Show FOR WAR itts lut ion introduced to enable ur the dent to III meet beet washington march 8 chairman cannon of the appropriations commit tee has fins introduced a bill entitled I 1 male mak ing arpi opria tiong for naval defense defence it it is as follows that atilia a is hereby appropriated out of any in ney mey in the ti masury not otherwise appropriated for tile the na lional and for each and evera ever pur purpose connect connecter el therewith to in bc exper en idel nt at the th discretion of the president still and to remain available un tit til june loo id 8 oooo 11 it was referred to tile the committee on oil appropriations Bout bouelle tIle chairman of tile the house naval coin made the following statement at an lute view iview with locreta ry long at which the subject of authorizing the president pie to provide for was discussed I 1 suggest od cid the desirability of a conference of the executive off officers leers with representative members of the house and senate asa leark conferences were hold held at the atte in ill which the prest dent and 94 S cretaro long senators Se natora allison and little hale chairmen chairman of the sen sea ate alo ou on appi and naval affairs and chairmen chairman cannon and boutelle liou telle of those choso com mit littiton titon in the house chairman dingley of the ays ay arid and means committe comm ltee itee congressman grovenor and others other participated some ton ten days ago I 1 received from the navy department requests for certain legislation in connect connection lom with naval affairs afla lr but before action could be taken the of and president that the me be temporarily withheld ai po possibly i bibly liable at that time to inflame In llanio the public excitement and because the objects immediately bought could bo be otherwise attained por FOP maintaining silence in this regard I 1 haie ben subjected to very su cilous ions in the tho public publio prints but that is what every faithful public inuss expect to endure from time to time ahrie at the conf coafon oiLme me toiny it was waa deemed ad visible to give the pu publeo alic the assurance that con congress gresa would invest the pies president ident with u discretionary power to for all emergencies which should bo be IH bicad us its tile the bill ties of en tants ants and then foro instead of prig passing gIng ani villous lous bills author lying specific action under the several a general credit of aso should bo be imported ported ie by the appropriations committee of the two houses and placed nt at the disposal of the Dieh dont ident to nieca any exigency evi geney that amny at ailse ime SpLit kr reed was in personal pei Bonal onal conference fl rence with the nt during tile the lay day and will pr pate for prompt action upon the bill in tile house I 1 ihan lilt legislation legi I 1 not ile be interpreted interpret td cd as an indicative ar is expected but a as a precautionary provision pio imon vision and an asbur anca to the bild that the gov erni nent fit at in all its ita blanches bianche sand and without distinction of parties or petron is and hlll III be solidly united in evir thing that to supporting Rupp orling our lent in the maintenance ot of just with our fel fellow inen find and tile the I 1 phol ling of the tha national natio nol dignity fill and lionor I 1 |