New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Bill to Stem
Alien Influx
! Goes to Wilson,
Congress. i'm Drive TO Clean
Slate, Puts Many Meas
ures on Road to Passage:
House Accepts Tariff
Army Act to Conference
Lower Branch Also AID.
proves S7,5O0,OOO Dry
Fund; Block War Repeats

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - Congress-
yorked under forced draft to-day and
to.aight. with leaders determined to
elssn the slate of most important legis-
ation before adjournment next Friday.
The army appropriation bill, carry
iae 1852, 100000 and providing for an
army Of an average strength of IT'S 900
men instead OF 10000 voted by the
House for the next fiscal year, was
PASSED tonight by the Senate and sent
10 conference.
The immigration restriction bill was
sent to the President and several
others, including the emergency tariff,
we're put on the road to final passage,
After a brief, but sharp fight, the
House accepted the Senate substitute
bill limiting immigration for fifteen
months after April l to s per cent of
we're in the United States at the time
of the 1910 census. The measure would
not affect Japan, China. Canada and
the Latin-American countries.
Immediately after the House acted
the bill was sent to the Senate, which
approved the conference report in less
Than one minute, and it then was rre-
pared for transmission to the White
House.
The big army budget went through
In record time OF less than three hours.
opposition to the army increase pro-
visions and the total increase of $751;
100000 made over the House bill fsil-
ing to meterialiZe.
Immediately after passage of the
army ibll Senator Poindexter, Repub-
lican, of Washington, moved to take up
the navy appropriation bill. the last
4ha tafi
the Senate, but withdrew his motion
when it was announced that an agree
ment had been made with leaders by
Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho.
that the naval bill should wait until
next week.
In passing the army measure the
Senate added an amendment, requested
by General Pershing, providing for
promotion to the grade of lieutenant
general Of Major Generals Hunter Lig-
sstt and Robert L. BulIard, who COM
manded field armies overseas. Chair
man Wadsworth of the Military Com
mittee offered the amendment, stating
that the war record of the two officers
justified this recognition.
The Senate provisions increasing the
size of the regular army TO IT'S, 900
vent through with 8 rush after the
GSAHNS iA&0 e0cpCSO ali
Senator Borah, limiting army expendi-
lures TO the total carried in the Senate
bill and operating to bar any deficiency
appropriations later.
Senator Wadsworth said he felt sure
the incoming. Administration would
Keen the armv within the 175.000 limit
81. ~ Congress He explained that
tEo "tmy on July would aggregate
fneuf 207 900 men, and that with pros
gecuye reducrions 1t would number by
January q next 10000 men.
Among the Senate Military Commit
se increases in appropriations adopted
vss an increase from $19,20O,0O0 to
$4,000, 900 for the army air service.
The Senate also adopted the pro-
posed increase from S1,000.00O to 81
100000 for vocational education in the
regular army, and another amendment
increasing from S350,000 to S500.000 the
appropriations for Alaskan roads.
= committee amendment providing
ior discharge, upon request, of men
N the regular army with more than
one years honorable service also was
adopted.
While the House was spending two