Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-04
HOUSE D|SPLEASED.
WITH NAVAL BILL

WASHINGTON, June 2-Passage
Of the naval appropriation bill by the
senate paves the way for what prom
Uses to be a sharp contest in confer
ence between the senate and house
over senate increases of $98,0O0,000
and the Borah amendment authoriz-
ing and requesting the president -
call a disarmament conference of
the United States, Great Britain and
Japan. House sentiment is under
stood to be against the apprpopria-
ton increase and it's leaders have in
Dictated a desire to broaden the b.
rah plan to include military as we'll
as naval disarmament in a general
conference of many nations.
AS passed by the senate the bill
carried $494,000,000, as compared
with $396,000, 200, voted by the house.
The senate vote was 81 to II, the lat,
ter including five Republicans and
twelve Democrats whose opposition
was based principally on the senate
increases. Sixteen Democrats Joined
with thirty-eight Republicans in
voting for passage.
Almost three weeks OF vigorous
contest were required in the senate
to dispose of the bill and the economy
drive Waged against it was contin-
ued up to the moment of it's passage.
The drive, however, Melted a reduc-
ton of but $4,000, 000-$1, 10000 ly
el3mina ton Of the committee amend
ment to@start a new Pacific coast
naval base at Alameda, Cal, and
$1,O00,000 Topped from transporta-
ton and recruiting funds.
Amendments Lost
In the final effort for reduction
a motion by Senator King, Democrat,
Utah, to recommit the bill to COM
mittee with instructions to cut out
$100,000,000 was defeated, 43 to 25,
the affirmative including ten Repub-
licans. Other amendments by Sem
ator King to suspend work on new
battle cruisers and super-dread-
naugnts of the 1916 building pro-
gram were rejected without record
votes.
The senate retained by a supple
mentary vote of 38 to "a, the COM
mittee amendment providing about
$4O,OO0,000 additional to maintain an
enlisted personnel of 100000. The
house fixed the personnel at 100000.
The ten Republicans prominent in
the economy campaign voted for the
reduction.
The senate without. a record vote
also provided for continuing appro.
priations Of 1918 for the dry dock
and channel at the Charleston, s, c.
navy YARDS. Il neSRt YlHCIuQ6E SltlOU,-
1000 for tn esdry dock and unexpected
appropriations from a fund of ST.
5000 for dredging.
Borah Amendment Intact
Another, amendment previously
adopted and finally eliminated was
that of Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
Tennessee, authorizing reappointment
to the Annapolis academy Of ITO mid
shipmen who were forced to resign
last term because of scholastic de-
ficiencieS.
The Borah disarmament amend
ment, adopted recently by the unan-
imous vote of IA to 0, was retained
intact. Because OF it's inclusion, Sem
ator Borah, its author, voted for the
bill.
II have great hope in that (disar-
mament plan), probably greater than
my colleagues" he said. But L
know there still is much opposition
to the amendment and to the cause"
Senate confereeS will insist to the
end upon inclusion of the Borg
amendment, Senator Poindexter, head
Of the senate managers, said tonight.
Senator Borah said the appropria-
ton burden of the bill could not be
justified' to the tax payers. Similar
sentiments were expressed by Sena-
tors Pomerene, Ohio: Hitchcock, Ne
braska; Watson, Georgia, and Hef!in,
Alabama, Democrats, in explanation
of their votes against the bills.