New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-20
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
THE APPROPRIATIONS ELL COMPLETED.

A TOTAL AMOUNT OF s3o5O00c0 - ONE NEW
CRUISER OF 1850 Tons PROVIDED FOR
Washington. Dec. l0.-Thc House Committee on
Naval Affairs have completed the Naval Appropriation
bill and it will reported 20 the House tomoIr""
or Monday. Only one new ship IS proVlhed lo''
is 10 be \ triplescrcw protected cruiser Hhe ''a.
which Is known TO naval officers Cruiser No L. ~
is to be $50 tons displacement without "'"'"'"'
and the limit of cost is fixed at s2,73o'ooo. avn
The bill carries total appropriation OF about 9'o'
500 600. being about 100000 less than the est"
mates and considerably more than TIE Dln OF l's'
This increase falls almost entirely under inc d'
increase in the naval establishment anu i " Wv
payments on vessels whose construction was a"
IN one or the other Of several previous '""e4
Among the items of interest IN the Dill arc '"o 1'
lowing: ,i,, ~,
For enuipment of arms for tie naval militia VI
vsrions states s25 900: for the purpose :" h''iH"s
balstic tests and experiments IN the ueVeIop"'n' "
American armor the secretary OF the Navy 10 ""'i0
i,nd % pse 100000 out Of the appropriation OF
al 600 600 made by act OF congress % "9V '0P''
her for the purchase OF nickel ore. for p"oi @
The concentrations are: Portsmouth. " H. 922'-o' :
for Roston ST. ,00o; for Brooklyn Sl2o'o"o lhcIuu
ing 100000 for quay wall ON Coo Do0h' '' |'oe
leland s13o GIG Including S9744l for west dry-docK
pler: for Washington S2l ,607; for NoroiN' e-o'i"'
for Mare Island, $51 1855, for Ianhchhs Ways am
granite slips at New York aid Norfolk. Sl3ooo' ior
repairs and preservation at Navy wards ana Sa"o''
s2oo 600. for residence fox medical director III
charge nj Mare Island Navy Hospital S!o''o"' =
,la,se is inserted in the provision for pre'erN"
,ion and repair OF engines. boilers ard macmhc+'
80 wooden ships declaring that the restriction hm's
sucb repairs 10 twenty per cent Of the csnm"a o"'
NJ new engines. boilers and machinery sus!i ho' w
n,ive the secretary of the Navy Of authority 10 oruc
repsirs OF engines. boilers and machinery ioF Ne>
damaged in foreign waters on the high seas - La
os may he necessary To bring the vessel nome
Under the head OF increase OF TIE Navy Qi'o''''
;s concentrated toward the armament ana dIHo' Va
vessels heretofore authorized 20 be but beng qi''
600 more than the appropriation for the Sahe p"pD
for the current fiscal year; and Sl1'"o''O"o = "P'
rr,a,ea toward the construction and compN"o" ''
new vessels heretofore and herein authorized w O"'
crcss. with their engines and machinery Hi'i"u'' =
premiums being SG,132. 900 more than inc '"'''r
wears appropriation For two unVeHIhe Gran"
40 ions capacity for dry docks AZ New orN @Iu '
folk, 100000 is appropriated, ana l"' "I ,,1,,
anchors chain cables and equipment on'n' 10 ,0'
o,oadv huilt or authorized. 100000 Is proNu tho
The cIause relating tn the NcW cruiser WIN r. o.
,I. new bost provided for in the bill, says t.dI i
the pnrpose Of Increasing the Navy uic no MO
anthnrized 10 have constructed hy cohtrd'I ". =, a
1ert-1 cruiser OF about 1850 tons dl>pla' m II! 200
cost exclusive OF armament not to rXcSel ~, a
20 have maximum speed o. not less tNah ",HV' .
49, In all It's parts the vessel snail bc Ga
Manufacture Discretion Il premiums anu P~''"'''0
is vested In the secretary OF the Navy