The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-05
Coolidge Will Sign Cruiser
Bill Despite Disregard
of His Ideas.
FINAL BALLOT is NEAR
House Leaders Refuse to
Compromise on Dry
Fund Measure.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-PreSl-
dent Coolidge will sign the $274, 4,0O0,-
coo cruiser bill even though it fails
to subscribe to his program for de-
lay in construction, it was learned
today on indisputable authority.
The bill provides fifteen new cruiS-
ers In the next three years.
Evidence of Coolidge'S intentions
was given privately in the senate by
administration leaders while that
body moved toward final enactment
Of the bill of its own choosing. AL
most simultaneously word was given
newspaper men at the White House
confirming the ~private statements
of Republican senators.
With this assurance that the
chief executive is not piqued because
of the 81 to % refusal of the senate
to eliminate the clause calling for
building the new cruisers at the rate
of five a year for three years, the
senate made haste to adopt the
measure this afternoon under ten
minute limitation of debate.
Discuss Neutrals' Right
The Borah-Reed amendment pro-
posing the state department nego-
tiate treaties with foreign nations to
protect the rights of neutralS at sea
came up first when the senate met
at noon and arrangements were
made for its adoption.
The amendment particularly is
aimed at Great Britain, whose
statesmen for $50 years have con-
tended vessels of neutrals can be
seized at sea for searches and
whose diplomats have interpreted
contraband as meaning every neces-
sity of life.
II such treaties can be carried
out, the best international students
in the senate think "the cause Of the
next war" may be eliminated from
the, realm of international dispute.
While these cruiser negotiations
we're going on, the congressional
confereeS on tire first deficiency ap-
propriation bill was made ready to
kill the $24,OOO,0a0 prohibition in
crease which the senate tried to put
in the bill. The first step was taken
when the conferees held their sec
ond meeting in the Office of Chair
main Warren.
Refuse Dry Compromise
House leaders we're said to have
refused to discuss any sort OF COM
promise about the amendment, al
though one of the conferees is sup
posed to have had compromise IN
his pocket.
Senate conferees probably will go
back to the senate, plead that the
house would not negotiate, and ask,
therefore. that the senate abandon
it's amendment, hoping to save the
rest of the bill.
Warren is expected to bring the
matter up when the cruiser bill Is
out of the way.
The house considered minor bills
and the naval appropriation bill for
rext year.
The roll call on the Harrison
amendments to the navy bill which
sought to delay construction OF the
fifteen proposed cruisers follows:
For 2S
Republicans 06)-Blaine. Borah,
Brookhart, Burton, Capper, Curtis,
Frazier, Greene, Jones, McMaSter,
Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Thomas
{Idaho). Warren.
Democrats (1D-Black, Dill, Har-
rison, King, Mayfield, Neeley, Shep-
herd. Smith, Thoras (Okla.) and
Wheeler.
Farmer-Labor O-ShipStead.
Against "a
Republicans Bingham, Couz-
ems. Dale, Deneen. Edge. Fess, Gil
lett. Glenn, Goft, Gould. Hale, Hast
ings. johnson, ISeyes, Moses, Oddle,
Phipps. Reed tPa.l. Robinson und0
Sackett. SchaH. Shortridge. Steiwer,
Vandenberg. Waterman Watson.
Democrats C2S)-Ashurst. Barkley,
Bayard, Bratton, Bruce, Copeland,
George. Gerry, Harris. Halves, Hay
den. Heflin, Hendricks, McKellar,
Overman. Pittman, Ransdell, Reed
MOI, Robinson (Ark), Simmons,
Steck, Stephens. Swanson, Tram
nell. Tydings, Tyson, Wagner,
Walsh (MaSS).
Pairs C4)-GlaSS Dem.. Va), La
toilette CRep., Wis), Walsh Oem.,
Mont).
AgainSt-Edwards Dem., N. J9,
Fletchers Dem, Fla), McClain
rep. Conn.,. Larrazolo Rep., N.
NJ. RTeusard Dem, Lao, Metcalf
(Rep., r. u.