The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-20
HOUSE AND SENATE AT LOGGERHEADSON
 AR M Y-NAVY BILL
Solid Minnesota Delegation In Arms Against Any Duty on Lumber Imported
 to United States
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-Herald
 hO0 Dayidsau RuiIdiucr


 l Washington, June 19.-(Special.
 The House and Senate are at logger heads regarding the bills containing
 appropriations for the army and
 navy to be expended during the fis-
 cal year ending July l, 1922.
 Conferees considering the naval appropriation bill have disbanded not
 only in disagreement, but in high ! dudgeon. The House conferees re-
 garded the Senate conferees as dic-
 tatorial They retired from tho chamber.
 While the conferees on the army
 bill are still attempting to reach some agreement. the prospect is not
 bright There is no question but | that both Houses will be called upon | further to instruct their conferees on both bills.
 In each instance, there is sharn difference between the Houses re-
 specting the strength of both arms | of the service. The lower Housd would limit the numerical strength of | the navy at 100000 men; the upper insists on 12O,O0O. The lower House
 would limit the numerical strength of the army at 10000 men; the up- l per insists on an army of 0,00e, with minimum of 150,00o. 1 There is reasonable prospect that the army quarrel will be adjusted before July 1. when the appropria- ton contained in the bill will be necessary. President Harding, Sec retary Weeks and others in high au- thority are bringing all possible pressure to bear against the House | "a mn inrifV of whom are republicans. The pressure may in- duce them to yield, although 1t IS | very doubtful that the membership D 1 of the House would tolerate such yielding.
 Far From Agreeing | Even were the conferees on the naval bill to reach an agreement as | to the numerical strength Of the navy. there is another item on which thev would go to pieces. They must consider two disarmament amend ments, one by Senator Borah, ana | the other by Representative Porter. The former authorizes the President | to call a disarmament conference on 1 the part of the nations of the world The latter simply applauds the in | tention of the President to call suca a conference.
 Without further instructions from E the House, there can pc hc "ei ,ment In this connection, it has been p,,blished in this correspondence, that l inc leader of the House, Representa- ] tive Iondell of Wyoming, has prom l ised a direct vote in the House. on l tbe -Borah amendment. It IS sad l that 100 republicans favor Una, amendment If their votes are adoeu ] to the democratic votes, II wouia' in all probability, prevail. 1 The naval appropriation bill faiied during the preceding session or con l gress. In the Senate. IL Was i.s charge of Senator Polnoexter oi l Washington. Seeing failure lmiheoi ately ahead, Poindexter attempteo '" make it appear that democratic op | position was responsible for the sit nation. This prompted Senator un- derwood. democratic leader, to re | tort with the direct insinuation that | poindexter was lacking in abihsy' | certainly sufficient tact to engineer an important Dill through the Sen 1 ate.
 It went through, chiefly by demo cratic assistance. in this session or l Congress- But Poindexter. it IS in- dicated, will make a failure in con ference. Representative Byrnes ot South Carolina, one of the demo- | cratic conferees. declares that It IS | entirely pr obably that there will oe no naval appropriation bill by July l.
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