The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-27
HAWLEYS PLAN FOR MAKING Big GUNS.
Senators Vote In Its Favor and Pass
the Army Bill.
Bayard's Treaty the Subject Of a
Lively ColIoquy.
EIoquence on the Fisheries In Order
for Some Time to Come.

EIoquence on the Fisheries In Order
for Some Time to Come.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the army appropria-
tion bill, the pending question being on the
amendment offered by Senator Hawley, APP
propriating $75O,000 for an armory and gun
factory at Watervliet Arsenal, N. Y; $5.-
100000 for the purchase Of steel for high
power coast guns; 100000 for the purchase
of submarine mines and 100000 for subma-
rine controllable torpedoes The amend
ment was agreed to and the bill was report
ed back to the Senate.
Senator Berry called for a separate vote on
Senator Hawley's amendment and addressed
the Senate in opposition. Senator German
also opposed the amendment. He was OPP
posed TO making an appropriation for Imanu'
featuring large guns exclusively in govern
ment work shop. If large appropriations
: were to be made for such purposes, the Sem
ate ought to go into the matter fully and APP
propriate enough to enable mechanics and
manufacturers outside of the government
shops TO come forward and compete and to
have all the various inventions tested under
rules established by the war department. lie
proposed as an amendment proposition ap-
propriatlng $3S,000,000 TO be expended In
certain amounts yearly up to 1902.
After lengthy debate. in which Senator
Hawley characterized Senator Gorman's
plan as a scheme for the nourishment of
cranks, the amendment was rejected. Sena-
tor Hawley'S amendment was then agreed to
ana the bill passed.
The Fisheries Treaty.
The Senate to-day considered the fisheries
treaty in open session and was addressed by
Senator Wilson, of Maryland, favoring its
ratification. When he had finished, Senator
Salisbury took the floor and said he would
address the Senate tomorrow. Senator Vance
gave like notice for Saturday. Senator Frye
said he would ask the Senate to meet at IL 90
a. m. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and
until vote was reached on the treaty, add
ing that shortly the tariff bill would be be-
fore the Senate and would occupy all of its
time.
Senator Teller commented upon what he
called some of the Remarkable statements"
in the speech of the Senator from Maryland.
r, A long eoiloquy ensued between Senators
Teller and Wilson. Senator Teller charged
that the Democratic Senators had been whip
ped into their support of the treaty by the
administration though their judgement op-
posed it.
OeHator WILSON uenleu luis ana SAID lie
was once opposed to the treaty but had been
convinced of its wisdom by long study of
the question.
Senator Teller also charged that the Sec
retary OF State he become an open propa-
gandist of the treaty which was unprece-
dented.
Senator Morgan charged that the treaty
had been carried into the Republican caucus
and voted upon and it had been determined
that the treaty should be opposed by the
whole Republican party and no amendments
be allowed to it.
Senator Teller denied this charge and said
there never had been Republican senator in
favor of it and no Democrat could have
voted for it If it had not come from DEM
ocratic administration. The Republican op-
position was not to the details of the treaty
but because the treaty was surrender of
the American ca Sc.
Senator Morgan insisted that the Demo-
cratic Senators were as much the friends of
the country and its honor as the Republican
Senators and there was no occasion for such
irritating thrusts at the Senators on the DEM
ocratlc side. The Senator miscalculated the
temper OF the American people If they be-
lieved the people would respond to such
trash and stuff, such slang whanging aud
vituperation.
After further discussion, participated in
Senators Evarts, Teller, Hoar and Vance,
the matter went over without action.
Business In the House.
The House today passeda resolution pro-
viding for the army until September 1st
Bills were passed requiring notice of defic-
iencies in the accounts of their principals to
be given to sureties on the bonds of United
States officials, authorizing juries of the
United States circuit and district courts to
be used interchangeably, and extending the
jurisdiction of United States circuit and dis
trict courts over the Great Lakes and adja-
cent waters.
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions have been
granted:
RESTORATION AND INCREASE.
Elisha d. Emerson, ST. Albans.
RESTORATION, REISSUE AND INCREASE. IN
James M. Moor, North Ellsworth.
INCREASE.
John f. Bancroft. Mechanic Falls
Frank A. Brown, East Dover.
Thos. O'Connor, South Lagrange.
Startling Mower, Brownsville.
Joseph Cram, Jr, Bangor.
A. j. Packard Bath.
Edwin E. Hall, Wateryille.
bangdon GEup|Py, EIp3|Py, National Military Home.
Abner Haskell, South Vassalboro.
Henry b. Cooper, Plymouth.
REISSUE.
George E. Morang, Lincolnyille
Henry Esmer, National Military Home.
Silas Thomasen, Charlotte.
Mason II. Pratt, Dover, South Mills.
Reward A. Sturtevant, Oakland.
Benz. Mills r. Marston, Augusta
Daniel Vilbreth, LvermOre.
ORIGINAL. WIDOWS, ETC.
Sarah, widow of Phillip Badger North Brad
ford.
Mary E. widow of George H. Trafton Sanford.
Clara A., widow of Daniel G. Lamb, Camden.
Notes.
1t is now thought that the tariff debate
over the Senate bill may not be as long as it
was thought it would be and that Congress
may adjourn in six or seven weeks.
The post Office at Bridgton Valley, Cum
berland County, Maine, will be discontin ued
from August 9TH.
The President vetoed another pension bill
today, and bill granting right of way to a
railroad in Indian Territory.