The New York herald., 1921-06-22
NAVY APPROPRIATION
/. CUT $9O,OOO,OOOBY
SENATE CONFEREES
Republican House Leaders
Force ali Agreement in
Fight for Economy
i'll Government.
DEADLOCK Is BROKEN
Lenr0ot Opens War Upon
Proposed S10,000,O00 An
nual Expenditure for
Army Officer.
DAWES TO RUN BUDGET
Can Bring Taxes to $2,500,-
100000 During Next Fiscal
Year if Present Plans Are
Carried Out.
DAWES TO RUN BUDGET
Special Despatch to THE New YosK HERALD.

New Nor, Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. C., June 81.
Four important moves in the fight
Tor a much greater governmental
economy in order to make possible
4 reduction of taxes were made to
day.
l. Republican leaders OF the
House induced the Senate naval
hill c0niereeS TO abandon about
500, ,000,GO0 OF the S10O,00O.00O
increase which the Senate at
tached TO this measure. thus end.
ing the deadlock between the
two houses.
z. Senator LenrO0t (Wis.), i'm
an exclusive interview with THE
NEW YORK HERALD. opened a
fight against proposed Sl0.-
100000 ANIMAL expenditure
which would result from a bill Of
Senator Bursum to retire all OF.
ficers OF the army. including
those IN the reserve. under the
same rules as now apply to Reg
ular Army officers.
3. President Harding an.
nounced TINT Charles 6. ("Hen
and Nnria'') Dawes. who believes
In using an axe to weed out use.
less Government offices, has ac.
cepted the post OF Director OF the
Budget.
q. Taxes. II present economy
plans are carried ont, can he
reduced TO $500, 100000 during
the next fiscal year. Represen.
tative Madden (Ill.) told the
House.
The most important victory for gov.
arnmental economy during the present
session Of Congress was achieved to.
lay by Republican House leaders whei
hey induced Senate conferees on the
naval appropriation bill to eliminate
nearly s90.000.0o0 Of the 500. 900 .0ot
Increase which the Senate attached tc
he measure.
The agreement virtually ends the
deadlock between the two house.
Yhich has held up the bill more than
/ week and which has threatened "a
prevent it's passage before the be-
ginning Of the new fiscal year on
July ].
No agreement has been reached on
Borah. which was included in the bill
Dut indications are IL will be accepted
~ the House in preference to the reso-
ution OF Chairman Porter of the
House FOREIGN Affairs Committee. This
question will he taken back to the
House for determination
Bi~.cst saving IN TWO Years.
unJcr the agreement reached on the
'ize OF the naval I'm IT probably wifi
AIRY between ACe.c0.cO0 and aos.ooo.ooe
instead OF the s494. 4.O0o.O00 voted by the
senate and the sSo6op.0o) bill previously
'assed by the House. The reduction
$ due TO refusal of the House leaders
o agree 70 tho Senate increases and
marks the biggest single saving on rec
,rd during the last two years. II brings
he naval bill down sa.000.ooo less than
ras appropriated last year.
The yielding OF the Senate came as \
urprise. since negotiations between the
wo houses we're broken of abruptly
asst week when the House conferccs
walked out OF conference following
efusal Of the Senate at that time TO
gree TO elimination OF. any OF the
ns Jor Increases.
The House also Won victory on the
nlisted strength Of the navy during the
iext fiscal year. following the inability
i the Navy Department; to show where
/ could place i-J.o30 men curing tho
lext fiscal year as provided in the
,cnutc bill The House voted FOR 4
Iavy Of 10000 but has agreed with
enate conr,rces that this figure shall
lot include the naval aviation force.
which Is slightly above 5,1o
Compromise 10y House.
House couferccs. nave agreed directly
- accept only about S5.00Qo 900 ~ the
Increase tackled on the biz by the SEN
tie. but a tentative understanding has
cen rcached that additional appropria-
ions OF about s5.0O0.000 more viii not
!. opposed on The floor. The appropria-
ions on hich the House yielded TO the
i nate d,al with the purchase OF new
Walton -Iuii ment. which II was not
ossiblc tu insert IN the bill IN the
louso bccs sIse OF n peculiar pariamen-
rry si.un lion Because Of the growing
importance or naval aviation the House
lso has aSfued to the Senate authorizes
ion for an aeroplanc carrier and an
ritlai appropriation 10 start its con-
tructiou.
Republican Leader Mondcll to-day
raised THE NEW YORK HERALD edi-
orial demanding that appropriations for
he army ana navy be cut TO the bono
ocausc ~ TIE great need for govern