Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-29
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Under Consideration in the Senate.
TARIFF DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.

The senate resumed consideration Of the Army
appropriation bill-the pending question being on
Mr. Hawley's amendment offered yesterday. Men
TONED esewhere.l
raised the point of order yesterday on the amend
ment was that he thought that this was
not tne proper time and place for such a
terms Of the amendment were sufficiently guarded
10 protect the interests OF the in beginning
p t. to nns
Bureau-a system which was generally re-
garded as vicious, bad and sure to result in
disaster. The experience in England and Russia
was adverse TO such system, the report to the
English parliament as to the operations at WOOL
wien arsenal, showing that the government itself
could not properly make guns with economy and
efficiency. He referred to the late John Roach as
one OF the greatest men OF the country In the last
na century, as having his genius ana Z;
the Army and Navy, and as having been de-
stroyed through their rivalry, enmity and criti-
cism.
Mr.. German said that within forty miles OF
Washington on the Patapsco is now the beginning
OF what is destined to be the greatest steel works
In the world; that establishment had taken
possession OF marsh and located there
plant not surpassed anywhere. In i've years,
he predicted, there will be twenty-five thous-
and people gathered around and about that
plant and that 1t will be able to make anything,
Notwithstanding the tax from nail to the finest
ten years 1t would construct inner steel vessels Of
every eveay character and at less cost than on the
Clyde.
SECRETARY WHITNEY coNMENDED.
Senator Gorman ascrtbed the establishment and
success Of the steel plant near Baltimore to the
wise, able and judicious administration OF Secre-
tary Whitney in reconStructing the navy. The
secretary mad given private capital and enter
prise opportunity To enter into the competition
for vessels and armanents the Government re-
QulreS.
HARD ON WEST POINT.
Senator German was severe in his structures
upon the ordnance bureau. He charged that it
was close corporation, excluding every inven-
tion, every improvement that does not originate
In the ranks OF the ofhcers constituting it. Those
officers, he said, had not developed anything OF
value, but they had wasted much money In
experiments The Senator went on to
read from reports and other documents to
sustain his criticisms Of the Ordnance Bureau
He charged that the officers hung about Washing
ton spending their time in antagoniZing legiSla-
tlon, and in thwarting the will Of Congress. He
would never, he declared, consent to vote $6, 3OO-
600 to be used In experiments by set or 'West
Point str1plingS."
Senator Hawlep defended the Army and Navy
graduates. He expressed surprise and pain at the
opposition OF Senator German, who had hitherto,
he said, been liberal in voting appropriations to
supply the Government with the best ordnance.
Senator Hawley declared against the idea OF
delay in order to obtain better guns; that effective
ordnance Is needed now and ought to be provided
for now.
senator Butler supported the Hawley amend
ment and defended the work and the results at
tained by the Ordnance Bureau.
that II ought not 10 be placed on the Army bill
II seems tnat the members OF the appropriations
committee all oppose the amendment wnicn was
reported by the military committee.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Clements (Ga) reported that the conference
committee on the District OF Columbia approprta-
ton bill had failed to agree, and stated that the
chief DOint difference fho tprph hon
grew out OF the increased appropriations made by
the Senate for the paving OF streets.
Alter protracted discussion further confer
ence was ordered.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Springer Of ILL.,, in the chair, on the
tariff bill.
list rags or whatever material composed.
The motion was lost
CHEAP CHINESE LABOR.
Mr.. Lodge Cdass.), moved to strike from the free
list reeds manufactured but not made up into
finished articles. He stated that s. 100000 OF
capital was engaged in the manufacture of rattan
furniture. A part Of that process was the CONVEX
sion OF the raw rattan into piths and chair canes
The placing OF reeds on the free list would not
stop the bus ness, but that part OF the business
man and given to the Chinese. The United
states pr0hiDited the immigration OF the Chinese
laborer but 1t was now proposed TO admit him in
the concrete form or a manufactured article
Mr.. Breckinridge {Ark.), in opposing the motion
r1dlcued and characterized as absurd the state
ment that there was employed a capital OF
g. OOO, 600 in the manufacture in FURNITURE OF
$464, 900 worth OF rattans which was all that was
imported annually.
SHARP CoLLoQUY
then ensued between Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Breckin-
ridge as to the exact language used by the former
In reference to the amount Of capital engaged in
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amicably.
The motion was lost GO to "a
on motion OF Mr.. Breckinridge LArk), paintings
In oil or water colors. and statuary not otherwise
provided for, were stricken from the free list
Capitol Topics.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
was reported in the Senate yesterday. One Inn
portant amendment reported by the committee was
the insertion Of an item appropriarng $780, 900 for
cannon and carriages, projectiles, experiments in
the means Of protecting torpedo lines &C., all ma
terialS TO be OF American manufacture. The
amendment was agreed to, with an amendment
offered by Senator Hawley adding after the word
'projectiles" the words land increased facilities
for their manufacture" Senator Hawley offered
an amendment to insert an additional section an
propriaUing S750,O0O for an Army gun factory at
Watervleit Arsenal, n. Y; S. 0O0C0 for the pur-
chase OF steel for hghpower coast defense guns OF
10 and 12inch caiiber; $500 900 for the purchase
OF submarine mines. cable galleries and appliances
TO operate submarine mines, and 100000 for the
purchase OF submarine contrOllable tOrpedoes and
torpedo boats Senator Hawley addressed the SEN
ate as TO the Importance and necessity OF the
amendment, the Senate adjourned until to-day.
LEAVES FOR GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE En-
PLoYEs.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Henderson from the
committee on printing, reported favorably the
House bill to allow employees Of the Government
Printing ONCE annual leave Of thirty days instead
Of fifteen days, as is now provided by law In
connection with this bill q proposed amendment
has been submitted to the sundry civil bill to
double the appropriation In that measure TO pro-
vide for leaves Of absence at the Government
Printing once. The bill, as 1t stands, makes pro
vision for leaves OF fifteen days only 1t Is the in.
tentton OF Senator Manderson to press this bill at
the earliest opportunity In order that the EN-.
ployes OF the printing of1ce may get the benent
OF it this year.
THE SPIRITED DEBATE ON FREE WHISKY, ETC.
The debate on free whisky was continued In the
House yesterday after The STARS report closed.
Mr.. Reed thought that the gentleman from Texas
(Mr. Mills) did not mean to be believed when he
said that the republican party was for free
whisky, because the gentleman knew that there
would not be enough democrats left to make To an
electoral ticket In half the states OF the Union II
they had confidence tu the statement (Laughterl
Mr.. weaver criticised the 1nternal-revenue plank
Of the chicago platform. and declared that the
could not be shtrked and that there could be
no stunning. NJ am democrat" interrupted Mr.
WISE OF Virginia, land am In favor OF the repeal
Of the tobacco tax" IApplapss on the republican
duction Of the tax, but say to the gentleman nom
Virginia thae his position in favor Of the repeal
OF The internal revenue taxes Is the position OF
this bill" Mr.. Wise-''My position Is the position
o s s AZ q f1s
Mr. Bynum, from the committee on ways and
means, moved TO strike out 'pulp for paper