Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-01

did not share this apprehension Yet there
might ne one chance In a thousand that the
United states might have foreign war. Was the
United States wiser than the great nations OF Eu-
rope that IL should establish agun-factory TO meet
that possible chance? Neither England germany
France or Russia had established factory OF tnat
sort
Mr.. Tracy (y. ~ stated that all those nations
had government factories with the exception OF
Germany.
MIR. Burnes replied that England maintained
just about such an establishment as was at present
Armstrong guns from private parties The Secre-
tary OF the Navy was authority for the statement
that at Bethlehem, Pa, private enterprise had
established a plant for making guns which was
the best In the civilized world
THE FRIENDS OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY
were asked 10 put the Government into competi-
tion with private enterprise and TO establish
factory to be controlled by the popinJays OF the
War Department instead OF opening the doors to
American capital and American labor.
Mr.. Cutcheon (Nich.) asked the gentleman to
withdraw the epithet so far as the officers OF the
Ordnance Bureau was concerned
Mr.. Burnes replied that an ordnance officer had
appeared before the committee on appropriations
and testified that 81, 100000 would be sum-
cient to purchase all the steel that the
Watervliet factory could consume In the next five
years. Yet before the senate committee represen-
tatives OF the Ordnance Bureau had advocated the
appropriation OF 100000 for the purchase OF
steel, and the gentleman asked him TO recall an
accidental word Of criticism when he spoke OF
THE PoPINJAYs OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Butterworth (Ohio) suggested that the gen.
tleman OF the Ordnance Bureau who appeared be-
fore the Senate committee was not the one who
appeared before the House committee.
Mr.. Brewer [Aich.) inquired
WHICH WAS THE PoPINJAY.
Mr.. Burnes returned that that was q question
OF fact which ought to be Investigated.
Mr.. Reed (Me.) suggested:that 1t was not ques-
tion of fact, but Of Imagination.
Mr.. Burnes remarked that before the investiga-
ton was completed there might be found more
than one popinJay In the ordnance department..
Mr.. Butterworth bore hearty testimony TO the
ability OF Capt Smith, OF the Ordnance Bureau,
who had appeared before the House committee,
and In this testimony he was supported by Mr..
Burnes, who withdrew the epithet "popinjay" as
far as Capt. Smith was concerned, and who con-
cluded his remarks with an appeal to the House TO
assert Its dignity and Its rights
MIR. Hooker [Mo.) said that 1t had been intimated
that in putting these amendments on the Army
bill the Senate had been guilty OF an infringement
OF the rules OF the House and had been endeavor-
ing TO do something derogatory to the honor and
dignity OF the House. The statement OF
the Constitution the Senate and the House had
equal rights in the matter OF legislation. Never
before in the history OF legislation OF this or any
other country had 1t been asserted by any man
who was student OF parliamentary law that the
Independent action OF a coordinate branch was
the infringement OF the rules OF the other house.
He could see in the amendments no disposition on
the part OF the Senate to infringe on the powers OF
the House.
The District i'm Congress.
RAILROAD BILLS PASSED IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate to-day, on motion Of Mr.. Farwell
bill to authorize the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company to lay tracks and switches TO make
connection with square Of ground near the navy
yard, was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Daniel, the House bill to
authorize the Richmond and Danvllle Railroad
Company to lay tracks &c, was passed. 1t
authorizes the laying OF tracks along Maryland
avenue across 1917 street TO block 2s9, over and
across and 18Th streets to block 300; also to
lay tracks from block 269 over and across 18th
street to plock 299, and to establish and erect
depot or station buildings on either of the blocks
named. 1t makes the railroad company response
BILE for all damage done to property, and subjects
the railroad property to taxation. On motion OF
Mr.. Daniel q conference was asked on the