Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-18
Uppe' .ouse Adopts En-
Ia i Building Program
~ Viva Voce Vote.
BUILDING PROGRAM
FOR THREE YEARS
Provides For Four preadnoughes and
Four Battle Cruisers TO Be euiis
Next Year-Tsn Battlssh'ps and SiA
Cruisers to ee Completed by July 1,
1e17-House Bill Provided For Con.
struction Of Seventy two Ships.

Washington. July 1s.-The senaAe
program Of the navy bill by viva
voce vote. 1t provides for tho builds
ing within three years Of 157 war yes.
sells of all classes and for four dread
noughts and four battle cruisers to be
built next year.
BY vote of As to Is. the senate res
jected an amendment to require three
of the new battleships to be kept on
the Pacific coast. 1t was argued that
the amendment would be an infringe
ment Of the constitutional authority OF
the president as commander In chief
OF the navy.
Senators Jones and Phelan insisted
that the Pacific coast always had been
sighted in naval ships and the latter
emphasized the dangers OF q Japanese
invasion. Opponents Of the measur0
said it would prove a great emhnrrass-
ment to the navy and declared the Pa
cific coast always would be adequately
protected in the assignment Of war
craft.
Senator Capp opposed the building
program and secuted the danger OF
war with a foreign power.
Big Addition Next Year.
The ships to be built by July !, 1912,
under the program follows:
Battleships, ten, four this year; bats
tie cruisers, six, four In 1917: scout
cruisers, ten, four IN 1917: torpedo
boat destroyers. fifty. twenty In 1877:
fleet submarines. nine. two now builds
Ing, to be completed in 1915 coast s,ib-
marines, fifty eight. thirty In 1917.
4 Other ships include one suhsnaxina
| with the NeH system Of prnpulalonj
three fuel ships. two ammunition ships,
one hospital ship. one repair ship. one
transport. two destroyer tenders. one
fleet submarine and two gunboats.
The bill as it passed the house pro-
! vided for a total Of seventy two ships,
with only five capital ships, all battle
cruisers
Wilson Visit Capitol.
Shortly after noon today President
Wilson went to the capitol. 1t was the
FIRST visit he had made there In months.
At the capitol the president conferred
in his private room with Senator Kern.
the democratic leader It was under
stood that the president is very desir-
Gus of having the working mems COM
pensation and child labor bills included
in the legislative program. They were
sidetracked by the caucus.
The presidents visit to the capitol
was unexpected. There was no one to
meet him. A clerk summoned Major
\ ity Leader Kern of Indiana. They
conferred for several minutes after
which Senator Martin, of Virginia and
Vice President Marshall came into the
room.
The conference concerned :a:e !!sS!!s-
lative program and the time OF ad-
journment of congress which the demo-
Gratis have tentatively set as Aug. ID.
The president, it is understood. urged
that the child labor and worknens 3
| compensation measures be included in
the imperative legislative program. He
sought to bring about an arrangement
that would not delay adjournment as
he wants to begin his campaign not
| later than Sept. /.
Mr.. Wilson was besieged for an ex-
| planation of his visit.
1T Is simply Il matter of program,
| he said. Il wanted to see several or
| the senator's about a legislative pro-
gram and thought it .would be simpler
to come here than call them to the
White House"