New-York tribune., 1919-02-12
House Passes
Wilson's n avv
Bill, 28l to SO
Continued from page I.

necticut; Fuller, Massachusetts,; Griest,
Pennsylvania Hadley. Washington;
Hicks, New York; Kelley, Michigan;
kiess, Pennsylvania; Lampert Wis
consn; Lufkin, Massachusetts; Nc
Arthur, Oregon: McCulloch, Ohio;
Miller, Washington; NORM, Pennsyl-
vania; Mudd, Maryland; Nichols Michi-
gan; Nolan, California; Osborne, Cali /
forna; Peters, Missouri; Rogers,
Massachusetts; Schall Minnesota;
Smith, Michigan; Temple, Pennsyl- |
vania; Woods, Iowa; Zihlman, Mary
land-37.
London New York, Socialist, voted
against the rule.
Baer, North Dakota, partisan,
voted for it.
Randall, California; Prohibition-De
ocrat, voted against it.
Debate Limited to Two Hours
Following the adoption of the rule
by the House, Chairman Padgett re-
introduced the building programme
amendment without change, and after
a wrangle for several minutes regard
ing the time to be permitted for de-
bate on the amendment, two hours was
agreed upon. The debate which fol-
lowed was colorless and largely re-
iteration Of what had been said pre-
viously on the measure The amend
ment was finally adopted by vote of
IVA to l42, the only change in its word
ing being that the limitation on the time
which must expire before construction
OF the new programme can begin was
postponed from February /, 1920. to
June l of that year
The bill as finally passed by the
House included few changes over the
original draft reported by the com
mttee. The appropriation for aviation
was reduced from S25, 900 to Sl5,-
UuU,OUJ. and provision inserted which
prohlb!ts the Secretary OF the Navy
from ,sing funds appropriated for the
Bureau of Steam Engineering for the
purchase of wireless stations.
Republican Supports Wilson
The principal discussion of the Pres
ldents three-year programme to-day
ton Of the rule. Representative P.
:. Kelly, of Michigan, Republican,
member of the Naval Affairs Commit
s-e, led the fight in favor of the rule,
and made strong speech urging his
Republican colleagues 20 support the
: President.
81 do not want the President of the
United States to come back and say
that he was on the point Of getting a
redrct9sn of armament added the
speaker he was on the point of
bringing into being a tribunal which
would adjust the demands of the world
! and prevent war. but at that critical
moment the Congress of the United
States withdrew its support. and be-
cause of that action he failed"
Opposition to the rule, but indorse-
M hn !,
: Toiced by Representative Nicholas
p Longworth, of Ohio, who declared he
objected to the limitation, and that
y the bill did not attempt to provide "fol
! q bona tide navy" Mr.. Longworth fur
- ther said he had read the Presidents
. message, but had not been convinced
. Ct the necessity for voting for The
y programme In its present shape.
G Longworth Objects to Secrecy
n 81 object to this secret way Of doing
l. things" he continued. "The other da,
d one statesman said about another her,
l. that he had no secrets from the Ameri
a can people. Tomorrow we celebrat,
l. the birthday Of that great President o
the United States. He had no secret
1T from the people. This country has ha,
IS other Presidents who have had no Sc
e crets from the people. Would to Co..
y that we had one nowlr
is representative Charles i. EcaViS
y, Republican, Of Nebraska, opposed tn
,r building programme because of the Sc
rt crecy surrounding the request and tn
l. expense involved.
10 Levy your taxes, increase the con
.r sumption tax" said Mr.. Reavis. "mak
it higher the cost Of living and place
upon the men who arc walking in idle
A. ness the streets Of America day am
s, you have a condition in this countr
n. that, so far as | am concerned, | al
ID exceedingly apprehensivc Of Tn
,c Bolshevik is not disease; he is
o. symptom. lie is the product of cor
10 dition, and the only way to treat hin
al is not by treating the symptom, but b
removing the condition. Do not strik
T. at it's product instead of removin
1c the condition, and by bill of tn
,y character you are adding to the cor
l" dition."
We Calls Programme "Club"
na Representative Fcss, of Ohio, chai
~ man Of the Republican Congression
or Committee, characterized the buildir
programme feature Of the bill as
q, Club" and "thrcat" and charged
ho had been planned and confidcd to men
az ~ bers Of the House before the Pres
~ dents departure for the peace confc
~ aa cnce
or "Ths is not an announcement
~ Germany, nor to Austria--to our en-
bo miles," said Dr.. Fess. at is a subt
In announcement to the men with who
.a' our President sits about the table al
~, who arc our friends"
M Majority Leader Mann, speakll
~ against the rule, snid:
81 hope the President will be su
cessful in his aspirations for n leagl
Of nations. But | do not believe Il
IA proper way to secure peace is for &
tie Congress of the United States TO sh
ne eve propose to have "A navy lar
id, enough TO lick the world
m reports viii Immediately go throug
mt out the world that we are to contcl
as with Great Britnin for the largest ma
'as and that those who have won the W
I'D haYe begun to quarrel at the peace co
ference. That is the gaddcst piece
Tor news that has raached Germany
nd many long day"