Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1916 — $400,000,000 Naval Appropriation Bill to Be First Up in House. [ARTICLE]

$400,000,000 Naval Appropriation Bill to Be First Up in House.

Washington, Nov. 24.—The 1918 naval appropriation bill,probably will be one of the first great supply bills ready for consideration in the house, when congress convenes next month, despite the fact that it will carry a total of nearly $400,006,000. Final figures for new ships await a decision as to the size of the three battleships to be included in the program. Estimates of cost cannot be completed until it is determined as to whether they are to be of 32,000, 38,000 or 40,000 tons displacement.