The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-04-14
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
CARRYING s12s,o37,6 COZ
is PASSED.
Vote Is NON PARTISAN
Tawney's Amendment for One Battle.
ship Lost by Vote Of 1o4 to 1873.
More Wyoming Land
Withd raWn.

Washington, ID. G.. - BY a decisive
vote of 1862 to ITO, Ia being present
and not voting, the house authorized
the construction of two battleships to
cost $1,000, 900. Thirty-three Demo
Gratis voted for two battleships and "a
Republicans against the proposition.
This action was taken just prior to
the passage OF the naval appropriation
bill carrying s128,O37, 500. This amount
is about $4,000, 600 less than was rec
commended by the navy department.
In addition to the battleships, the bill
also provides for the construction Of
two fleet GOLFERS and four submarine
boats.
AS amended, on motion of Mr.. Fitz-
gerald of New York, the two battle
ships and two feet Golfers must be
constructed by firms operating under
the eight-hour law.
Mr.. Gronna Of North Dakota moved
to strike out the authorization for the
construction of any battleships, a viva
voce vote showing there were not a
handful of advocates of a mo battle
ship" policy.
Speaking in favor of his ~one-battle-
ship plan, Mr.. Tawney reiterated his
statement that 70 per cent of the rev-
enue of the country was being expend-
ed for wars that had passed and for
preparation for wars to come. He said
one battleship was sufficient to main
tain the proper strength of the navy.
Mr.. Thomas of Ohio proposed an
amendment for four battleships, but
the house voted IL down almost unani-
mously.
|. Mr.. Tawney's amendment for one
battleship also vas lost by a vote Of
104 to 1873. At least 80 Democrats
voted with the Republicans against
Mr.. Tawney's plan.
Appropriation Increased $500.
The rivers and harbors bin as 1t
and harbors appropriation bill as 1t
will be reported from the senate COM
mittee on commerce next Monday will
carry $52,566,418 In actual a%ppropria-
tions of cash and amounts involved in
continuing contracts. AS the bill was
passed by the house it carried $42, $685.
176, of which $35, 1851, TAG represented
cash and 81 ,026, 430 continuing con-
tracts.
No increase was made by the sem
ate committee in the appropriation Of
81, 900, 900 for the lakes to the gulf
waterways project or in the %appropria-
ton of $4,000 to pay the expenses Of
the board to be appointed to investi-
gate the project, although the provision
was made to widen the scope of the
boards activities.
Increases made by the senate com.
priations and sums involved in con.
~tinuing contracts by states include:
Michigan, 100000
Wisconsin, $4,000.
Minnesota, $500.
Mississippi river, $50, 755.
Missouri river, $125, 900.
Oregon, $763, $50.
Washington. $201 500.
Alaska, $685.
Several small decreases were made
by the senate committee in certain
house items affecting several states.
Because about 80 per cent of the
mine laborers in Alaska have no lien
for the labor they perform, a bill in
dorsed by the administration to pro-
tect the miner in this respect has been
favorably reported to the house by the
territories committee. The bill gives
the laborer a lien on the dunn or the
mass of goldbearing gravel and the
gold and gold dust therein which he
removes from the mines.
The Scott bill to prohibit futures
transactions in cotton, recently acted
upon favorable by the house commit
tee on agriculture, was reported to
the house. The committee says the
purpose of the measure is to restrict,
as far as possible, those transactions
on the cotton exchanges of the coun-
try which are recognized as dealing
only with the fluctuations in the price
OF cotton and which do not involve the
actual transfer Of the commodity.
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
withdrew from all forms Of disposi-
ton under the mineral or non-mineral
land laws approximately 27,736 acres
of land in Wyoming which are sup
posed to contain deposits Of oil. The
withdrawal was made In aid of legisla-
ton affecting the use and disposal of
petroleum deposits on the public do
main.