The San Francisco call., 1910-04-09
HOUSE ALLOTS
CASH TO BUILD
z BATTLESHIPS
Thirty-three Democrats Vote
for and "A Republicans
Against Proposition
One of Two Million Dollar Fleet
Golfers to Be Constructed
on Coast

WASHINGTON, April s.-By de-
cisive vote of 162 TO 11O, IA being pres
ent and not voting. the house late to-
day authorized the construction of two
battleships to cost s6,o0O,00o each.
Thirty-three democrats voted for two
battleships and 2f republicans against
the proposition.
This action was taken just prior to
the passa ge of the naval appropriation
bill. carrying s12S,037 sO2. This amount
is about s3,oOO,0oO less than was req
commended by the navy department In
addition to the battleships. the bin also
provides for the construction of two
feet. colliers and four submarine boats.
AS the bill was amended on motion
Of Fitzgerald of New York, the two
battleships and two fleet colliers must
be constructed by firms operating un-
der the eight hour law.
COMMITTEE REPORT UPHELD
The committee on naval affairs had
reported in favor of two battleships.
Tawney Of Minnesota, chairman of the
appropriations committee, offered an
amendment providing for only one bat
tleship. while Hobson proposed an
amendment providing for three. Hob
son contended that three battleships
would provide only for the ordinary
depreciation in the naval force. BY
an almost unanimous vote the house
rejected this proposition.
Gronna of North Dakota moved to
strike out the authorization for the
,,F haf hIIt a
viva voce vote showed there were not
a handful OF advocates of mo battle
ship" policy
TAWNEY APPROVES EXPENDITURE
Speaking in favor of his one battle
ship plan. TaWney reiterated his state
ment that y per cent of the revenue
Of the country was being expended for
wars that had passed. I'D for prepara-
ton for wars TO come. He declared
that one battleship was sufficient to
maintain the proper strength Of the
navy.
Thomas. of Ohio, proposed an amend
ment for four battleships, but the house
voted it down almost unanimously.
Tawney's amendment for one bat
tleship was lost by vote of 104 TO 1913.
At least 80 democrats voted with the
republicans against Tawney's plan.
BUILDING PROPOSAL FAILS
GoldfogIe of New York offered an
amendment providing that at least one
battleShip should be constructed at a
navy yard. the second to be built either
by contract or at a navy yard. After
extended discussion, Mann of Illinois,
who occupied the chair, declared the
amendment out of order.
An effort was made by Norris of Ne
braska, an insurgent to amend the bill
to provide for one battleship and six
lot fns- 70 Z I "a
each. The amendment was ruled out
of order.
A strong speech against a two bat
tleship policy was made by Bartholdt
OF Missouri, the house apostle of
peace" who briefly reviewed the prog
ress of arbitration.
J. Hampton Moore of Philadelphia
attempted to induce the house to limit
the draft of the new battlesf1ips to 80
feet, but his amendment for that pur-
pose was rejected
WORK AT COAST NAVY YARD
A point of order was sustained elm
mating from the bill authority for the
secretary of the navy to contract for
the construction Of a million dollar
feet collier on the Pacific coast by
private contract. Under existing law
it viii be constructed in government
navy yard on the Pacific coast
one repair ship was also stricken out
on a point Of order
Hughes of New Jersey attempted to
have the eight hour law applied to the
building of four submarine torpedo
boats authorized by the bill. The
amendment was ruled out of order
The provision permitting the consoIi-
dation of bureaus of the navy depart
ment according to the plan of Secretary
Meyer was stricken out on a point of
order
BOTH PARTIES DIVIDED
Padgett of Tennessee, senior demo-
cratic member of the committee on
naval affairs, moved to recommit the
bill. with instructions that it be re-
ported to the house to provide for only
one battleship. This motion was de-
feated on rollcall, 11O to 162. Four
teen voted present
Thirty-three democrats voted with
the republicans for two battleships
while "a republicans joined the demo-
Gratis IN favor of one battleship.
Democrats voting for two battleships
were:
Aiken, South Carolina; Alexander.
veda; Burleson. Texas; Carlin, Virginia;
Clark, Florida; Cox, Ohio; Craig. Ala
bama, Cravens, Arkansas; D. A. Dris-
coll. New York; Gill, MARYLAND: C3iIies
pie. Texas; Goldfogle. New York: Ham
mill. New Jersey. Harrison, New york;
Hobson, Alabama; Hughes, New Jersey;
Humphreys, Mississippi; Jones. Vir-
ginia; Martin. Colorado; Maynard. Vir-
ginia; Moon, Tennessee; O'Connell
Massachusetts; A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania; Pou, North Carolina; /;
Pujo, Louisiana; Rauch, Indiana; Rob-
inson, Arkansas; Rothermel, Pennsyl-
vania; Sherley, Kentucky; Sulzer, New
York, and Talbot. Maryland
Republicans voting for one battleship
were:
Bartholdt, Crow, Missouri: Davis.
Lindbergh, TawneY. Volstead, Nye.
Minnesota; Gardner, Michigan; Goebel.
Rowland, Ohio; Gronna, North Dakota !;
Hamer, Idaho: Henry, Connecticut: !:
Lawrence, Terrill. Massachusetts,: Len
root, Morse. Nelson, Stafford, Wiscon-