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Show WILL BUILD TWO " NEW BATTLESHIPS House Committee Rejects Recommendations Recom-mendations of President That Four Ships be Built. The Appropriation Bill, as Agreed Upon by the Committeemen, Carries Car-ries $101,000,000 for tho Naval Establishment for the Next Fiscal Year. Washington. By a voto of 13 to 5, ono member absent nnd not voting, tho houso committee on nnval nftnlis on Monday rejected tho president's urgent recommendation that congress authorize nt this session tho building of four bnttleshlps at a total cost of $38,000,000, nnd by a unnnlmous voto thoro was Included In the navy appropriation ap-propriation bill an authorization for tho construction of two, to cost $9,-500.000, $9,-500.000, each to bo of tho Delawaro typo. These representatives voted in accordance ac-cordance with the president's recommendations: recom-mendations: Lllloy, or Connecticut, (Republican); Thomas, Ohio, (Republican); (Repub-lican); Myer, LoulHlnnn, (Democrat); Tnlbott, Maryland, (Democrat); and Hobson, Alabama, (Democrat). Representative Hobson announced ntter tho committee meeting that ho Intended to mako n minority roport recommending authorization for four battleships. Tho nnval appropriation bill as amended and ngrced upon by tho committee, com-mittee, carries a totnl appropriation or $101,000,000 for tho navy establish, mcnt for tho next fiscal year, about $24,000,000 lch-ri than was asked for in tho department estimates. Under tho head of new authorizations authoriza-tions for whoso fulfillment congress Is bound to appropriate money nt tho next session If the bill ns recommended recommend-ed passes the house and senate, tho committee Included two bnttleshlps to cost $19,000,000; ton destroyers, $8,-500,000; $8,-500,000; eight submarine torpedo boats, $3,040,000; total, $30,540,000, or $38,730,000 less than tho total for new authorizations asked for tho navy department. |