Show NEW NAVAL VESSELS House Committee Reached Beached Decision as to the Number Washington March 15 The house committee on naval affairs reached a AI I definite and final decision today as to the number of o new warships to be au authorized authorized authorized In the forthcoming naval ap appropriation appropriation bill as follows Two Tire seagoing coastline battleships of or about tons each to cost ao ap approximately proximately each three ar armored armored armored mored cruisers ru ers of the tM highest practical speed peed and most powerful armament to cost coat approximately each three protected cruisers to cost coot about each I It was determined not to provide any gunboats in view of the opinion ex en expressed e pressed pre ed by Secretary Long and Ad Admiral AdI j I miral mimI Dewey Dewe that General Otis recent 1 purchases of ot serviceable boats of this character cover gunboats require requirements ments menth men |