The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
HOUSE ! SAILORS 1T SEA
Cannot DECIDE On BatlIeships
or Torpedo Boats.
THERE writ BE AN INCREASE
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Naval Appropriation Bll Now Carries
Twenty-eight ana Half Millions.
Old Flagship Hartford 10 BE Pre-
pared for Active ServIce-Some of
riip Detailed Expenses

The House Committee on Naval Affairs
still has under consideration the naval ap-
preparation bill While the measure has not
been completed, enough of its provisions
are known to give an abstract Of it APP
proximating the shape in which IT win be
presented to the House.
The important question of increasing the
Navy has not Vet been agreed upon, but it
is quite certain that a number OF battle
ships and torpedo boats VIII be authorized.
Members OF the committee differ as to
what this increase shall be.
Some favor six hattleShipS and fifteen
torpedo boats, while others want four
battieships and from twenty to thirty
torpedo boats. The bill will carry an APP
preparation, outside OF any authorized
increase in the Navy, of about S2S,500,-
600. As the bill now stands the principal
provisions are as follows:
THE DETAILS.
For prizes for excellence in gunnery ex-
crcises, SO 900; for ocean and lake surveys,
$4,000; bounties for naval apprentices,
$33,750; expenses for recruiting, SAB
600; ordnance and ordnance stores, $780,
600; reserve supply of guns for ships OF
the Navy, $250,00o; reserve supply OF
projectiles for ships OF the Navy, $780,
,
$3.50, 900.
For improving the gun plant Washington
Navy Yard $40 900; for new brick maya
zinc at Fort Miffin, Pa, $4,000; for
water supply, naval magazine, Dover,
n. j., 10000; arming and equipping the
naval militia, $4,000; contingent ex
penScs, bureau OF ordnance, s., 900; civil
establishment burcauof ordnance, S29, ,S24;
equipment OF Vessels, S1,312.l4T; contin
n Z g .
600; maintenance of yards and docks, S265 :
600; repair and preservation OF yards and
stations, $500, eco; Naval Home, Phiia
dclphia, S19 500; maintenance Of nava
hospitals, S20,00p; provisions and com
nIutcd Taiions for seamen and marines
81 ,2O5,000, and preservation and compile
tion of vessels in stocks and in ordinary
| conditions, 81 ,492, 500.
FoTadditional supply of tOTpcdCes 81 ~,
600; completion. repair and preservation
of machinery Of vessels, S425 ,o00; for re
placing machinery and repair Of engine!
of the cruiser Chicago; 81 so, 600: replacing
boilers OF Tie cruiser Atlanta and repair
OF her maehjnery. 100000; replacing
boilers OF the dolphin, 500, replacing
machinery OF the Hartford, $4,000; re
pairs and sjWnJpvements at the Naya
Academy, S5G, 900: repair and improve
mcnt OF the marine barracks at the various
posts. $1,000 ana FOR the erection o.
officers qu5rtefg at silka, Alaska, So, 500
THE OLD HARTFORD. .-
on accoqht OF huils and outfits of yes
sells heretofore Authorzed and steam ma
chintry for them, S3,a91,G39 is allowed
Towards atHam4nt of these vessels So, $40.
| 204 is allglled, ,and towards completing
| their equipmeat an appropriation; o
| S237 900 is made. -. 1
The bin lCOptsmplates placing the OLE
| frigate ,HaEfora in condition for actiy
service and afaler the appropriation 70
| 'preseryatiUno and completion" 4 provis
| is ordered llthat not hing i'll that section
| shaIi be. .ennstrtlsd TO deprive the Secre
! tary OF the Navy OF authority to max
the necessaryeT on this vessel. Th
| repairs. outside OF machinery, for whic
! $3.50 is allowed. are estimated at abou
| $l00,ou0 81 .. e. -p ~