Show IDAHOAN RAPS CRUISER BILL Hep Opposed p Senate Insists on Scouts WASHINGTON Feb ly 19 19 Dy ByTh I The Associated Press Press-An Pren An ins ins- pass passe having been reached by the senate house hous conferees on oil the tho question of beginning construction th this year on three additional scout cruisers a n separate vote yoto by the bouso on this amendment to the naval appropriation maybo maybe noces- noces necessary sary an amendment similar to that approved ed by the tho senate was rejected by the house on a 0 toil roll call vote although Republican leaders there favored a proposal upon which President Coolidge had Iron CrO nod ned When the bill reached reache 1 tho lie sen- sen senate ate en-ate ate the th cruiser amendment was adopted by an nn overwhelming ma- ma majority majority ma majority and senat senate conferees conferee will IMI Insist to the th last that this pro pro- provision pro provision vision b e retained on tho ho bill Representative French Republican Republican lican Idaho who was wa In chargo of the tho bill In the th house and sonic some of the th other house hous conferees ap- ap apparently apparently ap apparently are ar equally as Insistent that the amendment go out and after arter the conferees meet sin again Tuesday the th question may be b re- re referred referred re referred to the house hous for Instructions instructions ln truc to its lis managers Apparent failure of President Coolidge's efforts to bring about on an early conference for the th Ibm Ibm- lim limitation i for cruisers cruiser submarines I and other smaller naval na craft Is regarded by proponents of the cruiser program as ns a a further rea- rea reason reason rea reason son for tor proceeding with this the th great great- greatest greate et est e t despatch In carrying out the program laid down by congress four years ago of balancing the fighting fleet with an adequate screen creen of scouts U 00 00 |