National Republican., 1884-04-11
IN AID OF THE NAVY.
Increased Appropriations Mndo In the
Senate Amendments to tI,o Navy BiIi.

Increased Appropriations 1Indo In the
Senate Amendments to the Navy Bill.
The senate yesterday made considerable
progress with the naval appropriation bill,
disposing after slight debate, of the amend
ments to tho provisions Of the bill affecting
the bureaus of ordnance. of equipment and
recruiting, Of yards and docks, of medicine
and surgery, of provisions and clothing, of
construction and repair, and of steam engin-
eoring, All the amendments proposed by
the senate committee on naval affairs
were agreed to, the only departure from
the committees propositions being an
increase of the sum appropriated to
complete tho ordnance outfit of the three
now steel cruisers and the dispatch boat
already under contract. The motion to
make this increase was made by Mr.. Beck,
VINO stated that from information lately fur
nlshed by Commodore Scard, an increase of
the appropriation was absolutely necessary.
The amendments acted upon yesterday alter
the bill rs IL came from the house in the follow
ing particulars: For tho bureau of ordnance
the bill now appropratcs for tho civil estab-
lishment at navy yards and stations, $5,000
| and for the construction or purchase of q
torpedo boat Of best model, $4,000. For tho
general expenses of the bureau of equipment
and recruiting, IL increases tho Appropriation
from SI01, 900 to SS50,0O0 and provides that
the coal to be used in the navy shall be such
rs the secretary Of the navy may prefer, after
an investigation by n suitable board of Off
GERS, as to the comparative merits of anthra-
cite aud bituminous coal. For the civil es-
| tablishmont of this bureau at navy yards
and stations, the bill appropriates $4,000.
| For tho bureau Of yards and docks, it in
creases the contingent fund from $4,000 to
| 100000, and nppropriates for the civil estab-
lishmont $4,000. For the bureau Of med
! icine and surgery il increases the amount
| for tln rnpotrg pi naval hognitalg lnhprn-
tories cemeteries, Sc, from $4,000 to $4,000.
| For the bureau OF provisions and clothing
IL appropriates $4,000 for the expenses of tho
civil establishment For the bureau of con.
structon and repair the appropriation for
general expenses is increased from $l020,000
| to ~ ljOO,00O. the clause requiring tho amount
to be paid in monthly installments is struck
out, and n provision inserted that 100000 of
the sum shall be Immediately available. For
the civil establishment of this bureau 100000
is appropriated. For the general expenses of
the bureau of steam engineering the appro-
priation is increased from S760,000 to
Sl,O5OO0O, and for the civil establishment
$4,000 is added. The clause reap
propriating tho unexpended balance of last
years million dollar appropriation for en-
gnes and machinery for double turreted
ironclads is stricken out. The civil estab-
lishment of this bureau also receives 10000
TO the appropriation for completing the
equipment outfits of the three cruisers under
contract t$75,6OO) senate amendment at
taches proviso that 20 per cent. Of the
money shall be Immediately available. The
amount for the ordnance outfit of the same
cruisers is increased, as has been noted above
from 100000 to $500000.
The many amendments providing for the
civil establishments we're rendered necessary,
Mr.. Hale remarked In the course Of debate
ON the bill, by the fact that the house Of
representatives when acting on the bill hat
discovered that the estimates for the civi
establishment had in each instance beer
forgotten, and an effort had been made t.
supply the omission by simply adding tn,
words for the civil list" without increasing
the amount of tho appropriation in any case