Show NAVAL AFFAIRS The Scnalc CbranilKec Ii ctusM tin Question of Jliilldlng ll The Xarj THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE DILL CONSIDERED Dr Talma t of llrooLljn Iajs a i Visit to 3Ir mdlonr at Ilauanlcn Br Tclrmrn to the Xctr urn NAVY Uriiulon on Ilir Subject bj tIe firnnlr foiniiiltlrr WASHIXOTOX Jan JKitcJile of Ohio aji eartd ItToro the ways and niiaaiconimltteu and argued in favor of the fee Importation of Cn iiaJlau mineral ores nod In favor of unrestricted reciprocity with the Dominion Do-minion The chairman having us certalDcd that Jlr Ritchie was conversant con-versant with Canadian matters Inquired In-quired what the sentiment was In Canada in regard to annexation Mr titcliie replied that any wlltlmeot L raulil tu found In Canada which anybody uiihtd to flshfor Them was a coiisljtralile Ffiitiment in favor of reciprocity and by taking the proper course the United States nuJd increase the wntlinrnt r Payne asked as to the feelings towards the liutterwoith reciprocity bill Mr Kllchio replied that tim opposition In the Canadian parliament parlia-ment numbering about onotliird of its incnibiTbhlp Stud adopted thu nirrrcmvoitTjt BILL as platfurm In rviily to n quIts lion by Jir Carlisle Jlr Itltclilo stated that American interests in Canada were very large Mr Carlisle liked whether Canada Can-ada would Rive tho United States freu cail if tile United 5lattS BaTe her frre iron Mr Ritchie I tivcHon red emphatically In the nI1lmu lion Benjamin Kullcnvorth 01 Ohio addrtt < MnI the coinmitteu iu support of his bill for reciprocity with Canada The Senate committee on NAVAL At tAUlS hi Id n meeting today at which afUr considerable dlscuslon the comuiitteo decided upon tie policy which will govern it during this Congress in the woik of building up the navy This Is in brief that great llueofbattu chips liku the ngllah Ucnbovv ° houlJ bu con ttructedatoiice Senators Chandler and McPhifeon however are not in accord with thiwiecisiou reaciitil 1 and majority and minority reixjrts will bj tubmltted to the Senate Senator Stanford IH not holly committed com-mitted to tutu decision leached The naval board which Secretary Tracy appointed recommended Ito ran S Uruction of 237 war ve els of various vari-ous Llcds to coslSl H9IGJOOO THE XAVAti POLICY BOAHD appointed by Secretary Tracy made rtfcunmiindatlons for the buIlding often firstclatsliaUIesWfsof l tons each eight tInt claw SOOO tons each twelve secondclass J 7JOO ton each three thlnlcl lass WKX tons ilx harbor moniCorK 400i to COOO ton rue cruUItif monitor SSOO I Ions eleven rams aXH to SilO ton utile thin I armored cruiser 325u J ItI ton four firitcLvs I protected l emil MT 7500 tOils ten ftntcLva pro tected cnilfcre S1W ton twelve serou tb > i protected craters 5000 to 500 ton the thirdda protected crulterf 1700 to 3003 tons ten run vetch and illpatch boats S50 to loCW torn slxlCn torpedo cruisers hwnsttstl0thnstlars torjo4o 1 M nt artlHccr stir 5000 tons eacb 101 torpedo boats 03 tons each niAln a total of 1527 shIps of 61Oej aoW at a coat of 616000 This toLtl l includes the < fr tt5000 already ax rended and authorizes thu extend lureofSi > I550000 When the committee nrocevded to the consideration of Unto recommendation recom-mendation titOs tussle was raKtl of 10 whether it Wt advisable at tilL time to begin with the ronstrucUon of the I > IJIKNSI IIMHJIIMTTIJ SHIIS proiiOMxJ horn There including J are fort the four hartiormon of tlit5 I vcvoelsi nnsi tttt wisild root gbk IIJhge thr d0000 i whllo I the other Vessels to getlier would cost only SI 47025 000 CV5mI1er anj ifclcrFon urged that the United States should ron tinno the present policy of tot era isen and defer building buIlding the huge line of battlu ehijs until we had a larger number of cruiser or there wan note exigency crlllng for theIr rondructloo 00 this Isoue thin committee tli tho vidcd majority I the mTjority of IhuLoard agreeing anti Hale with I was instructed to rcJrt favorably the bill Inlroducetl by him tcveral days ago embodying tho recom mendations of Secretary Tracy Valentine the Ilnvlllaii minister today received a caWegram dated at IHo Jaoeirt I from 15arbo Jlrazilian mliiiatcr of flounce saying The capital for A GREAT BASKING SriTOTIOV to be klowo IS he Nntiani 1 hank of tho Uoitl States ot Bracil wqt lU1Crlberl tuxta within tur hours lrtpltrl lolOJOOOO IccPrefidcnt HuntIngton of the Central PadHc Kallroad com rany today uddrwatd Iho Senate select Committee on Pacific flail roai8 In explanation of tho plan wlilil would hu acceptable to the Ceutral Pacific Jtallmad for the settlement of JU In cbtnlntl to this government Hb statement was practically a recapitulation of the JOIIKr one mtJu by him yesterday to ta Jioujo raclflc RaIlroad Com mmco noriu nhmrl lOser Olrnelloul laSseS ImlnUlrnllTe mil WAHIISGTON Jan 4on mo lion ot brcsvecor of Oliio UieHcuHr Jn hed on Jh nrneoJment t II the Senate im for or the removal of ob tlrucUons from the Jtitsouri river nUll 11 ODnfirtrncB Vat bidertd TIle toes lien went otto Com miiive of the ° ° Whole Burrows of Mitiigtttt in tins chair5 or further 1lnh cotiatdeiatioti of the custolfln adosin I lrntlo 1 hIlt Tho pending amendment watthat otrretll tuy Ibynu of leuntYlmDb I I I url > I Jl1l1on n IIbout the n mount oftluti J u tlJe mcnhnu lEe In quoatiunoiiau l e rpn crsr In the government Wlre Iilitlbeafld undertlie cootrolofUle Secretory of the Treasury etc After lengthy JsconlolJlo in which McleoIl4 and lhers favored th he ayu9amendment It wasrclectc l aswas CJN tubiUbile fnrtho whole Section oflered by Carlkle This I leaves TlS tile fifteenth SonasorigS IOeCtion3Sorlgln ally reported providing thoowne conInle or government If tIl3 Ufim 1 i with the decision of Uie board of general the odersl aPrran may appeal decision CircuIt Court the cour t 10 be nol unltss tlJejudge e thinks UtL question or ucb JmfoOr once II to require a review by tile Supreme Court when he may II1l0w IIn 8pIIC11 00 moUou of eken ta Sidge the of ninehansli Kentucky voril n n amendmen t ed prodding that the 8ctloo shall u I not apply to merchandise tmporttd In covenngssuljecl to a fJteof dutr equal The to or greater tIan GO per cent committee rose and Ule Houre lusased a jolntrcsoluUon np propitaUng 572uo0 or a pubile I bufldog Iil and clothing l for Indians at rolote Ilency Voters lntnxluccd a bill to tepee IrrIgation mote Use 101effls ofSri rePby Adjourned Cmsslne nml noMlnr A Mil qrjERQriL N jr Jan 24 This cuing whll I Pcatmaster hay nas alone In his office two unasked men entered gagged and bound r 5 him and routed the l1re toWngfSOO in money IOJ In stamps and considerable con-siderable Jew dry They ucccded iu making their cc pc |