Show i ITTLE iL-ITTLE A i MY REJEctED ED FORCE OF 16 20 IS IS' APPROVED Pleas to Military Exp Expenses es Fail as Proposals po for Smaller Strength AJ Ar Voted Down Dom 1 to 3 31 p I By fly Pre I W ASHINGTON VV Mar 10 Pleas PIcas of little army m men to reduce military expenses were re rejected rejected re re- today by the House Honse which a approved ap proved a n peace time establishment o of enlist enlisted d men and officers officers of or after rejecting three proposals for Jor a 1 smaller force for The decision though no not final mal was reached by n a 3 to 1 vote ote leading supporters of th tho army reorganization bill to believe t that at it virtually settled the time program In n addition to authorizing a L regular army array stronger stroner than provided I by the national defense act of ot 1916 the tie House Rouse also accepted a. a lesson Jeson of or the tho world war waz by adopting the principle prin prin- ciple of or permitting the tactical or organization or or- of r the arm army to bo be prescribed by b the President Instead of or by law Likewise It approved of or making makIng- separate separate sep sep- arate corps of ot the air service the tha chemical warfare and th the fi finance finance fi- fi nance nanco department but refused to di divorce di- di I- I vorce tho transportation anil antol tho construction con con- services ser from the tho Quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster quarter Quarter- master department Representative Dent of or Alabama ranking Democratic member of the military committee opened the tho attack for a sm smaller ler arm army His amendment to fIx fir tho maximum strength at men and officers was defeat defeat- ed 79 to 25 25 and soon after Representative Jones Democrat of or Texas sought to fJ fi fix tho the force at men but failed 55 to 22 Representative Harreld Harreld Har- Har reid Republican of ot Oklahoma renewed tho the attack proposing to cut the th army to men Ho He was beaten without without without with with- out a record vote yote After Arter making a a. a speedy getaway gelaw In outlining the tho future military policy tho the House engaged in long debate debato over over details debUs Indicating that tho the bUt bill would not be bo passed bore before the end of ot the tho week S |