The New York herald., 1921-02-27
SENATE VOTES PAY
FOR 176,OOO ARMY
Total Appropriations of $780,
100000 Are Allowed With
out Roll Call.
LIGGETT FOR LIEUT. GEN
Amount 31,500,000 in Ex-
cess Of That Allowed in
House Bill.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 26.
In almost record time the Senate to-
day approved without roll call the
Army Appropriation bill. carrying pay
for an average army of 175.o00 men and
with appropriations totalling $366,500.-
900. This includes about 100000 for
the West Point Military Academy. 1t is
about $31,500, ,oo0 in excess of the amount
allowed in the House bill providing for
an army Of 10000. The bill took only
about two hours for completion, with no
controversial debate.
An amendment was added creating
the rank Of Lieutenant General in the
army, to be conferred on Major-Gen.
Hunter Liggett. 1t was practically the
only legislation put on by the Senate
that was subject to a point of order.
Senator Wadsworth (N. ". chairman.
offered It.
The expected fight on the increased
personnel did not materialize. Senator
Borah (Idaho) had threatened to renew
It, but contented himself with propos-
ing an amendment, accepted by Sena-
tor Wadsworth, which prevents the
Secretary of War from enlisting men
beyond the amount of pay carried in the
bill, which totals s161.7s1.O 900. and also
shuts out deficiency appropriation
during the next fiscal year.
The bill was sent Immediately to con-
ference. where there will be a struggle
hafueap JJp,tca and Sepate over addi-
tional appropriations for the larger
army and some increases added for
aviation and other purposes.
Several Senator's tried to add amend
ments TO appropriate money for claims
to individuals. and Senator Heflin (Ala.)
alarmed those in charge of the meas
ure by asking for a quorum when Sena-
tor F'relinghuysen made a point OF or
der against his amendment to pay GER
tain claims. An appeal from Senator
Wadsworth finally induced him to with
draw the request for quorum and
the Senate finally passed the bill.
Senator Poindexter Immediately tried
to make the naval appropriation Dill
vented by the absence of Senator Bo-
rah. who had been assured nothing
more would be done In the Senate after
the army bill passed. Senator Borah
means to try to have the war laws re-
pealed. This will come up Monday ana
Immediately thereafter the Senate Will
take UP the last pending supply meas
ure, the naval appropriation bill.
Here are some of the larger items
included in the total sum appropriated
PAY for the army. $161.7S1,0o0; Ma
tional Guard, $28.699. 900; transporta-
ton of the army, $33.S00,OO0; Air ser
vice, $4,000, 900; subsistence, S3o'-
900 900: regular supplies. $2S,0oo.oOO
clothing, camp and garrison equipment
$4,000. 900; barracks and quarters
81 900 600; vocal training Of soldiers.
s2.5oO 900; Quartermaster supplies and
equipment. Reserve officers Training
Corps. $4,000 900: Ordnance Department.
$500, 900; civilian military training
camps. s1,500,000; water and sewers
s3.000,000.
Senator Wadsworth in presenting the
bill explained IL was a reduction below
the estimates, that 1t means reduc-
ton of about 500, 100000 in next years
cost of the army below this year and
that IL was unanimously reported by the
committee.
Commenting on the size OF the army
he said To-day the enlisted strength
of the army is approximately 100000
men, and on July /. the first day OF the
next fiscal year. the enlisted personnel
will be about 100000. Congress has
voted for an army of 175.000 men. and
the House has appropriated for an army
of 10000 men. but when the House
proposition is studied we find 1t means
that on June 80 next year we will have
not an army Of 10000 but an army of
1872, 900 men. while under the Senate bill
the army on that date will number 1872
600 enlisted men. Some of the commit
tee wanted the army reduced to $4,000
and kept there, while others favored
I50. 900, while the army of 10000 rep
resented a compromise on this matter
and Is the unanimous accommodation of
the committee"