Show HOUSE AGAINST GAI Sr RETIRING TILE THE BRIGADIER GE GENERALS Senate Move Said Sahl to I Favor or Pets Now v o in imi iee Debate Over O Xa ul Naval ul Appropriation l HUh BUI Washington May 8 A A. A attack alack upon u. u 1 proposition to retire as a major generals those officers of ot tho he army now holding the rank of brigadier general who served In hi the civil war ivar was made in Iii the house today b by Prince ReI Rep Ill Il Thai Tho proposition is a 0 Senate amendment to to Uon bill the tho army appropriation bi and Mr Mi- practically secured the lie consent of not to to accede to Ii the tho M H bill lIlI is brought lute into conference wIdel was ivas wao ordered after ancI Mr Prince Im con con- OU ou clu eluded cd his remarks Legislation IJ for l The rho Illinois member declared that theme here are amo aO six ix or oren seven en pet pets In iii the arm army who will wJ benefit b by the time measure holding positions They are aro 0 and amid the amendment simply seeks to lo legislate for 01 them Individually lie ho said Id It I would bo ho better beter to o legislate for the lie men who arc drawing of ten and twelve dollars a n month mouth amid ami who performed services that lint warrant some omo benefits from flom congress instead of or pampering to the ho pets of the army The Tue army bill bi was then sent to conference con con- COlt ference and the lie naval appropriation bill bi was read for fOI oi amendments melts Little Litte progress was made mado owing to protracted protract protract- ed erl debates over u tho the Great Lakes which training station staton near ner Chicago lh Mr Mm Cooper Rep nep VI Wis unsuccessfully ful fully endeavored ore to have havo ha e eliminated and the lie efforts to amend the thc regulations regula regula- governing enlistments of ot seamen seamen seamen sea sea- tons el men and apprentices For 01 Chains Chains' mimi mid uld Powder t tA 6 A proposition by b Mr lh Va to limit the time co cost l of or powder 1 to sixt sixty cents per pound was defeated b by is a vote voto of 63 to 1 41 I. I On motion moton o of 1 Mr Loud Rep Hep Mich it t was decided to require specifications an i and lid wa samples to lo be called caled for Cor or in iii the time letting of contract for fOI chains Tho The saving maying to the government would have been J In iii the last lat year CLiP eL If this hits math had been method of oC letting contracts employed pin 11 Mr L' L Loud Lud U declared Ad- Ad was with wih the bill bi still under consideration |