The Washington herald., 1919-06-17
BIG MONEY BILLS
LIKELY To PASS
BEFORE JULY |
Only Navy and Sundry
Civil Appropriations
Ahead of House.
TALK TABOO IN SENATE
Baker, Daniels, March and
Menoher Before
Committees.

Just two weeks from the end of
June Cnnress ystrr1.y seemed like
ly TO accnmpIiss the task for which
II was primarily called INTO extra
session-pasSaSe Of the great appro-
priatin hills befrre Jpb !
The House already has disposed Of
IN bun the nary and sundry civil
bills Senate leaders plan to cut
short COMMITTEES hearings and pass
the bills with Lille debate
Hsu.- Ea.rz In
With Ms Immediate task completed.
The Honse nay take things easy dur
Ing Jufy. leaders indicated yesterday.
Whle committees work on much re-
construction legislation the House is
hEety to take series of three-day
rests they tntimated
No such prospect is ahead Of the
Senate however. as ii is believed the
treaty VIII be formally laid before
1t sometime during July. the latest
word from the Paris White House
Indicating the President will sail
in about ten days 1t is therefore
Imperative leaders said yesterday.
that nonessential talk be reduced
az much as possible so that every
appropriation bill can be sent to
conference by next week
100000 Army Unsafe.
Secretary o. War Baker told the
Senate Military Comnittee that
a peace army of only 100000 men
al ~. f. - hsa
committee to increase the 3OO.OOO
men provided in the army bill as
passed by the House, fo 100000.
The Mexican situation. Baker dis
closed. is such it will require main
tanning strC NJ force on or near
the border in addition to the regu-
lar border patrol.
During his testimony before the COM
r1ittee Secretary Baker disposed or
runors that Chief of Stan March Is
10 be supplanted by Gen. Pershing.
Volunteer system Okeh.
Secretary Baker declared there will
be no difficulty in getting 100000 men
for the army under the volunteer sys-
TEN.
Secretary Baker protested against
the House amendment preventing real
estate deals by the department.
While the Secretary was before the
Military Committee. Secretary Daniels
conferred with Senator Page. chair
man Of Naval Affairs. to urge that
House reductions in the naval bill be
remedied Secretary Daniels told
Senator Page the House cuts would
seriously interfere with the depart
ment's plans.
Daniels said after the conference
that he had emphasized the inIpor-
lance OF aviation IL view of the Al
eCck-Brown transatlantic flight.
Approve Bakers Recon- me ndatIons.
Chief of Staff March, appearing be-
fore the Senate committee, approved
Bakers recommendations. Senator
Wadsworth urged March to mobilize
an air force on the Mexican border
All American troops are now out
OF Northern Russia except a few en-
Gineer units. which will leave by July
!. according to Gen. March. There
is no intention Of taking the American
soldiers ont of Siberia for tie pres
ent. he ADDED. These troops, March
explained. arc under the direct conf
mand of the Stevens Railroad Com
mission. selected By the allies to re-
store rail communication through ST.
IBERIA. The American troops are or
Oered to guard such portions of the
road az Stevens directs. Their sector
now extends on both sides of Lake
BaikaI. March denied the troops are
cooperating with Kolchak forces.
Want More Aircraft.
No American fighting plane reach
ed the West front. Maj. Gen. c. T.
NJ he ri
told the Senate Military Affairs
Committee yesterday.
Menoher asked for 1850 additional
planes and told the committee that
the only planes in the U. S. were
3 800 De Havilands. These are not
combat planes. he explained.
On instructions from President
Wilson. the State Department yes
terday formally declined to give the
Senate an official copy OF the peace
treaty. Acting Secretary Of State
Polk in a letter to the Senate saIs
that president Wilson feels that it
would not be in the public interest
to present a treaty that is pro-
visionaL"
Dnniels' Appeal Disregarded.
Refusing to grant the increased
appropriations asked by Secretary
Daniels, the House yesterday passed
the naval appropriation bill which
carries ss00.0OO.000. The bill passed
the House practically the same as
it was reported by the committee.
The bill. as passed. provides: For
continuing the three-year building
program. s133. 100000 For a naval
strength of 241.0OO men until Sep
tember 80; $4,000 until January /.
1920. and 10000 for the rest of the
fiscal year. and for a Marine Corps
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