The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-08
NAVAL BILL PASSESH0USE
TOTAL APPROPRIATION $500, ,9OO,-
OOO.-LARGEST EVER.
Calls for Battle Cruisers, 4 Scout
Cruisers, so Submarines, 10 De-
StrOyers.

Washington, June 2.-The second
of the big preparedness measures, a
naval appropriation bill larger by
many millions than any ever before
considered in congress, passed the
house late today almost unanimous
~. 1t carries. building programme
for next year of five battle cruisers,
four scout cruisers, ten destroyers,
fifty submarines and 130 aeroplanes,
provides for a government armor
plate plant, authorizes an increase of
nearly 1900 enlisted men and ap-
propriates total of s269,900,000.
AS passed the bill is in substantial
ly the same form as framed by the
naval committee Only few amend
ments wer adopted during week of
ments were adopted during week of
lican leaders to have the measure re-
committed with instructions to add
two battleships, two coast cruisers
and ten destroyers was beaten, 1S9
to 1873. The fight for an increase in
the building programme, at least by
the addition of two battleships, will
be renewed in the senate when the
measure is taken up there late this
month, and administration leaders
believe it will be successful.
Only -Four Opposed,
Only four representatives voted
against passage of the bill, to 35S fa-
voring it, and as the roll call pro-
gressed the overwhelming majority of
1.ayes'' stirred the Democrats to re-
peated cheering. The four. negatives
were cast by Representatives Brown
Ing, New Jersey, and Graham, Penn
sylyania, Republicans; Randall, Cali
s fornia, Prohibitionist, and London,
New York, Socialist.
With passage of the bill the house
completed the major portion of its
share in the preparedness pro-
gramme-the army, naval and forti-
fcation measure-only the last nam
ed remains to be considered. 1t prob
ably will be taken up in the house
after the national conventions, while
the senate is debating the naval bill.
twenty-five Democrats voted with
the Republicans today for the mo-
tion to recommit and increase the
building programme and there was
indications tonight that the proposal
to provide for at least two battle
ships would find strong support
among Democrats in the senate. The
two dreadnaughts recommended by
Secretary Daniels were striken out
OF the bill by the house committee
and an additional battle cruiser SUBJ
stituted as compromise to meet the
demands of the so-called little navy
men
Increase Added.
e. Although the house voted down
most of the recommendations of a
minority report submitted by Repub-
lican members of the committee, in
creases totalling more than $4,000
600 were added to the committee
measure. OF this $22,O00,000 covers
an amendment adopted increasing
the number of submarines authorized
! to fifty. The committee had recon-
mended only twenty. Other provis-
ions added during debate carry $11,-
100000 for a government armor
plate plant, s7,00o,O00 for enlarge
ment of the navy yards at Charles
ton, S. c., Norfolk, Va, New Orleans,
La, Philadelphia, Pa, Boston, Mass,
and Puget Sound; $2,700,0o0 for in
creasing the navy personnel, and ST.
100000 for aeroplanes. The yards
at Norfolk, Boston, Philadelphia and
Puget Sound will be equipped to
build capital warships. The armor
provision already has passed the SEN
ate as a separate bill.
Reorganization plans recommend
ed by Secretary Daniels, including
Increasing the duties and authority
of the chief of operations, are author
lied in the measure and provision is
made for building up a strong re-
serve for the enlisted personnel.
A Lafayette Story.
we'll remember, when little boy,