The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-10
BY THE COMMITTEES
The Naval Appropriation Bill, as
Amended, Reported.
SENATOR MORGAN is ILL
Mrs. Maybrick's Case Before the
Foreign Affairs Commlttee-Th
Bill for the Admission Of New
Mexico Favorable.

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Washington. April 9.-The senate
committee on appropriations to-day re-
ported the naval appropriation bill. The
principal amendments are as fellows:
For testing methods OF throwing high
explosives from guns on board snip
with ordinary velocities, $50, ID; sur
chase of additional land adjoining the
naval station at Port Royal, =. c., $40
600; paving the streets at Annapolis
academy. $1,000; also a provision direct
ing the board of visitors to the aeed-
envy to examine and report upon The
desirability of purchasing additional
land for the academy. The provision
regarding large swift torpedo hosts is
changed by reducing the number .rf
five to three and increasing the 81 eed
of these from 26 to 80 knots, and reduc-
ing the cost from $4,000 To $4,000
Instead of 10 or more additional srrall
torpedo boats, the numper is Iirni:ed 10
10, and the cost made s500.V00 instead Of
$500, 900.
a provision is added that not more
than two of the battl sshlps and rot
more than three torpedo boats shall be
built in one yard or by one contract
ing party, the contract to be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder. The
ship be built on the Pacific coast Is
modified so as to provide IL shall not
cost more than 5 per cent more than
the lowest accepted bid. The provision
compelling the building of one torpedo
boat on the Pacific coast H. stricken
out. The time of maxi NJ contracts Is
extended from 90 to 100 days.
Provision is made authorizing the
secretary to contract for LIilding two
submarine torpedo boats of the FOL
land type at a cost not TO exceed $l75,-
900 each, but no action will be iaLen
until the Holland boat now being built
shall be fully tested to the satisfaction
or the secretary and accepted. The
appropriation for the construc lion and
machinery is reduced from $3.50 $40 TO
S,37O,679. The secretary is authorized
to have one of the six new gunboats
authorized by the last congress Luilt
and furnished for a training ship for
the naval academy.
The provision for increasing the ma
rine corps by 500 men, allowing officers
or marine corps the same mileage as
officers of the navy and allowing the |
marine corps officers and men 20 be |
carried by certain railroads as officers |
and men of the army are stricken |
out. |
The provisions that all Officers who |
have been or may be appointed to any |
WI 10 VI NIlC navy UT TO Inc marine |
corps after service in different ccrps |
of the navy or marine corps shall have |
the benefits OF their previous service in
the same manner as II said appoint
ments were reentry into the navy or
marine corps, is stricken out.
Washington, April 9.-Senator Nor
gan was not so well to-day as yester-
day. The members of his household |
say the congestion of liver. which
his illness has been relieved and
express the opinion he will improve
now.
Washington, April 9.-The house
on foreign affairs to-day
authorized a favorable report on the
resolution requesting the state depart-
ment for papers in the case OF Mrs.
Florence Maybrick, imprisoned in Eng
gland.
Washington, April 9.-The bill TO re-
peal the compulsory pilotage law was
defeated in the house on a rising vote
by 81 to 1877.
Washington, April s-The house
committee on territories has voted in
'avor Of reporting a bill for the admis-
sion OF New Mexico as a state. The
voted stood for to 4 against Those |
n favor of the bill were Scranton, Per
Sins, Lefevre. Avery Hadley and
Cooper. Those against were Knox,
Taft, Lowe and Owens. Harris of Ohio
vas paired with Harrison of Alabama
Turner of Virginia was not present.
rhe Arizona statehood bill was laid
side at the request Of Murphy, dele
rate from that territory, and will prob
Ibly be taken up at the next session Of
he committee.