Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-21
BIG INCREASE FOR MARINE CORPS
Senate Bill Carries over ssvan mll.
lion Dollars More Than the House
BiIl--Fors River Company to Con.
s.ruat Three colIIers--nOrtolk Navy.
Yard to be Improved.
my Associated prsssl


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Anil 90 49,.
After consideration OF iess than two
hours the Senate committee OH nnv,i
AFFAIRS today reported the naval ap-
preparation bill To the Senate. 1t
carries sll,546.549, an Increase of
SISI9,03i over the amount OF the bill
IA 1t was passed by the House. on
me battleship construction program
the Senate COMMITTEES adopted the
policy OF the House. making no
change In the provision for two yps-
sells. The Presidents message adyo.
eating the construction OF four bat
tieships was not considered, as IL was
known that the committee was on
posed TO that program. Concerning
the construction of collier. n pro.
vision was incorporated In the hill
that one should be built on the Pa
ciiic coast, which means Mare Island
navy yard
An appropriation of s1.sO0.OOO was
made for the purchase of three coll
Hers to be constructed by the Fore
RisI-, hip Company. Other import
ant amendments were made as fol-
lows:
Increase of 20 per cent. in the nay
OF officers of the navy and civilian
professors and instructors ut the naynl
academy, and OF 10 per cent. in the
pay OF the enlisted force. S3,55S, sBs;
an increase OF the pay OF professors OF
mathematics. constructors corps ana
civil engineer corps TO equal thar OF
officers OF the same rank in the med
ical and pay corps, Sl6.450.
Appropriation for Norfolk.
For public works additional npprn-
priatlons were made as follows.
/ Portsmouth. N. H.. 100000. Nor.
folk. Va, 100000; Paset Sound.
$4,000; Pearl Harbor. Hawaiian Ie-i
lands, for naval station and dfy
docis. Sl000O00; Charleston $500.
600; Marine Corps. $650,0o0. The an
preparations for the Marine Co.ps.
exclusive OF the public works. aeerc
gate $62i.14s.
| Several matters OF general leeisia
ton were recommended by the COM
mittee MS follows; Giving the star
corps title rs now established for the
STAFF corps of the army. but providing
that in no case shall this carry com.
mand.
Providing for the establishment or
woman's nurse corpa in the navy:
providing that naval bands shall not
receive remuneration for music fur
nished in competition with civilian
| bands.
Marine Corps lncreace.
The provision for the increase OF
the Marine Corps is as follows: One
major general in commandment. In place
of present brigadier general COM
mandant; one lieutenant colonel. two
Imejors; is captains; seven first leu
tenants, and II second lieutenants IN
the line. One lieutenant colonel. az,
sistant adjutant inspector; ana one
lieutenant colonel, assistant quarter
master; one major assistant quarter
master; and three captains, assistant
quartermasters; one major and two
captains, assistant paymasters; two
sergeant majors, Is quartermaster
sergeants; 20 first sergeants, so SER
geants; 125 corporals; ten dfummers.
ten trumpters- and A91S priyates. rho
bill also reapprobriatas the unexpend-
ed balance for the construction of the
Basiute bridge. New York, ana pro-
vides that the limit cost of the dry
dock at the New York navy yard shall
be $1.5o0.000.