Show ASKED FOR WEST VEST COAST Improvements Contemplated I by New Mew Army Appropriation Bill SAN FRANCISCO FAVORED S Senator Flint Fighting Valiantly Valiant Valiant- ly Iy for San Pedro Amendment Amendment Amendment Amend Amend- ment Washington n April I. an 1 San FranCisco Fran Fran- cJ Cisco eo will be the most strongly fortified port In the United States Slates Slat s outside o of New If the appropriations C placed III In the army arny appropriation bill by thu the senate committee to today a are approved b by the senate senale an and concurred in b by bythe the hous-e. hous The bill Is to b be reported to the senate on Oil Monday Ion ay and find in the estimation of or man many of the experts In n the lie war department the tile work to Lo be he begun under the tile amounts allowed Inthe in inthe the lie bill tilts this year rear s will m ill mean neaz the creation creation crea crea- tion ion of or a fortress at the thc Golden Gate equal in Iii all respects to the fortifications lIons of oC Ne- Ne York harbor Af or much tJi discussion the tile senate committee today determined to to- in increase in- in crease rease the appropriations tel foi the Pa Pa- chic coa coast t b by more than 32 OOOO and to put pul back all of the Items Hems which the house committee struck from the bill Jill before it passed the lower Jower branch ranch of or congress This Thus amount It is ex ex- peeled peete will be s to complete the lie work now no under wa way on the tile coas coast an and will pro provide for the commencement commencement commence commence- ment of ad additional fortifications San Francisco San Diego Puget Sound Soun Columbia river the Philippines and antI Hawaii each get a share of or lh the ho appio S San Sail n Pedro will wm get nothing this year ear despite the tile earnest eurnest effort of oC Senator Flint Senator Flint FUnt will not give up the tight fight however ho tot for 01 as soon as ns the bill blU Is reported on Monday he will of offer 0 for fer an amendment providing to for I an au additional for or the tile purchase of ot ninety acres of or land for a tort fort at San Pedro o. It I la Is understood that Senator Sen t ator ator- Perkins will not oppose the amendment aid Senator ji Klint hopes to c- c gt ct t 11 JL In Ill the bill bm The war Val department depart depart- J lent ment values the silo sUa it controls at but Insists ts that It would be Impracticable to u uco o t l 1101 ov bj i tJ r. r rot ith ir it I Ir r I Py d l l. l 8 army my will l c cob country ll during the tho next year CD acco accord according Ins to thu Una n Inthe Inthe In Inthe the army appropriation bill bin as D. D approved proc pro c ed by the Ute appropriation committee oC of the senate today This carries with it 1 more than 1 move mOle than the bill m called for when It was sent bent ent over I rhem The file from the thc hou house o of representatives bill m will wIH be e reported favorably l to the thu senate enate Monday Add Additional allowances for tor of troops for In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased hospital facilities and stores and for the improvement of the na na- national guard in the tho different states and the tho Increase in pa pay to officers an and men is e for the unusual Increase in the appropriation for tOl- the Increase arm army this year The Tile average a allowed to non commissioned officers and antI enlisted men amounts to twenty twenty- seven seen per cent cenLIn cenLIn In hi oll addition lUon to the tile increase in theJa the pay Ja of or men inca in lii the Iho atm army tho thio bill provides pro pro- vides rides also alro that men In the tile same grades In Ill the tile United States marine corps nn and andin ill in the tile revenue cutter culler service of tile the receive treasury department ut shall equal Increases increases- Under the present i bill the pa loll of or officers on op the re retired re- re tired list was Increased b by The increase In lii the tlc payroll of noncommissioned non commissioned and enlisted men Is Under the n nw w schedules ules the total payroll of or the alm army will be OO The senate committee while it has increased the pay pa- of ot all officers b by certain percentages for each sra grade c has endeavored to lo equalize and antI re grade the thc pay of or the tile enlisted men and amI non commissioned Some Increases Per Cent Some of tile the increases amount 10 to per vcr cent willie while In other cases no increase was allowed Men lien In tho the mn- mn Han ilary bands were allowed tIou double le th the amount they now receive from 10 lj 16 a 1 month to JO 30 O. O Privates will vIIi receive an increase se of oC ID 15 per cent in regular pay lay In addition to this however however how how- ever double the amount they ha have hav been een allowed for Cor excellent service vice Qualified marksmen will have two dol dollars lays lars a u. month a added an and experts five J month Men who enlist tile the second time tulle will wIH receive 33 53 a month more anti and similar increase C for the third enlistment enlist enlist- ment merit mal makes es salary salao 2 1 21 a month in instead lit lit- stead of or 16 15 now allowed after afler that another dollar a month Is is to tu be utI added added add add- ed cd for Cor each ench enlistment The Tue cort of the army will increase materially therefore in tho tue future if Jr a large percentage percentage per per- of or the men shall enlist ve from time to lo time tune The bill provides an approprIation of or for the transportation of troops un and repairs to arm army transports I during the next year an and for jo joint nt maneuvers the regulars regulars regulars reg reg- ulars an and the national gual guard It provides provides pro pro- I vides es also for to be belse lse used in purchasing rapid fire 1110 guns guna for tho the national national na na- guard other provisions pro Among Among- the tile many man arc appropriations for fOI the establishment establish establish- ment meat of depots for reserve stores an and increased medical supplies Including instruments an and medicines Many of or these items were In III the bill when it was sent rent to congress S b by the war department de dc- but were taken put out b by the house appropriations committee In orlet ordel orlo or- or tho tue burden of oC so large let del to lo place entirely for fOl tit thu army I au an upon the Ule senate 1 J |