The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-06
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corps $3.50 coo is asked for equipment
of troops in place of $4,000 last year
The increase for ordnance stOres-for
the purchase and manufacture of am
munition for small arms-iS from
100000 to s3.3S3.000. with $780,
600 for grenades. An increase of
$715,0 is made in the item for small
arms target practice, including ma
chine gun practice. For manufacture
ing, repairing and issuing arms at ma
tlonal. armories $1.O12,55 is asked,
compared with $3.50, 600 last year. and
an increase of $1,250,O for purchase,
manufacture and test of rifles.
For the organized militia, S4,390,00
is estimated as necessary, compared
with $25O,0O0 last year with an in
crease of 100000 for militia equip
ment The military academy is esti-
mated to cost about $35O,0OO, more
with provision for 20 cadets.
For the naval militia the navy de-
partment asks an increase of about
again suggested. to cost finally &c.
6S5,107 of which S2,211,702 is asked at
once.
To Pay Naval Men.
Pay for the navy with $4,000 men
instead of $4,000 as at present is put
at $45,674.997, an increase from ST.
100000 last year and 5000 apprentice
seamen in place of $500. For COM
pletion of vessels on the stocks and
repairs and preservation of those in
com mission. the estimate is SO. 50O,-
900. an increase of about $1,40O,00O.
For the pay of the marine corps. in
Guiding that of one additional briga-
der general, two additional colonies,
two additional lieutenant colonies,
other additional officers, an increase
of about 100000 to S4,909,415 is
asked For maintenance of the corps
the estimate is S4,655.741 compared
with S3,OG0,000 appropriated last year
and the total increase for the marine
corps is put at about $2,055,0O0.
For completing submarine torpedo
boats heretofore authorized the esti-
mate is S5,2S2,593 against s1,341, 344
last year. For submarine bases ST.
100000 is asked.
The big item in the new navy pro-
gram is an estimate of S27,647,OOO as
the first years appropriation for hulls
and machinery of two battleShipS, two
battle cruisers. three scout cruisers,
fifteen destroyers. two gunboats one
hospital ship. one fuel oil ship. This
compared with an appropriation of
S1,200,00O in last years program. For
the hullS and outfits of five fleet and
twenty-five coast submarines (first
years wOrk) S7,675, 900 is asked, COM
pared with S4.S9O.0OO last year For
armor and armament of vessels
authorized the estimate is $21. ISL 600.
against $9,577.99S last year. For avia-
ton 100000 is asked, an increase
of $1,000, 600 and for reserve ammuni-
ton $S,0O0,000, for which there was
no appropriation last year.
Million for Laboratory.
One million dollars is sought for
the proposed experimental laboratory
to be placed at the disposal of the
naval advisory board
Coast defense and fertilization
items include $2,533,O 900 for gun and
mortar batteries and $2,611.5O0 for
undermining old emplacements, S617,-
9S2 for fire control at Notifications
and S226,70O for searchlights for
harbOr defense all of which show ma
terial increases For submarine mine
galleries cable stations etc, 1854 06G
is asked and for sites for forts and
seacOast defcnses S1,S67,00O. For
armament of these Qualifications the
estimate is $2,46S, 500, with a pro
vision that the Chief of Ordnance may
contract for $3,50O,0OO more. The
estimate for the purchase, and test of
ammunition for sea coast cannon and
the undermining of projectiles on hand
is put at 100000, with provision
for $3.5O0,0O additional. For sub ,
caliber seacoast artillery practice
100000 is asked. The total arm1- |
ment for forts is estimated to cost
s12,567,5O compared with $500, OG0 |
asked last year
For submarine mines in the waters |
of the United States proper s690,231 |
is asked; compared with S2S4,000 last |