Show I SO SOME ME NEW NE BILLS THAT AFFECT NAVY WASHINGTON Dec 21 The 21 The senate passed the Lodge bill which repeals the provision of 1910 permanently conferring the rank rani of admiral on officers appointed chief of ot a a. division in the navy depart depart- department ment The proposed legislation would leave in operation the old law which only temporarily confers the rank manic The bill originated in the senate and goes joes to the house for consideration Several other bills affecting the navy were favorably reported to the senate by bythe bythe bythe the committee A bill to provide dentists for the nav navy to equalize the pay of ot bureau chiefs with that of or lower rear admirals and to commissioned commissioned com corn midshipmen from the academy at Annapolis as ensigns Immediately upon their graduation were some of the measure meas meas- ure u Ui The la last t named bill was passed by the senate senat and sent lent to the house hous |