Show SENATE BUILDING PROGRAM PASSES MEASURE appropriate ING FOR ADDI ADD TO THE NAVY would provide for building four Dread tB four great bottle cruisers and fifty eight other warships in 1917 washington tho rhe naval it appropriation bill with a three year building program including the immediate con of four dread tB tour four great battle cruisers cru laera and fifty eight other craft passed the senate on nn july 21 by it a vote of 71 to 8 it carries or 45 4 i more than the total as the 1 lueas aas uro ure passed the house many proposals to curtail tile the enormous building increases written into the measure b by the senate naval committee were defeated overwhelmingly and as soon as final passage was us an bounced the senate voted to insist on its is amendments and send the bill at ones nce to conference the house Is ex pecked to insist upon its building pro 9 gram ram and a long struggle Is in pros peet before an agreement Is reached two to democrats senators thomas and vardaman and six republicans senators clapp curtla curtis gronna la follette norris and works voted against the bill which has had the support of leaders leadem of both parties during the week of debate that preceded passage A seven hour bour speech by senator la ia follette against the measure and ft a clash between senators reed and oli oil ver c over the proposal to print as a public document the bethlehem Deth lehem steel companas comp anys arguments against a government arms plant delayed the final vote construction of vessels ancic indexing 1 sixteen capital ships within three yea yeara ra at an estimated cost of la is contemplated in the senate p pro garm the largest ever proposed to congress of the total appropriations lit in the bill is tor for the first t years building expenditures As it passed the house the measure made no provision for a continuing building program and authorized only two ships including five battel cruisers and no drEad |