The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
BOOSTERS navy
AT every angle
Senate Adds More Battle
ships and Submarines.
Free Admission Of Munitions OF
War And Increases Mine
Supplies.

| Washington. ID. c.. June 3..-The tw,
batties!iips cut from the house bill
were returned by the Senate Committee
In addition to the battleships, the com
mittee provides for eight submarin,
| torpedo boats instead of four voted 10y
| the House; retains the House provisio
| for six torpedo boat destroyers. two
fuel ships. one to be built in Pacific
Coast navy yard: n tender to destroyers
and a submarine tender.
The committee struck out the House
eight-hour restriction on Government
contract work. adopted an amendment
incorporating the bobson plan for
creation of national council for de-
fense; and provided the grades Of
admiral and vice admiral for the CON-
manders-in- chief and second officers in
command respectively in the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets while they hold such
commands.
The committee fiNos the term of all
enlisted men of the navy at four years.
with provisions for voluntary extension
service; authorizes the secretary to buy
war material abroad in any emergency.
and provides for the million dollar round
the world wireless system. which the
House threw out of the bill.
The sl.@0eo provision for a great
wireless station system is designated to
provide direct control of the American
naval vessels from Washington
through all probable spheres Of
action and to maintain direct com
municatlon with the insI'ar possessions
and Alaska despite the possible failure
~ destruction of cables. 1t Is regarded
BY the Navy Department as vital to ma
tlonal defense.
Free admission of war material from
abroai was urged by the Administra-
ton. not because any such purchases
now are contemplated. hut because the
Navy Department might be forced to
buy abroad In emergency.
The House bill would make it i'm
possible for the Government to procure
powder If the Government factory at
Indian Head. Md. should be disabled.
and the Senate committee corrected
this.
in f..nz Cos mi,
ances contemplated an INCREASING re.
serve supply of mines as a lesson draw a
from the Japanese-lsussian conGlict.
Provision for President Tafrs Tariff
Board was eliminated in the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill as reported to
the House today. The annual appro-
priation of 5000 for for the Presidents
travelling expenses was allowed. but the
total appropriation was out to a little
more than si09.Ooo,ooo. making heavy
reductions in provisions for the Panama
Canal, public buildings and other pro-
jects.
Extravasance was charged in the
building of the Panama Canal and the
committee allowed there only $2s.7So.-
900. a reduction from the estimate of
SIG, 10000. and also made a reductto
of $4,000 in the appropriation for for
tifiations.
Appropriations for public buildings
were cut from approximately se,.5oo,ooo
to ss.o53.5l7.
The Presidents travelling J,pcnses
were allowed only after "A bitter fight IN
which a sufficient number of Democrat
joined with Republican members To In
sure the appropriation remaining in tn
bill.
The committee allowed sLoo Tor
portrait of the President and voted
$75.OO to continue his economy
board" which is inauiring into business
methods of the Government
Il refused. however to appropriate
$4,000 for continuance of the Interna-
tional Waterways Commission.