Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-09
GUNS AND WAR VESSELS.
Important Changes 10 the Fertilization ant
Naval APPROPRIATION Bills.

Important Changes 10 the Fertilization and
Naval Appropriation Bills.
WASHINGTON, February 8.-The Forti-
fication and Naval Appropriation bills
were submitted to tbs full Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations to-day by the sub
committees charged with their examina-
tiOn.
Appropriations il the Fertilization bill
were increased as follows; TOrpedoes for
harbOr defense, $780, machine guns of
American manufacture, $50, 600; caissons
and battery wagons for 2-10 inch guns,
$43,275; for conducting the annual heavy
artillery practices, $4,000.
A provision WAS Inserted that all moneys
shall be disbursed by the Board of Ord
nance and FOrtiGcetions created last year,
and It is made Imperative on the Board to
buy only American material Steel forging
and gun carriage appropriations amount to
nearly $500, 0,OGO
Heavy additions we're made to the Naval
bill The construction Of two steel gun
boats or cruisers is provided for, TO be of
from 800 to l 200 tors displacement and 10
cost lot more than 100000; also, one
steel cruiser of .. 600 ions displacement, 20
cost 100000 Appropriation is also made
Tor one ram for har or defense, in accord
ance with the plans prepared by the Naval
Advisory Board of 1881. In order that
these vessels may be speedily built, the ap
preparation of steel machinery is increased
by 81, 800. 600, and that for armament by
81, 100000. Oh new vessels are 10 be ligh'-
ed By electricity, and 100000 is spprc-
pIiated for that purpose.
The pending question was on the point
of order raised by Mr.. Randall, of Penn
sylvania, against the clause appropriating
$500, 600 for the prrpOss of purchase of
movable submarine toipsdoes.
After debate the chair sustained the
point of order on the ground that the item
for torpedoes belonged to the fortiica'ion
bill The clause Was therefore stricken
out
Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, made point
of order against the clause spprOpriating
$500 for the library of the engineer school
of application. He admitted the necessity
of the appropriation, but said that as the
chair had ruled that the item of torpedoes
came under the jurisdiction Of thu APP
propria,ion Committee, he thought this
clause also belonged to that committee
The gentleman from Pennsylvania had
bsen pOwefless TO give the Jurisdiction of
his committee, but Phenix-like he had
risen up with more power than he had
ever before possessed in the House. He
had had the power TO seize the Jurisdiction
of the most important committee Of the
House-the Ways and Means COMMITTEES
and be (Mr Townshend) did not fe;l
humilisted that the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs must surrender it's jurisdic
tion.
Mr.. Randall leave you to your own
reflection over the meanness of that speech.
Mr.. Townsend-The gentleman is mis-
taken. There was purpose on my part
to express roy admiration for the power
and il fluence which dominates this House
and overrides every other power.
Mr.. Randall am afraid you made that
last remark at the expense of your SINGER
ity.
The point of order was oyeruled. TIE
committee then ross, and the bill was
passed.