Show ARMY MATTERS IN THE HOUSE Washl Washington Feb detaIls of the provisions of the army appropriation bill occupied the house of representatives throughout the day Several pages of the measure yet remain to be considered Throughout members ot of the appropriations committee headed by Chairman Tawney y were In controversy with Chair Chairman Chairman man Hull and the members ot of the mili military tary committee Each contest was an ef effort effort fort either in the direction of reducing or restricting the amounts carried In the bill In some cases the appropriations committee e was successful and In others the mIlItary committee Incidents of the day Included an unsuccessful unsuccessful effort to recognize the heroism of two San Francisco firem firemen n who lost their lives in the r recent cent fire on oh the trans transport transport port Meade Mead Mr Kahn of California pre presented presented an amendment to pay their wid widows widows each and many members ap approved approved proved but a poInt of order was fatal to the attempt Mr Hull HuH retraced his former criticism of Minister Rockhill on the question of the return of the United States share of the boxer Indemnity Provision for more than roo clerks em employed employed In the staff and at army division headquarters went out of the bill on a point of order by Mr Tawney who de developed developed the fact that there was as no au authority of law for their employment |