The Washington herald., 1910-03-23

The naval appropriation bin was re-
ported TO the House yesterday from the
Committee on Naval Affairs. II carries
$l29 Oy7, s02 SO. or $ZO5455s.45 less than the
estimates submitted by the Navy De
partment
The increased navy building programme
is identical. except for a reduction of
one submarine, with that submitted by
the Secretary OF the Navy to the COM
mittee and provides for two first-class
battle ships Of 1000 tons. one repair ship,
two fleet golfers and four submarines,
involving a cost of 500. OF this
amount the committee recommends that
S14,s44, I'D be appropriated the first year,
/ An increase OF $4,000 in the contingent
fund Of the navy is recommended in
order that a cost accounting system may
be installed in the various navy yards
and naval stations.
1T IS the opinion ef the committee"
the report says. that this cost account
| ing system will tend TO the greater eco
noTnlcal administration Of the navy yards
and naval stations, in that comparative
costs of similar work can be established
and extravaganza pointed out and econ
omy obtained. Under the system hereto
fore in vogue it was impossible accurate
ly to determine the cost of any particu-
lar piece of work at any particular time
in any particular navy yard. and, there
fore. no comparison of cost could be
made"
For undermining Turrets.
An appropriation Of $4,000 is recon-
mended for modernizing turrets OF ships
OF the navy.
With reference to docks. the report
says:
"A total OF SOS. go is distributed among
the navy yards and the principal recon-
mendations OF the committee regarding
this appropriation have 10 do with the
enlarging OF the principal dry docks 10
at least zoo feet in length. IS feet deep,
and 10 feet wide. the width OF the locks
of the Panama Canal. This work is abb
solutely necessary in order that docking
facilities may be provided for the largest
ships Of our navy when completed. Ae-
cordingiy the committee recommends an
increase In the limit Of cost Of dry dock
number 4. at New York. from sl.600.oo0 10
s., 5oe.00; dry dock number 3. at Norfolk,
$4,000; dry dock al Puget Sound. from
100000 to s9.s0000O and Pearl Harbor
dry dock. from 100000 TO s2,7o0.OO0"
Meyer Reorganization Plan.
With reference to the Meyer reorganiza-
ton plan. the details Of the approval OF
which by the committee have been pub
lished-the report says:
The committee recommends the adoption
OF the following paragraph in the naval
appropriation bill: The Secretary of the
Navy is authorized 10 use interchange
ably among the several bureaus OF the
Navy Department the appropriations
made herein during the fiscal year 1911, so
far as such Interchange may be neces-
sary TO consolidate the duties OF said bu-
reaus, one with another, but nothing
herein shall be so construed as 10 au-
thorize the expenditure OF any appro-
priation for purposes other than these
specifically provided by the terms of
said appropriations, or the submission
Of estimates Tor the naval establishment
Abl lAtN AAnNNl 9NaA ARt-s FANUNL III
ance with the order and arrangement Of
the naval appropriation act for 1870
Suggested Changes I'm Bill.
This Recommendation is made after
careful consideration Of a great mass
of testimony taken in the hearings before
the committee. The Secretary OF the
Navy submitted a plan TO the committee
for the reorganization OF the Navy Depart
mant and a reorganization in the admin
isuation of navy yards and naval sta
tons, in accordance with said plan he
likewise submitted revised estimates for
the naval establishment, suggesting many
changes in the form OF the appropriation
bill
Owing 10 the fact that the plan was
put into operation on December /. but a
few days before Congress convened, the
committee felt that it could not give legis-
lstive sanction TO it. The committee has
not prepared plan of its own or is
prepared to submit any plan at this time.
Accordingly the committee recommends
the trial of the present plan for one
year. and therefore recommends the
adoption OF this paragraph in the bill"