Show CONGRESS S GREATER efly PLA HOUSE ACCEPTS THE BUILDING PROGRAM PROPOSED BY THE SENATE leaigre eare provides provider for war vessels within the next three years yeara eight cruler cruisers and Battle nip to be built in 1917 washington congress virtually ed the national defense program on tuesday tut aday finally approving tho the great increase in naval construction and personnel written into tile alio naval haval bill and urgently supported by the administration the house accepted tho the building program to which its conferees on tho the measure had refused refu 8 ed to agree by a vote of to 51 with seven of the members present and not voting tile the personnel increases on which chero also albo was a disagreement in conference were approved without a record vote tho the personnel and construction sections which already have the approval of the senate authorize an increase In creaso in enlisted men to and the building of war vessels within the next three years with four battle cruisers and four battleships included among the ships for 1917 previously the house had refused to adopt a ing building program had authorized onay five capital ships all of them ba tie cruisers and hall had provided for a personnel of only on several less lesa important sections including appropriations for Jin improvement provo ment of navy yards tile the house insisted on its disagreement to senate increases rind voted to send the ilia bill back to con arence tor for settlement settler dent of these points an early agreement Is expected how ver ter and tile the measure may be sent to tho lie president tor for his signature ditl within a week |