SENATE TEST VOTE ASSURES A "GREAT NAVY"
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On May 24, 1921, the United States Senate, in a "test vote," passed a bill (45 to 23) which would maintain the number of personnel in the United States Navy at 120,000. The New York Tribune reported that at the end of the session, the approved funding was set at "nearly $500,000,000."
According to Senator Irvine Lenroot* (R-Wisconsin), the Senate version of the appropriations bill added 20,000 personnel upping expenditures from $25 to $30 million.
The Tribune states...
"The result was hailed as a victory by...Senate...Republicans and those...who are supporting the great navy."
*Irvine Luther Lenroot (1869-1949) was born in Superior, Wisconsin & educated at Parsons Business College. ILL served in the WI State Assembly 1901-1907, US House of Representatives 1909-1918, US Senate 1918-1927 & US Court of Customs & Patent Appeals 1929-1944.
SOURCE
"Greater Navy Senators Win Test, 45 to 23," The New York Tribune, May 25, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
