Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-03
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
MEASURE PASSES HOUSE
Calls for Aggregate of
$500, 100000.
VOTE is ALMOST UNANIMOUS
Carries Building Program OF Five
Battle Cruisers, -Four Scout Cruz
sers, Ten Destroyers, Fifty Sub
marines and 13O Aeroplanes.

! 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 to-day almost unanimously.
II carries a building program for next
wear OF five battle cruisers four scout
| cruisers. ten destroyers. nifty subma-
rines and 100 aeroplanes, provides foi.
a gov ernment armor-plate plant, au-
thorizes an increase of nearly 1900
enlisted men. and appropriates total
! of S269 900.
| The only important amendment writ
ten into the bill in the final day of de-
bate. was one appropriatinE $1,000, ,oCO
! for repair work at the Norfolk Navy
Yard. Of this amount. S450,00U would
be available as soon AS the bill be-
comes law. The appropriation is addi-
tional to that already passed for equip
| ing the yard for battleship cons,ruc-
| ton.
AS passed. the bill is in substantially
the same form as framed by ,hc Naval
Committee Only few amendments
were adopted during week OF debate
and a final effort by Republican leaders
TO have the measure recommitteu with
instructions to add two battleships. two
scout cruisers and ten destroyers. was
beaten. lS3 TO 1S3. The fight for an
increase in the building program, at
least by the addition OF two battle
ships. will be renewed when the meas
ure is taken in the Senate late this
| month and administration leaders he /.
! lieve it will be successful.
! COMPLETES MAJOR PORTION
| OF SHARE IN PROGRAM
With passage of the bill the House
completed the major portion of its
share in the preparedness program. OF
the three bills carrying the important
provisions OF the program. the army.
naval and fortitications measures. opiv
the last named remains to be consid :
cred. 1t probably will he taken ut. in
the House after the national conven.
J tons, while the Senate is debating th.
| naval bill.
twenty-five Democrats voted vith
| the Republicans to. day for the motto
| 10 recommit and increase the building
program. and there We're indications to-
| a'sht that the proposal to provide for
al least Two nitleships would find
| strohe supporters among Democrats
IN 'he senate The two Dreadnoughts
recommended by Secretary Daniels
| ''S'S 7'iiSheH oul OIL inc blll the
fiouse Committee. and an additional
! battle cruiser substituted.
| Inc House added increases totaIinr
more than S4n.o0o,0OU to the com,,it.
Zee measure Of t.is. $1,000. 600 cover>,
an amendment adopted incrcasn. tn.
number Of Submarines authorized from
| twenty TO fifty
Other provisions added during deba r.
carry sll.000oo0 for a government
armor- r-plate plant. s7.00OOoo for en-
lar@ement OF navy-yards, especially
those at BOSTON, Philadelphia, NorfoIl,
ana Puget Sound, which Will no
EQUIPPED TO build capital warships. %
'oo'0oC for increasing the nayv's ner-
sonnet and Sl,i0e,0o0 for .eroplanos
| The armor-platc provision ALREADY
mas passed the Senate as "A separote
bill. '''' "'e
reorganization plans recommended
by Secretary Daniels, including IN
creasins the duties and AUTHORITY -,
the chief OF operations, are utborized
IN me measure. and provision is made
| TOT building up a strong reserve fo,
the enlisted personnel