Arizona republican., 1917-12-04
CONGRESS RESUMES
 PART IN CARRYING
 ON THE WORLD WAR
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whenever building facilities are available.
 Striking items in Secretary Bakers estimates are: S1,13S, ,907,609 for the signal corps, which is S399, ,172,64S Tn | excess of the existing appropriation ln- cluding the special s640, 100000 aviation measure; $2,224335, 900 for army trans portation and supplies, an increase of s324, ,000,00 mostly for clothing and camp equipment; S2S,T55,9 ,991 for the purchase of cavalry and artillery hors- es, a decrease of s37, ,355, 900 and show ing restrictions placed upon use Of animals for the army in France due to transportation difficulties; $157 III 1894 for the medical department, to include $l7, 100000 for new motor ambulances and $111, ,000,0 for medical and hos pital supplies, also $24000,000 for vet erinarian supplies, the total being an increase of $26, 1894 $135,000,O0O for engineer equipment for troops, which includes the gas and flame devices, star rockets, hand grenades and signal lights of all kinds; 92,000,000 for en- gineer operations in the field, an in crease of $600,000,000 and covering bridge, railway and road building and operating equipment; s390,000,000 for ammunition, an increase of $175,000,- 900; $93,400,000 for ordnance repairs, which covers the expenses of operating the great base arsenal in France; $237, LA, 900 for the purchase of ma chine guns; $75,550, ,000 for armored cars. A new item is S4,5OO,00O for arms and ammunition for the home guard and s6,01S,000 is asked to con- duct civilian training camps.
 For the military academy total of | OEA kaf being for expenditure on buildings and grounds.
 Secretary Daniels estimates for the navy show that the store of guns and ammunition is rapidly being gathered and that estimates have been reduced | in many particulars under appropria- tions received last year. The chief in- crease is in pay, the total being S213,- 229, ,551 against S126, ,532 AS. Provisions also call for more at $74,4S5, 1858 against $41, ,S85,935 Marine corps pay esti- mates have risen to $22, 153,3 against S13,531, 1902.
 Naval aviation calls for $94,000000, an increase of more than $S0,000,000 for arming naval vessels and merchant ships $3S, ,309,523 is asked against STA, 593,523 obtained during the last ses- sion; the torpeoo item is reduced from $12,291,2S0 to $1, 000,000 reserve ord nance supplies from $S1, AT, 900 to $S3,
 000,000.
 A new item is $2,O00.O0O for the con- struction of a naval station in the Vir-
 gin Islands, and another $1,000,0O0 is
 asked for extension of facilities for
 proving ordinance. In both these items
 new languages is proposed which
 would authorize the president to take , immediate possession of any land or
 appurtenances necessary and which
 cannot be purchased within the appro- priation at prices to be determined by
 him as just. Should that price not be satisfactory to the owner, 75 per cent of the sum determined would be paid over at once with authority granted tC
 sue the United States for additiona 5 payment.
 Under the ordnance appropriations r for the navy, new language is inserted
 to make the items available in supply ing guns, ammunition and reserve ord a nance stores for vessels authorized un-
 der the three year program, indicating
 the departments intention to press fol
 the completion of that program whicl , has been held up by war needs for de \ stroyers and merchant craft. Under the heading of public work
 the navy department asks appropri ations for various yards and stations
 including the following: New York s1, 0 1000; Philadelphia s2,400,000; Nor = folk, Va, s3.45O,O0O; Naval Academ, . $2,275,00O; Mare Island, Cal, $1,2O0, t 900; Puget Sound, Wash, s200, ,000 1t Tutuila Samoa, $5O,00O; Guam s100, 900