Show GENERAL GENEA 81 STAFF AFF CRITICISED Senators Hale Carter and Gal Gallinger Gallinger linger Combat an Attempt to Enlarge the Washington March question of the enlargement of the medical depart department department ment of the arI army occupied the major por portion portion tion ot of the time of the senate tOday The question arose In connection with the con consideration consideration ot of a bill for the displacement of contract surgeons by physicians who shall be given the rank of army oW officers cers and the reorganization of the medi medical medical cal corps Mr Half Hale criticized tile the bill as asan asan an entering wedge for an increase of the army and as a part of a general plan of the general staff which lie he charged with witha a purpose to increase the Import Importance importance ance In his remarks the senator said the general staff was dIsposed to encourage encourage age an Invasion ot of China Carter and Gallinger spoke In somewhat the same vein of objection as did Mr Hale while the bill was defended by Warren Blackburn and other senators The bill was not disposed ot of The only speech of the day on the state statehood statehood hood bill was as made by Mr Long Ing who advocated passage of the bill as reported b by the committee on territories Secretary Taft occupied a seat on the floor of the senate while the arm army bill biU was under consideratiOn |