The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-06
Expected Expenditufss Herd H.
suits in Elimination Of Allan
tic Dock Proposition.


departments win be pruned as sharply
as were those Of Secretary Garrison
by the house military affairs commit.
tee. Mr., Garrison explained that
while he was disappointed he had no
personal feeling against the house cons
mittee for its action. "I cut the war
department estimates, :, he said "to
the lowest possible fgurss--what /
honestly believed was necessary TO rum
the army efficiently. The gentlemen
Of congress thought otherwise. The
country viii know whereo the sesponsi4
bility lea 80 Oa.4e .aa -
~ Daniels Has HopeA
Secretary DRnieIs, while not so con
fident that all of his estimates would
be approved, expressed the belief that
the navy building program, Including
the two battleships, would be author,
lied He expressed himself as salts,
fed with many Of the particulars of
the tentative program prepared by q
SUBCOMMITTEE OF the naval nffatrB conf
mittee, which had un6ficiallys been
brought to his attention. b One of the
features provides for the ABOLITION Of
the navy, department, bureau Of
equipment on July l. next, which meas,
ure the secretary had recommended.
Pearl Hafbor Firnkmer
The tentative hillamadsgn0 provision
whatever for drydoek on the Atlantic
Loast as urgently recommended by the
secretary 10 be established AT. the Mort
folk Navy Yard. The reason, given
by the committee for its failure to
p. ovlde tor the Atlantic Coast dock was
that in view of the probability of the
expenditure of at least 4l;5DO,000 to
cOmplete Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, dock,
the committee did not feel justified 10
asking for the $3,000,000 for the new
dock on. the Atlantic Coast. II is be-
lieved, however, that the activity Of
the rival cities, Philadelphia and Nor
folk, have lcreated practically dead;
lock in congress and that the measure
would have failed on point or order,
Torpedo Boat slips. x
The bill provides for the Pearl Har-
Dor station, $4,000 to be at once
available, for waterfront improyeI
ments and for torpedo boat and sub.
marine Slips Other items are $780,
600 for an enlarged powder factory at
Indian Head, Maryland, together with
$250,000 for other purposes there. IL
also apprOpriates $l,l50,000 for purs
chase and manufacture of smOkeless
powder. 1t provides $l04 900 for the
entertainment Of officers and crews OF
foreign fleets at the Panama American
Exposition at san Francisco and other
ports where the ships may touch and
when the Navy will be hosts. II emi
powers the secretary of the navy. TO
establish anchorage grounds in Hampt
ton Roads, Virginia and San Francisco
Bay and their adjacent waters for the
combined fleets Of the United States
and foreign governments which may
rendezvous at Hampton Roads prior tQl
proceeding to the exposition and ass
semble at San Francisco. The seere,
tary of the navy is directed and auth
orized to issue rules and regulations
regarding the movements and safety Of
all these vessels. n
Use Of Hunters Point Dock,
he bill also authorizes the secre,
tary to contract for government use OF
dTydocks at Hunters Point, San Franz
cisco, one of which shall be capable OF
docking the largest vessel that caHI
pass through the Panama Canal locks,
Tor six years from its completion, not
less than $4,000. Construction of the
large dock must be completed within
twenty,fonr months after thu letting
a. tha no traok f1ha lin annrourfa taa
So, 10000 for procuring, producing and
handling ordnance material, for arma'
ment of ships, maintainanee of proving
GROUND, apd target practice, and $780,
900 for ing new eqniphferif for naval
gun faetory I'D Darlington. II cpta
the estimates for ammunition, for ships
of the navy to $3,l74,00O, The estii
mate for torpedo and appliances lei
raised from $4,000 to $1,00D,000. The
new estimate of 100000 for naval de,
Tense mines was eliminated,
No welfare Secretaries. -
Secretary Daniels proposal for forty.
welfare secretaries, "who, under. tho
ehaplains, shall be the leaders in the
religious, moral and athletic welfare. Of
the ships to which they may be ass
signed p was also stricken out. For
fuel depOts at Norfolk, Puget Sound,
Melville, Rhode Island and San Diego,
California $4,000 with possible addi-
tion Of fuel oil storage at San Fran,
cisco Bay, 100000. g.
With the exception Of the possibility
Of y strenuous fight on the floor Of the
house on the matter of the drydock for
the Atlantic Coast, all items of the
tentative bill are expected to pass
without amendment and rs reported.
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