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Show RESTORES PROVISION FOR INCREASED PA! ' , '"' TloiST Reconsiders Its Action Relative to Non-Cominissioncd Officers and the Navy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Without a dissenting voice, the House earl' in the da-, as a. special rule, restored the provisions pro-visions to increase the pay of non-commissioned officers and men and to prohibit pro-hibit the private employment of arinj" musicians for pa-, both" of which 3'es-terday 3'es-terday went out on points of order. The House took lip an amendment offered of-fered by Mr. Foster, 111., appropriating $1,500,000 for joint maneuvers of the militia organizations of tho several States and the regular arnrv. Tt pro-I pro-I voked extended debate, Messrs. Hull and Tawney leading in opposition. The latter repeated his roeenl warning that if appropriations were not kept down the country would surely be confronted with a largo deficit. Against the amendment amend-ment ?dr. llollida- (Ind.) was specinah vigorous. Ho could see no war spectre on the horizon now or in the dim future."" fut-ure."" The country -was in no danger from any quarter, near, "or fifty thousand thou-sand mifes away." The American people, peo-ple, he declared, were tired of jiugoism. militarism and the effort of being made to. divert men from peaceful pursuits to enter tho military establishment. He was ronndlt' applauded when he expressed ex-pressed the conviction that the moiio.v could be better expended in giving employment em-ployment to men out of work. fl he amendment was altered so as to limit the amount to $1,00,000, and as modified, tho amendment on division was agreed to, 5(5 to -IS; but 011 the vote be.iug taken by tellers, it was lost, 5G to GO. Consideration of the bill hnfl not been concluded when the House at l:5o p, in. adjourued. |