Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-06
CONGRESS RUsHES
 ID PUT NAVY AND
 ARMY ON WAR BASIS
Anti-Aircraft Guns to Be Dis tributed Among U. s. Cities Laws Against Spies Is Shaping.
(Bv Review Leased Wirel

| WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-CongreSS began earnestly today to pave the way for legislation that may be demanded by any development in the interna- tional crisis.
 l Still hopeful that the break with Germany will not involve the Unit ed States in war, leaders of both parties recognized that preparations should not be delayed and there was unusual activity in the naval, mill tary and revenue committees, while the judiciary committee of the sen ate worked all day on a series of measures relating to conspiracies against the government
 The senate prepared to give its of ficial sanction to the severance of re- lations with Germany. Chairman Stone introduced a resolution endors- ing the presidents course and prob ably. will call it up tomorrow for ac ton. A majority of the Republican leaders are in sympathy with the res olution and Senator Lodge, ranking Republican member of the foreign re- lations committee, will speak in its favor.
 | A measure prescribing heavy pun ishments for espionage. framed by the department of justice was introduced 1 in the senate and at the request of Secretary Baker, the house military committee wrote into the annual army appropriation bill a special ap- propriation for anti-aircraft guns at arsenals and a provision removing an limit from the number Of army gen eral staff officers, who may be sta toned at Washington to work out war problems.
 The army bill was put into final form in committee today and proba- bly, will he called in the house some time this week Tomorrow the house will resume debate on the naval bill with the hope of passing it during the day
 Senator Overman's espionage bill provides penalties of two years i'm prisonment and a fine of $10,000 for any one approaching, entering or fly ing in an aeroplane over any vessel, 1 foY nected with the national defense to obtain information to which he is not officially entitled. It applies to any one who obtains photographs, blue prints, documents or memoranda of such places and to code or signal books and models. The same penal ties are provided for mailing any let ter or document written in any me dium, which is not visible unless sub ject to heat, chemicals, or other treat ment."
 Important amendments to the naval bill necessitated by the international emergency were a subject of the con ference today between Chairman Padgett of the house committee and Secretary Daniels.
 The secretary is particularly any ious to procure passage of the amend ments which would give the president authority to take over private navy 1 yards and munitions plants in time of stress and would give the navy de- partment elastic authority regarding construction of submarines, aircraft and other type of defense warships The army bill amendment removing all limit to the number of members of the general staff. who may be brought to Washington would replace a pro vision in the present law under which not more than 90 per cent of them may be stationed here
 The bill appropriates $26O,OOO, 900 Among other things it appropriated | $2.500.000 for training camps at Platts- burg and elsewhere; s10,00O 0O0 for field artillery ammunition; s4.2S5, ,00O for officers reserve corps, and ap- proximately $9,OOo,OOO for aviation.