The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-02
NEW FIGHT LOOMS
 AS SENATE ADOPTS
 NAVY BUDGET BILL
House Sentiment Against h. creases Made By Senate and Leaders Desire Broaden
 ing of Borah Plan
By Associated Press

Washington, June 1.--Passage of the naval appropriation bill by the Senate late today paved the way for what ference between the Senate and House over Senate increases of $9S,00o, 900 and the Borah amendment authorizing and requesting the President to call a naval disarmament conference of the United States Great Britain and Japan.
 House sentiment Is understood to be against the appropriation increases and its leaders have indicated desire to broaden the Borah plan to include mil itary as well as naval disarmament in
 As passed by the Senate the bin carried s494,000,0 ,000, as compared with s396,0OO, 1000. voted by the House. The Senate vote was 54 to I5, the latter including five republicans and twelve democrats, whose opposition was based principally on the Senate increases. Sixteen democrats joined with 3S re- publicans in voting for passage.
 Economy Drive Continued.
 Almost three weeks of vigorous con-
 
 dispose of the bill and the economy drive waged against it was continued up to the moment of it's passage. The drive, however, netted a reduction Of but s2,5oo, ,o0o-s1,5O0,000 by elimina- ton of the committee amendment to start a new Pacific coast naval base at Alameda, Calif, and $1,000,000 topped from transportation and recruiting funds.
 f1r motion by Senator King, democrat, Utah, to recommit the bill to commit tee with instructions to cut out S100.- 000, 900 was defeated, 43 to 25. the af- firmative including ten republicans. Other amendments by Senator King to suspend work on new battle cruisers and super er-dreadnaughts of the 19lo building programme were rejected without record votes.
 Provide Enlistment Fund.
 The Senate retained today by sup plementary vote of 3S to 24 the com mittee amendment proving about s4o.- 000,000 additional to maintain an en- listed personnel of 120.0o0 The House fixed the personnel at 100000. The 10 republicans prominent in the economy campaign voted for the reduction.
 The Senate without 8 record vote also provided for continuing appro- nria ations of 1913 for the dry dock ana channel at the Charleston, S. C., navy yard These include s1.150.00o for the dry dock and unexpended appropria- tions from fund of $1,50o,000 for dredging.
 Another amendment previously adopted and finally eliminated was that of Senator Mcclellan, democrat, of Tennessee, authorizing reappoint- ment to the Annapolis academy of 1lo midshipmen who were forced to resign last term because of scholastic defi- ciences.
 The Borah disarmament amendment adopted recently by the unanimous vote of "A to 0. was retained intact. Because of it's inclusion Senator Borah. it's author, voted for the bill.
 q have great hope in that (disarm- ament) plan. probably greater than my colleagues" he said. But l know there still is much opposition to the amendment and to the cause"
 The Senate conferees will insist to tho end upon inclusion of the Borah amendment, Senator Poindexter, head of the Senate managers, said tonight Senator Borah said the appropriation burden of the bill "could not be jus tifed to the taxpayers" Similar views were expressed by several other | >ep,hers