New-York tribune., 1890-04-01
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
EIPORTED 70 TIL HOUsE-soME OF rs FEAT.
UEEs-cn>IRMAN lUTELLE's VIEWS
0N THE NV NAVY.

Washington. March 81 l-pe,iall.-Thc Naval Appro.
pgiaon bill. clfryns <4-i5 .523 II. reported TO
the House DAY. two and half months earlier than
the III reported al the first session If the Lth con.
erc-s. The work 81 the committee has been highly
commended in the Hons and Mr. l,ouicc. the chair
man. deserve, g,a; credit fcr The industry and sue
lc,, wilt which hr hl- conducted it, Investigations
4 the MANY subjects which haNe come hcfor, H..
spending Of me hll Just reported VI routce aid:
We have tried 10 give pan-ahir- consideration
al ~" need, 81 the ervi"o. and have held meetings
nearly every dly .n." the committee va, organized
The purpose ha, beon &, mako liberal appropriations
.or al ;he active agencies engaged n pI-huc forward
the work II tuiiiiug the Navy. while avoiding
rxfraNtrant outlay in alv dir -ion and cpnHnirg
expenditures 70 Tic practical nced- of the service
Tie provision for tl' maintenance and repair Of ya-i,
sud do~i., ha, been nc.ca-ei ~ pressing need d."
rari"i sni authority g. conferred 'r ilc creation II
llnl .t0n fAc pr. cccis 20, ale, ~ condemned and
a..lo., SLOPES AlG supplies. ulw nom.nag amcuuti.-
% millions II lrar- which is - hc devoted 10 thc
prr-cr,af II trr pu'i. vorl- # the Navy. As ap
prapratci from timc 70 iimc is Congress.
Fu.d, asr provided for con- plcin- thc great gun
factory m Washington. and l,r f.c equipment OF
ordnance proving ground on ihc Potomac River. The
-iDpulo huIldn, f1r The Savai War college and Tlr
i.io school N Newport Il. T.. .)r which an apieo
p-..'.,n vs.. made last Year. l. 10 b. erected go
t.f'- li.f or Island. instead ~ Goat Island. and
,. raf.r ff. bureau ~ Nt,lsa lion. bui 'hs torpedo
tf.f. 4Nfs| fGiudIt" 4ufftt A.iNl 'l iiI'
l,.f.r i.it.a. conditional appropriation of f3oolJ
a.,d. '. .tle inr +. .rlrr'.f fI0r0urfiy - '"-t
fAc .i.,-.0a submarine -Iu and p'ole' iile,
ff. iND..and dollar. are appropriated fDt
improving re .np'uiAns p'ar' 40 each col.
iho Ntty tari, .f f,.t-aou'h. Boston. @c~ York.
>,ff.l. aid Marc l-lal0. ana 40 N.N York sJ1'oo
b. given g. fi.. Improvement u the ,lcsiu mar ract
plant aai ,in.oO, Tor tnc same Durpo-c ~ both Lps
ton and MARI Island.
~in ic.iii To- ai'lol. .lln: ncv vc.-,-. % s"ems {"
mc that. the natural order o prolc,, Ia the build
.us up Of a modern naval establishment. "e have
reached a point Vie~ uc snoGM -t.ict some nip,
If great offensive ard defensive power. capable oi
nr,i.u. aI cncuiy outside oi Ab'r,. 81 urcaii
through a blockade. and defending soaioar ruc,
fr.u friuI4rlIltnf. We hlNr huiit some ddfiiHhI"
ship. ranging the m .dcIn steel .nnhDtt, To- ~"
~ co. hlh speed. and ihr coh- dri'h'" 'c'
f.nOu Z, 5.Cf-I tots. AID u j. next lu order 10
urt .de -uur -'.g,.s hatflc,hips strong enough 10
0op- "a tn ai. if sent nr.c 60 max" Naf un
or rpl-f As proposition. T. start hY authorizing the
building ~ 'trrr ."Lons con- Hi, 'a',l'ehip'' WIN
4 coal capacity that Will enable them 70 cover ANY
point, on the Atlantic coast from Nova ~cote {" tho
l,thmu. ha, hi.t III situiall, the unanimous 1r
rroy II the House Committee. and g. believed pt iho
committee to be- "a iudi'iou, lr-mnng 81 t4' bmHh~
II q limited number ol Ni-ttl.'., i-nitnS ships.
iy lnitlns thu coal capacity. the vessel are dell
Gated the maintenance of '.W tAdiUuutl b"Nt' "i
pro. citing oUi own country. ~hlc the saving d. con-
weight enable, them to carry heavier amor 3ih
ordnance than would otherwise ic possible The
300 ton aindrcd cruiser !, II Is Nuc &" great u-'iN
nc,. and power. and her ed b, to De- Of not lc~, i
twenty knots, The authorized cost of tho" f"nr 'c,
scs f. SlI7Jp 900. exclusive ot their armament hl
while J.; j., fir the largest amount authorized tr ~" new
ruyy any .c--on II viii hc horne I'm mind that ihe
construct on the heavy batlr-lpS provided for VIII
be extended over al lca,t four or TIVE ScArs.