Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-22
FOUR IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS To
HAY ARMY BILL
Rapid Progress Is Made on
Measure and Vote Is Hoped
for Today; Senate Expects.
TO Get Busy SoOo
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Washington. March 2i~-AlthouRh
rnpld progress waa made IN the house
today with the Hay army Increase
biz. il was found impossible 10 reach
a vote before adjournment II may
no missed tomorrow, calendar Wed
ncsday" having been set aside TO
permit it's uninterrupted considera-
fion. In the senate Chairman Cham
bcrlain, Of the military committee
now plans TO call up his army bin to
morrow. He had expected the house
bin 10 be completed today ana was
waiting for H. but concluded tonight
TINT time would be saved by attempt
ing to take up the SENATE measure at
once.
Provides Easy Retirement.
Several important amendments
were made 20 the Hay bill during the
dnv. With one exception they were
approved by Chairman Hay OF ~"
military committee. After deieatlns
proposal by Representative kahn
ranking minority member 81 the
committee. 10 permit efficient i'ku-
lar soldiers TO be discharged INTO mo
reserve In one year on fecommenua-
ton OF their commanders, OF In TWO
years on their own motion, the mouse
reversed its action and put through
"A similar amendment by Represent
ative Gardner. republican. Of Massa-
chusetts. over Representative fay
opposition. The senate bill contains
such a provision.
Instructors for Schools.
The most important amendment
was the insertion OF the reserve Off
GERS training scheme proposed ny
Representative Gard, OF OHIO, demo-
crat which already has been includ-
cd in the senate bill. II provides
that military instructors be supplied
by tho war department 20 any cinl
educational institution with an avail
able student body Of 100 or more ana
where military course satisfactory
to the war department Is established
sufficient number Of gfaduatts
would be designated for six months
additional training with the regular
army To mnintnin corps OF iltiy
thousand reserve officers.
Power Of President.
Another amendment accepted Of
fcred bv Representative Kahn. would
permit the president TO order out the
regular army reserve without goink
10 congress for authority. The con
fempIatea strength of the reserve ~
60 000 and as the bill now stands the
president could increase the regular
army from its peace strength or l4"'-
600 TO n strength of 235.000 by eN
ecutlve order Il war seemed imm-
ncnt.
Important Amendment.
The last amendment adopted WIS
Offered by Representative Tilson' re-
publican, of Connecticut a member
of the committee II would author
ize the war department to have con
structed all the tools aud fixtures
necessary TO convert private muhi-
ton plants for the manufacture OF
army rifles, cannon and amuniuon0
The fixtures would be stored by me
government In peace times but ctulo
he fitted 70 the machines Of CONNER
cinl plants IN a few daNs. moblllHlns
the whole war machinery Of thr
country behind the fighting lines De.
tails OF the plan viii be worked our
in the army appropriation ldll TO hc
considered later VI has been est.
mated, however. that the iNtureN
nlone would cost Si5,00o.00o cor more.