Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-23
Senate Rushing
 Appropriations
PENSION BILL CARRYING $164, ,ooo,- . 900 PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE
ARMY BILL $1o3, 3,oOo, ,OOO
Favors One Million for Aviation, In- stead of S3oo.o0o, As Authorized in House 5ilI-Fear Some of the Bills Will Not Be Acted Upon.

Washington. Feb. 22.-Appropriation
 for national defence occupied the at
 tention of both houses of congress to-
 day in the general rush to clear up
 the supply bills for the government
 before adjournment. The senate dis
 cussed until late tonight the army ap-
 prOpTiation bill, carrying approximate ly $102,000,000 while the house con
 tinued debate on the fertilization bill.
 While progress was being made on
 both these measures, the senate com
 mittee virtually completed considera-
 tion of the naval appropriations meas ure and the senate paused for four
 minutes to pass without debate the pension bill carrying $164, 100000. Increases For Submarine and Aviation. Increases for submarines and avia- ton over provisions of the house bill are provided bb the senate naval com mittee, it's amendments including $1,- OO0,O00 for aviationEinsted of $500, 900 as authorized in the house bill; pro- visions for six sea-going submarines instead of one and 16 instead of Il of the smaller type submarines. Senator Shoot sought unsuccess- fully to provide for fifty sea-going and 9 of the smaller coast defence sub marines.
 Nothing Done On Shipping Bill. Notwithstanding the progress being made on appropriations in the senate there were indications today that not all of the bills could be passed even though no attempt were made to re- new the ship purchase bill fight. SeV- eral democratic senators said that they | feared it might be necessary to adopt some emergency resolutions in the closing hours of the senate. So far as the ship Dill is concerned, nothing has
 yet been done by the conferees. The Army Bill.
 Considerable discussion prefaced l consideration Of the army bil. In urg- | lain explained the absence of pro visions for reorganization of the army l with the statement that the shoTtness i of the session would not permit prop l CT consideration. He predicted that l the reorganization and reserve army l bills pending would be pushed at the l next session of congress.
 Many speeches were made in tho 1 house on the fortifications bill. Repre- l sentative F'OrdneY of Michigan, repub- l lican. predicted that next year the 1 administration would have to enact ] a so-caHed war tax review measure 1 issue bonds as in 1895, increase tariff rates or materially reduce government l expenditures.
 Representative Moore of Pennsyl- 1 vania, referring to the sinking of the l steamer Evelyn, said that she went 1 into forobidder waters at the risk o1 ! the United Government because she was insured by the war risk board. Naval Bill Carries S152,e6 ,es1.SS l At the night session the senate na- 1 val committee submitted it's report on ] the appropriation bili carrying g total ! of S152. .961. .9S1.SS. an increase over the | house bill of $S,313,08O. Provision all l so is made for the re-appropriation of ] S4O0, 600 for the marine barracks at l Norfolk and Mare Island.
 1 The naval building programme of l the senate bill would provide for five 1 sea going submarines, sixteen smaller 1 submarines. six or more destroyer ! one oil fuel ship, one guuboat, one 1 hospital ship at S500.600 and two first l class battlesnips. Among the in- 1 creases recommended are S50O,000 for | a projectile plant: S130000 for naval 1 reserves; S40O, 900 for q high power | radio station. and $1.000.090 to be ap- 1 piled on construction of an armoT | p!Ste factory not to cost to exceed i SS,G00, 900 if the secretary of the navy l cannot purchase armOr in the market { at 3. reasonable price.
 ! Debate on the army bill was re- l sumed after the naval bill was re- l ported.
 Items of Army Bill Passed Over
 Quickly.
 l Items of the army bill were passed 1 over quickly with little debate and l when the senate recessed the only l section remaining for consideration 1 was that providing for the establish ment of system of scientific man 1 agement in government navy yard and ] shops.
 1 The Indian appropriation gill was 1 reported by the senate committee to- 1 night, carrying 11,2o5,S ,S65, an in-
 crease of $3,535,741 over the house bill.