New Britain herald., 1916-05-31
FIFTY SUBMARINES
 IS HOUSE PROGRAM
Amendment to Naval Budget Car
 ried, IA to 1O4, Amid Cheers

Washington, May 31.-The republ- 1 can advocates of a bigger building ! program for the navy won partial victory in the house yesterday when 114 to 104 the house amended the naval budget to provide for fifty sub
 marines instead of the twenty propos- ed by the dem ocrats of the naval af- fairs committee. All other amendments to the building program offered by the republicans were voted down. Of the fifty submarines authorized forty-seven will be of the coast de-
 fense type and three will be ocean,
 going submersibles of the S00-ton
 type.
 About a score of democrats joined
 the republicans in voting for larger
 number of submarines. The vote was
 taken in committee of the whole,
 where a rollcall cannot be ordered,
 but the minority believe the subma-
 rine amendment will stay in the bill on
 it's final passage in the house.
 Secretary Daniels was visitor upon
 the house floor during the compara-
 lively brief debate on the naval bud
 get this afternoon. He was present when the members recorded their vote
 by tellers for fifty submarines.
 The amendment sponsored by the republicans to authorize two dread noughts was defeated, 130 to IA. The bill makes no provisions for dread noughts, but auth prizes the construc- tiOn of five battle cruisers. After the defeat of the motion to appropriate for two battleships the min ority endeavor- ed to provide for six instead of five battle cruisers. This amendment was defeated, 109 to 83.
 Other amendments offered by Rep resentative Butler, ranking repubi- can of the naval affairs committee, to increase the building program as car ried in the democratic bill, were re- ecjted on viva voce votes. These amendments included proposals for two additional scout cruisers, twenty eight in lieu of ten destroyars, and two fuel ships in lieu of the one recom- mended by the majority. The repub- licans also sought to add to the build ing program one transport, one supply l ship, one destroyer tender, and one re- pair ship.
 After winning a victory on the Sub- ! marine amendment, which was carried l amid cheers on the republican side, 1 the minority did not force a vote by l
  other auxiliary vessels.
 Padgett Leads Opposition.
 Chairman Padgett of the naval af- fairs committee earnestly fought op- position for an authorization of more han twenty submarines
 These vessels,' he said may be l built quickly if they are needed. There S no necessity for loading up this bill l with an appropriation for fifty subma- ines"
 Have we not more submarines at l present than Germany had when she 1 entered the war;" asked Representa- i've Hensley of Missouri, who is op- posed to a large navy.
 We have" said MT. Padgett.
 Opposing the minority amendment 'or six battle cruisers, MT. Padgett charged that the republicans of the committee had originally been for five but boosted their program to ,ix when they ascertained the demo- ,rats would propose five. MT. Butler l attempted to gain recognition to ans yer this charge, but the limit of time or debate on the paragraph had been cached. .,r {
 MT. Padgett further insisted that he building authorized in the pending laval bill would put the United States avy ahead of Germany despite op- osition claims that an opportunity to o into second place had been sacri ced in the democratic bill.
 With the completion of the propos- d program said Mr. Padgett, "our avy in broadside fire will be superior o that of Germany, although in the aggregate of ships it may not be as arge. The five cruisers we auth Orize 1 will be superior to the eight which fermany had at the beginning of the var and since that time we have leard that she has sold one to Tur- ,ey."
 Among the democrats who voted for he tWo-dreadnought arrangement were Representatives Coady, Mary and; Driscoll and Farley, New York; 'herley, Kentucky; Stone, Illinois; Ia 'ue, Massachusetts; Gallagher, McAn- lreWs and McDermott, Illinois; )'Shaunessy, Rhode Island; Price, Maryland, and Dupre, Louisiana.
 Republicans voting against two lreadnoughts were: Cramton, Michl- ,an; Good, Ramseyer, Haugen and Green, Iowa; Mondell, Wyoming; Ells- worth, Minnesota and Nelson, Wis OnSin.