Show ARMY APPROPRIATION Bill Measure Carries an Increase of Two and Millions Over Last Year Washington Jan HuH of the military committee in open opening opening ing the tho house hous lebato hat on the army bill today said aid tile the measure car carrId rId ned nn an increase of a L little over Oer total uI appropriation of last year ear notwithstanding the utmost effort to keep the amount withIn that sum He thought It would hO he impossible for fOl govern goern government ment to continue this mm arm of defense without In the tho near future showIng a much larger Increase Mr Il Hull mid ald there had been expAnded a about out OOOO rOt for coast COust fortifications and he It was proposed to continue th the until the reached a about He said the artillery branch of the army wits not sufficient to give one shift to the guzis already em cm placed the tho pu pay of th the artillery not being sufficient to enable the government to secure enlistments In that branch of the I I rills con groos Mr Ir Hull said should I either Increase the artillery arm and In increase crease the tho pay pa of skilled men of the coast artillery or it should refuse from now on onto i ito to appropriate one dollar for coast d de defens I fens rho flie house committee committe on announced Its decision to recommend an or of for fortifications fortifications This sum Hum is below last years amount and near nearly i OOOO less than the estimates submitted b by the tho war department nt |