The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-09
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS,
SENATE.

| Chair laid before the Senate q
bill to provide uniform system o.
bankruptcy throughout the United
States. Hale stated that Hoar who
introduced the bill did not wish tC
press 1t at this time, and he (Hale,
would move to take up instead the
naval appropriation bill. Plumb
and miller IN. " thought tbs
plura> pneumonia bill entitled to
precedence over the bankruptcy
bill. Hoar yielded to Hale in order
to allow the naval bill to be taken
up. Hale then changed his motion
and asked unanimous consent to
take up the naval apprOpr alton
bill. Beck objected. He preferred
q vote be taken (the vote would
bring naval bill up of right aud
would not leave bankruptcy bill
pending as unfinished busIness).
HOar characterized the objection as
an outrageous and tyranlcal per-
version of the courtesies of the
Senate"
Beck retorted that the lang uage
OF the Senator from Massachusetts
was wholly unworthy OF any but
him.
The Senate agreed to take up the
bill. Many amendments were pro-
posed by the senate committee and
agreed to. On reaching the pro
visions relating to ordnance, Nor.
gan inquired what was being done
IN the way of manufacture of mod
ern guns, and spoke at some length
OF the defenceless condition of our
sea coast.
Hale said the easy. happy co.
lucky way in which we have been
going along with regard to our ma
tional defenses ought to Cease.
Bayard said, to judge from the ap-
preparations for ordnance con>
tanned In the bill under considera-
ton. one would suppose we were
leglslating for the kingdom Of Lilli-
put rather than for nation Ike the
United States. China, he said, was
buying 900 guns, each one of which
would cost as much as the
whole appropriation for ord
nance in this bill. He would
favor the purchase by the govern
ment of large steam hammer and
the establishment of foundry
which woul leave the government
In a position not to be entirely al
the mercy OF private enterprise.
Haze gave notice of an amend
ment to be hereafter moved, apprO-
priating $S50,00) FIR the p IrpOse of
purchasing and erecting a plant for
casting, forging, rough boring, and
tempering guns up to 100 tons for
delivery at the gun factories, in
Guiding cost Of pro less of liquid com
preston 1t adopted. Also $500, 900
for plant for gun factory for building
guns from six inch TO sixteen inches
calibre, including buildings and
pot.
Vest said we had 100000 miles of
sea coast, $1,000, zoe, 900 annual com.
meree which was rapidly increasing,
and resources and Capabilities which
almost beggared description. Yet
We were without navy or Conn.,
nercial NJ rine and our sea coasts ,
we're utterly defencel5>s; yet since !,
1851 1856, 100000 had been appropri-
tied by Congress for naval purposes. !.
.'aly, the land Of maccaroni and
Lazaroni, had the la gest war ships
md largest guns on the ocean.
While this great nation had cockie !
bells aad naval pleasure beats and
10 guns that amount to anything: l
et We were called upon to expend .
aoie money to be paid the same J
Contractor, John Roach, who was q
Ow building for us vesse!s which =
Ugh autho, ties pronounce to bs de- .
ective. Vess Wa not viii ing to give .
loney to thu present get rotary O, II
he navy, to be by him handel over Y
john Reach, for whom, &C ord I q d
statements made in the Senate, u
nat secretary had at one time y
cen paid as lobbyist. Vest pr Q o.
eeded to speak of the merchant .
larine, the decay of which, he L
sid, was due to the policy which JOY
such men a. John Roacb. IL
% other civilized nation existe g
'-day that had not abandoned that o.
oiicY. Before Vest concluded hjs 81