The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-19
ARMY BILL, PROVIDING
FOR 100000 REGULARS E,
IS ADOPTED BY SENATE
All Boys Schools May Have
Military Instruction, and
Students Over Eighteen
Will BE Subject to Call
For War-Crisis Hu1ries
Rill's Passage.

For War Crisis Hurries
RSll's Passage.
washington, April 9-Scarce1y q
aozen senators last night opposed the
Chamberlain Army REORGANIZATION
bill, which was passed by the Senate
without a roll call.
It had been originally expected that
a vote would not be reached before
midnight, but the news Of the Presi-
dents intention to address Congress
on the submarine issue brought all
parties into agreement for a speedy
vote.
The bill must now go into conHer-
ence for the adjustment of the differ
sences between its provisions and those
fof the Hay bill passed by the House,
some of which are considerable One
of the 20 late amendments adopted
yesterday by the Senate, for example.
increases the authorized strength of
the regular army to 100000 as against
140. 900 in the Hay bill,
The Chamberlain bill also contains
the provision for a volunteer army,
somewhat on the lines of former Sec
rotary OF War Garriscn's "Continen-
tals.'' while the House bill contains
no such provision Chairman Hay of
the House Military Affairs COMMITTEES
the kind.
the Senate bin would provide an
available fighting force of upward of
$500 men, composed of 100000 reg
ulars. ISL Zoo volunteers, and 175,0Oo
State Militia available for Federal
call. and it is estimated that it will
require an expenditure of more than
500. 100000.
+. The most striking of the eleventh.
hour amendments accepted by the
Senate was that of Senator Hardwiek,
providing a system of military train
ang for students in schools and col
aeges, the young men receiving this
training obIigating themselves to an.
swer call to colors In time of war,
during their training term, for service
as reserves to the regular army.
This amendment was adopted by a.
vote of Sc to "a, which was taken as.
indicating surprising strength on the
part Of the advocates Of increases in
the army, as it has been predicted
even the volunteer army provision
would be rejected. II
The Hardw1ck amendment provides
that commissioned officers of the reg
ular army may be detailed by the Sec
rotary Of war, under his immediate
orders and direction, to act as mil
itary instructors in every school or
college in the United States which
may have on its rolls 100 or more male
that the authorities Of the school APP
ply for instruction and the requisite
number Of students agree to accept
the training and become apart aof the
rsserve force Of the nation.
Application for the training is to
be purely voluntary on the part of.
each Individual student, with the un-
& Outstanding, however, that all stu
dents over 1 years OF age, by enroll
ing themselves, obligate themselves
in return to answer a call to the COLI
ors issued by the President during
their training period.
The amendment increasing the size
of the regular army from 100000 to
5000, offered by Senator Brandegee,
Republican. was passed by a vote of
AZ to 81, sthe Senate dividing, as it
did on practically all the votes, with
out the least regard to party lines.
Among the other amendments
adopted by the Senate were:
Reducing the term of enlistment. in
the regular army from seven to five
years, consisting Of two years with
the colors- instead of four, as con-
templated In the original bi1l-and
three in the reserve.
Prohibiting enlisted men of the
army from leaving their posts 70 en-
gage in any civil pursuit for hire. or
otherwise, when it would interfere
with the employment of civilians
I Making it criminal offense for
civilians, with certain exceptions. to
wear any uniforms. or TO refuse adj
mission to places Of public entertain
rnent to enlisted men in uniform.
Requiring Adjutant Generals of the
National Guard OF the various states,
in order to come within the provi-
sfons OF the militia portion Of the
state, to be residents of the State or
territory for which they were APP
pointed
Increasing the coast artillery corps
by5 900 more than the bill provides
A proposal to strike out the voIun-
feer army provision failed by the
vote of 81 to 40, and a proposal to
make the strength OF the regular
army $50 900, made just before the
Esd, 900 amendment was adopted, was
defeated, sc to IS.