The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-03

wAsR1Ssrox. Feb. = On usergon al
Spzsngs-r tass house insisted or he amend
nseuss u the senate hi. for admission Of
south D4kotA
Hoax ef Tennessee. failing 10 get anani.
motss coGsenf su- 3 prIysze etIl. an20a1eexl
tAat @e w0ala giveHo unanimous ccnsent
on aeq aests from the other side.
The aeuse than went into committee Of
the whole on the navy appropriation bill.
HeFkKrs. during AZ explanation Of tsss pro
yisfazis og tkse bsia, wAs esyes.taaiy eui8gisste
ct Lhe GyLamite cruiser NssaFfas. sEsd
stated thar Il had been shuwH BY demon
sfrati0a thai dynamite gn1= were more ef-
acleaas weapons. espsc ally on land.
Whether they wgGia be eaHaiiy eFieiens
on sea wss net YET sseeF.atnsi.
MeAdoo OF New jersey said The receus
troubles in Saskaa had made tise coautry
painfully aware 0f the needs uf TIE naval
service. Since 500 etso 90 had been wasted
IN wsso4en ships and smooth bore guns II
hal been made numiiiafiagiy aware OF It's
iniers0riEy as naval power 10 the least of
the naval ,,ssweTs Of Europe. The rights u
American citizens had been dfsrsgaraeSs
5s foreign nations. 30 ssT ~ the Samoan
question was concerned, the hrst thing
which congress snoGsd CO was 70 ascertain
aa the facts II American citizens had
been outraged. ii any American rlgat hA4
been infFIngcd. IL American eFopezty had
been injured. IL was the duty Of this GOV
eminent. ia sne name - cur people. 10
res0ssiselx and calmly bas sfubbornly assert
that right and fesazrect the privileges
taken from Us. even II xc do IL a. the can
nous mouth he regretted that pftEcG
Bismarck hssf seen ft 10 follow the nefsri-
o0s colonization policy of other European
nations. that Was. 10 encourage strife
among the people OF the country They de-
cover OF protecting their own interest. step
IN aaii steal tho land waich teen given 10
the people Of their own country. Bis
marsk seemed to have male up his mind
that il would be 10 the advantage of Ger
many TO take these islands. but the United
States had treaty rights aud interests ia
Samoa and when German war ships opened
FIRE il was the duty OF the American gov
crnrnens 70 have protected the hcnor aud
rights OF the United States with ali the
power OF our people. He believed Bis
inarck had very wisely retreated from his
position.
Mcaioo said there would be. no war nn-
less we lag down and let bismarck xaik
over us. The remedy for these insults
woHlG be found in a strong navy. We
could no. peTmii the growth Of monarch
icai Institutions In south America: we
could not permit the wholesale nnlnstif
able and uajustifisd acquisitions Of foreign
power IN that country.
Boutelle referred 10 the resent trial of
the Fesryius. aua while hoping she msxht
he as successful as she was claimed % be,
lse drew what he termed q STRIKING eess
tfasE setwccn the treatment aecordasi two
vessels ef different political pareafagc,
the Dolphin and the sesuyiuS. The Doll
phin had been tried. fully equipped for
sea aad battle: the Nesavius had been
tried. not eniy shhft 100 toas, bur without
any weights on board 70 represent what
she would be required fo carry wheu CT for
actual service. IL bad been stated 10 kta
light He had been told that in the first
preliminary trial the Fesngfus sad broken
valve, taAt on her second earilminsgy
trial she had broken her main valve gear.
that 90 her Official trial she bad completely
broken one OF her dre-room biowers. and
on her second official trial she had broken
her a5f-pnmp Tear. II vas strange no com
such as these. The explana-
ton was clear Is was fonnd
Id the fact that Republican papers and Re
puhiicans generally had Eot been desirers
81 using the hyperrEitiesl uefnosis which
had been employed hy The Democrats to
faalf with vessels bnflt upeer Republican
administrations In the ssipysrd of John
Roach. He had been informed that on her
iirxf trial the Nssuvips had been tested
oyeR a fonF-snile course and failed. lie
had newer heard a0 ofsirisl report Of this
trial the course hzi been cat down % two
miles and she again failed. Bs reqnest of
the contractors the last trial wss faase ia
deep water. and a trial OF speed made In
deep sater generally meanfatE1a fss sway
from shore. aud g trial OF speed made
ssr away froHa shore might TsUsz5bsy fur
nish more latitude for an essamate OF the
progress 1f the vexsel than would De fur
uisbed If she we're running along . canal.
He had been is formed that the speed test
applied TO the FeSuvins did uss exceed IL
minutes TIE test for Eoacas ship has
been hours While In tae trial of the
the Eoaplaiae II was made . special xut}ecs
of criticism that water hsd "a be pat on
saIrg OF her Journals because sheY were
beaEeai. De had been iHfssrmed ny an eye.
wstHess shaf when the vesuviEs finished
aer trial trial frsE. as bis ssfogsnans ez
pressed IL, she wss Ia a TzsFsfsh bath =
An amendment rs adopted spgf3Frfasr
fng sif0us for the establishments af q
esaiing station at i'azo psw1. Tho hlii ~as
them reported 30 The Aeass ard passed.
Tue pnssoftace appropriation istli u as re-
ported and placed on TIE eaieuGat
Tsc sssnafe bsil was passed fer tse relief
OF oceupants Of the town OF Flagssasf, Ar
1zona
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