Evening star., 1946-06-22
Early Accord Is Seen
On Record Peacetime
Defense Appropriation
BY the Assoeioted Press

Billions for defense spelled out
congressional determination to-
day to keep the Nations armed
forces at record peacetime
strength and efficiency for the
coming year.
Between House and Senate more
than $l1 900. 900 900 have been voted
some $1,000, 600, 900 of it for the
Army. the largest peacetime budget
in War Department history, and
more than 81 900 600 900 for the Navy.
The huge appropriations bills are
not yet ready to 60 to the White
House, pending agreement on diff
ferences which have cropped up be-
tween House and Senate versions,
but indications were that the overall
money total would not be greatly
affected. y
The, House stamped its approval
yesterday on S7,09l .034,7 700 Army
fund, bill for the. fiscal year. start
ing July. I. and promptly passed the
measure along to the Senate.
Mcmahon Sole Dissenter.
The Senate. meanwhile, was vot-
ing $4,l00 000.0 for the Navy in
a session which saw more than So
000, 900 900 of expenditures approved
without record vote and over the
audible protest of only one among
the 96 lawmakers.
The lone voice raised was that
of Senator Mcmahon. Democrat. of
Connecticut, who told his colleagues
he had not the slightest idea
whether the money was being voted
wisely. He bluntly suggested the
95 other Senators were in the same
boat.
His protest came as Senate legis-
lative machinery passed the Navy
fund bill. then voted more than
81 SOC, 900 900 to supply the Treas
ury and Post Office Departments
and another $780, 900 900 for the
State, Commerce and Justice De-
partments.
Previously approved by the House
these bills now 60 back there for
consideration of various Senate in
creases, decreases and limitations
before the new Government fiscal
year begins July l.
Senate Trims Navy Bill.
AS passed by the Senate, the
Navy bill contained some SAC, ,OOO. .OOO
less than voted by the House, chiefly
through elimination of Navy plans
to build large number of perma
nent hospitals.
The House-approved Army bill
carries $375 ,0O0. 900 for the Army s
atomic service. $350,0O0 900 for mill
tary government and relief in oc-
cupied countries and $1,199 500, ,OOC
for the Air Forces.
An effort by Representative Voor-
his, Democrat, of California to ado
$150,O00, 900 to the Army's foreign
relief fund and restore it to the
full amount originally requested by
the President was rejected by g
voice vote.
The bill is intended to finance
an Army estimated to have a per.
sonnel of 100000 officers and mer
on June 30, l947.
Time Studies Approved.
The Senate adopted, by a % to 2
vote, an Appropriations Committe,
amendment to the Navy bill permit
ting time studies" in yards ant
plants, provided that representa-
tives of employe organizations arr
shown the findings.
Senator Ball, Republican, of Min,
nesota, in supporting the provision
said he had seen men idle in nav.
yards because "the flow of material!
was not organized right"
House debate on the Army bill
was high lighted by demand from
Representative Hendricks, Demo
crat, of Florida for retention by tn,
United States of Pacific bases, in
Guiding one on the mainland o
Japan.
The bill carries funds for perma
nent construction at bases now hell
in Alaska, the Mariannas, the Philip
pines, Hawaii and Okinawa.
The Senate raised again to $19,
600, 900 the controversial allowance
asked by Secretary of State Byrne
for an international informatio,
service, including radio broadcast
to foreign countries. The bill goe
back to the, House for concurrenc
on this and other amendments
The House had cut the information
allowance to $4,000, 1000.