, 1889-02-07
WASHINGTON NEWS
Bayard Disclaims Credit For
Bismarck's Measures.
SEWELL IN SAMOA NO MORE.
Naturalization Biii Considered - mi nibus
tsry in sympathy with Australia.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-On motion of
Springer the house insisted on an amend.
ment 10 the senate bill for the admission
Of South Dakota.
Hank (of Tennessee) failing 10 get unan.
imous consent for his private bill.announc-
ed he would give no unanimous consent
on requests from the other side.
The house then went into committee
on the whole on the naval appropriation
bill
Herbert, during the explanation of the
the provisions of the bill was especially
euloRistic of the dynamite cruizer "Vesu-
vius" and stated enough had been shown
TO demonstrate dynamite gums we're to be
very efficient weapons, especially on land,
whether they would be equally efficient on
sea was not yet assured.
McAdoo OF New Jersey said the recent
trouble in Samoa had made the country
painfully aware Of the needs Of the naval
service since s4o0. 900, 900 had been wasted
In wooden ships and smooth bore guns 1t
had been made humiliatingly aware of its
inefi ,iency as naval power TO the least of
the naval powers of Europe. The rights
of American citizens had been disreRarded
by foreign nations. So far a. the Samoa
question vas concerned, the hrst thing
which congress should do was 10 ascertain
all the facts. II American citizens had
been outraged, IL any American right had
been infrin9ed. II American property
had been injured, 1t WAS the duty Of this
strength resolutely and calmly, but stub.
bornly. to assert that right and resurrect
privileges taken from us even II We do 1t
at the cannon's mouth. He regretted
Prince Bismarck had seen fit to follow the
nefarious colonizing policy of other Eu.
ropean nations. that was TO encourage
strife among the people of the country
they desired to acquire and then under
cover OF protecting their own interest step
in and steal the land which had been given
to the people of the country. Bismarck
seemed to have made up his mind 1t would
be to the advantage Of Germany to take
these islands, but the United States had
treaty rights and interests In Samoa and
when German warships opened fire with
out duly informing the American govern
ment we have to protect 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.
McAdoo said there would be
NO WAR UNLESS
we lie down and let Bismarck walk over
US. The remedy for these insults would
be found in strong navy. We could not
permit the growth Of monarchial institu-
tions in South America; we could not
permit Wholesale unjustifable and unjus-
titled acquisition Of foreign power In that
country. Boutelle. referred TO the recent
trial OF the Vesuvius and while hoping
she might be as successful as she was
claimed to be, he drew what he termed
q striking contrast between the
in different political fraternity,
the Dolphin and Vesuvius. The Dol.
phin mas been tried and fully equipped for
sea and battle. The Vesuvius has been
tried only with short 100 tons of coal,
but without any weights on board to rep
resent what she would be required to
carry when it for active service. II had
been stated to him the machinery for the
vessel was too light. He had been told on
the first preliminary trial the Vesuvius
had broken a valve, and that on her 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 strange no comment
had been made on defects such as these.
An explanation was clear. IL was found
in the fact that republican papers and re-
publicans generally had not been desirous
of using the hypocritical methods that had
been employed by the democrats TO break
down the reputation Of and find fault with
vessels built Under republican admins.
tratton In the ship.yard of John Roach.
He had been informed that ON her first
trial the Vesuvious had been tested over
four-mile course and failed. He never
heard an official report of this case.
He had been told on her second trial the
course had been cut down two miles and
she again failed. BY the request of con
tractors the last trial was made in deep
water and a trial of speed made in deep
water generally means a trial far way from
the shore, and ut q trial of speed, fast
speed made far away from shore might
possibly furnish more latitude for an esti.
mate OF the progress Of the vessel than
would be furnished il she were running
along canal. He had been informed the
speed test applied to the Vesuvius did not
exceed IL minutes The test for the Roach
ship had been six hours. while in trial
OF the Dolphin it was made the special
subject of criticism that the water had to
be put on some of her journals because
they were heated. He had been informed
by an eye witness that when the Vesuvius
finished her trial trip, as his informant
expressed 1t, she was ''like Turkish
bath"
An amendment was adopted appropriate
ing 800, 900 for the establishment OF
coaling. station at Pago Pago, at Samoa.
The bill was then reported to the house
and passed.
The postofiice appropriation bill was re.
ported and placed on the calendar.
The senate bill was passed for the relief
of the occupants Of the town of Flagstaff,
Arizona, Adjourned.