New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
Only Eight Members Op-
pose Measure Carrying
Nearly 100000.
CALLS FOR EIGHT
CAPITAL WARSHlPS
nefenoe Advocates Confident
House Will Accept the
Great Increases.

Washington, July 2l.-By the heavy
majority Of Il 70 the Senate late to-
asy adopted the naval appropriation
bill carrying an appropriation Of SSl5,-
so6.S4S fer this year. and providing for
the construction Of eight capital ships
As soon as possible This appropriation
Is S45.s575ss more than was carried by
the bill as it passed the House.
The strength Of the advocates Of real
rrepsredness in the upper house had
not been fully appreciated until to-
6sys vote on the question OF substitut-
,rr the House building programme for
,ba; Of the Senate. The House author
;,s6 Eve battle cruisers and no dread
-oush,s as against four battle-cruisers
and four dreadnoughts proposed by the
Senste. The House provided only for
the one-ycar building programme. in
stead Of three years as proposed by the
Senate committee The amendment to
substitute the House programme was
voted down -65 10 y.
The cigh, men who refused TO vote
for the bin as a whole were Senators
Clam. Curtis. Gronna, La Toilette,
Norris and Works. Republicans, and
Thomas and Nardaman, Democrats.
Tr. Twelve men who voted for the
Hoas. .ocramme we're Senators Bank
head. thomas. Underwood and Narda
man. Democrats, and Clapp, Cummins,
Curtis Gronna, Kenyon, La Toilette,
Norris and Works. Republicans.
Believe House Will Agree.
Advocates Of preparedness are GER
tain chat the House will accept the big
increases the Senate has made. The
great vote IN the Senate and the sum-
stan.ial vote for larger appropriations
IN the House itself when the bill was
up .n ,hat body are cited to prove this.
The final vote in the Senate was de-
layed by renewal Of the controversy
between Senators Reed. of Missouri,
and Oliver, Of Pennsylvania. Senator
Penrose. while Mr.. Reed was out Of the
chan Der. got unanimous consent to
pnnt as a public document the Bethle-
Rem Steel Company's published argu-
ments against government armor
plate plant.
When Senator Reed returned and
learned Of this he denounced the action
as a shameless proposition and an
outrage" and declared the company's
statements were false and misleading.
Senator Oliver challenged Mr.. Reed to
show the statements ne referred to-
The Senator from Pennsylvania, "
Senator Reed replied. had the cool as
surace. after admitting that he owned
steel stock. 10 stand up here and at
tempt 20 vote money into his own
pocket by supporting a bill which would
help the Bethlehem Steel Company. If
the Senator were judge he would not
b. permitted 90 vote on this issue
Each DenOunces Other.
Senator Oliver denounced the state
ment. asserting that Senator Reed was
attempting 20 avoid his challenge.
81 say" continued Senator Reed,
chat the Senator from Pennsylvania
on this floor admitted he owned a large
amount Of steel stock and that this
stock was In a concern that was the
parent company of a concern engaged
ir tho manufacture of armor plate. The
Senator knows that whatever might de-
feat the construction OF government
amor plate plant will increase the
prce and profits for private armor
rl~r4l. .bo+ tho prcffc will he dis
iributcd among its stockholders. and
that some Of those profits will emit a
musical Jingle in the pockets of the dis
tnguished Senator from Pennsylvania
Senator Gallnger suggested that
Senator Reed was oversteppng Sen
ate rule. and Vice-President Marshall
also intervened.
Senator Reed then read from the
record another passage between himself
and Senator Oliver on the same subject
when Mr. Oliver told the Senate he
owned United States Steel stock valued
a. $4,000.
Penrose Withdraws Request.
Senator'S Reed. MARITIME and Yard
snan vanly sought TO find some means
By which the unanimous consent 10
print the Bethlehem Steel documents
could be reconsidered. Then senator
Reed asked for an order that only 100
OF the documents be printed, out Seha-
tor Penrose objected.
"Now that the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany has been given the franking prlvl-
lege.' said Senator Reed. as the incl
dent ended, Il presume il will be eX-
tended 20 any other corporation big