Show NAVAL BILL READY Measure Carries SeventySeven Million Mil-lion Dollars Largest Reported Washington Jan 191he naval appropriation ap-propriation bill was reported to the House today with an elaborate statement state-ment of provisions oy Chairman Foss of the Naval committee The bill carries S7701CG35 the largest ever reported re-ported to the House from the Committee Commit-tee on Naval Affairs This Is 11865 II 71S above the bill of last year and S10 229395 below the estimates submitted by the Navy department Concerning new ships for the navy the report says For the purpose of further Increasing the naval establishment establish-ment of the United States the committee commit-tee recommends that the President be authorized to have built by contract two unsheathed seagoing battleships carrying the heaviest armor and the most powerful ordnance for vessels of their class upon a trial displacement of about 14000 tons each to have the highest practicable speed and greatest radius of action and to cost exclusive of armor and armament not exceeding 8850000 each and two unsheathed armored cruisers carrying the heaviest armor and most ordnance for vessels of their class upon a trial displacement dis-placement of about 11000 tons each and to have the highest practicable speed and greatest radius of action and to cost exclusive of armor and armament not exceeding 1000000 each Maximum cost of the vessels herein authorized exclusive armor and armament will be 15700000 or the appropriations for the various branches of the service the principal Item I Is 25400000 for the Increase of the navy |