Evening star., 1934-03-07
SENATE REVIEWS /
NAW'B|LL ACTION
Measure, Passed Yester-
day, Called Back for Fur
ther Amendment. 1
BY the Associated Press.

The huge Vinson- -Trammell Navy
building bill, which the Senate passed
by a 65-l8 vote late yesterday, came
up for consideration again today on
a motion to reconsider offered by Sen
ator Dill, Democrat, of Washington.
The measure authorizes seven
year construction program at a cost
estimated at from $470,00O, 900 to
$750, 100000. This includes approxi-
maJely 100 new destroyers and SUBJ
marines, more than 1000 airplanes
and one aircraft carrier.
The bill passed the House January
30 and as soon as Senator Dill's mo-
ton has been disposed of will be sent
back to that body for conference on
two important amendments adopted
by the Senate without record vote.
Profit Limit Proposed.
One amendment, by Chairman
Trammell of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee, would limit profits on all pri-
vate ship and plane contracts OF
$4,000 or more to not more than 10
per cent, with the excess reverting
to the Government.
Another, by Senator Bone, Demo-
crat, of Washington, would require
the Government to expand its exist
ing plants SO it could build IS per
cent of the new planes itself.
Bone raped huge profits on war
equipment as "legalized blackmail
and pointed out that while all plane
contracts now were let to private
manufacturers, the Government easily
could expand its existing facilities at
Pensacola, Fla; Fairfield, Ohio, and
Middletown, Pa. These stations, how
ever, were not specified in his amend
ment
Beginning of the actual construc-
ton next fiscal year must await ap-
preparations, the bill merely author
izing the work
Budget Director Douglas has an
nounced the administration had no
objection to the bill passing, but no
commitment could be made now as
to when and at what rate of prog
ress the construction" may be under
taken.
Nye Leads Opposition.
The final vote came after little
Navy" advocates, led by Senator Nye
Republican, of North Dakota. had
termed the measure clustering and
bullying" proposal for the relief OF
munitions makers" The proponents
headed by Trammell and Senator
Johnson, Republican, Of California
had urged it as necessary to do what
other treaty nations have done.
Twenty-four Republicans joined Al
| Democrats for passage. while Re
publicans. 10 Democrats and the
Farmer -Laborite, Shipstead, voted
no"
| Dill voted for the bill, but COM
planned he had been called from the
chamber and did not have a chance
| for a decision on his amendment
limiting the costs of vessels built in
private Pacific Coast yards to costs OF
similar buildings on the Atlantic
Coast plus the cost of transporta-
ton of necessary material from the
! Atlantic to the Pacific"
The Washington Senator asked
unanimous consent to reconsider pas
sage, and was about to get it. but
| Senator King, Democrat, of Utah
said he. too, had some amendments he
would like to put to vote and DEM
ocratic leaders called halt. The Dill
motion was pending at adjournment
Administration Praised.
johnson praised the Roosevelt ad-
ministration for supporting the bill
and asserted I'VE have been dilly-
dallying in year past, refusing to d.
our duty to the American people"
The new administration" he said
asks us not to build in race, but
simply to give the power that We may
under the London treaty, have con-
struction in accordance with that
agreement.
| why should other nations say We
cause offenSe by doing what they al
ready have done?" he asked.
| The Californian said he wanted 6
real Navy" not only for protection
of American commerce, but as 8
first line of defense and offense" i
war comes.
Trammel said it was sensible anc
logical thing for the American Natior
to build and equip a good Navy in.
stead of sitting back and folding oul
hands while other nations buile
| them
Lewis Favors Program.
Senator Lewis, Democrat, of Illinois
asked: Shall America close her eye!
to the fact that all around her are IL
conflict?" and added:
I'VE cannot disarm in the face of 6
hostile world"
The roll call on final passage fol
lows:
For the bill: Republicans-Austin
Barbour, Carey, Cutting. Davis, Fess
Gibson. Goldsborough, Hale, Hastings
Hatfield, Hebert, johnson, Kean
Keyes. Patterson, Reed, Robinson
Qnd.), Schall, Steiwer, Townsend
Vandenberg, Walcott, White. Total, "a
Democrats Ashurst. Bach
man, Bailey, Bankhead, Barkley
Bone, Brown, Bulkley, Byrd. Byrnes
Caraway, Connally, Coolidge. Dill
Duffy, Fletcher. George, Harrison
gan, McAdoo, McCarran, McGill, Nc
Kellar, Nicely, O'Mahoney, Overton
Pittman, Reynolds, Robinson (Ark.) }
Russell, Sheppard, Trammel, Tydings
Van Nuys, Wagner, Walsh. Total, Al
Grand total, 65.
Against: Republicans-Borah, Cap
per, Dickinson. Frazier, La Toilette
| Norris, Nye. Total, z.
Democrats-Bulow, Clark. Costigan
Glass, King, Long, Murphy, Pope
Thomas (Okla), Thomas (Utah)
| Total 10.
Farmer-Labor-Shipstead. Total, l
Grand total Ia