The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-22
IN CONGRESS

HoUSE.-The Hay army bill again
kept the close attention of the House.
An amendment offered by Representa-
tive Kahn, of California. changing
control OF the reserves OF the regular
army was adopted without debate. 1t
will give the President power to re-
call into the active service at any
time the $4,000 reserves. which viii
be created in four years by the Hay
bill. instead OF limiting power for
this calf only to times when war Ia
imminent.
Mr.. Kahn then offered an amend
ment retaining the three-year enlist
ment clause, with four years In the
reserve, but making II possible TO dis
charge soldiers into the reserve II they
are sufficiently sfacient after active
service OF, one or two years. This
lost ON a close vote, ana Represents
tiva Gardner Immediately offered
similar amendment, except that the
discharge after two years was eiimi-
mated The Republican whips had
been huny meanwhile. and the
amendment was adopted by q vote
of i2s to lit.
Representative Gardner, Of Ohio,
offered an amendment authorizing
military instruction by regular army
officer for every school where the
military instruction given SHAH De nj
least three hours a week during the
first two years OF the curriculum and
five hours n week during the next
two years. with q provision for six
months military training after that
for the pupils to enter the reserve
corpx OF officers. This amendment
was adopted almost unanimously.
Wanted Military Academy .n Every
State.
Representative McKelisr. OF Ten
nessee, a member of the Military
Committee, offered an amendment
creating a State military academy In
each State, the expenses to be borne
by the Federal and State govern
ments but II was lost overwhelming-
", Representative Gardner attempts
cd TO raise the pay OF the enlisted men
from SIS to $40 q month. with CORE
spending increases in the pay OF nom
commissioned officers. but II failed.
Representative Good. Of Iowa. Of
fered an amendment, which was
adopted without objection, providing
authority for the President 10 arrange
TO transform large Industrial plants
into munitions plants ut the approach
OF war or during war. Mr.. Tflson
supplemented this with another
amendment providing authority for
the purchase of tools needed for the
manufacture of munitions with which
TO equip plants now In existence. but
the -teois Of which are no. OF tina
right size to make American guns and
munitions.
More than han the bill is now com.
pleted.
sENATT.-The Senate went into
session at II o'clock this morning and
spent the entire day debating the TILL
man bill appropriating 81. 100000 for
a government arnor plate plant.
Senator'S Oliver and Penrose, OF
Pennsylvania, In which State the
three armor plate companies of the
position to the bill. Senator Oliver
declared investigation showed the
armor plate companies gutltless OF
the extortionatc charges against them.
Senator Reed. OF Missouri, charged
divers viewpoint was Influenced by
the fact that he owned $560, 900
worth of stock In the United States
Steel Corporation.
Senator Harding. of Ohio. declared
the passage of the Tiliman bill would
greatly weaken the preparedness pro-
gram and asserted tho day OF bait
Ing" big business has passed. Eena-
tor Swanson, OF Virginia, urging pas
sage OF the BILL declared II the armor
plate companies carried out their
threat to raise the price OF armor
plate II would cost the government
s14. 600, coo more on the naval pro-
gram for the next three years. .+.,si
Az 4 o'clock the Senate began vot-
ators defuEed the Senate with amend.
yv.ap4a and sVYhsfff.,fMa ana mad MA