"He successfully commanded more
than a million troops in the great war,
one of the outstanding achievements in
this nation's military history. I recall
that Toung. Chaffee and McArthur were
all made Lieutenar.t-Generals and, with
out any reflection on those officers, the4r
achievements were certainly no greater
than those of Gen. Liggett."
Gen. Liggett's nomination for promo
tion to the rank of Lieutenant-General
failed of confirmation in the last Con
gress, which also refused to accord the
.-?ame honors to Major-Gens. Bullard and
March,
TAMMANY LEADERS
NOW ATTACK ECONOMY
Hospital Appropriation Cuts
Cause Clash.
Special Dispatch to Tub Nmv York Herald.
New York TTprnlil Huron 11, )
Albany. March 22. |
Tammany leaders dropped to-day
their charge of waste and extravagance
against tlie Republicans and expressed
(Treat alarm because Ihe State Adminis
tration Is practising' economy at the ex
pense of efficiency.
When the appropriation bill came up
in the Senate James J. Walker, minor
ity leader, attacked the budget makers
and the Governor. He Insisted on call
ins one of the hospital commissioners
to explain the effect of cuts in allow
ances for State hospitals. The Senate
was amazed when Frederick A. Hig
gins, Republican, a State hospital com
missioner, appeared on the floor.
Senator Walker asked Mr. Higgins If
the reduction would not result In a hard
ship to the institutions.
"It will," replied the hospital commis
sioner. "and we will either have to come
back for more money or the patients will
suffer."
"That's all nonsense." hntly inter
posed Senator Hewitt, chairman of the
Finance Committee. "The cost of every
thing is coming down, and we figured
our appropriations on present costs."
Action on the advancement of the bill
was Anally put over until to-morrow.
