New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
from The Tribune Bureau.I


Washington. January ~
TOBACCO FOR TARs-The Navy Departments
has this year been able to- award it's contract Tor
tobacco for the next fiscal year TO concern which
IS not in the so-calIad Hitherto the prices Oh
rival bidders have such that the award or the
contract had to be made TO firm which the au-
thoritfes believed Influenced more or less py
combination of tobacco manufacturers gn1 7 eg 70
the firm whose sample was regarded as lhe ,SI7;s
tear # was possible to award the contract at 50
cents pound price regarded as mos ~ go, ar
and the samples selected are the best OF any SUI
mitted Next years contract prices will be three
9qaFters Of oT S P PG@ad IS5 tbat the
may select the material, put me aeilEeIS u ''''
10000 pounds will not begin until autumn
MAY CUT TARGET PRACTTCE-It begins 10
look as If the naval estimate for ammunition WoulA
he materially reduced in the preparation Of the ap-
propriation act The impression prevails That the
government is expanding too much money 1or TAR
get practice and the cost Of this service couu
be greatly Iessened. Any such proposIuoh WILL
however, be resisted by those officers VINO nave 70
eisro II is held in the Navy Department tLat nor
b - r5oIs is expended annually for this pur.
TOO maGd d man sny economy practised by means OF
reducing the powder charges or gun nLI1e VIZ ~
only way to ascertain and to protect ag a15e in
fects is to IRE guns as many ny hsTve 81 powder
moTeover the who fire the guns mus % d 5s
VA conditions 1t is not enough 1t IS urged 70
have the guns fired with full charge only at fne
TnTst he Demonstrated and which are ascertainaole
only by having the guns fired with the tu4I SIldtS
~ boulder Most officers who familiar Win tIl9
needs of the service that no greater rnlstaKe
down the appropriation for naval ammunition
THE LOUISIANA AHEAD-While the louisiana
s,ster ship Of the Connecticut, IS at last accounts
slightly In advance Of the latter vessel the naval
constructors insist that the vessel building at ths
navr-york NAVY Yard will be ready TO commission
ahead Of the louisiana although 1t IS ny NO means
certain that the demonstration Will be convincingly
g., favor Of construction OF naval ships at govern
went Dlants instead Of under contract the Navy
Repayment is preparing to reply 10 the rssoln21s
IL rpo51rad in the House by Representative 9lt1-
1910 81 FrOoklyn in whose Congress Q1s(r1ct ms
Raw ward is located. One OF MS EesoluIon5 IN
nIras whether since February, 1900 there mas oeen
anv DELAY in the delivery OF naterla4S ioE ESQ IN
- CtoDnacficut There has been 3 delay IN me
JaI,,ar1y Of armor and of OF the other mate
rial entering the construction OF ule CQnnec-
hut In Ia such delay has ATTENDED, qenEeTy
If material for ships everywhere ana snipoAI3oEs
Ierfo~miug naval work under contract nave nao
Sba aan1a difIcuty as has been epcountered by
those in charge Of the work on the Connectlcut at
EroCkf,-n Mr.. Fitzgerald also desires 70 know
whether there have been any changes Inoolnca-
t;ons or alterations in the plans or specifications
- +ba louisiana since the contract FOR the CON
gtruction of that ship was ewaroed 70 ths NeW-
49, Nav-s company. The Navy Department au-
1Sori+ies say that there have been no nlDortarssC
Names or alterations the louisiana such
ChanSes as have been made are OF minor fInpor-
fanre and do not affect the time IN Whicn L9e snip
yoas ~ he completed. The navy people think tnat
Il must be Mr.. Fft8gerald'S purpose 10 snow. N
lew of the coming provision OF congress Tor naVaI
trcraase that advantages OF time and money are
ali on the side Of the ship built at governments
plant