Arizona republican., 1916-08-08
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 WASHINGTON. Aug. 7-National defense legislation in congress is ap-. preaching completion. Today the con- ference committee on the navy ap- propriation bill submitted d complete agreement and the conferees on the naval bill voted to disagree on the big construction program and person nel increases. the only remaining points of dispute in that measure. SO that the issues might be referred back for quick settlement by the two houses Members of the house who are away on vacation. will he called back to Washington next week. for vote on the building and personnel sections of the naval bill.
 President Wilson. navy department officials and other adequate defense | champions of the administration, are expected to make a determined effort | to induce house leaders to yield to the 1 senate program for construction of ! 66 vessels eight of them to be capital ships during 1917. The house provided ! for only five capital ships If it votes 1 to insist on its original provisions. it | IS said the senate confeTces will offer i to give up the three year continuing | program in the senate bill. as an in- ducement to house leaders to recon slider and accept the big program for the first year.
 Agreement was reached by the con- ferees on administrative features of the personnel section, hut they could not get together on the question of lthe increases in the enlisted strength. The administration is anxious that the larger senate authorizations in this section also be accepted The senate provided for a total enlisted strength of 7i.000. and the house for only 61.000
 Secretary Daniels plan for promo ltion of navy officers by selection, in- stead of by seniority was accepted, but was so amended that it would not ap- ply to officers lower than the rank of commander. Provision Is made for a board of nine admirals to pass on pro-
 motions and six must agree in eacf
 case. It also was agreed that cap
 tains who are not promoted befor,
 reaching the age of 57 shall be re-
 tired. and that commanders not pro
 noted be retired at 45, and lieutenant commanders at 40 The confereei
 also raised the general retiring ag' , limit from e to 6f.
 Senator Chamberlain will call up tn, , larmy appropriation report in the sen
 ate tomorrow. The bill as agreed on l carried s267. .597 900. or $S5, 900 000 il n excess of the house bill. repor |, had been delayed several days whil 2 ithe war department made an uBsuc p cessful effort to induce the four con ferees to recede from their insistenc Y on the Hay amendment. making re n tired officers exempt from provision
 of the military code.
 Among the big army appropriation s as agreed are: For aviation, s13,2S1
 666: pay for officers of the line S10.
 O0O. .O00 transportation, S23, 900 e clothing, $202S0 GOO; subsistence, $2D. 2 900 GOO: ordnance stores and ammuni Q shall be expended for purchase O O munitions, the remainder to be use i. for manufacturing ordnance store . and supplies S9, 500. 900: armed moto It cars. s500000 reduced from s1,000, d GOO: field artillery and ammunition fo $ national guard. S20000000 reduce . from S2S200,O00: for automatic ma
 chine rifles, s12,OC0,O00 reduced fror
 S15. GOO. .000
 For training camps. such as that q
 Pittsburg, the bill appropriates g.
 GOO. GOO, a reduction from S4300 GOO l l. the senate bill An appropriation ( e S450, 900 in the senate bill to reim
 purse the state of New York for ex ' penso in mobilization of the nations l. guard was stricken out. A 5000 GC s appropriation is included in the bill a d agreed to- for relief of dcpender -t families of guardsmen and enliste r. men,