Show I PART I OF NAVAL BI BILL BILLIS IS ADOPTED BY HOUS OSt i WASHINGTON Aug 16 After After two hours' hours debate the house today adopted all of the naval bill agreed upon by house and senate conferees which carries and proceeded to toa toa toa a vote on the big building program and the increase in personnel the anI only two disputed points Their passage was predicted by administration leaders These provide for construction of or ships in a year three program including including in in- eluding four battleships and four battle battIe bat battle tle tIe cruisers In 1917 and an enlisted strength of f The fight was expected to come when Chairman Padgett of the naval committee moves that the house concur concur con can cur in the increases Advocates of a small navy were on hand ready to vigorously oppose this step It is regarded regarded re reo re- re as virtually certain however that the increases would be le agreed to Representative Kitchin of North Carolina the majority leader was on today's list of speakers in opposition to the adoption of the conference re re- re port He le all along has opposed the increases administrations administration's big army and nav navy |