Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-25
Draft Appropriation Bill
Now in Hands of House
Naval Committee.
MAKES INCREASE IN
EACH DEPARTMENT
AS Now Outlined Calls for
Two Dreadnaughts and
-Four Cruisers.

WAsHlNGToN. April "a. a
w draft Of the naval appropria-
ton bill, the second of the admins-
tration's great preparedness meas
ures, was reported by a subcommit-
tee today to the house naval COM
mittee, which next Thursday will be-
gin consideration of the construction
section.
Present indications are that the
proposed five-year building program
will be approved, but that the first
years allotment of new ships will be
increased from two dreadnaughts and
two battle cruisers as proposed by
Secretary Daniels, to two dread
naughts and four battle cruisers
40 Million Increase.
The measure as submitted by the
appropriations subcommittee carries
a total of s2l7652.174 for the COM
ing year on the basis of the secre.
tarys recommendation of four cap
ital ships. This is an increase of
seventy million over last years fig
ures.
The submarine committee did not
attempt to pass upon the building
program, that task always being left
To the full committee. If two more
battle cruisers are added il will in
crease the total appropriation about
100000. 900 as the first years pro-
vision for these ships.
The subcommittee presented
memorandum summarizing the rec
concentrations of various naval of
ficers who were examined on the
question of the building program.
They are so much at variance that
the committee would be virtually
forced to accept the secretary's plan
had not many of the Republican
members and some of the Democrats
already announced their intention of
supporting compromise program
of six capital ships.
Create Flying Corps.
The bill framed by the subcommit-
tee grants virtually all of the recon-
mendations made by Secretary Dam
iels. These include provision for:
An increase of 1850 in enlisted
personnel; S2,0OO000 for aviation;
the creation of a naval flying corps;
authorization of an elaborate naval
reserve corps system with an apprO-
priation of $l50,000 to begin in u
organizations $4,000 for SUNNI
camps of instruction similar to tn
army citizens training camp plan;
s5.OOO,0 600 for naval fuel: 81 900, 900 to
i'-'HSil' til' Ut GNOTtn Ia
kota and other ships with defective
power plants; fixing the commits
stoned personnel of the line at per
cent to the enlisted strength in both
the navy and marine corps: to per-
NIT line officers on request to be de-
tailed to specialize in engineering
duty; the addition of three hundred
qualified college graduates to the
engineering force during the next ten
years; deduction of officers and men
absent from duty because of the use
of liquor or other misconduct; fur
loughins enlisted men into the first
line reserve; increasing the total ap-
preparation for civilian instructors at
the Annapolis naval academy to
81 $4,000. to provide for civilian in
structors of high reputation as heads
of the purely academic courses.
Pension Admiral.
The bill makes special provision for
Rear Admiral Badger who has been
retained on the general board since
his retirement with a loss of sass
annually in pay. 1t is proposed that
any officer who has commanded a
fleet in active commission and been
retired for age and who is retained
as chairman OF the executive commit
tee of the general board, shall suffer
no loss in pay through retirement.