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Show SENATE PASSES NEW ARMY BILL Big Increase in Appropriation Allowed Owing to Disturbed Disturb-ed Conditions at Border. Washington, March 2S. The senate passed tho annual- army appropriation bill today carrying $101,750,000. about $7,500,000 more than the house bill and about the same amount -over the last army appropriation bill. "I would not yield to these big increases," in-creases," announced Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Colorado, "were it not for the disturbed conditions on the southern border." oo |