The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
STANDING ARMY OF
100000 is VOTED
FOR IN The SENATE
Volunteer Force Of 100000
More Tackled on 10 the
Army Bill.
NATIONAL GUARD TO
BE MADE EFFICIENT


when the Senate passed the army reor.
sanization bill. with the General stan
provision authorizing "a standing army
Of $4,000 men.
In addition. the bin rs passed provided
for a volunteer army ot 100000 and
authorizes appropriations to increase the
eficiency Of tho Sationa, Guard organ.
stations OF the various Statc~.
The msasurc passed Tonight is the
Hay bill IN title. but the Chamberlain
bill In substance. The Chamberlain hill
more nearly meets the views of the
General stan 40 TO the needs OF army
reorganization. A. the Hay bill passed
the House II proposed to increase tho
standinr army from nm authorized
strength ~ 100000 men to approSi-
mately 10000.
The Administrator Endorsed the pro-
posed army OF tt2. oo0. II ~ the UNDER
standing that II will interpos~ no OBJ
lection 10 an army of c.O. 900 men N
the conference committee representing
the two houses reaches an agreement
on the Senate amendment.
With the army bill in conference. the
Administration intends ~ bend every
energy TO hasten action on the navy blu
now pending before the House Committee
on NAYS Affairs, and tho sac 900. 900
fortification bill. which, is before the
House with q favorable report.
Administrator officials are confident
that the present international situation
as sures action o all tho preparedness
s"' Wy '"s
Close vote on Amendment.
One OF the close votes was on senator
0rAndey,e's amendment Increasing the
regular army to 100000. This Vas
adopted by the vote Of 70 to 81. Parti.
ran lines disappea red. most Of the Nom.
bers u tho military committee voting
for the Increased strcrsth of the rcgu.
lar army.
Senator Hitchcock OF Nebraska offered
an amendment TO Mr.. Brapdegee's pro.
posal to fix tho maximum strength OF
the regular army In time OF peace at
10000. This failed by q vote OF So to
IL.
Senator Reed made . motion to ksep
the maximum of the regular strength al
zoo. 900. This was rejected BY a vote OF
Al to 80.
The hi, uiI, 90 10 a copferenc~ conn
mittse of the two houses and IL is ex.
pected that there will bA 4 long con.
~trovers, before the measure emerges in
a form tina, will n, ,nnroved nv both
hou.ss
The hir feature ~ the consideration of
shs hin ,o.d,y No Inc -.r,.nam. "a
srcroaso ,ha r.,,,,, ,rmy s.n.,or tioL.
cn,,h - Dor,anr. . 80 ..rna..
sn.ach ~ So ~, !, n. IA $500.
1904. -, M, i.xs .,.,h.r re-.
cra, ~ ~ ~
..,, S.na ueuo Tue". W uo NV.
80 ~. a .Ions snn.a" w. u NC
"a Vua"F son"si"eIl"s spe.,a' "nn
Ss 10 because ,na, lot more
" a !ea. we nave ceen 'h'e"'ene" py
NY nteIna''onaI coInpilca,.ohs. We are
.nrea.eheu from inc south m from
auross .he water. 10 the norm on us
SuI ne,snoois are NOT eitireIy tf'ehaly.
Urea. ofIta'n Us sore because we didnt
the war"
amendment but SENATOR Hitchcock in.
sisted tina. IN providing a regular Army
Of 25O.oo0. Congress was going beyond
what publ,c op'ni- n annr,-ed Senator
Hughes told his colleagues tina, ,bei,
Efforts had not beer well directed toward
preparedness
1.-THE committee has not r'sen 10 u.
opportunity" said Senator Hughes wv,
have thrown 10 son TO The Nat,ona
Guard and Vt In an expensive SOD and
We have thrown a sop to the summe,
camps $ ld'ers. There are plenty O,
men a2d plenty of politics in our bill
but not a single soldier"
Senator Uurhes also warned his col
leagues that unless they increased III,
pay of enlisted men they would hav,
the same trouble I'm getting a regu,al
army OF $50 900 that has been expert
enced In trying to recruit the presen'
army up to It's authorized strength
which up to this time has given les
than a quarter OF the increase In NOR,
than a month OF recruiting.
AS a compliment to the regular army
Senator Hughes offered an amendment
70 increase the pay Of the enlisted mer
from SIS a month 70 S25. emitting ex
ira pay and allowances from tho in
crease But this vas rejected.
some mar tack
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u.' :! a sere
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