The Independent . ofamendments to the naval appropria-tions bill as it passed the House ofRepresentatives. Most of the suggestedchanges are increased, altho the lumpsum authorized by a sub-committee toexpedite construction has been cutfrom $150,000,000 to $115,000, submarines are authorized in ad-dition to the eighteen originally pro-vided for in the bill. These submarineswill cost from $1,300,000 to $1,900,000apiece. Each member of Congress em-powered to appoint four cadets to thenaval academy instead of three as atpresent. By the fortifications bill nowpending in Congress $3,600,000
The Independent . ofamendments to the naval appropria-tions bill as it passed the House ofRepresentatives. Most of the suggestedchanges are increased, altho the lumpsum authorized by a sub-committee toexpedite construction has been cutfrom $150,000,000 to $115,000, submarines are authorized in ad-dition to the eighteen originally pro-vided for in the bill. These submarineswill cost from $1,300,000 to $1,900,000apiece. Each member of Congress em-powered to appoint four cadets to thenaval academy instead of three as atpresent. By the fortifications bill nowpending in Congress $3,600,000 will bespent for aerial defense. The Secretaryof War has requested an emergencyappropriation of more than thirteenmillion dollars for the housing oftroops stationed in the Panama CanalZone. Offers of aid from private individu-als and corporations continue to pourin upon the authorities at M. Schwab, the steel magnate,has stated that every industry of whichhe is a director will be placed at the. © International Film MORE POWERThe Bear River dam, now under constructionat Emigrant Gap, Nevada County, California,is to be the biggest yet—600 feet long, 260 feetdeep and 260 feet foundation. It will supplypower to the Pacific Gas and ElectricalCompany disposal of the government in case ofwar. Professor Pupin of Columbia Uni-versity has offered an improved wire-less telegraph apparatus of his inven-tion to the army and navy. T -. t-v With less than a week re-Last Days , j. i * maining before the close of Congress of Congress the Demo. cratic majority is almost at the mercyof the Republican minority for the suc-cess of some of the most important leg-islation of the session. For some time afilibuster was threatened in the Senatein order to necessitate a special sessionof the new Congress immediately afterMarch 4 to pass the revenue bills needed
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