The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-14
BIC NAVY BILL.
 PASSES HOUSE: FEW AGAINST 1T
Calling for $36S,O00.OOO, Meas ure Els Greatest In Nations
 History.

Washington, Feb. 14-Carrying ap- propriations totalling more than in the Nations history-the Naval Ap- prOpriatiOn Bill was passed yesterday by the House by a vote of 353 to 23. The bill was sent to the Senate and subcommittee was appointed to rush its passage there.
 Minority Leader Mann offered the following. amendment, which was adopted without debate: "1t is hereby reaffirmed to be the policy of the United States to adjust and settle international disputes through mediation and arbitration to the end that war may be honorably avoided"
 Th$ bill provides for the second in- stalrffent of the three-year building programme, adopted last year, and includes Administration emergency amendments authorizing the Presi- dent to commander private ship yards and munition plants in time of national peril and to purchase the basic patents of aircraft. For these patents an appropriation of S1, 100000 is provided.
 Because of the Governm diff ficulty in placing contracts for war ships authorized last year, an amend ment asked for by Secretary Dan ie1s providing an additional 12,OOO,- 900 for equipping Navy Yards for construction was inserted.
 Eighteen Democrats voted against the bill: Bailey, Pennsylvania; Gallo way and Davis, Texas; Gordon and Sherwood, Ohio; Huddleton and Burnett, Alabama; Johnson and Thomas, Kentucky; KItchin, Bough- ton and Paige, North Carolina; Saunders, Virginia; Sears, Florida; Sisson, Mississippi; Tavenner, Iilli- nois; Thompson, Oklahoma; Tillman, Arkansas.
 Republicans voting against it were: Crampton, Michigan; Hollings- worth. Ohio; Lindebergh, Minnesota, and Nelson, Wisconsin.
 Meyer London, Socialist, of New York City. also voted against it.
 Senator Salisbury, a Democratic member of the Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution yesterday to open the ports of the United States to naval vessels of na- tions now at war so es ito discourage the violations of international law upon the high seas" The bill con- cededly is aimed at Germany's ruth less submarine warfare.
 The resolution provides that Ameri- can ports shall be thu opeeds to for eign warships by proclamation of the President. The passage of the resolu- tion would prove of great bnefite to the ships of the Allies. Asked if the administration would support his bill Senator Salisbury declined to answer He asked that it be referred to the ForeNn Relations Committee, where he will urge it's consideration today
 ''This measure may enable the gov ernment, without a declaration of war, to assist in preventing violations of in- ternational rights at sea by giving as- sistance to those engaged in abating unrecognized and unwarranted sys- tems of warfare" said Senator Sauls- bury. "1t is a step that may be effec- i've in the present international crisis without declaration of war on our part"
 Senator Stone, chairman of the for eign relations committee, will oppose it.
 An alleged propaganda to make the United States join the Entente Allies in their war against Germany was the subject of an attack in the House yes- terday by Representative Moore of Pennsylvania. MT. Moore quoted statements printed in the Congress sional Record as part of the remarks of Representative Galloway of Texas, in which the latter charged that J. P. Morgan & Go. and other war muni- ton interests had bought up 25 of the most influential newspapers in the country to aid in the propaganda to involve the United States in war.
 s'I say that if some Democrat does not introduce a resolution to investi- gate these charges of pernicious ac- tivitv I shall introduce such a resolu- ton myself" declared MT. Moore.