Show Sl Sit L OVERLOOKED IN FINANCE DIll BILL Amendment of Army Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation Ap Ap- Ap- Ap Measure to toBe toBe toBe Be Considered Here Advised that the army construction construction construe construe- tion bill bUl which passed the house of or representatives at Washington Monday onda did not Include any ap appropriation appropriation ap- ap ap- ap for Ft Douglas the military affairs committee of the I chamber of or commerce will hold a special meeting Wednesday for the I purpose of considering what may maybe maybe be done to have the bill amended amend amend- ed when it comes up In the senate sen- sen I ate it was announced by chamber chamber cham charn- I. I ber her officials Tuesday Brigadier General Lucius Holbrook in comI command com corn mand at the local post has been I invited to meet meet- with the committee commit commit- tee It was said Meanwhile Mea the chamber has re received received received re- re a letter from Senator Reed Smoot inclosing a communication the solon had Just received from Secretary ot or War Var Dwight F. F Davis in which the latter declares that the appropriation In Involved Involved involved In- In in the construction bill Is Intended only to be used for re replacing replacing re- re placing temporary buildings at the army posts with permanent ones where needed The secretary points out In his letter dated April 10 that all the buildings at Ft Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las are permanent and all are in good repair hence since the money is to be used solely for the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose stated no provision was made for the local post |