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Show Riddllnc the Army Bill. Washington, 4. The senate committee com-mittee nn appiopriations, to day, unanimously agreed to strike out all sections by which the bouse propose a reorganization of the army and reductions in the number of officers and men, and in the rank and pay ol officers. The house clause pre-hibitine pre-hibitine the use of tbe army as a posse comitatus waa stricken out by a party vote, but tbe section providing lor the transfer of the control of tbe Indian affairs to tb war department was agreed to, seven against two Windom and Allison. |