Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Consideration of the Naval Appropria-
ton in the House.
The samoan Question Comes to the Front and
Receives Another ventilation-The Country
Needs Navy, says McAdoo
THE HOUSE

fSsuftas5 ttiu stared tn4G enough Liau
been shown to demonstrate that dyna-
mite guns were to be very efficient wea-
pons, and especially on land Whether
they would be equally effcient on sea
was not yet assured
Mr.. McAGoo of New Jersey said that
the thanks OF the people of the United
states were due not only to the present
mead Of the navy department, but to the
committee on naval affairs, for the ef-
forts they had made to build up the navy.
Recent troubles in Samoa, he said, had
made the country painfully aware of the
needs 70 the naval service Of the $780,
COO 200 wasted in wooden ships and
smooth-bore guns. 1t had been made
huTniliatingly aware OF its inferiority as
naval power 10 the least Of the naval
powers Of Europe The rights Of
American citizens had been disregarded
~ foreign nation. Our flag had
been trampled upon by an invading host
upon an island Mr. McAdoo paid a
high tribute to the inventive genius Of
Representative Thomas of Illinois, as
eyineed in the designing Of a cruiser that
promised to excel any boat Of like size
ever built in Europe So far rs the Sa-
moan question WAS concerned the first
tssSg Syhich congress should do was to
ascertain ,all the facts. Americans had
been taunted with Wanting themselves.
it was unnecessary for us to do that
IL was unnecessary for us to
indulge in the rattle of
iingoism and declare what we
would or would not do The world knew
what we could do, and the world knew
what we would DO when necessary, and
be wanted the world 10 know that we
WOULD not dc it when it was not uecessa-
~. III an American citizen had been
OUTRAGED, if American property had been
injured, If any American right had been
infringed, then it was the duty OF this
resolutely and calmly, but stubborn
" TO assert that right, and
TesurTect privileges taken from us even if
we do not do II ut the cannon s
mouth. He regretted that Prince Bis
5Aarcll bad seen st to follow the nefarious
cqlonizing policy OF other European ia
tians: that was to encourage strife among
people OF ascountry they desired to ac-
quire, and then under cover OF protecting
their own Interests step in and steal the
land which God had gwen TO the people
OF the country. Bismarck seemed
TO have made up mis- mind
that it would he 10 the advantage
OF Germany TO take these islands. Per
haps we could not have had auything TO
say TO that under ordinary circumstances.
The United STATES was a knight-erraut
going about the world to succUr the dis
tiessed ana oppressed people, but we
had treaty with the people of Samoa |
Mr. MeAdOo then briefly sketched the
4 81 srs.s7SSsss, Ifes0s,st5 up to the late dis
nhcial sapI'St the regular n. He said that on
now THE ,tfoAlf, Found, Etc4e Germans piled /
1879, a/Decul win be inserte strong drink |
ing OUT one taken for lesteFnIan 5 nose |
to t9S turned 'ii' WORDS 10 d L in twenty !
aSfwlthoI@ESt ,,,r,,~ German war /
- Quenad 60 IL AiO-'- II r chat broken |
rA.lse and sicQrsecaaioe der3laatidns c Di,T
me ;tted on Geh4s7G plantftions the wear
mes mes = fore. The king said be did not have |
a money, that he wanted TO find the /
an who had broken the GERMAN nose
|. Is IS ie Germans did not haFe time to wait
-5ut the depradafions had'been rgiur Oh
, }, p55 s year In twentyfour hours they had
RrE ,Iposed one King, set uD another. and
rate often the field. And that was wharf the
sGLE LIropeans called ''aiding the cause of
! I, civilization and Christian religion - He
ca was not ast0nished that aIhergfts to tho
80 hristian religion had not been aug
nal mented, but the United states had frpgtv
.iona glts aud interests in Samoa. and wbrn
~ ferulan war ships opened fire ii was the
aattpnty Of the American government to have
er, 52rOtected the honor ana dignity. of the !
ao!AR nited states with all the power OF our
81, Jeople. He believed that Bismarck had
y spEeiy wisely retreated from his position
cen Mr.. McAdOo said there would be no
,ycrtar unless we lay down and LET Bis
walk over us The remedy for
~ sEA2se insults would be found III a strong
4 navy:N-We could not permit the growth
sie OF lnChafUBical institutions i'm South
- dmeTica. We could not permit the
wholesale, unjustiflable and uniustiHed
= acquisition of foreign power in that coun-
try
Bouteller referred to the recent trial of
might be as successful as she was
claimed to be- he drew what he termed a
striking contrast between the treatment
accorded two vessels of different political
paternity, the Dolphin ana Eesuvius.
The trials TO which the Dolphin had been
subjected had been extraordinary and
81 striking contrast TO those to which
the Nesuvius had been subjected.
The Dolphin had been tried fuITv
equipped for sea and battle. The
Vesuvius had been tried not onlv one
hundred tons short Of coal, but without
weights on board to represent what she
would be required to carry when fit for
actual service. 1t had been stated TO
him that the machinery for the vessel
was too light. He had been told that on
the first preliminary trial the Vesuvlus
hsS broken Il valve; while in the trials
Of the Dolphin, it was made special
subject of that trial that 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 her fire room was,
6 his informant expressed it. like a Tur-
ki9h bath.
Herbert denied that there had been
eny uniairneSs in relation to the trials of
the Dolphin
an amendment was adopted appr0pri-
aiing 500 ,000 for the establishments of q
coating station at Fago Page, Samoa.
The bin was reported 20 the house and
passed.
Tire postofhee appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar
Adjourned.
WACO.
suddsn Death Of Judge L. W. Davis-Anniver-