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The Pensacola Journal
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida
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On Feb. 19 in Washington, the U.S. House passed a bill limiting the army to 175,000 men per the 1916 National Defense Act, adding amendments for one-year terms and $30 monthly pay, allocating $107M for support. It rejected a larger temporary force proposal and heads to Senate conference.
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BILL FOR LIMIT
STANDING ARMY
Washington, Feb. 19. The house last night passed the bill providing for an army of one hundred and seventy-five thousand men, the limit set by the national defense act of 1916, after adopting amendments limiting enlistments during the next 12 months to one year, with no service in reserve required of recruit, and providing $30.00 a month as pay. The measure now goes to conference.
The house eliminated the military committee's plan, authorizing a temporary army of 500,000 men and twenty eight thousand officers from the appropriation bill and passed the measure, which carries $107,000,000 for the support of a military establishment during the year, beginning next July.
The measure now goes to the senate.
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Feb. 19
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The House passed a bill providing for an army of 175,000 men as limited by the 1916 national defense act, with amendments for one-year enlistments without reserve service and $30 monthly pay. It eliminated a plan for a 500,000-man temporary army and carries $107,000,000 for military support starting next July. The measure goes to conference and then the Senate.