People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1896 — To Enlarge United States Army. [ARTICLE]

To Enlarge United States Army.

Washington, Jan. 1. —The house was in session long enough Tuesday to adjourn until Friday. Among the bills introduced was one by Mr. Cummings of New York providing there shall be in the army of the United States ten regiments of artillery of twelve batteries each, and thirty regiments of infantry of twelve companies each, ten regiments of cavalry of twelve companies uach, and another by Mr. McMillin of Tennessee to repeal the law allowing a rebate of the tax on alcohol. Also to repeal the 10 per cent tax on the circulation of banks other than national banks.