Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-28
SENATE MAY PASS
NAVY BILL TODAY
Amendment Affecting Per-
sonnet, Offered by Senator
Lodge, Is Pending.

The Senate resumed consideration
of the naval appropriation bill today
with the expectation Of passing the
bill before adjournment this evening.
An amendment offered by Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts,. dealing with
the personnel was under considefa
ton. This amendment originated IN
the Navy Department. 1t proposes.
among other things. the enlistment OF
10000 naval reservists for periods OF
from twelve to eighteen months. IL
also proposes 100 temporary omcers
, be transferred to the regular roll. An
other provision Is for a bonus in the
case Of enlistment.
Both Senator Lodge and Senator
Swanson spoke in favor of the adop-
ton of the amendment.
Items Passed Yesterday.
Various items of the bill were
passed on rapidly at yesterday aft
, utes. and virtually without debate.
appropriations OF $4s4.ss1.000 were
approved, az compared with $424.5Oo,-
900 authorized by the House
There was no discussion whatever
Of the building program. for which ap-
preparations were increased from
81 s. 00O. 900 to $52.0OO.OO0 In order to
program authorized in 1915.
AS fast as the reading clerk could
read the bin the Senate voted its ap-
prevail Of items carrying millions OF
dollars. including an increase from
the House appropriation OF $15,S76.-
and an initial appropriation OF 81
100000 for new naval base on San
Francisco bay.
Virtually the only discussion came
on the naval aviation and San Fran
| cisco bay base items. Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts. republican leader,
and Chairman Page of the naval COM
mittee emphasized necessity for in
i creasing naval defense on the western
coast. the former declaring that any
immediate danger to the United States
| lay in the Pacific.
A new item Of $11.700.000 for COM
! pletion Of destroyers under construc-
| ton at the Hog Island yard also was
| approved.
increases Voted.
! Increased appropriations included
!, Yerba Buena tCalif) training sta
! ton. $4,000 to S250.000; Pearl Har-
| Dor station, $4,000 to s1.nS0.oO0:
Great Lakes training station. So"o.ooo
to 100000: Norfolk navy yard.
! SEQ. 900 to S550.000. and Rhode Island
! station. S250.000 to 100000.
The committee provision for n in
! itial appropriation of S1.0O0.00o look
| ing to the establishm OF new
base on San Francisco bay was adopt
! ed without debate.
/ An amendment by Chairman Page
/ authorizing the naval board in Sc
| lecting a site for the base to con-
| slider Mare Island was approved. The
committee had limited the inquiry
to two sites. at Alameda and Hun
| tiers Point
A new item of 5000 900 for the New
port Or. Il torpedo station was
adopted as was another preliminary
appropriation of 100000 for a dry
| dock at the Boston navy yard.
| The committee increase for the
| naval reserve force from $4,000 to
| 100000 also was approved. together
| with a provision authorizing assist
ance for the state naval militia. which
| would become part of the federal
naval reserve force.
New items for the Pacific coast
added by the Senate included $1,000
| 600 for a fuel oil storage plant at
| Puget sound and 100000 for sim
| liar pant at Pearl Harbor: 100000
for a submarine base at San Pedro.
! and 100000 for submarine and
destroyer base at Port Angeles, Wash.