The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-02-25
THAN WAR
UNCLE SAM SPENDS AT RATE OF
S41, 100000 Per Minute.
Increase for Submarines Over House
is Recommended by the
Senate.

tOnS Tor natlOndl QeIeHce OCCupleu
the attention of both houses of con-
gress today. The senate discussed
until late tonight the army appropria-
ton bill carrying approximately
s1O3,000,0OO while the house con-
tinued debate on the Notifications
bill.
While progress was being made on
the measures the senate committee
practically completed consideration
of the naval appropriations measure
and the senate paused for four min
utes to pass without debate the pen
sion bill, carrying S164,000.000. In
the passage of this bill the senate
appropriated at the rate of SAL, ,0O0,-
900 a minute.
Increase for submarines and avla-
tion over provisions of the house bill
were recommended by the senate
committee on naval affairs in a bill
which will total approximately $780,
100000. The committee urges ST.
100000 for aviation instead of $780,
900, as authorized in the house
bill. 1t also provides for the con-
struction of six sea-going submarines
instead of one, and sixteen instead OF
eleven of the smaller type subma-
rines, the former to cost not more
than 81, 1000 each and the latter
not to exceed S550,000 eac b.
For More Submarines.
Senator Smoot proposed an amend
ment for the authorization of fifty
sea-going and twenty-five of the
smaller coast defence submarines.
Another proposal by the senate COM
mittee is an amendment to the Sec
ton abolishing the naval plucking
board, which would require all naval
officers to spend at least half their
service at sea.
Notwithstanding the progress be-
ing made on appropriations in the
senate there were indications today
that not all the bills could be passed
whether the ship purchase bill is re-
ported back from the conference
committee or not. Several Demo-
cratic senators said they feared it
might be necessary to adopt some
emergency resolutions in the closing
hours of the session. So far as the
shipping bill is concerned nothing
has been done by the conferees and
Republican leaders propose to have
some appropriation measures still be-
fore the senate next Saturday when
the conference committee is to re-
port. The committee may report a
disagreement at that time.
Discuss Army Bill.
Much discussion prefaced consider
alton of the army bill, necessitating
a night session. In urging prompt
action Senator Chamberlain explain
ed the absence of provisions for re-
organization of the army with the
statement that the shortness of the
session would not permit proper con-
sideration. He predicted that the
reorganization and reserve army bills
pending would be pushed at the next
session of congress.
Many speeches were made in the
house during the Notifications bill
debate. Representative Fordnay, of
Michigan, Republican, predicted
that with the treasury revenues fall
ing off next year the administration
would have to enact a so-called war
tax revenue measure, issue bonds as
in 1895, increase import duties, or
materially reduce government expen-
ditures.
Representative Mendell, of Wyo-
ming. Republican, congratulated the
house on not being stampeded into
extravagant defence appropriations
by the European war. He regretted
that some people INDUCED in what he
considered "treasonable batting Of
foreign peoples by constantly pro-
claiming the probability or centain-
ty of an armed struggle, near or re-
mote, with Japan"
I'VE have no plans or ambitions
for the future, and so far as we
know, Japan has none," he said,
which will afford any reason for
excuse for clash of interests that
cannot be readily adjusted through
diplomatic channels"
Senate Naval Programme.
At the night session the senate ma
val committee submitted its report
on the appropriation bill carrying a
total of s152,961,9s1.ss, an increase
over the house bill of sS,313,0S0.
The naval building programme of
the senate bill would provide for five
sea-going submarines, sixteen smaller
submarines, six or more destroyerS,