The Senate Naval Committee has definitely postponed action' on enater King's resolution for an inquiry into the state of the Navy. Mr. Britten, a member of the:
Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, introduced 4 bill to-day proposing the expenditure of $101,400,000 for additional aval construction, His bill "Would authorize the building of four scout cruisers coating over $11,000,000 each and tone floating dry dock costing $7,500,000 and would increase the limit of the cart of the ncroplane carriers, Lexington and Saratoga which are now being constructed, from $22,000,000 to $33,000,000, Authority would else be given to elevate the turret suns of the! battleships, Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Wyoming, Pennsyivanin, Arizona Nevada, New York, Mississippi, Idaho and New:
Mexico at a enst ut $6,500,000, Contendingg that the iniprovements were necessary if the Amer-tean navy was to equal.in strength that of Great Britain, Mr. Britto said that the Bill would of neces sity be debated when the exact sition of the United States would he revealed, The House of Represent has pacted the Naval Appropriations BIN providing for an expenditure The Conservation of Oil President Coolidge has ere: Of Conservation Board, consisting War, the! Navy, the Interior and of Commerc fo study the question of ment responsibilities with regard conservation. The Board sok the fall ce-operation of the oil industry. The Cammirsion|¥ which was appointed last March, to study the future of fud-oil supply for navy work will alee cooperate. the United ted if not dominated by aviation an that it] seven probable that supremacy be daterrsined by sion of available pot the posses Views on Gan Quest a has formally pre-
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