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Show I NAVAL BILL REPORTED. Measure Carries $125,421,530, Which Is $5,929,310 Less Than Current Appropriations. Washington. Carrying a total of J125.121.538, tho naval appropriation bill wns reported to tho house on Saturday Sat-urday by Chairman Foss of tho navy affairs committee. The bill carries ?5,929,31G less than tho current appropriation, and ?2.044,-621 ?2.044,-621 less than tho estimates submitted by tho navy department. Tho Increase of tho navy program calls for an appropriation of ?34,270,-816, ?34,270,-816, of which $15,832,928 for tho first year Is inserted in tho present bill. This increaso contemplates two battleships bat-tleships of 27,000 tons, at ?H.83n,408 each; two colliers at $1,000,000 each; eight torpedo boat destroyers at ?82G,. 000, and four submarines at ?500,000 each. Tho cost as given Is estimated on tho basis of building by private contract without restriction. |