Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-01-26

Three fiundred snd Eghiy IhouSand
Dollars ASkcd For The Naval
Academy Tor The tn
suing Year.
A LARGER ACADEMY BAND IS
RECOMMENDED

The House Committee on Naval
Aaffirs has recommended for the ap-
proyal OF Congress the following;
New 20,000-ton battleship, to cost
$40. 900, 600.
Two million dollars FOR submarine
torpedo boats.
Three hundred and eighty thousand
dollars To complete the Naval Acad-
emy buildings.
one million four hundred thousand
dollars for a floating drydock, which
will probably be located Mt Solomon 5
Island, Nd.
Thirty-four thousand one hundred
and thirty dol ars for new buildings
al Indian Head naval proving grounds.
Improvement and enlargement of
the Naval Academy Band.
Increased wages for employees and
laborers at the Naval Academy.
The bill also carries an appropria-
ton of $3.50, coo to complete the new
Naval Academy buildings, which will
then constitute the finest naval school
in the world. Some new buildings
and laboratories are TO be built at the
naval proving grounds at Indian
Head Md, at cost of S34, l3O, IL the
items in the bill are approved by
Congress.
The bill contains no provision for
the proposed torpedo-manufacturing
plant. This provision was struck out
by the subcommittee because MEM
bers of the committee could not agree
upon It's location. The original draft
provided for It's location at Newport.
Representative Mudd and others want
ed il located in the vicinity of Annap-
oils, and had the item stricken out
entirely.
The bill provides for tine reorganiza
ton of the Naval Academy band and
theoretically enlarging it. The band
now CONSISTS of musicians who are not
enlisted, and also includes certain
musicians from the naval vessels sta
toned at the Academy. The provi-
sion adopted by the committee i'm the
bill to be reported legalizes the ad-
dition of these ship p's-musicians in
their standing as permanent members
of the band. The bill provides that
the Naval Academy band shall here
after consist of one leader, with the
rank and pay of a second lieutenant
of the Marine Corps; second leader
at $50 q month; 33 first-class musi-
clans and II second class musicians.
This will give the band member
ship of ,46 and put il on almost as
firm basis as the United States Ma
rine Band. 1t is provided liz the bill
that all members of the Naval Acad-
emy band shall be regularly enlisted
for four years in the navy for spec
ial service at the Naval Academy.
Heretofore they have not been enlist
ed men and the leader has been with
out naval rank.
The laws relating to pay and retire
ment of enlisted men of the navy are
made to apply to the musicians of this
band, and they are also to be credited
with all prior service of whatsoever
nature in the band as shown by the
records of the Naval Academy and
the payrolls of the ships attached 10
the Academy. This will result IN in
creased pay for the older musicians.
The bill also scarries provision for
800, 600 for watchmen, mechanics and
laborers Mt the Academy. This is an
increase of $25, 900 over last year.
While the bill does not so state
specifically, it is understood that this
increase is tosbe used in the discre-
tioD of the Navy Department, TO in
crease the pay of these laborers.