Show ii STAFF l W C I S m Ii 0 Senator Hole hale Says It Makes the tc SecT Secy of O 0 f War IVar a n Figurehead I I t 1 Usurped His Authority IT T FINDS ABLE DEFENDERS J Cockrell Unite It In Ul lis Dc nc vector F 3 an O U Is ose The Army Ann Bill J GIn th the senate tr If S Snoot lO t Jre enl d dof the loJa a 01 ale of oC election elec 01 of Ot o George senatOr I I I I Iena 1 ena ro Tho fol I r er ft II Portion of ot tho Yo 10 ik to In ll the Iho 14 to 1 tm II miu the Incur I i 1 eH iv arts tion o 0 of 11 the of oC the grand Templar or orIn r In t I of Ot 0 authorizing tim tho t I 10 ue u utho mates ih tho l n J tow on th the lands d ot of ot public Irrigation the In lion tion works work in connection with tho the ke h appropriation hut bill army n When hn me Ji taken UP u Mr Ir Hullinger Inquired ps amend amendment of t the th th Ih purl tho the consent of ot Con ConSi Si meat ment for or the thA sale le of ot government trans tran tranS S poria jort n J Mr Proctor Procter replied that tho the J tomm lId tl n was due tU to the con COIl o n TI tin III part of a the of ot II ItIe that thu tho vessels might tw t hp t l II und ond II nIl that they should bo bno executive depart department pi aeJ id d that Hint no 10 o pia ment O of ot them speed Kle y yin expressed sell tho tile in 1 thIS thin ho he v on 1 trouble would oc Ol tur in Ill i th client the Importance f Aiding the transports on 01 tho tio IM lu ilk irti V ii j i in Mr Ir opposed the tho t h 0 main I II of cIt t ft a 1 service Hint Hi I P h ti t m n 0 of or 0 t the tM t he merchant inn m Ill fl T tie ii i ion he ho ii luul heard henrI much in uch rn pL g t I tInt ho till competition COOl pet i of ot he Clio ih g with the Iho ship 1 lin lie 1111 thoUght nt lenit the liana rm out or t bo vo Mr Ill tic I rl II the tile house provision privately owned shIps from ruIn In III the por if Dr f between the Ihs t t itatI the thO ind Inri Mr Halo agreed with him that the If It adhered to bo be I prohibitive It IH Is most niost mo t he h fall for ir It strikes a n blow In III Ih faie fI 11 of shipping Mr supported the tile In nt l b ore Helling transports saying Haying that if IC t It U hA bo nece Mry to 10 buy in 1 time lIme of or emergency high prica would ht i to 10 be paid laid In the Spanish h IM ir ar armr w mr im luul been paid ho he said Kalil for tor trims trans transports ports than they the were worth Mr SIr Ir Alger Aber who ho was WIlS secretary of ot war var at that time lime warmly said saidI I l would s like a n hut bill of particulars We V Ve bought no ships nt lit that time ex ox apt wan upon the tue advice ot or the tho brut best I and I feel fee that the lie business buin i tit fad ft ot of th Was waa properly fired tar tor or Jr dl tion to tho tile war or navy linn The hs amendment win WIllO to 10 o ns as wai lVa m ago 0 till lie amendment strikIng out the hus prohibiting tho tue in Iia of f vessels In iii the tue pj nr n government supplies to the tho iii 11 vilu tito tho amendment for or to 10 tho tue of a I 8 of or the tile record and nIOn 1 Mr Ir Cockrell the tho r fillers holding permanent Tn In the of major lillior ami Alij lieu lIell t nn it colonel m in the ho military tary fl shall hall be entitled to in ill order of or their In ill their r r grade to uny va Vu ran un I that thai may o eur In ill tim the grade grader ft aho bole them iii said Mid department Mr Ir r Hale lisie pointedly criticised tho the luw I ft II taft fT I The ruie I IT ho lie paid ill oH the of ot aar n a nit nil hl hiI In is isby usurped kerl b hy by II a what functions Iere i left to the tue secretary Mr lithe HUla r H lie has hOln eon on a 11 trip to 10 anti Ia to tho thu Philippine Ho Ita 11 is IR nn an n milan man not to Ian Inn hut Iut ho he IK Is compelled to 10 nurl IHO se for his in III other thu tho Th Tb result rosult rea ul t Is IB he Ii e added lilt 1101 to lo drive ii ri ye men n In tho the arny and navy t n Powers power lIuch ns as will wiil result iti III eliminating civilians from nil iii an tIll In m those thone 11 in dri dr d that HO so long IanI as 16 ha ho ro lC roo Thain i 1 in ill the tita senate te ho would not to extending the system to tho tue Mr r r tor or and Mr dr Cochrel united I In Ill defending the tho staff system Mr MI MIl l declared ho win va astounded nt lit the of ot Mr lIr Hale He le lectured declared that th tite secretary lI had more moio loer Jower than titan he ever eve hilt had before b forc There wan vas he said plenty for rOt the thu to 10 do tb Mr Taft Im till wits was not helpless In Ill the tile of ot lila nor 1101 norva va Becy Hoot Mr JIll M r Proctor tho tile ng ngn n titi i ti OIl in to the ito t a tI id The he fillies now lOW 1101 designated le by In the tiit th title of ot assistant chief t of ot tho record mill ml n ii pension Poll II and ii by h t tho the title t I tie us n Il nHI B HI general Khali horn hero after bo be by h the th title of ot mill secretary The rile amendment win 1105 accepted lIni tho amendment as amended wan Wn agreed to The rite then reverted to the tile eon con of ot the house kiting Inline the pay jia of retired officers a OA as slimed signed to 10 active MIlro find and Mr I l Lodge read loud the lie following tel to hint from the governor of Ohio Cilio Ohio IB is I deeply Interested In III finny appropriation bill Jill It If It Is IK desired lI to humiliate den Oen Miles In which wo we Wano have havo no sympathy hero he re It I t should it not Include I do splendid hi urmy nih ads on til thO tIll retired list who are rendering splendid service I to the tho national guard In Iii the lie dir dif different ferent states fila teH We o are specially favored fl In ill Ohio and a deeply II y Interested I ii t MYRON T r 1 The Tho ho amendment WOH nN at itt Mr tr Lodo suggestion und Willi passed n II Ils follows tot tows Retired of the tho lImy above the tile of cr major shall when here huro hereafter after assigned n to duty In iii con COli with the ito organized In ill lh lie f Merll states and territories upon tho tie request rl of or It tile the governor thereof re ro receive their toll full retired pay pa and ala commutation of ot quarter unless th government waiters are 1110 available and hhall receive no Ill further pay fillY or OC allow further that n II lieu lIell lieutenant tenant colonel so 80 assigned Hhall recelo the full rull payment allowances of oC Ci a n major on the till active ortive list lis All An amendment appropriating 9 for the extension of tho the cable from to Seward Howard Alaska offered by hy Mr tr on behalf of or tho tile commit committeD teD tco Co on military affair was accepted l The Tho army arn bill vIII was then passed Th f rite II conference report on tho tile legislative ox ex executive and Judicial appropriations bill bitt was vita ln agreed to nH on was Ill its also ulso Ill o tile the t he confer conference con Crr once ence report on oil the tile bill hili transferring th til t of ot forest forcHt reservations from the tile Interior to tho tile agricultural department The senate then lien at lit p m Ill went weilt Into 1110 executive session and lind at lit ad 1111 adjourned |