The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-27
$l6O,OOO.0OO.0O Appropriated
Yesterday for Supporting
Military Establishment
INCIDENTAL MEASURE
WILL PASS TODAY
Sum for Equ,pping. Transport
ing and Paying Militia
Will Go Through In Short
Order

Washington, June 2s.-The House
rushed through in record time today
appropriations aggregaung more than
Slso. 100000 for the military estao-
aishment, and cleared the way for fur
Their war funds.
appropriation bill after adding more
than 100000 In emergency appro-
priations to the original total of the
bill.
The appropriations committee ten
tatively agreed to report 10 the House
an urgent deficiency bill carrying
more than $25. 100000 to defray the
cost of organizing and equipping the
regular army and the militia now
bound for the border. This measure
wall be reported to the House tomor-
row and an effort will be made to pass
It on Wednesday. This measure will
provide for the pay, transportation,
equipment, and supplies for the aug
mented army now under the 5urtsdic-
ton of the War Department
Mexican Situation Provided For.
AS originally reported to the House,
the army appropriation bill carried
s1s7. 008, 900 but the rapid develop
ments In the Mexican crisis resulted
between Secretary Of War Baker and
! Congressional leaders. to place In the
measure funds stuff to give the
War Department an adequate supply
for several months at least
The increases and the total TO
which they raised the various items
are:
! Rorses-Increase. 100000; total.
/ e3. 800 900.
Medical observation-disclosures ST.
900. 600: total. s2.o00.0oo.
Engineer department Increase
100000: total, 100000.
Ordnance stores. ammunition--Tn-
crease 50 900. 0o0 total. $4,000. 900
Manufac ture of arms--Increase ss,-
00o 900; total, 1000, 600.
Ordnance stores, suppiies-In-
crease, So 100000: total. $4,000. 900.
Machine guns, regular-si. $780,
900; total, ts.3s0.oo0
Machine guns. militia~-Increase
81, 900, 900; total 100000.
Armed motor cars-Increase, $780,
600; total $500, 900.
Field artillery. militie-Tncrease.
81. 200. 900: total. So 900. 600
Ammunition, r A. militia-rn-
crease. ss.ooo,ooe; total. 100000.
Military camps-Increase, $1,000
oo0 total. 100000
Avtation-Increase. 100000: to-
tss. ss.22..1o0.
Total. ss0.l1o.0oo.
Various appropriations for routine
militia training were cut some $5.
900. 900.
When the item for machine guns
for the regular army was reached, 1t
evoked storm OF excited debate.
Chairman Hay sought to increase the
appropriation originally in the bill
which amounted to sI.40o. 900 by only
$500, goo.
More Machine Guns Wanted.
Representative Gardner, of Massa-
creasing the appropriation to 1880
o0a. He quoted the chieS Of ord
nance, General Croxier, arg saying
twelve machine guns to the regiment
would be necessary.
Republican leader Mann asked IL II
would not be advAable to incorporate
In the bill a provision authorizing the
army to accept machine guns as gifts
from public spirited citizens. He said
the Illinois militia called to the colors
had no machine guns. that the govern
ment was not prepared to furnish
them, and that a group of Chicago
citizens had offered to supply them.
Under the law, he said. they could not
be accepted. Chairman Hay declared
the government ought to furnish It's
own war material and not rely upon
the gifts of private individuals.
But" said Mr.. Mann. L think the
National Guardsmen OF Illinois. go
ing to the front, ought to be per-
mitted to accept the gift of machine
guns which the government Is not
ready to give them for their use. II
r. murder today to send infantry in
AO attic without machine guns. 1t is
not war; 1t is murder"
! Does the chairman of the COM
mittee know how fully the Mexicans
| are supplied with machine guns?"
II have no information on tina,
point" replied Chairman Hay.
The Gardner amendment was
adopted by a vote Of So to 90, but a
moment later the House defeated ar
amendment by Representative Gard
ner proposing 100000 for supply.
ing the militia with machine guns
Hay Amendment Adopted.
An amendment by Mr. Hay appro,
priating 100000 for this purpose
was adopted
Men who fought In the Confeder
ate army in the Civil War and thei,
widows viii hereafter be eligible fol
pensions under. an amendment pro
posed by Representative Huddleston
Of Alabama, and voted into the bill
Under the Federal law no Confederate
veteran or widow Of a Confederat,
veteran could be a pension haua
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