Evening star., 1925-01-20
COOLIDGE UPHELD
ON GUN ELEVATION
Senate Defeats Mcclellan
Move by 45 to 22-8 Demo-
Gratis Vote for President.

President Coolidge's stand in oppo-
sition to the proposed elevation of the
guns on American battleships was
sustained by the Senate Yesterday In
vote on Senator McKellar's motion
to suspend the rules to make in
order an amendment providing for such
elevation in the naval appropriation
bill
The vote was As to % in opposi-
tion to the McKellar motion. 1t would
have required a two-thirds vote in
support of the motion to suspend
the rules. AS a matter OF fact, the vote
was two-thirds in opposition and one
over.
The McKellar amendment would
have provided $6,500,0 900 for gun ele-
walton.
Vote on Motion.
Only one Republican, Johnson Of
California supported the motion,
which would have required a two
thirds majority. Eight Democrats, in
cluding Senator Swanson of Virginia,
ranking minority member of the ma
val committee. and one Farmer-Labor,
Shipstead, voted against it. The roll
call follows:
For the McKellar notion:
observation-disclosures l.
Democrats Bayard, Broussard,
Copelapd, Dial, Edwards. Ferris,
Fletcher. Gerry, Harris, 'Hefiin. Ken
drick, Mcclellan. Mayfleld, Overman.
Pittman, Ransdell, Reed of Missouri,
Sheppard, Simmons, Walsh of Massa-
chusetts and Walsh of Montana, 21.
Total, %
Against the motion:
Republicans-Ball, Bingham, Brook
hart, Bursum, Butler. Cameron, Cap
per, Couzens, Cummins, Curtis, Dale.
Fernald, Fess, Frazier, Hale, Harreld,
Howell. Jones of Washington, Keyes,
Mclean, McNary, Metcalf, Moses, Cd
die, Pepper, Phipps, Reed of Penn
sylvania, Shortridge, smoot, Spencer,
Sterling, Wadsworth, Warren. Wat
son, Weller and Willis, 36.
Democrats-Bruce, Caraway, Dill,
George. King. Neely, Ralston and
Swanson, 8.
r-Labor-Shipstead, l.
Total, As.
Assault on Coolidge.
In offering his resolution last week.
Senator McKellar took the lead in
what became a fairly general assault
from the Democratic side on the ad-
ministration's position with reference
to gun elevation and also on the
Washington arms conference.
When the Tennessee Senator called
up his amendment today Senator
Hale made a point of order against il
on the ground that 1t was similar TO
that approved by the Senate two
years ago, and also that 1t author
lied an appropriation not approved by
the House and by the Budget Bureau.
Mr.. McKellar then moved to suspend
the rules so his amendment might be
in order.
Senator Hale told the Senate he
thought it unwise to take affirma
tive action while a protest of for
eign government in this matter is
pending" He was referring to for
NAL representations made by Great
Britain that gun elevation would be
violative of the naval limitation
treaty.
Senator NICK ellar replied that SEN
ate action would assist in the set
tlement of the issue and would
strengthen the arm of the American
Government in dealing with the sub
ject. He also explained that there
was no intention to have the funds
used Immediately, but merely TO have
them available, and argued that
Japan had elevated the big guns on
her battleships. while the rifles on
IS of Americas Is battleships were
outranged by the guns on both the
British and Japanese battle fleets.