Washington, June 7 After last-minute minor revisions, the House Appropriations Committee today sent the U.S.$274,233,221 Navy Deficiency Bill, ying funds to start the greatest fleet in American history, to the floor. The Bill may possibly reach the Senate on Thur: day.
The Bill includes U.S.$3,375,000 for the Navy to purchase four-engine patrol planes during the next fiscal year. It also has a total of U.S.$41. 775,167 earmarked for naval purposes, which includes U.S.$35,802000 for President Roosevelt's shipbuilding programme, The Bill provides U.S.$5,000,000. to stert construction of two battleships, two light cruisers, seven auxiliary vessels and eight experimental mos-quite fleet boats.
The House Appropriations Committee eliminated the Administration's recommendation for funds to start work on a dirigible.
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