Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-20
HOUSE PASSES
NAVAL BILL At
HARD|NG'S 5 WISH
Chairman Kelley Stirs
Anger by Charge Yard
Combine Is Debating.
Starts Another Scrap
by Presenting Letter
From Secretary Denby

Washington. April 19,--By margin
of II votes. the house Wednesday night
broke away from it's own leadership
stood behind the president and passed
the 1923 naval appropriation bill with
an amendment fixing the enlisted per-
sonpel at $4,000.
The vote on the Macarthur Ware
amendment. which increased the force e,
was oo1 to- 14S. with two members
answering present. Ninety republicans
voted against the $4,000 amendment,
while IS democrats supported it.
There was no great shout at the
finish like that which filled the cham
her a week ago, when the same pro-
posal was put through the house, sit
ting in committee of the whole. by q
margin Of ~ votes. The galleries. half
deserted. made no attempt at dem
Onstration.
Carries s25,26s.ooo
With this section out of the way. the
bill was passed. 279 to IS. as amend
ed. the measure carried a total of
$251 269 900. or S1S,OOO,OOO more than
the total fixed by. the appropriations
committee. which framed it, 1t now
goes to the senate. with the charge
by Chairman Kelley Of the naval ap-
preparations subcommittee, that many
millions will be added which the house
would have been asked to add, ''had
not the big navy men changed front
at the last"
Republicans Against Bill
The republicans who voted against
the $4,000 personnel amendment in
r,uuea Carl Riddick. Montana.
Representative London. socialist,
New York, voted against the amend
ment.
Republicans paired against the
amendment were: Lampert. Michael
son. Smith. Idaho; Taylor, Tennessee,
Young. Total 5.
Democrats paired for the amend
mcnt were: Drewry. OBrien, Sears.
Total. g
AS compared with the 30 republicans
who voted against the amendment 173
republicans voted for it, while IS others
were paired for it.
Against the 4S democrats who voted
for the amendment. 81 democrats voted
against ii. while IA others were paired
against it.
House Thrown Into Uproar
Exccpt on two occasions. the bill
sailed along through unruffled seas.
Once. however. Chairman Kelley broke
loose what members characterized as
vicious attack on the navy yard com
bination." charging that despite the
arms conference there were still de-
mands from navy yard and naval pro-
iect districts for more money than
was carried in the bill. The house was
in tumult as he declared that every
where the feeling seemed to be that the
purpose OF the arms conference was to |
build up and provide more work for the |;
government plants.
Half dozen members were drawn |
into the fight. Representative Dupre. /
democrat, Louisiana. declaring Chair |
man Kelley had proved himself naval /
wrccker." The battle ragged for 10 min |
utes. with some members shouting they ,
would not agree to further time to com ,
plete the word picture the chairman |
was seeking to draw.
Challenged to Read DENLY Letter /
The other clash developed when Mr.. !
Secretary DENLY. in which it was stated i
that the added cost to the bill through |
sing the enlisted force by 10000
men would be around S4O,OOOOOO.
Copies of the letter had been received !
meanwhile by Representative Rogers.
Massachusetts, and others, and while
Mr.. Kelley was proceeding to discuss
the figures and after he had announced
he would read the letter. republicans
shouted wildly to him to go ahead and
read it.
Mr. DENLY explained that increases
already put into the bill provided for
pay and subsistence of the larger per-
sonnet that no addition for clothing
would be needed. and that the item for
transportation and recruiting ought to
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