Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-27 | Page 2 | Senate Desires Army of 175,000

SENATE DESIRES ARMY OM75.000 .Bill Carrying $362,000,000 Passed and Sent to Conference WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 The nrmy appropriation bill carrying MoStOOO,- Ofo and providing for nn army bf nn average strenKth of 175,nfio mon Instead In-stead of 150.000 voted by the house for the next fiscal year was passed lo- nlj?ht by the senate and sent to conference. con-ference. The armv hinlRct went through In less th:n hrefv hours, opposition to tho armv Increase provisions and the total Increase of $31,000,000 made over lh0 house bill, falling to materialize. material-ize. Immediately after passage, Senator Tolndexter, RspabllOSJI, Washington, moved to take up the navy appropriation appropria-tion bill, the last of the appropiln-Hon appropiln-Hon measures before the senate, but withdrew his motion when It was announced an-nounced nn agreement had been made with leaders by Senator P.ornh Republican. Re-publican. Idaho, ihat the naval bill should wait until -e-t week hmv LEADERS PHI tMOTED In passing the army meusure, tho, senate added nn nteendmcnt rSquestl I by General Pershing, providing for; promotion to the Pernio of lieutenant general of .Major General. 1 Hunter' Liggett and R, I.. Hullnrd. who com-mundi'd com-mundi'd flehl armies overseas. The senate provisions Increasing the armv of 1T.',.O0m wr-nt throuRh with a rush after the senate had ndopterl an amendment b Senator Borah, llmltltur army SJtpenditures to tho total carried In the senate bill. Senator W'adsworth said he felt all re the Incoming ndmln'strntlon would keep the army within the 1 7 r. 000 limit He explained that the army Julv 1 Would aggregate about 207.000 men and that with prospective reductions It would number by January 21, 162.-"'00 162.-"'00 men i,ii .(iii. i, ijtu m.i; a Among the sennte mllltnry committee commit-tee increases In appropriations adopted adopt-ed was nn Increase from $19,200 000 , to $23,000,000 for the army air gel - The senate also adopted the pro- posed Increase from $1,000,000 to $2,-'f.oo.OOO $2,-'f.oo.OOO for vocational education In the regular nrmy and another amendment Increasing from 1860,000 to $600,000 the appropriations for Alaskan roads- rtrt .