Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-15

STEPS TAKEN TO PLACE
ARMY AT FULL STRENGTH
Continued from Firs, pagc)
United states. AZ the Philippines.
Hawaiian ana Porto Rican regiments
already are recruited 70 war strength.
! tHtitMtN HAY
ENi'IAJNS no HOUSE
| Presenting the bill TO the House.
Chairman Hay explained that the adj
|diuonal troops were requested By the
!tdministrati' to ill up the gaps In
,iie organizations on patrol duty on tho
| Mexican border, which have been de-
; pi.tcd to furnish the cxpeditiunary
! force ordered into Mexico to get Villa.
Tn" resolution will go TO tho Senate to-
morrow As passed by the House the
resolution reads:
'Kcsolvcd. By the Senate and tho
House OF Representatives in Congress
/ asscmblcd
That, when in ,hc Judgment of the
President, AN emergency ;'.ises which
makes IL necessary, al organizations
Of tn" ;,rmy which are now below tn.
: maximum enlisted strength authorizrd
bE law shall be raised forthwith 10
! mat strength. and shall bc maintained
- nearly as possible thcreat SO long
as the emergency shall continue.
''roHided. that the total enlisted
strength Of any OF said arms Of the
service shall not include unassieucd r.-
icruils. therefore. ~ dcpots or elsewhere
/ but such recruits shall at no time cX-
coed 10y NOR" than = per ccntu,n tho
; total enlisted strength prescribed FOR
such arms, aud tho enlisted men now
. l... i.,,, Tr,.
( other branches Of the military service
+ shall be province. ana maintained with
! out any impairment of the enlisted
strength prescribed for any OF said
arms"
/ Arrangements for the passage OF the
resolution were mad" at War Depart
'H"nt conferences attended hy Chair
man Hey, Of the Military Affairs Com
uitt"c. and Representative Kahn, Of
California. raniSini: Republican, on the
/ committee" AS soon as the desires Of
IN" department were made known an
agreement was reached by House lead
.crs TO rush Tic resolution through
! INANiMOTs CONSENT
- REQUESTED by HAY
temporary luN in tho House pro
'r"dinrs ""s taken adynntau. Of anil
I Representative iiay asked unanimous
consent for the consideration OF the
3 measure.
. The demand from citizens along tho
. border. I've explained. FOR protection
while tho army goes after villa IN III.
interior OF Mexico has been very great
/ Teicgrains from Mayors. chiefs OF
! polio" and other local officials have
b""n deluEimG tn" War Department.
TINS resolution proposes TO provide.
Troops necessary for this protection.
~ would raise riio army ORGANIZATIONS
1" tnil war strength giving the army
I I".Hii men over and abOv" the 100. 900
. 30" authorized by law II Is iun.ra
/ lively necessary that tho border have
! protection. and this has been accented
~ tho h"s' plan, because il avoids call
/ INK FOR volunteers. or calling on, tho
! National Guard. which might Lead TO
/ complications IN IN. Mexican situa-
3 tiol."
WIN not acccp, the .crvices Of The
, National Guard. which have been freely
I proncrcd?" asked Representative Dies.
! OF Texas
SERVICES or or>nD
NoI NOW NEEDED
! we do not need the entire National
/ Guard A. this tinc." replied Rcprcscn-
! tatIvc Hay. ito scloc, tho necessary
/ units would cause delays and con-
/ fusion. This - tho pcs; plan ~ meet
( the emergency with which wc arr
! confronted.
."But these mcu viii be unframed.
undisciplincd men" .aid tho Texan.
! Would IT no, be better To use tn" men
, in Tho military who have had military
! traiuiuC,'
! These recruits said Chairman iIay,
VIII ho placed ia companies and rcsi-
Z mont. with tho trained men NOW in
! IN" army They vii! bc mustered ont
when their services arc no longer re-
! CURED W" can. - course, call out tho
/ National Guard "t any time 10 rcpcI
/ INVASION. and II invasion threatens. we
Z viii call them out
{ Representative. Kahn asked II the
/ Var Department had not received Of
! f"rs from various rlili,ia organizations
| To volunteer for service in Mexico. ana
! Representative HAY said thu; the dc
! rar'mcn' had been "swampcd with
/ them"
! There was not a single objection "a
this consideration Of tho resolution. amI
/ II went through the various stages 10
! mai passage without DELAY When
! the nnai vote Was taken. Republican
! Leader Mann called for 81 rising vote
/ ~ once POI members rose in favor
| OF the bill. ana only one. Rcprcscnt.-
! tive London. Socialist; rose whom tho
| noes were called. Three Democratic
! seats throughout. voting neither for
nor against the resolution. They were
! Representatives, Thompson ana Davcn-
| port. OF Oklahoma. and BAILEY, OF
| PENNSYLVANIA.
LEADERS SEEK MEANS
TO SPEED Up ACTION
Throughout the day House leaders
sought means to speed M action OF the
preparedness hills nov IN Congress
The House Rules Committee reported
In special rule for consideration OF the
! Hay bill, providing tho land defense
end OF the preparedness program and
named a subcommittee 10 confer with
ia" Speaker or plans for setting aside
! all orhcr legislation to lot the Hay Hill
I ~ ~