacture of fertilizer.
 Three Democrats. Senators Chamber lain, chairman of the military commit tee, Johnson of Maine, and Hardwick voted against the amendment while several Republican Senators. Clapp. Gronna. Kenyon. Lafollette, McCumb- CT. Norris and Poindexter joined with the majority in supporting it.
 Over the objection of the military committee and amendment by Senator Pomerene giving military rank to mem bers of the dental corps. was adopted. Senator Wadsworth urged the adop- ton of his amendment to require off cers and enlisted men, upon entering the National Guard to take oath to obey the orders both of the President and of the governor of their states. He said the amendment would strengthen the proposed liberalization of the national guard. by making the officers and men federal soldiers from the moment of enlistment instead of only in time of war. Senator Cham berlain was willing to accept the am endment but considerable opposition developed among southern senators. On roll call for the proposal the vote was 23 to 22 less than a quorum. and the Senate recessed until tomorrow at II o'clock. when debate on the bin un- der the ten minute rule will be resum- ed