Salt Lake Herald | 1909-02-17 | Page 1 | Senate Limits the Cost

SENATE LIMITS THE COST Naval Appropriation Bill Provides for f r Two Battleships of the Utah and Florida Type Washington Feb 16 By an amend amendment amendment ment mont to the naval na 1 appropriation bil adopted tonight by b the senate the size of the two battleships authorized Is limited to loDo tons and their cost exclusive of I armament and amir to be each The house provision was as for or two first cla class s battleships to cost exclusive of ar armor armor armor mor or armament not exceeding each It Il was the idea to construct ships of tons toni ton displacement lW lr fr Clapp of an amendment which l h was adopted making the type of ships to be built simi lar Jar to the Utah Itah and Florida the two to 1000 ton now being constructed and limiting their cost