The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
MEASURE FOR AN
INCREASED ARMY
PASSED BY SENATE
Carries An Appropria-
ton Of More Than
$4,000, 900, 900.
NOT AN OPPONENT
Confers Authority Upon
President to Raise as
Many Troops as
Necessary.
NOT AN OPPONENT

Washington, June 2s-Carryfng ap-
preparations of more than slZ.ooo,-
900. 900 for the prosecution of the war
and comforting authority on the prest-
dent to raise as large an army as may
be necessary to insure final victory
the senate this afternoon passed the
army appropriation bill. There was
not an opposing vote. The bill had
been before the senate almost con-
tinuousiy for FIVE days
Dozens of amendments some of
large Importance but most OF them
of minor character were sought to
be added to the bill during the last
day of it's consideration and most OF
them were accepted without objection,
Others were rejected by vote and some
were thrown out on points OF order
The numerous am ndnents 30 the
bill as II came from the house makes
It necessary for It TO go 10 conference
and Senator Cham ber1ain. chairman
of the military affairs committee. who
had the m easure in charge and Sena-
tors Warren and Hitchcock were ap-
pointed the senate confsrees.
Authorizes Russian Legion.
An important amendment added to
the bill today authorizes the presi-
dent 70 raise a Russian legion in the
United States TO be composed Of
friendly aliens OF that nationality As
the amendment was originally pre-
sented by Senator King. of Utah, II
proposed the raising OF this legion
for service only in Russia either in
dependentlv or with any American
troops that might he sent there. But
the provision limiting the field of ser
vice OF this proposed legion to Russia
was Withdrawn by it's author after
objection by Senator McCumber. OF
North Dakota
One important amendment agreed
to earlier in the week authorizes the
president to raise Slavic tsEfon IN
the United States for service IN Eu-
rope to be recruited with volunteers
representing peoples OF Slavic blood
row under the domination OF the CEN
trail empires.
Another amendment authorizes the
training In the country OF soldiers
Of other countries. particularly Gem
trail and South America and the war
depaa ment k authorized TO equip
them for service overseas. This is
regarded AS paving the way for active
participation In the war by the South
ern republics
Another amendment offered by SEN
alter FAN. OF New Mexico. authorizes
the president to raise three or more
regimen OF volunteers between the
ages Of eighteen and twenty-one years
and thirty-one and forty-one, the ON
GERS to be appointed by the presi-
dent.
An amendment by Senator Nickel
lar OF Tennessee. authorizing the
president to confer the rank OF lieu-
tenant general upon the ofsicer de-
tailed n provost acknowledgement was
added today. In offering the amend
ment Senator Mcclellan said it was in.
tended as recognition OF the services
performed by General Crowder in the
draft
Another amendment authorizes the
president to fix date for register
ing aliens subject to military service
under the country's draft treaties.
The principal fight during consider
alton Of the army bill was over an
amendment by Senator Fall chang
ing the draft ages to twenty and forty
years Defeat of the amendment fol-
lowed word from the war depart
ment that a complete program to in
clude revision Of the draft would be
presented TO congress soon.