The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
Democratic Floor Leader kitch-
in and Congressman Saun.
ders Vote mo
J. HAMPTON MOORE
INDICTS THE PRESS
Says J. P. Morgan Has Bought
and Paid For Policy Of
Twenty five leading Ameri-
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Washington, Feb. I3.-The house
OF representatives today passed the
biggest naval appropriation bill In the
history OF the country. carrying SSos,-
100000. by u vote of S63 to % TINS
tremendous appropriation Is more
than double the average annual ap-
preparation for naval construction and
naval 1pkeep for the past decade. II
exceeds the army appropriation bill
which will follow II before the house.
10y moro than $i20,ooo.00e.
Less than four hours of today SEES
sion was consumed by the concluding
debate on the bill and It's amendments.
Just before the vote was taken Re
TTt7 -tf-A';sA4 Al!
amendment the following affirmation
OF Americas international policy.
which was adopted without record
vote
1T IN hereby rcaffrmed to be the
policy of the United states 10 adjust
and settle its disputes through media
ton or arbitration 10 the end that
war may be honorably avoided.
Eighteen Against IAll.
onlv eighteen Democrats voted
against the bill. although this list in
cIuded some OF the most prominent
members of the majority party IN
congress They we're Representatives
Bailey. Burnett galloway. Davis. Of
Texas. Doughton, Gordon. Huddles-
ton, Johnson OF Kentucky. Ktchin.
Page Saunders. Sears. sherwood, Sis
son. Tavenner. Thompson and TIL
man.
REPRESENTATIVE london. OF New
Yarh. the only Socialist III congress
voted against The naval bill The Re
uas{,If-Hu opposition was confined to
Representative Hoilinrsworth, Of
ONO. Camp;an. 81 Michigan Lind
bergh OF Minnesota, and Nelson, q
Wisconsin.
The rujidtng program embodied IN
she hin includes,
Three arst-class battleshjpS. each Of
IL, 000 TONS displacement with a
speed OF not less than twenty three
knots an hour. They viii each mount
twelve I6-inch guns and viii be both
in she and armament the largest hat
tlesrips ~ tho world
One .-artfe cruiser 90 -. 00o tons
riisrias tTnen, and with speed Of
thirty-hve knots per hour produced by
an ipdicated horse power OF 10000.
she will mount twelve t4-inCh guns,
Terec scout cruisers Of thirtv-itve-
knes speed
r,gh,een submarines of 500 tons
splacement, each capable or taking
TO the sea for extended cruises and
Of almost exactly similar type to the
German T-na.
Fifteen destrovers of tho highest
srred and most modern equipment
May Commander Plants
The most important amendment to
The naval bill AS II passed the house
was the provision that in the event Of
war or the imminence of war the
president of tho United states may
commander ship wards aud the plants
wherein are manufactured articles or
materials of any kind necessary I"
-he construction OF warships and
nJants wherein are manufactured
ordnance or munitions of war,
Immediately the naval bill had
PASSED the house, the senate naval
committee appointed a special sub
con, ~1ittee to give the measure inn
me ~te attention and prepare It for
it's introduction In the upper house
The subcommittee consists of Chair
man T1llman and Senator swanson
and Bryan. Democrats. and Senator
Lodge and Fenrose. Republicans.