Show REPORTED TO THE HOUSE Naval Appropriation Bill Makes Pro Provision Provision Provision vision for Only Two Battle Battleships Battleships ships This Year Ye r Washington March 22 The haval ap lP appropriation bill carrying was reported to the House today by the naval committee This amount Is about 2000 bit lOOK leH than the department nt estimates The bill 1111 provides for a naval two first t class battleships on Ol repair ship two fleet colliers and five submarines Representative Hobson ot of Alabama sub submitted submitted a minority report rep rt f four battleships With reference to the major majority majorIty majority ity report says that a total of Is distributed among the tile navy yards the tile principal recommendations being for the enlargement of the principal docks d to accommodate the great battleships now building and LO o be built bout It is proposed to lengthen the thc r d to 00 feet teet widen them to feet and aud deepen them theta to 35 feet The Increases for dry docks follow No 4 at ut New York No 3 1 at Norfolk Puget Sound Pearl learl Harbor The committee authorizes a informal trial of tue Meyer navy plan S 1 |