Show boar I 1 of naval con wa ta forty more unlit over and above the four warships for which congress directed him last ses sion to prepare plans as a basis for ap prop nation at the next session secre tary long has before him the becom of the board of naval con on looking to authorization by congress of the build ng of forty more vessels of classes from battleships down to tugboats 1 e plans for the two armored cru sers and two battle ships projected bv congress last ses s on have been already prepared pie pared and look to the construction of 16 ton battleships and 14 ton cruisers the battle h ps and cruisers additional to those which tl e construction board proposed probably will be of the same size and general type |