Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1915 — MILITARY COMMITTEES BEGIN BILL DRAFTS [ARTICLE]

MILITARY COMMITTEES BEGIN BILL DRAFTS

Will Get Things Shaped Up For Measures to Be Introduced At the Opening of Congress. Washington, >Nov. I.—Arrangements were made today -by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military affairs committee, to begiiv drafting immediately the series of bills which will be introduced at the opening of congress to carry out the army’s part of the national defense program. The senator had a conference with Secretary Garrison, who promised that officials of the war department'would give every possible aid in preparing the measures. Chairman Hay, of the house military affairs committee, is expected to join Senator Chamberlain later and identical bills carrying out the program probably will be introduced simultaneously in both houses. It is probable that there will be at least three bills, exclusive of the appropriation measures which will originate in the house as required by the constitution. One will provide for the proposed increases in the regular army, specifying the men and officers for each arm of the service, another will authorize the organization of the continental army, and the third will deal wth the wider recognition to be extended to the national guard. Congress will be asked, it was learned today, to appropriate $10,000,000 this year for the organized militia of the country, or just about double the average amount asked by the war department for this purpose during the last few years. The money will go into equipment for the guardsmen, particularly for the special service corps like the artillery, signal corps, aviation engineers and like, it is understood. Real bargains at Roth Bros.’ meat market on bargain days. Lard, 1 to 50 pounds, regular price 1214 c, for 11 cents. Also Swift’s skinned Blk sugar cured hams, the 20 cent value for 17 cents. Two days only, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 3rd and 4th.