New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-03
THE HOUSE PASSES THE NAVAL APPRo

PRIATION BILL, WITH AN AMENDMENT
TO SPEND 100000 FOR coALlNG STATION Az
PAGo-PAGo-MR McADoo ON SAMOA
washington Feb Con motion Of Mr.. Cummings,
of New-York the Senate bill passed authorizing
tho Commissioner Of Navigation to license as
vessel of the United States the Canadian steam yacn'
Nautilus, now owned by citizen of Ne~-fork
On motion Of Mr.. springer the House insisted on its
amendment to the senate bill for the admission Of
south Dakota ard Messrs Springer, Barnes and Basr,
of New-York, were appointed as conferees
Mr. Hatch OF Missouri, from the Committee on
Agriculture. reported the Agricultural Appropriation
bill and It was placed upon the calendar
Tho House went into Committee Of the Whole
Cr McCreary, Of Kentucky, In the CHAIR on the naval
Appropriation bill
Mr. Herbert of Alabama made an exhaustive ex-
PLANTATION of the provisions of the bin substantially as
given in the report Of the Committee on Naval
Affairs which has already been published. In speak
ing In regard to the Navy he declared mat al
the vessels recently laid down would be equal, II
not superior TO any vessels in the world OF similar
types and he was especially eulogstc OF the dyna;
mite cruiser vesuvius and stated that enough had
been shown to demonstrate that dynamite guns weIo
10 be efficient weapons, especially on land Whethcf
they would DO equally ethoent on the sea was not
20 Mr.. McHdoo, Of Ncw-Jersey, said that the thanks
OF the people Of the United States due not only
70 the present head OF the Navy or ou hsD
nd made 10 build up the Navy. The American people
wero proud Of their Navy and its history.
country painfuIly aware Of tho needs OF the Naval
Service Of tho $500 100000 wasted in wooden ships
and smooth bore guns. II had been made humiI'
atnQly aware Of its inferiOnty as naval power TO
the least of the naval powers OF Europe Inc ngnS
OF American citizens had been dsregaded by foreign
nation. Our flag had been ruthessly trampled upon
by an invading host upon peaceful island; ana our
ships built in the period following the war, our guns
which were obsolete had been confronted by the steel
sided armor- protected vessels and rihed cannon OF
the nations Of Europe. Our officers and men, as
brave as mon could be, had nothing but their haAed
valor TO present 10 the acme OF naval science pre-
scented by the vessels defending the German nag tno
United States could build vessels as fast as Great
Britain, but it required four five years to build
thom over there.
Mr.. McAdoo briefly sketched the incidents that had
led up 10 the late disturbance in samoa dc SAD
that on the Emperors birthday the Germans pneu
the Samoan natives with strong drink In inc To"
that followed. Germans nose was broken py ma
tive and in twenty four hours the commander OF
German warshp had demanded 81 900 for that broken
nose and $4,000 for deprcdatons committed on Ger
man plantations year before. The King sad that
he d.d not have the money but that he wanted 10
find the man who had broken the Germans nose In
twenty -four hours they had deposed emo KING SCI up
another, and had taken tho field.
The lesson Of It this Give as naval power
70 protect from these insults II the United states
had an efficient Navy, Bismarck would never nave
allowed the landing OF single German soldier on the
samoan Islands Tho United States must become
adequately protected by navy on the high seas
In coming years the country might have trouble aoous
the Isthmus and the islands OF the Pacific ING
nations Of Europe were land-hungry. They "ouiu
break the Monroe doctrine they would rotten
straw unless they knew that the Western Republic had
power the sea and In her harbors 10 fepcl any III
hlngoment on her domestic security a.
was adopted, after which the bill was passed:
For the purpose Of permanently establishing s1s'on
marine Of the United Sta cs on the OF tho bay OF hS
harbor OF Psgo-Psgo On the Island Of Tutn samoa Ior
the erection Of the necessary buildings and suuc'u
thereon; and for such othof purposes as may Ia va.
judgment OF the President DO necessary 70 conhi u
rights OF the limited states under Article III Of tho
Treaty OF 1873 between the United States and 'ne hs
Of the Samoan Islands and the deed Of transfer nS ~
accordance herewith: 100000. to be Immediately avail
able.