The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-22
the building plan, but was again de-

the building plan, but was again de- feated.
 The vote in favor of the two battle
 ships programme was non-partisan A
 large number of republicans voted
 against it and considerable number of
 democrats voted in favor of it.
 Numerous amendments were taken on
 the measure while 1t was being con-
 sidered for amendment. When the read
 ing of the bill was completed both MT.
 Foss of Illinois, chairman. and MT. Pad eett of Tennessee, democratic member
 of the committee. in brief statements | announced by the changes made to the bill today between ss,00O,O00 and 5000 900 had been added to the cost of construct
 ing the vessels authorized in this bill
 or heretofore authorized. They hoped this additional cost would not be charged | up to the credit of the next Congress. | The eight-hour day provision first came up for consideration in the shape of an | amendment offered by MT. Hughes of | New Jersey, a democrat, limiting the appropriation for the four submarines. The provision for these small boats was the only one actually carrying a specific appropriation and 1t was the only
 one to which the limitation could apply.
 The amendment as adopted provides that no rart of the money set apart for the submarines should be expended with any | finn or corporation which had not at the time of beginning work on the boats es- tablished an eight-hour day for all la.
 borers and employees who were to be en- ployed on the boats.
 The House adopted an amendment for
 bidding the naval authorities from trans porting coal from the Atlantic coast tp
 tho Pacific coast for naval purposes. It was asserted by western members that
 good steaming coal was available on ths Pacific coast.
 All amendment by MT. Rainey of H.
 linois was adopted. striking out the lim- iting words of domestic manufacture" from the appropriation of sS90, ,034 for ar l nor and armament so as to leave the gov ernment free to buy armor anywhere in | the world.
 | Mir. Stanley of Kentucky secured the
 adoption of a number of amendments. One
 Of these provided that no part of the ap- propriation is to be spent with any firm | or corporation which, should it reason- | ably appear, has entered into combina< | ton to restrict competition, and in no case | should the government pay in excess of l 100 per cent above the cost of produc' | tion. Another was that the government should buy no structural steel, ship plates, etc, from any plant in combination to violate the laws regarding the restraint of
 trade etc., and limiting the amount tc be raid so that the contractors should not make more than a reasonable profit. A provision authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to cause to be constructed by
 private contract, at a cost not to exceed
 s1.eod000. the one fleet collier authorized by the naval appropriation act of 1908, designated to be built at the government
 navy yard on the Pacific coast was re- iected
 MT. Hobson of Alabama unsuccessfully sought to have the bill amended to pro- vide for an appropriation of $50, GOO for high explosive projectiles. Numerous ether amendments were offered and re- !eoted and the bill was amended in many respects The House adjourned without passing the bill on motion of MT. Foss, the idea being to have the measure pass tomorrow when large attendance of