Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-03
AT WASHINGTON.
A Lively Debate on the Mer-
its of the Vesuvius.
DEFECTS FOUND IN HER
An Appropriation Made for the PagO-
PagO COaling StatiOn-The Nat
uralizatiOn Bill.

III Dllls
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, February 2.-On motion
Of Springer, the House insisted on an
amendment to the Senate bill for the
admission OF South Dakota. Hauk, of
Tennessee, failing to get unanimous con-
sent for private bill, announced that
he would give no unanimous consent on
requests from the other side. The
House then went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Naval Appropriations bill.
Herbert, during the explana-
ton OF the bill, was especially
eulogistic OF the dynamite cruiser Vesu-
vius, and stated that enough had been
shown to demonstrate that her guns were
to be very efficient weapons, especially
on land. Whether they would be equal
ly efficient on sea, was not yet assured.
McAdoo, of New Jersey, said that the
recent troubles in Samoa had made the
country painfully aware that it needs a
naval service, and that 100000, 900 had
been virtually wasted in wooden ships
and smoothbore guns. 1t has been made
humiliatingly aware of it's inferority as
a naval power to the least of the naval
powers of Europe. The rights OF American
citizens had been disregarded by for
eien nation. So far as this samoan ques-
ton was concerned, the first thing which
Congress should do was to ascertain all
the facts. If American citizens had been
outraged, if American property had been
injured, if any American right had been
infringed, then it was the duty of this
government, in the name OF our people
and with all our strength, resolutely
and calmly, but stubbornly, to
assert that right, and recover
the privileges taken from us, even
even if we do it at the cannon's mouth.
He regretted that Prince Bismarck had
seen fit to follow the nefarious colonizing
policy of other European nations. That
was to encourage strife among the peo-
pie of the country they desired to ac-
quire, and then, under cover OF protect
ing their own interests, step in and steal
the land which God had given to the
people of the country. Bismarck seemed
to have made up his mind that it would
be to the advantage of Germany to take
these islands, but the United States had
treaty rights and interests in Samoa, and
when the German war ships opened fire,
it was the duty of the American Govern
ment to have protected the honor and
dignity Of the United States with all the
power of our people. He believed Bis
marck had very wisely retreated from his
position.
He said, further, that there would be
no war unless we lay down and let Bis
marck walk over us. The remedy for
these insults would be found in strong
navy. We could not permit the growth
of monarchial institutions in South
America. We could not permit the
wholesale, unjustiiable and unjustified
acquisitions by foreign powers in that
country.
Boutelle 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 a
striking contrast between the treatment
accorded to the different political pater-
nifty of the Dolphin and the Vesuvius.
The Dolphin had been tried fully
equipped for sea and battle. The Vesu-
vius had been tried not only short 100
tons of coal, but without any weights on
quired to carry when fit for actual
service. 1t had been stated to him
that the machinery of the vessel was
too light. He had beeR teld that on
the first preliminary trial the Vesuvius
had broken valve; that on the second
preliminary trial she had broken her
main valve gear that on her official trial
she had completely broken one of her
fire-room blowers. and ON her second
official trial she had broken her air pump
gear. 1t was strage that no comment had
been made on defects such as these. The
explanation was clear. 1t was found in
the fact that the Republican papers and
Republicans generally had not been de-
sirous of using the hypercritical methods
which had been employed by the Demo
Gratis to break down the reputation of
John Roach, and find fault with the ves-
sells built under Republican admins
tration in his ship yard. He had been
informed that, on her first
trial, the Vesuvius had been
tried over four mile course
and had failed. He had never heard the
official report of this case. He had been
told that, on her second trial, the course
had been cut down to two miles, and she
again failed. By request of the contrac.
tors her last trial was made in deep wa
ter. A trial in deep water generally
meant far away from shore, and might
possibly furnish more latitude for an es.
innate Of the progress of the vessel than
would be furnished if she were running
along canal. He had been informed
that the speed test applied to the vessel
had not exceeded II minutes. The test
for Roach's ship had been a 6-hour trial.
While in the trial of the Dolphin it was
made special subject of criticism that
water had to be put on some of her Jour-
nails because they were cheated, he had
been informed by an eyewitness that
when the Vesuvius finished her trial trip
she was, as his informant expressed it,
like Turkish bath.
The amendment was adopted, appro-
priating 100000 for the establishment
of a coaling station at Pago- Pago, Sa.
moa. The bill was then reported to the
House and passed.
The Postofice Appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar
The Senate bill was passed for the relief
of the occupants of the town of Flagstaff,
Ariz. Terr. Adjourned.
THE NATURALIZATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-The House