Show SENATE PASSES NAVAL BILL Two New Battleships Provided for aa as Well as Submarines Torpedo Boats and Torpedo Boat Destroyers Washington Voting Voting down 26 to 39 an amendment offered by Mr Burton Bur ton to authorize only one new battleship battleshIp battle battle- ship instead of two the sen senate te on Monday passed the naval appropriation tion bill The Tine bill carries an approprIation appropriation appropriation of almost It was before the senate for two days the debate being confined almost exclusively to the battleship ques question ion Two Important amendments were adopted on Monday One of them offered offered of of- by Senator Johnston appropriates ates for tor the purchase of torpedo torpedo torpedo tor tor- boats where vitals are below the normal load line the other by hy Senator James eliminates railroad county and municipal bonds from securities se se- se- se that may be deposited by contractors The naval Increase for the fiscal year ending June 30 1911 provided by the bill is as follows Two first-class first battleships to cost not exceeding each and when equipped with armor and armament armament armament arma arma- ment about each Two fleet colliers to cost cost not exceeding ex each Five submarine torpedo boats not exceeding a total of Six torpedo-boat torpedo destroyers to cost not exceeding The house bill provided only four tour submarines and no torpedo-boat torpedo de de- de- de |