The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27
%4s,4s2,ss5 VOTED
TO NAVY BY SENATE.
Measure Cut s181,275,82e
From One Reported to
: Last Congress.
$50, 100000 FOR AVIATION
Senate Increased Bill S44,.
813,931 Over Total Granted
by House.
SpectsI Despatch 10 Tus sos.

WASHINGTON. June 26.-After a devil
Gus history which began with estimates
made before the arnistice was signed.
and resulted in repeated reorganiza-
tons Of policies and amounts. the naval
appropriation bill passed the Senate
to-day. carrying ss4s,ts2.s95. plus s2.-
$50, 600 to complete certain coastguard
vessels.
2 when this measure started on It's ca
reer, before the armistice was even In
sight, II carried almost $4,000. 900, zoe.
Its processes Of gradual dim.nution may
be thus stated:
The original estimates submitted in
naval establishment for the hscal year
1920 totaied S2,644,so7, o4s.ey.
The Secretary Of the Navy. after the
signing Of the armistice. under date Of
December 80, 1918. recommended that
this amount be reduced to se7b,oo3.-
s2l2S.
The amount of the naval bill 90 passed
by the House at the last session OF Con-
gress was $720. ss,eooss. The amount
OF the bill reported 20 the Senate by ths
Committee on Naval Affairs at the last
session of Congress was 3s34, Tos.S 21.sS.
The amount OF this bin for purely naval
The reduction in appropriations for
naval purposes carried IN this bill over
the amount reported by the Senate Com
mittee on Naval Affairs at the last SEES
+ sion OF Congress Is s1s1, 275,S:s. The
Senate largely Increased the total OF the
hill from the figures fixed by the House.
These increases, aggregating S4,s13,s31,
we're in the following items:
Aviation, $50 900: fuel oil investi-
CATION, $4,000; relief of sufferers in
Guam. $4,000; recreation enlisted msn.
100000; schools and camps Of instruc-
ton, 100000; training station. Califor-
mia, s25. 00e; Great Lakes. 500, 900
Hampton Roads, $4,000; war College
s32.190; Pensacola claims. $4,000
public works. sb.5o7.7po; pay Of thu
navy, s12.66s.5pi; provisions. tS.131.S0o
maintenance, supplies and accounts
33.18O.4oo
The House bill provided for a TEN.
porary enlisted personal until September
80 next of 241.000, after that Of 1sl. oot
until December 81. and thence TO the END
OF the fiscal year Of 1900 Ths Senate
changes this, providing $4,000 until
September 80, thence till the end Of th<
fiscal year $4,000. No material change
is made in the Marine Corps personnel
which is left at 27.4oo for the next flsea
year.
There was some opposiuon To 20 largt
q bill. voiced especially by Senator kins
tCtah). who as a member OF the com.
mittee declined to vote against the meas
ure. but stated his objections. HI
thought It could we'll have been KEEP
down to s500.000.00o OF $500. 600 ,oot
without impairment OF the service. Tn,
wars lessons. he thought, should have
been better assimilated before provision
was made for carrying out the rest o.
the so-called 1915 building programme.
The measure carries no authorization
OF new construction, but makes appfopri
alton to continue construction undei
former authorizations.
One OF the most important changes
made by the Senate was In respect Il
naval aviation. The House named onl,
$4,000, 900 for this purpose. and tn
Senate raised II to $4,000. 900 after lon,
hearings. during which Secretary Daniel
and the naval officers urged that It wal
absolutely necessary not to fall below
this figure II any progress was to b
made that would keep this department
near that of other naval Powers.
Its conferees will be strongly sup
ported in insisting that the air service
shall be given. the expaned provision