New-York tribune., 1888-03-22
MILLIONS FOR TIE NAVY.
BUT NO PARTICULARLY SATISFACTORY RESI-

BUT NO PARTICULARLY SATISFACTORY RESULTS
rrT APPARENT
WAsHrNoToS March .2I.-Thc deliberations
over the Urgent Deficiency bill by the Conference
Committee Of Congress, in which an appropria-
tion of 81 rs, 900 is asked for TO complete the
srmauens of the Chicago Boston and Atlanta
has unearthed some interesting facts and figures
relative 20 the law and the money appropriated
for ordnance
On AuRust tho Bureau Of Ordnance Of the
Navy secured an appropriation of 100000 " for
steel.rihed breech-loading guns with carriages
and ammunition" on July II, 1884, 100000
for ordnance outfit Of the three new steel crus-
ers and one dispatch boat Chicago, etc); On
March 3, 1885, $50, 900 for the completion and
public test Of two breech-loading rife-cannon of
the larger calibres now in course of construction
both tSa s@' On March g. 1855, for material for
the gun carriages for the Chicago $1,000;
powder for the Boston $4,000 !no guns yet u N
continuing work on tho armament OF the chicago
and others, $4,000; freight and material Tor
armament Of the same, sag, 81 Tor payment oi
pay existing obligations Of the Ordinance Bureau
Tor the armament Of the cruisers sSS'ooo 10;
Il viii be observed that these sums were nicely
divided 20 that they would not appear large. On
made to complete the armament Of the Chicago,
Boston, Atlanta aud Dolphin. On August 3,
1856, further appropriation OF ooo ooT was @
thorized by the act Of March 3, 1855 three
cruisers, two armored vessels, two gunboats ana ana
6os also noron fSf she Of sad sSm
may be necessary TO the manufacture OF such toos
and machinery, the erection of such structures
such armament or any part thereof" On March cn
8, 1887, there was appropriated s2,i2s,SoS
Toward the armament Of the vessels authgriaed
t6orsed BY sections and Of the act Of August St
| 8, 1885, Of the unfinished monitors mentioned n
section Of same act, and OF the Miantonoman.s =
March Ss .Sus and wai delivering the
armor And run steel for the vessels authorized by
section Of the act Of August 3 1885 and the In, .
finished montos mentioned IN seGTSg bV this act
II would seem that Congress has been very
liberal, but that the Ordnance Bureau has not
done ae well as was expected Part OF the aoGVt, {,
would be difacult TO determine OF the vessels
authorised by the act Of August 8, 1885, only two M
not to be built BY contract srmor mo- nitor ana a
are 10 be armored as all Of the vessels authorized
by the act Of March 8, 1887. are being 6uiit Dy
contract In addition to the above speclal appro-
tions each year amounting to between 81 co. 600
and 81 700 for ordnance material AS there has
| been no new armament furnished to any OF the
preparation has gone toward the manufacture OF
| guns for the new cruisers. In some cases the
| words of the act making an appropriation have
| given to the Ordnance Bureau the greatest lati-
| tude in expending it.
| On page $50 Of the last report Of the Secretary
of the Navy II Is said that some Of the guns for the
| Chicago and others are being made by outside
parties' The fact is that the greater part Of then
sre 80 made instead of being made at the famous
| amateur gun foundry" at the Navy Yard here
The ten-inch guns of the new Charleston are TO o'
| abandoned and eight-inch guns are to he put il
place OF them because the Ordnance Bureau canno
| have the ten-nch guns in time. Finally TN
| Ordnance Bureau ask for Se8S, $50 under the gen
erai estimates for the coming year, and To-
| 81, 900, 900 toward the armament OF vessels au
| thorized."
THAT DRY-DOCK NOT TO BE LENGTHENED
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The conferees oi
the Urgent Deficiency bill have agreed upon thei
report. which will be submitted to the House By
Mr Burnes, Chairman Of the House Conferces a
the earliest opportunity. The House recedes from
jts disa qreement to the Senate amendment, striking
| out the clause approprating 100000 for the pur
| pose Of lengthening the dry dock ut the Brookyl
Nsvy-Yard; that clause will not be retained In tn
| bill
WILL MIR. COLEMAN STAND THE TESTP
WASHINGTON. March 2l lSpeciaD.-lt Is under
stood that the President will appoint j. v: Cole
man. Of San Francisco. as Commissioner TO the IN
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