Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-12
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TO PIECES WHEN
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| WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE naval
appropriation bill ran through hostile
waters in the house today, but at the
end was still afloat.
Shot at from all sides, it almost
went down at times as members at
tempted to riddle some of the pro-
| visions of the 1895 000, coo measure.
One section, on the point of going out,
was saved by Chairman Butler of the
naval affairs committee, who went to
the front and rescued it. Opposition
to the bill cropped out as a result of
the general dissatisfaction with the
new method of framing appropriation
| legislation
Heretofore the naval bill has been
drafted by the naval committee. but
under the so-called budget system that
committee holds it's hands while a sub
stitute committee on appropriations
does the work.
Representative Britten of Illinois
ranking Republican member of the
naval committee, threw most of the
bombs, using always the argument
that funds raised by the trainers OF
the measure were not authorized by
law. In this way many sections went
out on points Of order, with Indications
that many more will go out for only
a little headway was made with the
reading today
Advocates OF economy and friends OF
disarmament jumped to their feet in al
parts of the chamber to throw out ar
amendment by Representative Hicks
New York, of the naval committee
providing 81, SOC, 600 for navy aircraft
In the end they had their way, al
though Mr.. Hicks pleaded hard ant
earnestly for sufficient funds to buil'
up the air branch of the sea service
There was no vote on the amendment
! hns rn1 NJ ne r,r~f3A q
as new legislation.
, In going after some sections Nj
{ Britten hit upon an item of $4,000 70
expenses of the civilian naval consult
, ing board, of which Thomas A. Ediso
has been one of the leading member
!, since 1915. Chairman Kelly of tn
e sub committee in charge OF the bi
smiling remarked that it was subjet
y to a point Of order, but insisted
i should stay because the country sti
I WAS technically at war. Chairma
Butler pleaded with Mr.. Britten to l,
it stay, and the latter finally withdre
his objection after announcing that
the attack on unauthorized provision
he has consistently demanded stri
compliance with existing law.
% There were many speeches for ar
against the biggest navy in the worl
1T Representative Pou, Democrat.
1t North Carolina declared that while
le had voted for a big navy every ye;
IN during his 20 years of service. he hs
hoped the time might come when
II could cease giving such support.
io "A battleship is of no earthly vail
= except to kill or DESTROY he sal
fright now, 80 per cent OF all goverl
NJ ment appropriations are for the arm
1, and navy, and God help US If this thin
- is to continue. I see no hope for t
10 10 future. The chairman of the militia
- committee recently made a startlil
III statement which was calculated
=. shock but which nevertheless is trl
a. when he said America today was wit
"a "a out a friend among the nations of t
=. world. So 1 shall continue to vote
~, an unconQuerable navy no
navy as great as the greatest, but
navy that can defeat any under
sum-