The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Second Conference on Fea-
lures Omitted in Five.Power
Treaty Sanctioned by House
ss25, 100000 IN BUDGET
Big Appropriation Made for
Aircraft - Record in Adopt
ing M easure Unchanged
BY WINDER r. HARRIS.
UniversaI Service.

Retaining intact the provision
requesting the President to call
another international conference
for the limitation Of warships and
aircraft not covered in the five
power naval treaty, the House
last night passed the Navy appro-
priation bill with a record vote.
1t now goes to the Senate.
PERSONNEL INCREASED.
The hill carries a fund Of $685.
100000 for naval activities during
the fiscal year beginning next
July 1. Fifty-five million dollars Of
the total is set apart for pushing
construction work on the fifty-six
ships permitted to be completed by
the naval pact Among the other
important items are:
Continuation OF the present on
listed personnel of $4,000 in the
Navy and 1880 in the Marine
Corps.
Increase of 225 in the officer
personnel in the Navy, making the
total 6,615. and a slight increase
also In the number of Marine Off
GERS, bringing the total up to zoos.
Appropriation Of S14.647.174 for
naval aviation, of which $5.79s,s50
is for new construction and pro.
Curement OF aircraft and equipment.
In passing the bill the House
ply measures. Not a single change
was made in the 55-page measure
as It came from the Appropria.
tons Committee. Only three
amendments were adopted, and all
Of these were purely clerical.
FIGHT DEVELOPS.
The biggest fight on any section
of the legislation developed over
the proposal for another limitation
of armaments conference. Repre-.
sentative Lineberger RD, of Cali
fornia. offered an amendment in
dorsing the Limitation Of arma.
ment by international agreement"
an dsuggesting the desirahility of
entering into further negotiations
with Great Britain. France. Italy
and Japan. rather than requesting
the President to institute such nego.
tiations.
Representative Logan ID. OF
South Carolina. moved TO strike
out the section altogether. Logan
said the provision in itself was a
confession of the failure of the
five-power treaty.
Only one attack was made OH
the sos. 900, 900 appropriation for fin
ishing the fifty-siX ships now on
the ways. Representative Parker.
RD. of New Jersey, wanted
to increase the amount TO 0,000,.
900. He was defeated by a viva
voce vote
LEAGUE MOVE LOST.
A shower OF points of order from
both sides met an amendment by
Representative Linthicum D). ol
Maryland. requesting the Pres
ident 10 negotiate with foreign
governments for the entry of the
Nations or any other association oi
nations hereafter created in the
interest of world peace.
An unusual tribute was paid tC
Representative Patrick II. Kelley
(RD. Of Michigan, chairman OF
the appropriations subcommitte,
lieu tfic anu koi
mer member of the Naval AT
fairs Committee. when the Hous.
halted for half an hour in consid
Grafton of the bill while half 4
dozen members eulogized his ser
vices to the House and country
Participating were Republican
Leader Mondell. acting Democratic
Leader Garrett. Chairman Madden
Of the Appropriations Committee
Representatives French R.). of Idaho
and Byrnes D.), Of South Carolina
and Representative Olivr DD. o.
| Alabama, members of the nava
subcommittee. The House stood
and applauded at the conclusion
of the eulogies.
Representative Kelley. who wa.
defeated in the Fall campaign, re
tires on March 4.