Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 30 | House Favors Army Expense, $326,000,000

V V EXPENSES t- t J J Jr V r Provides f for r River and Harbor Improvements Im V V Army Reduction Re- Re S Is Defeated r V t ASHINGTON iv March 29 The The Smarmy appropriation bill carrying V was passed today by Uhe he the house and went to the senate Q tho the which is e. e tl an last years year's a appropriations nd less than tho budget V would would bo be liable for river and harbor Im Improvement mi- mi V V fR provement o car during the coming fiscal V amendment offered by JV t s nta ive Moore Democrat Vir Vir- V ginia was was ruled ruled out by a a. point of 4 that it could not properly be beed J V r ed to a a. supply bill bUl V t An attempt made just beV bet bethe be- be V t 4 rc the biU was passed to ha have havo 0 an an V V amendment adopted to reduce i tho of ol the army from to 1 enlisted men An amend amend- b by Representative Black I lr Democrat of ot Texas providing for forS S such h a Do reduction was rejected to 33 V r Another amendment offered ay oy V V Representative Moore Democrat of looking to an International 1 conference to consider limitation of a d armament was thrown out on 5 5 find point of order ordel 1 As S sent to the the Senate enate the bill for tor maintenance for an- an her oher b her year of the regular army at V VS nt authorized strength of S officers and enlisted S V men 1 V ivAs tJ rep reported tho the provides for VV rrt of recruiting of boys bos 18 to e ers rs old An amendment how- how eb y ws was vas adopted to enable par- par UI 9 guardians to secure the tho reI rease re- re I tr ase ofa ofra recruit b between the ages IS 18 and 21 if it they can show he heS S listed ted without I hO their written conI con- con t V 5 I 5 4 amendment specifics specifies that V 5 of surplus war sup var supS sup sup- S lf amot r more than 5 for their services I r f V V