The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-27

jursssietioa. vas reported fsvorsbiy. With rseet-
msadati5n for passsEs. By the Senate Committee
on Naval Affairs (FssPort Ne $50.
. That The use of dspositions bssore nsFsi
csurtsmsrtisi and courts q ihsairy b< ssshefissa
senate bsli No. isss. FiF,y-si1sh Congress hrst
session, which xas reported favorsSly with recon-
nsndation for passage By the Senate COMMITTEES on
Naval Affairs Report No. szTl. contains sreieat
saa guarded proyisions On this subject
3 That the present system under shich sxaniaa-
tisns are eonauetsd by naval examining aad rstlr-
Ing boards Be s,mplihed. bill ts. No lSss.
FIsty-si1th Congress. first session.. providing for
such improved ssssm passed The sseats February
L. 800. sut vas not reached for consideration b.
the House.
4. Tia. provision be made concerning Tire use BY
the government Of devices patented 10 naval en-
GERS. Adequate proyisloa 20 this ene was Goa
tAined IN q biH Is. No. 0S5, which passed the
Senate March %. 1890 bu, failed Of passage In the
House.
That provision be made fer the enlargement
Of the naval prison at the navy yard. B0stoa.
Nass.; and
s. That provision be nade for Law library in
the once Of the Judge Advocate General OF the
navy.
Increase OF the Navy.
'The general board. of which the Admi-
ray Of the navy is president. recommends
the following increase OF the navy:
Battle
ATmofed
ouhoo4is-
Transport. ..... I
Training
-Four Of the five members OF the Board
on Construction recommend:
Unsheathed 5attleshiPs Of about 1s, $50 tons trial
displacement. .................,...
Unsheathed srnored cruisers Of about Il, 600 tons
trial displacement ............
sheathed and eoppertd cruisers OF about ae0s
tens trial displacement ent.................-. &
sheatheG and eoppered gunboats Of about 500 tons
trial displacement. .--....... -
sneathed and eoppered Hght-draf, gunboats Of
about 300 tons trial displacement. t.............. n
Golfers OF about II. 900 tons displacement 2
Repair ship Of about 75O0 tons displacement.
Transport Of about 1000 tons dsplacement...... !
THE fifth member recommends:
Sheathed ard coppered ba,tle-ships OF abou,
14.0Oo tons trial displacement and 10 knots trial
speed. ed.....................-... ...
Sheathed and e0ppered armored cruisers Of about
1900 tons trial displacement and p kpets
tTiai speed. ..........,.. 2
shesthsd and eoppered protected cruisers Of
about 1860 tons trial displacement and not
less than "a knots trial speed. .
Light-drsf; gunboats specially designed for river
service, OF about eco tons trial displacement
and 10 knots trial speed. 10
"All the vessels thus recommended are
desirable In the prospective deyelopment
OF our naval force. But in view of the
number of large fighting vessels already
authorized, some of them hardly begun.
the department is of the opinion that
scngress at us coming session should be
asked for only two battle-ships and two
armored cruisers, all of the maximum
displacement specified: that at least six
light-draft gunboats and some small craft
for river service are especially desirable
in connection with our insular service.
and that the colliers. training ships, trans
port, and repair ship are the necessary
accompaniment of the general recent in
crease of the navy, both in its fighting
force and In the enlarged range of it's op-
erations The department therefore makes
its recommendation in accordance with
this opinion.