Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-03-23
ARMY INCREASE
BILL EXPECTED
TO PASS TODAY
Provision for Pay Of Militia
Yet to Be Determined West
Point Academy TO Have
Number Of Cadets Doubled,


Washington. March 22-Final a.
ton on the Hay army Increase bill
was in sight tonight when the house
adjourned With only iwo important
sections remaining TO be discussed,
paasage Of the measure some time
tomorrow is assured.
The bill win come up In the sem
ate probably next Monday chair
! man Chamberlain of the senate mil
itary committee announced today ttar
he would await the arrival of the
lhouse bill give e brief consideration
i'm committee and ask fer its immedi-
/ ate consideration in the senate.
/ 10 Double Wcs, poini huendancc.
/ As a preliminary step on army les
iislatou the senate passed during the
+ day by vote OF 80 to q he bill yir-
tuany doubling the guthoriz i
strength of the cadet corps IL West
Point Military academy similar
measure applying to the naval aeade-
my already has been signed by the
president
The Hay bill has not been altered
/ in amy of its broad aspects during the
threc-day struggle in tile house with
amendments Chairman Hay has
F been defeated only once having am
proved every other change made in
/ the detail Of the measure. N IS
practically certain the bin wall 80
to the senate virtually as framed 10y
! the committee.
Militia PAY undetermined.
one section suu to be disposed of.
/ however. is the vital clement Of the
whole army plan proposed. it is thc
militia pay provision, under which
I the bin is expected TO produce a force
; Of 425.ooo national guardsmen with
/ five Years as q substitute for The ADJ
minisuauons conunental army pro-
.posal
The section had been read when
the house adjourned and Represent
auvo Gardner republican Of Massa-
chusetts. had an amendment propos-
7 mc 10 substitute for it the federal
volunteer nroei isions of the Chamber
lam senate on. The amendment viii
be debated an hour tomorrow under
an asreement reported by Rtpresen.-
atiVes HAY aud Gardner
Effort to Limit Usc Tails.
Another important section remain
ling is that authorizing construction
of a plant 10 produce atmospheric nj
trogcn for ase in explosives II Is
certain to cause extended debate. The
house refused twice today 90 insert
IN the bin provisions designed to
prohibit use of The national guard hS
the states for strike duty. Repre-
sentative London. of New York, 500
ciahst. and Representative Neatms
of Colorado. democrat were met hl
points of order when they offered
amendments for this purpose The
house Overwhelmingly sustained The
ruling of Jhe chair
The strugele viii be renewed TO-
morrow. hut there is no prospect that
the house Will change its mild.
The most important amendment
placed in The lin was suggested by
Z Representative HAYDEN. democrat. oi
Arizona II provides that when
regiment OF national guard is sent
20 the front fourth battalion he or
ganized from the national guard re-
serve to take the regiment's place and
10 train recruits for the fighting lines
! Under this system, If the entire soard
were cailed oRt a force one-third it'
total strength would Immediately take
its place az home TO maintain order
secure and train recruits. and insure
that the fighting regiment would h'
kept un 10 fun strength without De-
ing hampered by ievies Of raw re-
cruits. II is possible a similar sys'
tenn will be devised for the regular
lreglmcnis