The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
HOUSE COMMITTEE
 HAS AGREED UPON
 GENERAL ARMY BILL
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tatively to 0 plan under which train ing camps would be authorized in every congressional district where sufficient men volunteered for training under an obligation for war service. The maxi mum force to be thus raised in any dis trict would be a battalion or substan- tially the same number as proposed for the first year of the Garrison continen- tai army plan. The camps would be under command of full complements of regular army officers.
 This tentative plan is in addition to the regular army and the federalzed national guard proposals and is intended to reach men who would not be fSund in either of those services.
 Representative Kahn, who has advo- cated an extension of the business men camp idea to all classes of citizens who would not enlist in the regulars or the national guard, said today that with 3O,- O60 men already enrolled for intensive military training this summer without government aid he had received assur- ances that fully 100000 would be available next year under his plan. Members or the Senate committee are understood to take a similar view.
 IS COMPROMISE NUMBER The House committee arrived at its regular army figures today as com- promise after suggestions of a peace
 
 been voted down by narrowing margins A nonpartsan vote finally fixed 13hOOOO or POGO more than recommended by the war department, with provision de- signed to allow @ percentage Of over enlistment in order to maintain that strength at all times. With this pro- vision the total strength authorized would be GOO. To provide officers 10 carry out work of instruction at schools, among militia regiments and for other special duties, 1000 additional men in the commissioned personnel was agreed upon as against an increase Of 7eo proposed by the war department.
 The increase over the department fig ures would be in field and coast artil- lery. the former belng doubled over its present strength. A total of 12 regiments or 10S batteries is contemplated. The coast artillery would be increased to a point where regulars to man all mine and torpedo defenses and one-half the guns in fixed Qualifications would De available with an additional complement to man the proposed mobile guns to be added.
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 The bill also provides that a National tsuard officer from each organization be detailed to attend the regular army selY- ice schools of the proper arms, recelvlng the pay of his rank in the regular army  thorizir1g the President to draft the guard into the federal service at any time he deems best without waiting specific au- thority of Congress, and would remove all restrictions on use of the force out side the country.
 Several members of the House com mittee are in sympathy with the Senate conmittee's proposals for the regular army. which contemplate as tentatively agreed upon, a complete reorganization and a peace strength of 175,O00 men. In the same way, it is said members of the Senate committee are willing to ac- eept the judgment of the House body on the scheme to federallze the Natlonai Guard, insisting only that the placing of the force under federal authority shall bs accomplished in fact as we'll as in- tention.
 The House committee will hear army officers Monday in connection with the scheme for government cooperation in establishing plants for the fxation of atmospheric nitrogen at available water sites. The total product of these plants would be available for powder manu- fracture in war time. provision will be inserted in the general bill after the hearing providing for government aid in the project as a war measure.
 The plan for civilian training camps, it is stated, will be worked out in con- nection with the army appropriation bill to be considered later. The authoriZa- ton contemplated in the present meas ure is designed merely to insure the par liamentary status of whatever legisla- ton of that characted may be included in the money bill.
 The bill will be given a final review Wednesday and members of the commit tee, including Chairman Hay, thought tonight it would be completed then and finally voted upon. It will take several days to write the comprehensive report that will accompany 1t into the House but Mir. Hay expects to get it on the floor and secure immediate consideration for it early in the following week.