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 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3590. 1906. 583 domestic manufacture, and of the quality and characteristics best ` adapted to the various purposes for which it may be used, in accordance with specifications approved by the Secretary of the Navy; and Limit fo, ,,,,6 not more than one of the vessels provided for in this Act shall be built b‘}_§1gf,§,-tmctiou in by one contracting party: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy ¤¤vy·y¤r<l¤ if combimay build any or all of the vessels herein authorized in such navy- §{Z:1°°' °°°"°f bum` yards as he may designate, and shall build any of the vessels herein authorized in such navy —yards as he may designate should it reasonably appear that the persons, iirms, or corporations, or the agents thereof, bidding for the construction of any of said vessels have entered into any combination, agreement, or understanding the eifect, object, or purpose of which is to de rive the Government of fair, open, and unrestricted comgtition in letting contracts for the construction of any of said vesse : Provided, That the limit of cost, exclusive of armor Limit, of .,0,,, m. and armament, of the battle ship Connecticut, authorized by the Act °"§‘j§{}é,mp Nc0n_ of Congress approved July first, nineteen hundred and two, be uecrlcuw increased to four million six hundred thousand dollars, and that the ·¥}),l§,i'?,3§’gg°ig;, limit of cost, exclusive of armor and armament, of each of the two Vol.32,p.1202. training vessels authorized by the Act of Con ress approved·March third, nineteen hundred and three, be increased to four hundred and ten thousand dollars: And provided further, That the limit of cost, exclusive of armor and armament, of each of the two_colliers author- Colliers. ized by the Act of Congress approved April twenty-seventh, nineteen v.,;_ g3_ p_ Sw hundred and four, be increased to one million five hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, in his discretion,  of subto contract for or purchase subsurface or submarine torpedo boats, to mmm °°“ an amount not exceeding one million dollars, after such tests as he shall see fit to prescribe, to determine the comparative efficiency of the different boats for which bids may be submitted: Provided, That mmm;. such tests shall take place within nine months from the date of the }`,j,“}“,,_,,0,, passage of this Act; and for such purpose the sum of five hundred` thousand dollars is hereby appropriated. Cousrnnction AND MAGHINERY: On account of hulls, outfits, and  ·¤¤ machinery of vessels and steam machinery of vessels heretofore author- ` ized, seventeen million eight hundred and thirty thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine dollars. » Armor: AND ARMAMENT: Toward the armament and armor of domes- Armor mi armatie manufacture for vessels authorized, fifteen million one hundred and ‘“°‘"· forty-tive thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this appropria- rrmrgoh tion shall be expended for armor for vessels except upon contracts for Rm ° °“· such armor when awarded by the Secretary of the Navy, to the lowest responsible bidder, having in view the best results and most expeditions delivery. But this provision shall not apply to or interfere with mmgrimumcu mt contracts for such armor already entered into, signed and executed by °° ' the Secretary of the Navy. _ _ _ Total increase of the Navy, thirctythree million four hundred and seventy-five thousand eight undr _ and twenty-nine dollars. That no part of any Sum 8pp1'0pl'18.t€d by this _Act shall be used for mglsc of spprvprb any expense of the avy Department at Washington unless specific authority be given for such expenditure. Approved, June 29, 1906.