St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
Willy OLD WILLIAM.
Springer Will Insist That New
Mexico Be Admitted to
Statehood.
However, if Republicans Act
Squarely. He May Concede
Something.
Careless Handling Of Lin
coins Portrait Results in
Its Being Torn.
A New Naturalization Law
A New Naturalization Law
That Will Cineh Alien
Toughs.
Snecial to the Globe.

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question. The senate bill granting an
American register to the yacht Nautilus
was passed. The house insisted on its
amendments to the territorial bill, and
Messrs Springer, Barnes and Baker, OF
New York, were appointed conterrees.
The conference report on the Near
aguan canal bill, as printed in the
Record. was found incorrect IN several
particulars, and reprint was ordered.
The house then took up the naval ap-
preparation bill, Mr.. Herbert, OF Ala
bama, made an exhaustive explanation
of the provisions of the bill. In speaking
of the new navy he declared that all the
equal, IL not superior, to any vessels IN
the world of similar types, and he was
especially eulogistic of the dynamite
cruiser "Vesuvius." Mr. McAdoO, New
Jersey. said that the thanks OF the peo-
ple of the United States were due, not
only to the present efficient head OF the
navy department, but to the committee
on naval affairs, for the efforts they had
made to build up the navy. The recent
troubles in Samoa, he said, had made
the country painfully aware OF the needs
of the naval service, OF theS400,000,00o
wasted in wooden ships and smooth
bore guns. 1t had been made humlll-
atingIy aware of its inferiority as a
naval mower to the least of the naval
powers of Europe. The first thing
which congress should do was to
ASCERTAIN ALL THE FACTS,
Americans had been tainted with
Wanting themselves. He wanted the
world to know that we would not boil
when it was not necessary. Ii Amerl.
can citizens had been outraged, If
American property had been injured, if
any American right had been infringed,
then it was the duty of this govern
ment, in the name of our people and
strength, resolutely and calmly, but
stubbornly, to assert that right, reSur-
rect the privileges taken from US, even
if we do it at the lannon's mouth. He
regretted that Prince Bismarck had
seen fit to follow the nefariouS colOnlz-
ing policy of other European nations.
Bismarck seemed to have made up his
mind that it would be to the advantage
of Germany to take these islands. Per-
haps we could not have had anything to
say to that in ordinary circumstance {;
but we had treaty with the people of
Samoa. Mr.. McAdoo then briefly
sketched the events that had lead
up to the late disturbance in Samoa.
When the German war ships opened
fire. it was the duty of the American
government to have protected the honor
and dignity of the United States with
all the power of our people. He be-
lieyed that Bismarck had very wisely
retreated from his position. If he, (Mr.
McAdoo) represented a powerful colo
nizing nation in Europe, he would ask
nothing better to
CHECK BIsMARCK's CAREER
as coloniZer than to get him into war
with the United States. But there
would be no war. The lesson of it was
this. Give us naval power to protect
us from these insults. If the United
States had had an efficient navy, Bis
marck would never have allowed the
landing of single German soldier on
the Samoan islands. The United States
must become adequately protected on
the high seas. In coming years the
country might have trouble about the
isthmus and the islands of the Pacific.
The nations Of Europe were land
hungry. They had taxed their people
for armies, for titled personages and
civil pensions for the gaudy. grinding
Incidental to mOnarchical rule. Now
those nations must get an outlet for
their disconnected people and for the
commerce they were building up by
means of subsidies. They would break
the Monroe doctrine as they would a
rotten straw. unless they knew that the
Western republic had power on the sea
and in her harbor to repel any infringe
nent of her domestic security. Mr.Bou-
telle. of Maine, said that he would con-
fine his remarks to the appropriation
features of the bill, and would not
wander into that other sphere which
the committee on naval affairs had I'M
dertaken to Occupy-the sphere Of reg
ulating the foreign affairs of the coun-
try. He congratulated the country
that, during the past three years, one of
the great political parties had made the
useful discovery that one of the
primary factors of creating navy was
AN APPROPRIATION OF MONEY
for the purpose. So far as progress had
been made in the rehabilitation OF the
navy, credit was due to the fact that
congress- Cand he might be more specific
and say the house of representatives
had within the past few years pursued
different policy in regard to appropria-
lions from that pursued in previous
years. He then proceeded to urge the
necessity of the country being able to
build her own war ships from keelson
to truck. He referred to the recent
trial of the Vesuvius, and, while hoping
that she might be as successful as she
was claimed to be, he drew what he
termed striking contrast b~tween the
treatment accorded the two vessels of
different political paternity-the Dol
phin and the Vesuvius. Mr.. Herbert
denied that there had been any unfair
ness in relation to the trial of the Dol
phin. MIR. Wheelock, of Alabama,
urged the Importance of congress pro-
viding for board of visitors to the
naval war college On motion of Mr..
Herbert the following amendment was
adopted:
For the purpose of permanently establish
ing station for coal and other supplies for
naval and commercial interests of the United
States on the shores of the bay of the harboI
of Pago-Pago, on the island of Tutuila,
Samoa, for the erection Of necessary build
ings and structures thereon and for such
other purposes, as may in the judgment of
the president be necessary to confirm the
rights of the United States under article 2 of
the treaty Of 1873, between the United States
and the king of the Samoan islands, and the
deed of transfer made in accordance there.
with, 500, 000 to be Immediately available.
Without being further amended the
bill was passed. Mr.. Blount, of Georgia,
from the committee on postoffices and
posroads, reported the postoffice ap,
preparation bill and it was placed on
the calendar. On motion of Mr.. Pay
son. of Illinois, the senate bill was
passed for the relief of the occupants of
the town of Flagstaff, Arlz. The house
then at $50 adjourned.
LINCOLN'S LIKENESS.
Carelessness in ii andling a Valua.