The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-25
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WASHINGTON. January d. = In
its report upon the naval appro-
priation bill, the House committee on
naval affairs summarizes the present
condition of the navy of this country :
The report says: with regard the new
navy. Congress seems to have settled
upon policy OF appropriating toward
its construction about 5000, 900 per
aunum. Your committee believe this
will build up navy as fast rs prudence
dictates. Our Navy department and
our ship builders are utilizing an far as
may be, the knowledge acquired from
the costly experience of otner nations,
but they must acquire experience of
their own. Too great haste on the part
OF the government would inevitably re-
suit in confusion and waste, and most
probably in combination instead of
competition among the ship builders.
Besides. it would be an easy matter in
this country to build ships more rap
idly than we could supply them with
armament of domestic manufacture.
Satisfactory progress is being made
by private contractors fer Supplying
heavy gun and armor plate forg-
ings and for rapid fire machine guns.
ana, says the committee, it will be seen
that Congress, by the passage of the
bill We REPORT, will have taken the last
steps necessary to render the govern
ment absolutely independent of the
world in the matter of bnilding and
equipping her navy. It has been the
constant aim of the committee and of
the department to provide for ships
the best of their class and guns equal to
any in the world. There is ample COM
petition among bidders fo- the con-
struclion of engines and machinery,
and in this matter american enterprise
and ingenuity seems likely to lead the
world. E@te
A co4LIEG STATION.
Chairman Herbert, of the House com.
mittee on naYsl affairs, has acknowl-
edged Secretary Whitney's letter sug-
costing an appropriation for a coaling
station at Page Pago, Samoa. saying
that proper representations will be
made to- the House when the matter
comes before it. In accordance with
the suggestions OF individual members
of the committee, he requeststhat there
may be transmitted to it any recent
reports FROM the officers of vessels
station deat the Samoan Islands, show
ing the condition of things; and re.
quests of the department. the an
nouncement of definite policy, if
part of the records of the department..
The committee would be glad to know
If any further enlargement of the ap-
propristions of the department shonld
be made in view of existing conditions.
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
The reception room of the Senate
wing was crowded this morning with
Representatives of the National
Woman's Suffrage, Association, which
has just closed its annual session in this
city, and their friends, who came to
present Encouragement In behalf of the
sixteenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton, granting women the right of
suffrage. Addresses were made BY
several women prominent in the cause.
THE NATIONAL UNION LEAGUE.
General Grosvenor, president of the
National Union League, has called a
meeting of its national consul here
March I'd, to consider measures caleu-
lated to UNFOLD the incoming national
administration aRd to strengthen the
Union Republican party, especially in
the south.
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
The Senate committee on commerce
to-day authorized Frye to report ]
number of proposed amendments to
thu sundfy civil apnronriation hill for
the establishment of additional light
houses. Among them is $1,000 for San
Pedro Harbor light station, California.
BURNS REMAINS.
The remains of representative Burns
left tonight for st. Joseph, Missouri,
Under escort of a Congressional COM
mittee.
Small Damages.
NEW YoRK. January 24.-The suits
brought by w. W. Dudley against the