Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
of thousands OF dollars In the administra-
ton of our yards. sul
The Navid Academy.


With regard to the Naval Academy, the
report says: 6 ciee
The work of building up the Naval Acad-
envy is proceeding In very satisfactory
manner. The sealna1iship building and the
armory are already completed; the marine
engineering and naval construction build
ing viii DE completed within three or four
months. The main quarters for the mid
shipmen will be completed by September
next. The other buildings are progressing
well.
We have already appropriated $o.OI00oo,
and COoooo is recommended for this year,
making in all XS,0Tato0 of the S10,0o0000.
which Is the total limit of cost fixed by
Congress for the, rebuilding of the acad-
envy. 1t may be said in this connection that
there Is quite likely to be an uneSpended
balance of few hundred thousand dollars
As limitation to this appropriation OF
$3.OO0.O00 the committee recommended the
adoption of the following provision:
In order to further improve the grounds
at the Naval Academy and secure the best
site for the naval hospital heretofore au-
thorized and appropriated for. the removal
of the cemetery from its present site to
another to be selected Is authorized and d.
rected, and to this end the sum of $4,000,
or SO much as is necessary, to be lmme-
diately available, is authorized to be eX-
pended out of the S3e0o0o3 above appro-
priated - err
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated for
the eSta bliShment of naval training sta
ton on Lake Michigan.
The committee calls attention to pro-
vision inserted in the bill providing for ad-
ditional compensation for enlisted men of
the Marine Corps regularly detailed as gun
pointers. This is strongly recommended py
the Secretary of the Navy, and under TINS
provision it is proposed to give the enlisted
men in the Marine Corps who excel in gun
merry the same additions to their pay are
given enlisted men in the navy.
Increase of the Navy.
Recurring to the increase of the navy and
giving in detail the costs of the several
vessels authorized, the report says:
The total cost of the above program
will be s29, $50, OCO
1T is left within the discretion of the Sec
rotary of the Navy to build any or all of
these ships in government navy yards, and
he is required to build some of them in. the
navy yards in case ii shall appear that the
ship building concerns have entered into
any combination or understanding to de-
prive the government of fair and unre-
stricted competition in letting contracts for
the construction Of any of these vessels
And the Secretary of the Navy in case
he cannot secure armor of the best quality
for any or all of these ships at price
which in his Judgment rs reasonable and
equitable. is authorized and directed to
procure site and erect thereon armor
plate factory, toward which the sum of
$l,0OO,6Oo is appropriated in this bill.
The Secretary of the Navy is further
authorized to contract for or purchase two
subsurface or submarine torpedo boats.
after they have been fully tested to his
satisfaction and found to fulfil all rea-
sonabie requirements for submarine war
fare The appropriation made last year for
this purpose of $500 600 or such part there
or as may remain uneXpended. is reappro-
oriated in this BILL