Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-13
SMALLER NAVY MEN
FACE HOSTILE VOTE
Representative Macarthur De.
clarcs 1914 Members Pledged
to Support Amendment.
VIOLENT ATTACKS on BILL
FIr"t Bniiot Likely to lie Taken to
Make the Total S0,0o0--ynre Seeks
hoid state Vote Fros. PennsyI-
Hnnia.
IBy A.socls,sd press1

WASHINGTON, April 12.-The 1923
naval budget ran through hostile wa
ters in the House today.
AS the weary end OF solid hours or
debate was reached today. with less
than corporals guard on the floor.
the air was filed with claims by
iehders opposed to tho bits pro-
vision for an enlisted force Of $1,000
.hat votes enough had been pledged
to heat it,
This prediction. coupled with yio-
lent attacks on the measure. took tho
cage or Chairman Keliey's smile.
ana once or twice he put on his fight
ing clothes. Time and again. tho
chairman broadly charged that back
OF the movement for bigger navy
was the desire Of members from
navy yard districts to increase IN.
total appropriation so that the ac-
tiFities OF these establishments might
not be curtnIlcd
fefuses to Amend mn,
suggestions from some sources tbot
me committee add little To it's nor.
sonnet strength were cast aside nv
chairman Kelly with the dcclaration
mat the bill had TO stand or fall AZ.
reported. and that II the enlisted ny
uro was raised TO $4,000. there would
DC record vote In the House.
Most OF the speeches today we're
against the bill. Representative nc.
arthur. OF Oregon. Republican mem
Der OF tho Naval Committee. in an
nouncinz that he would offer an
amendment providing for $4,000 mon.
told the House IL ought not SHIFT tho
responsibility or writing the hin IN
the shoulders OF the Senate.
'FncC the Issue guuorai,. hnr. 49,,
cont pass II along To the Senate TO
give the navy enough men to mann
tam the treaty ratio" he demanJco
Ihcre was n constant squabDie
over the enlisted strength OF the
british and Japanese navies. tho
statement being repeatedly made and
denied that their figures were great
or Than those allotted tho American
navy under the bill REPRESENTATIVE
Rogers. Republican. Massachusetts
,ntinatcd that the committee had OBJ
TIMED its estimates from the British
Embassy here.
1914 Members Pledged.
Asked by Mr.. Rogers il he had been
IN direct personal contact with the
British and Japanese Embassies. -
Chairman Kelley said he would re-
fuse to answer any such question.
The measure Will be taken up to-
morrow Tor consideration. item by
item and II there is smooth sailing
and not too much ive-minute debate
on vote on amendment to the per
sonnet section may be reached late
in the day. The first vote will be on
the proposal TO make tho total &c.
600. unless somebody steps in with
move TO split the difference be-
tween that total and the committee
figure Of $4,000.
Mr.. Macarthur said tonight 1874 mem
| bere have given n pledge to support
his amendment. kilograms have been
sent, II was said. Is members from
Eastern States absent from Wash
ington TO return at once in anticIpa :
ton OF an early vote. Representa-
| tive Ware. Republican. Pennsylvania
who signed the minority report, Is
trying 10 arrange meeting early
tomorrow Of the Pennsylvania dele
CATION in the hope Of obtaining a
solid State vote for the increase.