Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-20
VICTORY FOR
big NAVY AS
BILL PASSES
Appropriation Measure Put
Through House by Vote
Of 278 to Is.

Warrington, April 20.-The house
had cleared its calendar today OF the
naval appropriation bill with a victory
for the big navy" faction which sup
ported the amendment increasing the
enlisted personnel from $1,000 as orig
inaliy provided to $4,000. A record
vote on the amendment preceding the
final tote on the bill late yesterday
showed a margin OF - votes-221 to
14S, with two members answering
present. Ninety Republicans voted
against the personnel increase while
then was put through by a vote Of
279 to rs.
The total Of $2N, $4,000 carried in
the bill al passed was an increase of
about $4,000, 900 over the amount
fixed by the appropriations commit
tee
The Vote
Republicans who voted against the
$4,000 personnel amendment includ-
ed:
Anderson, Minnesota; Beck. Wis
consin: Browne. Wisconsin,; Burtness,
North Dakota; Christopher, South Da-
kota: Clague, Minnesota; Cooper, Wis
consin; Davis, Minnesota; Frear, Wis
SO44oAhS oAS
Ter. Minnesota; Kleczka, Wisconsin,;
Larson, Minnesota; A. P. Nelson, Wis
consin; ]. NJ. Nelson, Wisconsin,; SIN
clair, North Dakota; stafford. Wis
consin; Stevenson, Minnesota; Voigt,
Wisconsin,; Volstead, Minnesota; Will
hanson. South Dakota. Ninety Re-
publtcans voted against the amend
Representative London. Socialist,
New York, voted against the amend
ment. Five Republicans were paired
against the amendment, including:
Lampert, Wisconsin,: Young, North
Dakota; Total Eve. Three Democrats
were paired for the amendment.
AS compared with the 30 Republic
ans who voted against the amend
ment, ITS Republicans voted for it,
Two Interruptions
Except on two occasions today the
bill sailed along through %unruRled
seas. Once, however, Chairman KEEL
ley broke loose in what members
characterized as a vicious attack on
the navy yard combination charg-
ing that despite that he arms con-
ference there still demands from navy
yard and naval project districts for
more money thar was carried in the
bill.
The house was in a tumult as he
declared that everywhere the feeling
seemed to be that the purpose OF the
arms conference vas to build up and
provide more work for the govern
ment plants.
Half a dozen members were drawn
into the fight, Representative Dupre,
Democrat. Louisiana. declaring Chair
man Kelley nae proved himself "a
naval wrecker."
The other clash developed when Mr..
Kelley presented a letter received to-
day from Secretary DENLY, in reply
to one for information in which it is
stated hat he added cost to the bill
through increasing the enlisted force
by $4,000 men would be around $40,-
coo. 900. Copies of the letter had been
received meanwhile by Representative
Rogers. Republican,. Massachusetts,.
and others. which was brought out
on the floor. and while Mr.. Kelley was
proceeding to discuss h figures and
after he had announced he would read
the letter, Republicans shouted wildly
to him to go ahead n read it.
Increases Explained
MIR. DENLY explained that increases
already put into the bill provided for
pay and subsistence of the larger per-
sonnet, that no addition for clothing
WOulu uS ISSOcu Alu lldI IAS $500
for transportation n recruiting
ought to'be increased by $S,00O,000.
While these increases are the only
ones involving personnel the secre-
tary wrote, 1.-The department is of the
opinion that the appropriations rec
commended by the committee for the
maintenance of the materials of the
navy are wholly inadequate to main
tain its efficiency and to permit it to
IN &c Duties THE 10 fr,1o Vho-
ther the ships in commission are those
covered by the committees distribu-
ton for $1,000 men or the depart
ment's proposed distribution for
s6,0OO," as already submitted to the
house.
Mr.. Denby's increases included:
Engineering $4,7S1.000: copstruc-
$1,000. 900; supplies and accounts
100000; fuel and transportation 49,
$4,000, and yards and docks $780,.
600.
Chairman Madden Of the a~ppropri-
atoms committee declared nat the
cost of the increase would reach 500
100000 and Chairman Kelley assert
ed it would run beyond $40, 900. 0o0.
No roll call was demanded on the
Swing amendment increasing from
approximately $15,000,00o to 49,
100000 the pay for officers and men.
Satisfied that they had the votes tc
win, leaders in the fight for the big
ger personnel decided to stay out of
the debate. Representatives Rogers,
Longworth, Macarthur, Ware and
others IN the Republican side, and
Representative Gallivan Of Massachu-
sets. leading the Democrats for the
amendment, counted noses at three
O'Clock and found that heir poll still
stood above sixty majority.