Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-16
IF ARMY BILL
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Parliamentary Tactics to Be Used in Effort to Throw Out Provision for Force of 500,000 Soldiers Here
CBy Review Leased wire)


 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Defeat through parliamentary tactics of pro posed legislation of the house military committee authorizing organization of a temporary army of a half million men for the year beginning next July, was indicated tonight in the house. Representative Humphreys of Mis- sissippi. Democrat, gave notice that he would make a point of order against the army organization provision on the ground that it is legislation and has no place in an appropriation bill. EN- pecting the defeat through this move, Representative Mckenzie of Illinois. a Republican member of the military committee, submitted a substitute pro- posal, which he said, had the approval of several members of the military committee,
 The fight on army reorganization will come before the house next week when work on the military bill is re- .sumed late Monday or Tuesday after completion of the unanimous consent calendar
 Mir. McKenzie's proposal would auth oriZe organization Of regular army of 17a,00O men through volunteer en- listment of three years as provided in the national defense act Of 1916, and would give the president discretionary authority to include in it. new units the usefulness of which was demon strated by the war.
 Amendment Adopted
 During consideration of the bill to- night the house adopted without ob- jection an amendment proposed by the military committee appropriating $4,- 467,O0O to pay to national guard mem bers for. attending drins. Other pro. visions relating to the guard, includ- ing that contemplating organization of a force of 105,000 guardsmen under the national defense act of 1916 and appropriations aggregating SIG, 16S.000 in addition to the amount added for drill pay were approved without dis sent
 Efforts by Representative Frearspf Wisconsin, Republican, to have many of the appropriation items reduced be- cause they were complete guesses," were voted down, with the exception of cutting in half the $4.00O,0O appro- priation for maintenance of barracS and quarters of the Coast Artillery. Various provisions permitting building construction by various war depart ment bureaus also were eliminated. An amendment was adopted requiring the use of the army automobiles only for business purposes.
 Representative Johnson of South Dakota, Republican, who served as an officer with the American forces a e-n system and sought to have the house adopt as a rider to the appropriation measure the proposal of Senator Chamberlain. providing for the revi- sion of court martial procedure. Representative Gordon of Ohio, a Democratic member of the military committee. defeated MT. Johnson's proposal on a point of order.
 Criticize Consolidation
 The administration will never get through hearing about the refusal to allow congress to consider this amendment. design to protect men in the army" declared MT. Johnson when the point Of order was made against his pro pOsal Tt is up to congress to give protection in the future to men in the army who will be subject to abuses of an atrocious character, unless this court martial law is revlsed."
 Representative Moore of Pennsyl- can, asserted that soldiers were being held from two to six weeks in embark atiOn camps and kept in anxious sus- pense to get home" with conditions at Brest such that cit ma0e the trenches seem lie a Paradise"
 Replying to the criticisms of Representatives Moore and John son, Representative Ferris of Ok lahOma, Democrat, said he oppes-
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