Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-23


 sight tonight when the house adjourn ed. With only two imporant sections remaining to be discussed, passage of the measure some time tomorrow is assured.
 Comes Up Monday In Senate.
 The bill vii come up lin the senate probably next Monday. Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee announced oday that he would await the arrival of the house bill, give it brief consideration in committee and ask for it's immediate consideration in the senate. As a preliminary step on army Legislation, the senate passed during the day by 9 vote of 59 to 2 the bill virtually doubling the authorized strength of the cadet corps at West Point military academy. A similar measure apply ing to the naval academy already has been signed by the president.
 Hay Bill Not Much Altered.
 The Hay bill has not been altered in any of it's broad aspects during the three-day struggle in the house with amendments. Chairman Hay has been defeated only once, having approved every other change made in the de- tail of the measure. The bill probably will go to the senate virtually as framed by the committee.
 One section still to be disposed of, however, is the vital element of the whole army plan proposed. It is the militia pay provision, under which the bill Is expected to produce a force of 425, 900 national guardsmen within five years as a substitute for the adminis- tration's continental army proposal The section had been read when the house adjourned and Representative Gardner, republican. of Massachusetts, had presented an amendment propos- ing to substitute for It the federal volunteer provisions of the Chamber l lain senate bill.
 The amendment will be dbated an hour tomorrow under an agreement reached by Representatives Hay and Gardner.
 Another important section remaining is that authorizing construction of a plant to produce atmospheric nitrogen for use in exposives. It is certain to l cause extended debate.
 The effect of the Gardner amend ment would be to leave the national guard federalized in every respect pro- posed by the bill, but without any payment from the federal treasury ex- cePt when the militiamen were called lzout for training periods. The pro- vision of the Chamberlain bill which is offered substitute is a brief au- thoriZation of the creation of a force of 261, 900 federal volunteers by con- gressional district, along the lines pro-
 
 tinental army.
 While the amendment has little chance of adoption the debate is OCT tain to focus attention on weakness es of the national guard system and bring out the reasons which impelled Former Secretary Garrison to advo- cate the continental plan and resign from the cabinet when it was rejected by the house committee.
 The house refused twice today to insert in the bill provisions designed to prohibit tn euse of the national guard by the states for strike duty. Representative London of New York, socialist and Representative Heating of Colorado, democrat, were met by points of order when they offered amendments for this purpose The | house overwhelmingly sustained the ruling of the chair. The struggle will l be renewed torTerrow. but there is little prospect that the house will change its mind.