Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 2 | Billion and Half for Navy is Approved

BILLION AND HALF FOR NAVY IS APPROVED Year Three-Year Program Approved Ap Approved Ap- Ap proved by Senate and Bill Sent to Conference By Associated Press W WASHINGTON la l May 22 Jn In In record- record breaking time of four tour hours the senate toda today pass passed cd without a roll ron call the tho naval appropriation bill carrying The Tho measure Increased about over th the tho house authorization now goes t to conference Much of oC tho the debate was as over prohibitions prohibitions against watch stop or other time studies In plants doing navy work and against as bonuses for employee suggestions for Improvements or economy econom In operating operating oper oper- government plants Both were re re- re tl tamed d. d political reasons reason cause caule senators to vote voto for tor the provision preventing time studies of an any Job declared Senator Thomas Thoma of oC Colorado Democrat after aCter Senator Gailinger of New Hampshire minority leader had moved that the tho provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions be bc stricken out Senator Borah Idaho opposed tho the time studies The senate committees committee's redraft to tomake tomake tomake make more emphatic the provision In the tho house bill blU for tor beginning work on the tho Unfinished unfinished un un- finished part of or year three building program program pro pro- gram bram by Jul July 1919 was approved without without without with with- out discussion Construction of or super- super dreadnoughts and battle cruisers provided provided provided pro pro- vided for In 1916 has been held in abeyance abey abey- anco ance for tor building destroyers to battle German submarines but the present bill proposes starting work on each of the themore themore more than ships provided for or In the three year pro program am Th The senate retained the Increases proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed by the naval committee for new projects and extensions at naV navy yards ards and stations and In addition provided at this request of the naV navy department 12 more for ship batteries and 11 more moro for tor ammunition Permanent increase of ot tho the enlisted strength of the navy nay from to men and the temporary Increase e to men was approved without objection The senate approved an nn appropriation of ot for Cor building a a. mine depot at a a. site to be selected b by President Wilson and Increased tho the appropriation for or ammunition from as M recommended recommended rec roe b by the tho senate naval committee commit commit- tee teo to 8 The appropriation for batteries was an increase of l over the committees committee's recommendation