The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
TAMMANY TO FIGHT
The HAY ARMY BILL
Delegation in Congress Will
Demand Larger Force Than
Measure Provides.
BATTLE OPENS TO-DAY

wAsuISGroN. March Is.--The first Of
the ADMINISTRATOR important pre-
pa redncss measures. the Hay army bill.
will be taken up BY the House to-r,or-
row. Al the same time u report Will be
made to the Senate on the Chamberlain
army bill.
Provisions OF the two measures. which
will be later taken NY in a conference
committee representing the two houses.
will form the basis ~ the Administration
plan Of army extension.
In accordance with the general de-
nand for speeding up preparedness lcg-
i~slation. the House without a dissenting
voice adopted tonight a special rule
for TIE Immediate consideration Of the
bill providing for the increase Of the
| regular army to 10000 and reorganix-
Ing and fedcrslizing the militia as n de-
fcnsive force. Until the time allowed
by the rule for general debate is ex-
hausted the House will bold night seq
sions
Tho immigration bill was shunted
aside. against the protests of Repre-
| sentative Burnett. chairman OF the I'm
migration Committee. to make way for
the military measure. The House COM
init &c came to the understanding that
unless other emergency matters inter-
vene tho Immigration bin shall be taken
up Immediately after the arrny bin.
The .ght over the Hay bill is expected
10 he close. The House by Il large ma
jorlty IL In favor of only a moderate
increase 81 the regular army as pro-
posed by Mr. Hay and approves o. the
, plan 10 provide a defensive force for the
country by IA. enlargement and fedcr-
aiiziug of tho militia.
Attacks will he made or the bill from
two quarters. There ~" /, rumher OF
] Republicans. the most conspicuous Of
whom is Representative Gardner of
Massachusetts,, who will dcmand a larger
Increase N the regular army than the
h!ll provides There r. also a small
! minority Of paclfs;s on the Democratic
side. among them the followers OF Will
lam J. Bryan. who Will oppose the pre-
/ p~arcducss measures larg,lv on tho
ground that The, vii encourage rather
than prevent wal
II Wa authori.st yciy reported to-
| . ght that tho dissrn'cts on tho Demo
cratic sidc 20 the plan 0roiU1"d ~ tho
Hay bill, Will ~" Nv" Tammaul dclcg1
ton. which will stand with y majority
of the Republicans for a bigger army
than t9o House committee has been
wiling - ',ov'dc. II is expected, how
over, that whatever Increase is made will
u, ng.crd or ~ conference a~ a com
, promise between IN" House and Senate
: n.,'- tn" pTera r"drrss sentiment being
! much stronger In ~. senate.
REPRESENTATIVE Gardner Will fRh' NN'
only Cor a la! ger army but for a more
( complete liberalization 90 tNe militia
than ~" Hay bill provides for. lie is
} ais, expected to keep the bill under a
running FIRE Of amendments when the
general debate Is closed and the House
proceeds 10 CONSIDER IL TEN by item,
Representative Mann. I'll" m.nori':
leader, urged al, members % The House
10 he prrsen, wien tho army bill! is dis
c;.sseJ.
TIL, Chamberlain bill. which will ne
reported to IN. Senate Tomorrow. Will
come up for debate early next week.
This in.asur, - understood 70 more
i.ariv represent Tn" view az the Con
cral stan as 20 army expansion than
any IN has been presented in Con-
gr.ss. In preparing II the Senate Mill
tary Committee had the assistance OF
Major-Gcneral William II. Carter and
other experts.
The Senate bill proposes 20 Increase
the army by Is regiments ~ field ar
/ tillc-y, making tho total -; provides
for an Increase ~ Infantry regiments
to ~: adds cavalry regiments 20 br lie
the total M to - increases the coas,
erous Increases in the eng ncering sig
nal and aviation corps. TIL. measure
fixes the enlistment AZ sin Years. three
with tn" color~ and three with the re-
serve,