The New York herald., 1922-04-20
Increase Of Personnel From
$1,000 to $4,000 Men
Passes, 221 to 146.
HARDING AGAIN VICTOR
Appropriation Measure Carries
100000 for Radium-Avia-
tion Help Later.
Special Dispatch to The New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
WashinRtm, ID. c., April ID.

Speciai Dispatch to The New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washingtm, ID. C., April ls
The House to-day passed the naval
appropriation bills for 1923 by vote
OF 27s to rs. The real test of strength
between the factions came on vote
to increase the personnel from $1,000
enlisted men as proposed by the APP
preparations Committee, to $4,000 as
recommended by President Harding.
The vote was 221 for and lac against
the increase.
By that vote the big navy group
added a total OF s3s.s16.662 TO the
measure which, when reported, car
ried an authorization OF approximately
s233. 100000. BY viva voce vote an
otter amendment authorizing an in-
crease in subsistence appropriations
for the 1900 additional men was car
ried.
The complete victory of the Admin
istration forces for an adequate navy as
urged by President Harding and Sec
expIa ined. with the increases in appro-
ton OF the House leaders who had de-
manded that sweeping reductions In
naval appropriations be made. The
little navy" group. followed Sy entire
delegations from coastal districts and
from many interior sections, gained con-
siderable strength In the last stages OF
the debate through the introduction of
a letter from Secretary DENLY which
explained the increases in appropria-
tions necessary to maintain the added
personnel
Representative Rogers (Mass). who
had responded to the challenge made
By Representative Kelley tMich). in
charge of the measure. demanded that
the DENLY letter be placed in the record.
Mr.. Kelley attempted TO prevent the
letter being read out his efforts were
fruitless. 1t showed that while more
than s3o00oo0o would be added TO the
bill at least $4,000, 900 OF the sum would
have been necessary under other Sec
tions OF the bill that were not demanded
BY the Administration.
At the beginning of the debate an
amendment proposed by Representative
Hicks or New York. increasing the sum
OF IS, as, 900 to s7,oe3ooo provided for avia-
tion. was defeated by a vote of 70 to
a. Representative Kelley said that the
added appropriation should not be per-
mitted because between IS 900 and
80 10000 would be given TO aviation by
later legislation. An amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the manufacture OF
heiium for the navy was accepted.
Members got into a heated debate
over the attempt made by the commit
tee to deny commissions TO the 1929
graduating class OF the Naval Academy.
An amendment BY Representative DENT
son Iil) was adopted. which increased
allowances for professors and instruc-
tors at the academy by $4,000. BY a
vote OF elghty-five to fifty-thrce the
House made Il mandatory that civilian
instructors should be kept at the acsd-
envy until the contracts with the Navy
Department expire.
A snag was struck when representa-
tive Brynes Is. CD attempted TO amend
the section providing for the increase
in the navy by Inserting the figures
s4s.2so 900. The purpose OF the amend
ment was merely t. show the amount
that would be required from unex-
pended balances 10 complete the navy
program BY the Department. 1T was
opposed by the Republican majority.
a political row Immediately developed.
which only ended by the complete ex-
haustlon or both sides The discussion
furnished considerable excitement TO the
House and gave members another
chance 10 build M campaign material
for their districts.
The amendments accepted BY the
House provide for the pay and subsist-
ence OF the personnel. The other ex-
penses connected with personnel are
clothing furnished upon first enlistment
and recruiting and transportation. As
there Ia a surplus OF clothing now in
stock in the navy. no increase In the
appropriation bill will be required for
clothins. Under transportation and re-
cruiting II Is believed that the appro-
prIation should be Increased TO the
$4,000. 900 submitted IN the budget.