The sun., 1917-02-07
NAVY GETS ALL;
ARMY'S BILLCUT
Congress Gives Sea Fighters
Everything They Ask.
Reduces Others.
100000 FOR SHIPS
Sum of S15O,O0O,OOO to BE
Voted for Submarines.
&c.. Tomorrow.
S325.OOO,000 FOR SHIPS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6,-NealIy Slo,-
0OO. 900 was added to the navy bill In
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Oh the h''eh''oh OIL So"sfess W 'aeA w
President Wilson to the limit III MS
stand for American rights. The amend
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mittee or the whole represent every
thing the Navy Department has asked In
tho vav of emergency appropriations
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concerned.
The army. on the other hand. got
a,,,,rnn,,,t,on hut On the contrary. the
ss20. 100000 estimate Of the Secretary
of War was cut TO $247.061,10S, or
s2o, SOC, 900 less than the appropriation
bill for the current year.
ON Thursday the House will vote the
President lump sum OF s15o.000, 900
for the purchase and equipment Of sub
marines, destroyers and merchant pro-
tectors
Majority Leader Kitchin declined to-
day to consent to setting aside OF cali
endar Wednesday for the continuation
OF consideration of the navy bill As
result the bill will not be taken up
again until Thursday, when It IL hoped
to conclude 1t with the adoption OF the
Padgett amendments. These were intro
duced as separate measures to-day with
a view to having them printed and cir
culated among the members before Of
fering them as amendments TO the naval
bill. As they are subject to a point
OF order special rule will be required
TO assure their consideration. The re-
fusal OF the majority leader 10 consent
To setting aside the calendar on Wednes-
day indicates a desire OF the anti-pre-
paredness forces TO cool down the en-
thus!asrn for the preparedness engen-
dered by the critical foreign situation.
Provisions of Amendments.
pr,se,. ,r. p,d1.,. au.,dnsn,s nro-
,,,da
FOR tne taNins over oy tns Lres,.
all private sh!pyards and other estab-
l:shrnents engaged In the manufacture
or assembling of shipbuilding accessories
and for the drafting of workmen and
officials of such establishments into the
Government service for the construction
of Government ships.
.. Authorization for the issue OF $780,
0O0, 900 in 1--WE year 3 per cent bonds, the
proceeds to be used by the President
in his discretion to secure the speedy
construction of ships already authorized
and for the construction or purchase of
additional torpedoboat destroyers, sub
marines and such other naval craft as
the President may direct, to be immedi-
ately available.
g. One million dollars to be used by
the Secretaries Of War and Navy for
the ACQUISITION by purchase or otherwise
OF such basic patent or patents as may
be considered necessary for the develop
ment OF aircraft In the United States,
The aircraft amendment would enable
the Secretary Of War and the Secretary
of the Navy to secure by purchase, con-
demnation. donation or otherwise such
basic patent or r,aten,s as tbey NAV con-
slder necessary To IN. manufacture and
aeyelopmeut of aircraft.
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amount OF 'he oiii. carrsiie upward OF
sSoE,ooo'ooo suoJec' 10 immediate use IN
me fresidehts o'screuoii, was also OF
Tered ordinarily the Dill would take
erect july j.
Increases 10 the naval bill approved by
the House to-day We're Ant-a'rcraft
for batteries for armins merchant auxil.