Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-04
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE AMERICAN NAVY. New Vessels To Increase
 Its Strength. "A SENSATION IN THE SENATE. The Blair Educatino Bill Under Fire. TERRY TO SUCCEED HANCOCK. A Million Dollar Failure
 In Boston.
TERRY TO SUCCEED HANCOCK.

NEW VESSELS FOR THE NAVY. Upon by the House Naval Commft- tee. WASHINGTON, March 3.-The House Com
 mittee on Naval Affairs to day agreed by a unanimous vote to report bill to increase
 the naval establishment It authorizes the President to have constructed, first two sea going, bouble-b bottomed, armored vessels of about six thousand tons displacement, de- signed for speed of at least sixteen knots an hour, costing not more than two million five hundred thousand dollars each. Toward
 the construction of said vessels $1, ,250, 900 is appropriated. Second, three protected dou- ble bottomed cruisers to cost not more than $1 800, 900 each Toward the construction of
 said cruisers $1, 100000 is appropriated.
 Third, four frst-class torpedo boats costing
 in the aggregate not more than $4,000,000
 which amount is appropriated. Fourth,
 one torpedo cruiser to cost not
 more than $30O,0O0, which is appropriated.
 The bill requires that the vessels shall be
 built of steel of domestic manufacture, hay ing 8 strength of not less than 60,000 pounds per square inch and an elongation of elSQC lnCn6S duu or not l6SS CQan GW6uty-HV0
 per centum. The President is authorized to
 direct the completion of the double turreted
 monitors Puritan, Amphitrite and Terror at total cost not to exceed $3, 600, 900 to be distributed as the Secretary of the Navy shall deem necessary, and for this purpose two million dollars is now appropriated.
 The Secretary of the Navy is directed to
 cause at least more of the new vessels provided for to be constructed and one or more of the said monitors to be completed in one or more of the navy yards of the Uni
 ted States. The engines, boilers and machln- cry of all the vessels to be of domestic manufacture and produced by contract unless the Secretary of the Navy shall be unable to attain the same at fair prices. It is provided that the Secretary may purchase abroad only such shafting and other material as it may be impossible to ob
 tain in the United States in time for use in the completion of the vessels provided for. The sum of s1 100000 is appropriated to- ward the armament of the vessels authorized by act of March 3, 1885, of vessels authorized by this act and of the unfinished monitors mentioned. And the Secretary is authorized to direct the application of such portions of this sum may be necessary to the manufacture or purchase of such tools and machinery or the erection of such struct- ures as may be required for the use in the manufacture of such armament or other part thereof, provided that he may contract with domestic manufacturers for the construction of such portions of the heavy guns provided for as may not be built by the government The sum of s125, ,0OO is appropriated for the manufacture or purchase of torpedoes of do- nestle manufacture, and to make eSperi- ments with torpedoes. Two hundred and fifty thousand is appropriated to be expend ed under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy in order to cerry out the purposes of this act in improving the plant of such of the navy yards of the United States as the Secretary may select.