Show SENA I 1 t BUILDING ram PASSES MEAS UrtE appropriate ING FOR ADDI TO THE NAVY would provide for building foil fou Dread four great cruiser cruisers and fifty eight other warships War thip in 1917 washington the naval uon bill with a three year building program including the immediate construction st of four dread tour four great battle cruisers and fifty eight other craft passed the senate on july 21 by a vote ot of 71 to 8 S it carries cartes or more than the total as the mea meas ure passed the house many proposals to curtail the enormous building increases written into the measure by the senate naval committee were defeated overwhelmingly and as soon as final passage was an bounced the senate voted to insist on its amendments and send the bill at once to conference the house Is expected to insist upon its building program and a long struggle go is ia in prospect before an aare rent is reached two democrats senators thomae thomas and vardaman and six republicans Seni senators tors clapp curtis gronna la follette norris and works voted against the bill which has had the support of leaders of or both parties during the fleek eek of debate that preceded passage construction of vessels include ing sixteen capital ships awan wp ln three years at an estimated cost of ISO is contemplated in the senate pro garm the largest ever proposed to congress of the total appropriations in the bill Is 1 for the first years building expenditures As it passed the house the measure made no lor tor a continuing bulldis build bull div lD program and anti authorized only se geenty enty two ships including live fife bat cals rs and no dread |