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Show NEW ARMY BILL IS AGREED UPON REGULAR ARMY TO BE COMPOSED OF 137,000 MEN, 2,000 MORE THAN A8KED FOR. President Will Be Able to Recruit Force Up to 143,000. The Federalization Feder-alization of the Militia as Proposed Was Adopted. Washington. The nnny reorganization reorganiza-tion bill to provide Increased land do-feiiHO do-feiiHO wns agreed upon Saturday by the house military committee after a session of strenuous voting. The committee com-mittee Included int he bill an lncrcaso in the regular army to i:t7,O0O men, 2,000 more than tho wur department recommendations called for. The regular reg-ular army provision also provides for a 2 per cent leeway In enlistments, which would allow the president to recruit re-cruit the army up to about 1411,000 men. Tho committee included in tho bill practically all of tho proposals Incorporated Incor-porated In the original draft framed a week ago. The federalization of the militia as originally proposed was adopted in toto nnd without opposition. opposi-tion. It was agreed, howover, to pro-vldo pro-vldo for the enlistment of militiamen imum of 800 for each congressional Imumof 800 for each congressional district, with an additional 200 to 800 at large In cucli state for each United SUitos soldier. Tho militia bill gives tlio president authority to draft tho militia into tho federal service in war time and also gives the secretary of war authority over the organization, training und discipline of the state troops. |