Arizona republican., 1922-04-16
HOUSE APPROVES
AMENDMENT FOR
NAVY PERSONNEL
OF $4,000 MEN
[RepubIIcan A. p. Leased wire1

WASHINGTON. April 15-With
nearly so votes to spare "big navy
men put through the house today by
a vote Of 1T to 1870 an amendment to
the 1928 naval bill, increasing the en-
listed force from $1,000 to $4,000.
Shot at from all sides, the bill. as
framed by the appropriations COM
mittee and opposed by President
Harding. wabbled at times like frail
craft, and then went down by the
head. There are other sections. of
course, TO be taken up next week,
but the big fight was on the enlisted
provision.
The vote today was in committee
of the whole. When the measure
reaches the house proper, a demand
will be made in order for a record vote
but the wide margin by which the
amendment won means according to
most leaders. that the result will
stand.
Some administration leaders as
serted tonight that the letter present
ed yesterday from the President urg-
ing that the force be not reduced be-
low $4,000, swung the tide in favor
of the amendment which was Of
fered jointly by Representative Nc
Arthur, Oregon, and Representative
Ware. Pennsylvania, both Republicans
Fighting to the last and holding his
ground for four solid hours of de-
bate, Representative Kelly of Mich
igan, in charge of the bill, took the
defeat wit. a smile when roar. ris-
ing and growing, swept the chamber
as the march of members down the
aisle for man to man count showed
the amendment had won.
When the moment came for vote
on the $4,000 amendment the question
was put and there was a loud shout
of ayes and an even louder shout of
noes. No presiding officer could
have decided which side was strong
er in numbers, so great was the bell
low Of the noes that representative
Ware, on the winning side, jumped to
his feet with a demand for rising
vote. Before this could be called the
whole house shouted for tellers and
in moment members were jammed
at the head of the center aisle wait
ing for a chance to crowd through
and be counted.
Galleries Join in TumuIt
Every seat filled, the galleries join
ed in the tumult Guards who had
kept the crowds in order during the
day, let them shout as they pleased.
Representative Kelly, as chairman
of the sub committee which framed
the bill with its provision of a neyy
with strength of $1,000 men, less
than a navy under the arms confer
ence treaty should have. opponents
claim, had the last word in the long
debate Half of the house stood as
he started to speak. AS the gaVel
tapped, the warning that his time
was up, the chairman, swinging away
from the point he was seeking 10
drive home, namely, that the demand
for the increase came from navy
yard sections, exclaimed:
u, ct me say this, we must not per-
nit any group of individuals or any
combination of localities to throw
| themselves across the path OF the
world in the goal Of world progress
and peace as set by the armament
! conference" -,
the close. Chairman Madden of the
appropriations committee, said that
| he wanted to warn Republicans that
! If the right verdict did not come to-
! day on the vote, it would come in No
/ yenber when they would be forced 10
exnlain why they had failed to bring
about economy, one of the objects
| honed to be obtained by the arms
conference Mr.. Madden asserted the
amendment as adopted would ado
SEQ, ,00O 900 in one lump sum to the to-
TAI of s233,000, 900 carried in the bill
representative Padgett of Tennes-
see the former Democratic chairman
of the naval affairs committee, Whlcr i,,
! formerly prepared the naval hiils
| roafle one OF the principal arguments
for the Increase, asserting the etfl'
/ cheney of the navy could not be main
! tained without It. The movement Iol
4 tbe increase on the Republican sias
1 was in the hands of Mr.. Macarthur
4 Mr Ware and Representative Rogers
/ Of Massachusetts.
After adopted the Ware amendmen
tha house without division adopted
one offered by Representative Meal
thur. increasing from 5000, 200 y, !,
Il sl07 '000, 600 the amount carried lol
nav nav Of officers and enlister men Il
1 the next fiscal year.