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Show -jm Secretary Given a Free Hand, HM Washington. -Tho long-oxlstlngcon- BBV ' trovorsy as to whether the United BJ,'' jjl States navy should havo submarlno BH' , torpedo boats of tho Holland typo, as BVJifirF rocommonded hy tho committee on BH am navnl affairs, was settled In the houso BH; 1 of representatives on Thursday, when BH,' j aftor a lengthy and lively dobato tho Hi1 1"! proviso limiting tho secretary of tho Hflvi y navy to purchase only boats of tho BHttl . Hollnnd typo was strlckon out. Tho HHfi effect of this action was to glvo tho HQ secretary a freo hand in tho selection BH ft of submarlno boits, bhVJh,' |