New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
MONEY FOR FORTTrCATIONS.
4 NC cur IL THE HOUSE BILL FROM INST
YEARS AMOUNT.

Washington. April 27-Thc annual Qualifications
Appropriation bill ina been practically agreed upon o'
the subcommittee VI the House Committee on Nb'''
n.,tlors though one or Two items yet remain SUI
feet 80 possible revision. The m"nil'r' ~ INC con"
ml,foe are Nc,srs Brcclinridrc 81 Kentucky; forney
Livingston Cogswcn and Gront cut amounting u
move than - per cent hns been made from the bI %
Ina, year. Thi, years bill appropriates s.4os1Vo
bcng Il 36G 1903 loss than the bill OF las year ana
-6977 gO7 less than the estimates. For conttrhtu"n
~ gun and mortar batteries. 100000 Is appropriated
being $3.50 900 less than the bill for dhe current wear
For the procurement ~ sites for Qualifications nnd N'
coas, defcnces s25oOJ) being $23o0rp les than lot
the current year For the preservation. protection
and repair Of Qualifications for which there may be M
specal appropriation available. 100000. For finish
INC and assembling 81 rnch iOlnch and !, inch sea
coast guns at the Army guninctory Si230Oo' being
$4,000 more than for the current year IL b c"l
mated that during the next fiscal year eighteen 7n'h
fourteen lOinch and siX II Inch guns VIII be CON
pctod and $4,000 has heretofore been appropriated
for them.
For =. 10 and /. inch guns manufactured By con
tract under the provisions Of the Fertilization acts o
Il 100 and 1891. $4,000 Is Appropriated This Is to
cover the cost Of one type onch and two service =
inch guns and one type l0lnch gun. which 1t IS
estimated may be completed by June 30, S93. The
bethlehem Iron Works having stated that they Intended
to make somewhat earlier deliveries than were specified
In their bid.
For tests Of guns 10000 is appropriated. and foI
steel field guns Of l0lnch calbc, $4,000, sufficient
TO procure about twenty-five guns. For steel siege
brccch loadng rincs Of j-lnch calbrr. fj5.OOp The
War Department desires to supply tho Military Aca1
cmy the Artillery school AMI artillery instruction
p SIS with hcse steel brccch loading rifles. Thirty
five thousand dollar l. Appropriated for 1uch steel
slcge breecl.lo loading howitzcrs. This amount Will lr)
cure twelve hOwltZcre. For powder, $4,000 Is ap
prOpnated and the committee says it Is urgent tln
moro powder should be provided. rs The supply Is
barely sufficient FOR The regular issues for target
dco during the year.
For steel deck and piercing shells for twelve
inch brcech loading moTtlrs, 100000. Experiments
abroad having demon stratcd that Castron Is not II
suitable material. For steel piercing shot Tor
acoast guns $4,000. These prOjeccs 10 he Of
the Hotter Kind. The secretary of War Is directed
10 purchase or manufacture machine tools and fixtures
ada pied the manufacture Of steel scacOast
10 complete the equipment Of the south wing Of the
army gun factory at Watcrvlic Arsenal, New York,
the cost not TO exceed @346,GOO. By n previous act
the construction Of twClvelnch steel scacOast mOrtas
Of oil tempered and anncaed steel for high power
coast defence guns aud OF gun carriages authorized
the whole cost not % exceed 81 200 100 The biz
provides that than SC0OOOO shall be cxpcnd.d
Tor these objects during the next s.Scal Fifteen
thousand dollars Is appropriated for the current
pcnscs and general repair Of the sandy Hook proving
gStlnds. The WatcrtOwn Arsenal (MasSachIssttsJ
gets ~ 81 900 for enlargement and improvement Of IT.
heavy gun carriage plant. The Board Of Ordnance
and Fertilization IS allowed T21O,OOO with which to