, 1890-05-29
MONDAY.
John a. CARLISLE sworn In as United
States senator.

bouh ~. Sariiho sworn hn hs thtt'"
States senator.
wAsuiRoros, May 26.--Immediately
after the reading of the journal in the
senate tho oath of office was admins.
tered by tho vice president to J. q.
Carlisle as senator from Kentucky TO
complete Senator Beck's unexpired
term.
Mr.. Sherman presented petition In
favor of excluding from the mails the
Police Gazette and similar publications.
Mr.. Plumb introduced bill to pro-
vide for the purchase of silver for use rs
lawful money prepared by Banker ST.
Johns, Of New York; referred to the
finance committee.
Mr.. Plumb offered n resolution in
structing the finance committee to pre-.
pare and report In connection with the
tariff bill, n statement showing the
duties hero under tho existing laws, the
duties as they would be under the house
bill and tho duties under the bill to be
reported by the committee. lfthc com.
mitteo should recommend new duties
or nn increase or reduction of tho exist
ing duties, they are asked to state the
reason In each case tor such reduction or
increase.
Mr.. Reagan moved to amend tho
resolution TO require, In cases of com.
pound duties, specific and ad valorcm
columns showing the equivalent
amounts OF duty where practicable; I;
agreed to. and tho resolution os amend
cd passed.
Mr.. Calls resolution asking for In for.
nation as to the landing OF an armod
force fTom the revenue cutter ut Cedar
Keys, Fla, was modified and agreed to.
The senate then resumed the consid
Grafton Of the naval appropriation bill,
the pending question being Mr. Cock
relPs amendment to strike out the pro.
vision for three heavily armed battle
ships at cost OF 81, COO 0Co each. There
WIS u lengthy debate on this, in which
Mr.. CoclSrell commented on the recon-
nendation OF the secretary Of the navy
for the construction OF large number
vessels. There is no occasion. said Mr..
CockrelI, ''lor tho construction of coast
deienscs, or nm increasc OF the naval
esta biishments. Ii Is well for the senate
to remember that the surplus is already
gone. When tho LEGISLATION of this con-
gross Is finished there will be no surplus
and the people of the United States may
be- very happy II the taxes do not have
10 be increased. There Is no necessity
for the construction OF great battle ships.
The American flag Is perfectly safe in
every port on tho earth. Tho United
States can rely on securing justice with.
out manifestation Of force, physical or
visible
Mr. VOORHEES, said that the American
people no more favored increasing the
navy and having groat standing navy
than they were Ia favor Of havinga great
standing army. lie had faith in tho
ability OF the American people to got
ready whenever an emergency arose.
Butler spoke vigorously In opposition
to the amendment, and regretted that IL
was not In his power to vote for eight
instead OF three battle ships. He hoped
that all our difficulties might be settled
by negotiation or arbitration, but so long
as human nature was as IL was, IL was
unsafe to assume that the United States
was in no danger Of collision with
foreign powers.
Mr.. Blair moved to amend tho provis-
lon for three battle ships. by inserting
the proviso mat IL shall not be available
until the government of Great Britain
shall have been requested by the presi-
dent to withdraw all her naval iorcea
from American waters and TO dismantle
ucI uitNui bthtious III DOtn south anu
North America and In tho adjacent
islands, and shall have declined, or neg
lected for one year, to do so.
Mr.. Hawley said that this proposition
from nation already disarined to get
Great Britain 10 dIsarm was simply
ludicrous. While lie was as much In
favor OF peace as anybody, he did not
conceive of any way Of departing from
tho Holy Scripture In favor of being
prepared against violence and gross in
Justice. There was some time in the
history of the world, when for the sake
OF manhood and patriotism, for the
sake OF God and country, u people must
fight. and those were the days that
lifted people out OF their worship oil the
almighty dollar.
Mr.. Hale spoke Of tho defcnseless
condition OF the Paci' coast, and the
extensive British works and naval sta
tions in British Columbia which he Wis
ited last year.
Mr. Blair's amendment was rejected
as was also Mr.. Cockrclrs, the latter by
u vote OF 80 TO lA.
Tho bill was then passed.
Mr. Mitchell offered rcsoluton
which was agreed to. instructing the
committee on pensions to report an
amendment to the pension laws provid.
ing III u more liberal manner Tor the
widows. children and dependent rela-
tion~ OF dCccusci soldiers.
The senate then adjourned.