Show SENATORS AND DEFENSE tivee GO ON RECORD ON THE ARMY AND NAVY PLAN in the senate sixty three favor pro gram and but one against house stands for and twenty three against washington A canvass of congress completed sunday by the new york american shows an overwhelm ing majority in favor of increasing the strength of the army and navy in both senate and house the following questions were put to senators and representatives 1 do ou tavor increasing the strength of the army and navy 2 it so to what extent on the bare question of increased defense the answer was clear and overwhelming the question as to the extent of de tense brought plans from a program somewhat short of that proposed toy president allson to proposals tor four and five and six battleships a year the bulk of the legislators however were prepared to leave the extent of the program to the congles committees or to the military experts among the democrats a sentiment favoring submarines mines and air craft in preference to battleships developed ve loped and in several cases in creases in the army were deemed subordinate to augmented naval strength here Is the way according to the poll that congress stands upon the is sue of the democrats in the house are in favor of the increase while but seventeen are registered as against it the republicans aligned themselves for and tour against it thirty one democrats arid forty six republicans wera absent and thirty seven democrats and twenty eight republicans were noncommittal the socialist congressmen stood one for and one against it while the only prohibitionist declared himself to be opposed to the increase in the senate forty democrats were aitor the greater measure of prepared ness with one against it eight appearing as absent and seven declining to voice their views twenty three republicans were in favor of the increase with no dissenting voice while twelve were absent and five noncommittal abo total tor the house show for and twenty three against athe increase with including one in dependent who was absent not voting the senate total shows itty three tor anaf one against with thirty two either absent or not voting |