New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-27
MONEY FOR FOPTTFICATIONS.
EFFORTS THAT WILL BE MADE TO GET CONGRESS
TO SUPPLY REASONABLE AMOUETs

EFFORTS THAT WILL. BE MADE TO GET CONGRESS
TO SUPPLY REASONABLE AMOUNTS.
Washington. Nov % (specaD. The House sub
committee on he Fort6cations Appropriation bill
Will hold another meeting tomorrow to consider that
measure. and General Flager the chief OF the
Bureau Of Army Ordnance. will appear before IL
10 explain and advocate the estimates for That
bureau II is expected that General schoheId viii
be heard before the bill is submitted to the fun
committee and Secretary Lamont may also appear
before the subcommittee. According to the report
Of General Casey the chief OF Army Engineers. the
work on fortlhcations has now reached 4 stage
which demands liberal appropriations for their
proper equipment for purposes OF defence IL APP
pears that "ihe completion of emplacements for
tweniy-scyen ten-inch and eight-lnch guns 10 De
mounted on disappearing carriages Is delayed by
want OF carriages on which to mount the guns. and
that 81 seven empaccments for tweve-inch and
ten-nch guns Is likely To be- delayed for the same
reason this fiscal year" General Casey adds: 1T
f. hoped anl urged that appropriations may be
made for the manufacture OF the disappearing
carriage which has been invented by the ordnance
Department and has proved Itself from the very
first equal to all the requirements which such a
cnrrIage must fuln Guns and emplacemen,s await
ing their platforms but delayed by reason Of want
~ carriages. are certainly strong GROUNDS Tor APP
propriatons for these carriages.
The total amount appropriated for batteries and
their platforms by the LIT congress was s''l""'
by the LID Congress SiOe". and by the LID
Congress thus far ScoONl Down to the present, time
oniy ono twelve-lnch rifle has been mounted and
that T. for the defence of Nee-Nork harbor. 1t Is
expected ihat second one Will be mounted TINS
fall making completed battery for the dffenc"
OF that harbor. I, appcarf from the report a copy
~ which has been furnished 20 the House COM
mltteo N Appropriations that each ~ these guns
Is mounted on MT hy whch the gun may be
lowered out = sight y an enemy q twenty-sx
seconds ana fhe lua1ed gun raised Tor .ilhs ~
tw. nty ON. seconds anu that he ammunition may
D." r,ls.a %, another uft IN seventeen seconds Tn.
weight n the gun ana carriage thus lowered ond
80" h,,,,rv n sixteen moriara IS nearly ready for
M, defence ~ S.N-Nork harblr ana another Tor
Inc defence ~ san Francisco harhor before the
End n m, current fiscal year these batteries VIII be
entirely ready. also IN" ~ NJ irtth,' o.. i,os,"
thr.. fW,l ,e-.nrh rifles Will probably ho M lunt u
IN h,rh.tic ON High sites f1r the d.l'nc" % san
,;.r.r,l cs..,'. report shows that the appropr"-
tinns for tlr preservation an i.utL 81, ..l.l-
lions f.r witch there Was no special appropriation
have bon utterly AMI ah'uriN INADEQUATE
amounting 10 ouiy t5"n ear Tor 'h. l"st i"r
wears and allowing AN fvcrae' ~ only 50" - },tr
f1r ,,rh flrufceflon. "or about enough To- pay Tor
one custodian OF c'ch pll'" provided ail was '.
- o. EOS. than onc-na'f of What me oH'..rs 10
since l>,> rt-eua'cs ant galleries Tor IN'n'i sun
marine mines have been completed ami SO more ar
he n,riors Of rortisnd BOSTON. Narraguns,'t Bay.
New YORK PHILADELPHIA. Baltimore. Hampton
Roads Wilmirrton. Charleston. StNhhh'h' fthr",
cola and san Francisco. When az are Completed
thov viii 70. practically worthless until supplied with
A frouer mining outnt AMI firing appliances. Tor
which NJ appropriation has y't been ma'' 10y
Congress ..,. ....-. ,...,.,.,.
General cascy's estimates for foftihcauons !Wmch
do NOT irciuI. those Tor appropriations To- hc "N-
ponded under me direction OF the chief 81 ordnance
,,inuuf 10 g. Jlg nm for next wear. which g. flh"n
greater than the appropriation Tor the curr'nt scal
V,tr I'M. ana aunt for gun and mortar batteries.
inrhIllur au,plac,flcnts and platforms and mount
Inc cans ana moriars ~ tl0o mn. or double the ap-
nronri,ior for the current year, the estlnat" Tor
irs..r.pion and rcppir of fortincations Is so'"p.
rr',tinn. tho estimate for submarine mines and
NECESSARY appliances Tor operating them "a t@WN.
snl th. estimate fnr sea walls and entertainments j.
sei o0n as compared with an appropriation 81 S.5"
for IN" current H. year