The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-26
SENATORS
PASS. BIC
ARMY ACT
BILL NOW GOES
TO CONFERENCE
Funds For Military Service and
Size Of Army Granted Big
Increase Bv Senate

WASHINGTON. Jun" ci.-The army
and providing for an average army Of
400 non men next year. an increase over
the House hull Of $l7l.ooO. ono ip funds
and SloO.noo in personnel. was passed
late today by Tho Senate without a roll
call and sent 10 conference.
Beforc the passage of the bill Senator
Fall Republican, Of New Mexico. which
drew his amendment to declare the war
with Germany and Austria at an end. ex-
planning that ho expected action within
a day or two on his joint resolution to
the same cfrcct as regards Germany now
before the Foreign Relations commit
tee
The Senate. following disposal of the
army measure b7Ean consideration Of
tho annual naval appropriation bill. car
100000 over The House bill Final vote
on tho army bill was delayed tempcrar-
ily today by rrntrArt"d discussion Of the
peace treaty and L'aEuc of Nations.
As passed by ;hc Senate the principal
items of the army bIIl ar SHl5Ss5 400
for army pay, $5@S.Ho .n"n for suhsst-
cncc and transportation. S5i.4nn ono for
aviation. an increase &c about $50 600
nnh over tho House appropriation: si2.-
2l5. .0nn for the national guard. Sl9.hnn.-
no0 for ordnance and s45 Ono. 200 for stor-
age and shipping fac,lItIcs.
Tho Senate reduced from 81 o6o. .Un0
tn s2.66n nnn the ap77o7riatIcn far pur-
chase Of tho Dayton Wright aviation
field at Dayton. OHIO. under an amend
mont Of Senator Lcnrout ,Repuhlicanl
Wisconsin. which also stipulated that
not moro than e. nnnnnO shall hc spc:1t
in acquiring l5nO additional acres Of
land adjoining the Wright Field after
anpraiscm"nt and recommendation by an
army hoard.
In announcing the date Of dcparture
~ tho Pac!fir fleet from Hampton
Roads. which is about a month earlier
than previously contemplated. Secretary
Daniels said he had planned on visiting
the Pacific coast IN August and that he
therefore would mako every effort to 60
with tho fleet IN order to study tho
scope Of contemplated improvements Of
nav di ldCiI n i'S Al lHe ldn9Ina canal. IL
WAS learned al tho navy department that
extensive changes would b. necessary in
the naval establishment N ,hc canal
zonc. especially on the Pacific side to
take care OF tho sr atty augmented Pa
Cific fleet.
When it vas first decided tc make the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets of equal SIC
and strength. III" plan was TO send all
OF the oil burn,n. ships Ia the west
coast and 20 keep :hc tce' burning ves-
SCls IN the Atlantic ;iuc 10 The Rcograph-
!cC! disposition of the rhtinn'a fuel re-
*C2rrse. This plan has been abandoned
It was announced to-day because Of the
sariIy rnake IN: two fleets vary unequal
IN sue &nd gun H0Wnr, almost all OF the
n"wsS; and best ships being oil burners.
Under tho final division the two chief
units VIII Ec as nearly equal in num-
Der Of ships. gun power. speed and All
other elements as II Is possible TO make
them.
When asked how long II would take
the two great fleets TO unite on either
coast in case Of threatened danger. Sec
retary Daniels said that under ordinary
conditions. with the Atlantic fleet in
the vicinity OF New York and the Pacific
fleet ready TO meet any foe within two
weeks. This time, he explained. would.
Of course. be much reduced were the
fleets operating to the south Of those
ports.