New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
THE HOUSE AND THE NAVY.
THE PROVISION FOR. THREE BATrLEsIlIPs
RESTORED TO TIE APPROPRIATION BILL
TIE HOLMAN AMENDMENT DEFEATED WHY
SOME REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR IT,

SOME REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR IT,
Washington. April u (spcclaD.-Thc House Of Rep
rcscntativcs TO-DAY redeemed itself by defeating INC
amendment of Economist" Holman, when IL h'''
adopted by majority of twenty elsht III 'no vi"
mittee OF the Whole. striking from Inc NeNdi mp
priation bill the provisions for three oa''o '"p''
II ought to be understood that the House t'eh never
had adopted the Holman Idea of siatcsmahShil' ana
that his amendment slipped through the o'her dav
par,ly because many members were absent, ana
partly because a panic had been crcatcl Ov Il
proclamation that some f'o'Voo'ooo "''i
he appropriated this year for the increase OF ui9
Navy In the Committee Of The whole Only l"'
members voted In the House today on the motion
to sustain the Holman amendment $50 members voted
and the amendment was defeated by majority OF
twenty eight votes. a motion was then made 10 re-
commit the bill to the Committee on Naval Ahair'
with instructions to eliminate everything In regard
TO the new battle ships. That motion was defcated py
twenty-six majority in total vote of d.
Careful inquiry among Republican members oil t'o
IIouse who originally opposed the battleships clause
many of whom voted for the Holman amendment TO-
day, shows that Of them were influenced by
the fears engcndcred by the report OF the MCCAIN
Board, and the senate proposition to authorize uic
building of eight bateships at this session OF con-
gress II is 10 breach of confidence to say that
number of the Republicans who voted to-day TOT enc
Holman amendment did because they feared tha'
if the ousc should pass the appropriation for three
batteships the senate would increase the number TO
eight or nnc and that compromise would result
in the authorization OF at least five or SIX smps Oh
that class and type. II might be prontabN uhuer-
stood that the House will so further at present III
the line of authorizing armored battleships than
IL went 10 day.
The Republicans who voted for the Holman amend
mcnt today were: Anderson Of Kansas; Grower,
OF North Carolina Cannon, Of Illinois Cheanie' ol
Indiana: Connell of Nebraska Craig and Darlington
oY>Pennsylvania; Fcathciston. Of Arkansas Gear OF
Iowa Haugen OF Wisconsin; Hall and Hopkins OF III
fuois Kerr, Iowa La Toilette, of Wisconsin, Lhu'
of Minnesota Mccormick of Pennsylvania; Payson OF
Illinois: Peters Of Kansas smith of Illinois sndcr
Of Minnesota Turner Of Kansas. and Wade, OF Mis-
souri,.
The Democrats who voted in favor of the PROPOSE
ton TO increase the Navy b. the addition OF os''ie
ships were: Doatncr. Of Louisiana; Builock %
Florida: Clune, of California: Cummings OF New
York: Dargan and Elliott. Of south Carolina floNer'
OF New-York: (ieSsenhan.r. of Ncw-Jersey, Eilmes
of Georgia; Hemphll. OF south Carolina Herpert Oh
Alabama Hooker, OF Mississippi LAWYER, OF liinois
lee OF virginia Lester. OF Georgia Magner, OF New
York: McAdoo of New-Jcrscy Mutchler, OF PepnsyI
vana Owens Of Ohio: Price. of Louisiana, llcN. o.
Pennsylvania Robertson, of Louisiana, Tracy ana iur
ner Of Ncw-York; TuTpin. of Alabama, ana Nehanie
of Virginia 49,, -.. -, .,o Now
is satisfied with the bill as II passed the House