Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-28
Preparedness Expenditures Proposed, Now Total Near ly Seven Hundred Millions, More Coming
 RAISES HOUSE BILL
 OVER 100 MILLIONS Bill Votes Two Millions for Families of Soldiers; the Troops on Border May not get to Vote by Mail
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(By Review Leased Wire.)
 WASHINGTON, July 27.-Near-
 Iy seven hundred millions for na-
 tional defense in the fiscal year
 1917 is the aggregate of proposed
 appropriations in the Senate to-
 day with passage of the army ap-
 propriation bill carrying in round
 numbers s314,ooo,ooo.
 This grand total for preparedness still is subject to revision, however, because the army. bill will follow the naval bill in conference where reduc- tions are probable, despite the firm at titude of President Wilson in support ing the liberal response of the Senate to the call for adequate defense.
 The appropriations for prepar-
 edness as they now stand are as
 follows:
 Army s313.e7o.447.1o.
 Navy S315, ,s2e, ,s43.55.
 Notifications Qand) S25.748-o5c
 Military academy s2.2SS.326.H.
 Army and deficiency S27 1859, ,348
 Total S6e5. .343,o17.27.
 As it passed the Senate the army bill exceeded the appropriations made by the House by more than s131, ,000,- 900. In the final hour of debate on the measure the Senate agreed to an appropriation of S2,000,000 for relief of deuendent families of national guardsmen and regular army soldiers in service in the Mexican emergency. Distribution of the fund is left to the discretion of the Secretary of War, but in no case shall any dependent famiyl receive more than $50 month
 Army May Not Vote
 An amendment agreed to yesterday giving soldiers on the border the right to vote in the field at the November election was eliminated from the bill on a point of order just before pas sage. As soon as the army bill was cut of the way the Senate took up and passed after brief debate the military academy approximation carrying S2.- 23S.S2S.57. an increase of s1,091,542 over the House authorization.
 Followed Program
 In the main the Senate approved the military committees increase ov- CT House appropriations in the army bill although there were a few reduc- tions in the committee recommends tions due to improvement in the Mex ican situation
 Defense Council
 Among legislative provisions in- clrded in the appropriation bill are: Creation of a council national de- fense for the coordination of indus tries and resources for the national security and welfare, to consist of the secretaries of state. war and navy. Chief of Staff of the army. an officer of the navy and six civilians. to be appointed bv the President. who shall have special knowledge of some in dustry. public utility or the develop ment of some natural resource. Civ l ilian members will serve without com pensation except for expenses incurr- ed
 Increased Pay On Border Ten percent increase in pay for of ficers of the regular army and nation 'al guard and 20 percent for enlisted men in actual service in the Mexican campaign on border duty.
 Enlistment Age 21 Increase in ;he age minimum for enlistment in the regular army with out consent of parent or guardian from 18 to 21 years.
 Revision of fhe articles of war gov erning rules of courtmartial.