The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-26
SENATE CALLS
HALT IN POLICY
RETRENCHMENT
AND APPROVES INCREASES TO-
falling MORE THAN THIRTY
MILLION DOLLARS FOR ARMY
EQUIPMENT.

! Washington, July 25.-The senat
today called halt on wholesale re
ductions begun Saturday in the arm,
appropriation bill, voting down re
trenchment proposals and approyin,
increases totaling more than $50, 900,
600 when sections were reached car
rylng provision for ordnance ant
equipment for the regular army ant
national guard
Debate on the ordnance sections de
veloped a predominating sentiment
that it would be unwise to limit ex
penditureS for ammunition and guns
TOO closely, despite the lessening OF
tension in the Mexican situation.
Decreases of $36,OOO,OOO ordered
Saturday related to transportation
subsistence, foreign service pay and
emergency estimates put into the bill
by the house when the Mexican sit
uation was critical. Today's increases
included
Increases Made in Bill.
for medical supplies, increase from
$2'OOO,OOO to s4,500,0O0; engineers
equipment, $1,OOO.OOO to $1,77O.OOO
ordnance stores $6,OOO,OOO to s11, 1,OOO,,
600; automatic machine guns for reg.
ular army $3,6OOOOO to 7,725 900; au.
tomato machine guns for national
guard, $2,OOO,OOO to s6,5S6,15O; armor,
ed motor cars, 100000 to $1,000. 900.
held artillery for national guard. S.
100000 to 14,2OO,OOO; ammunition for
national guard $S,OOO,OOO to $4,000.
900.
In the item for small arms ammu.
milton, the senate approved reduc.
tion from s5,OO0,OOO to s2,5OO, 900. but
several senator's said they would in.
sist on another vote on the section
before final passage of the bill The
measure may be passed tomorrow. al.
though several important items re-
main for consideration, including the
Sl3,2S1 ,666 proposed for aviation. an
increase of $10,0OO,O0O over the house
appropriation.
During the debate today Chairman
chamberlain of the military commit
zee, aroused by preparedness ar
by Senator Norris, vehement
y arraigned senators who, he de-
Jared, constantly intimated that ad-
'ocates of preparedness were in a
with munition makers and
'thers who profit by war. He defend |
ID the patriotism and honesty of the |
champions of preparedness. in con.
ress.
Senator Townsend assailed The ad-
Mexican policy.
ut is apparent to everybody that
he national guard is not going to
fexico, and they were modified
nder false pretenses," said Senator
'ownsend
diplomatic correspondence between
he United States and Mexico dis
loses that there never was any IN
ention of sending them into Mexico"
Call Halt in Retrenchments.
Several senators urged that re-
'enchment should not be carried too
ar because of the present favorable
spect of the Mexican situation and
proposal to cut in half a $4,000, 900
for small arms drew pro-
ests from Senators Cummins, Jones,
ownsend and others.
There can be no mistake in ap-
ropriating literally for manufacture
small arms" said Senator Jones.
We read of improved conditions on
le border, notwithstanding which,
1 outbreak may occu: almost az any
oment that will make It necessary
IT us to send more soldiers into
exico."
Discussing increase in appropria-
ons for automatic machine guns,
anator Norris aroused Chairman
lamberlain of the military commit
- by saying the committee had pro.
,sed increases in cases where pur-
Iases were to be made from private
and decreases where
ticles were to be manufactured by
e government.
Chamberlain Denies Charges.
81 am tired of sitting in this senate
itening to constant intimations from
embers opposed to preparedness
at this committee is in conspiracy
tn munition manufacturers" de-
lred Senator Chamberlain. 81 might