The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-01-30
PROPOSITION TO BUILD OVER 200 SHIPS
AT A TOTAL COST OF
s35O,OOO, 900.
FIRST GLASS BATTLE SHIPS
Dressed Beef Committee Investigation
Ingalls, Visited by Louisiana Negroes
He Counsels Patience.

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cradle discussion, the committee decided
upon the policy which will govern it dur
| ing this congress in the work OF building
up the navy. This is. in brief, that great
| line of battle ships, like the English Ben
| Bow, should be constructed at once. SEN
| ators Chandler and Mcpherson, however,
were not in accord with the decision, and
majority and minority reports will be sub
mitted to the senate. Senator Stanford Is
also not wholly committed to the decision
reached
The naval policy board, which Secretary
Tracy appointed, made the following rec
concentrations: Ten tirst-class battle
ships, great ordnance, 100000 tons each; cost,
$3.50 100000. Three third-class battle ships,
great ordnance, 6,50O to 1900 tons each;
COST $11,000,000. Eight frst-class
battle ships, limited ordnance,
nance, 5000 tons each; cost. $3,9S9,OCo;
| Twelve second class battle ships, limited
ordnance, 100 tons each; cost, $52,2OO,CCg.
Five third-class battle ships, limited ord
nance, 5000 tons each cost, $lS,CO0COO. Six
| harbor defense monitors, 3,Sl5 to 6,UJ tons
each cost $25, 100000. One cruising monl-
| tor, 800 tons, cost 81, 100000. Eleven rams,
one of 1900 and ten of $500 tons each,
cruisers, $3.50 tons, cost $2S,S00,CO. -Four
first-class protected cruisers. 1000 tons
each, cost sis, 100000. Ten first-class pro-
tected cruisers, 5000 to 49, ~
| tons each, cost S22,NJ,OOO.
Six third-class protected cruisers, 100 to
319Cl tons each, cost $5.5O0,OO0. Ten gun
vessels and dispatch boats, $50 to 1900 tons
each, cost $4,5O0,OOO. Sixteen torpedo cruis-
ers, including the Vesuvius, about 800 tons
each, cost $7,500,000. Three torpedo artl-
ficer ships, 5000 tons each, cost $65CC,UOO.
One hundred and one torpedo boats, 465
tons each, cost $685., 900, making total of
227 ships, of 610,035 tons, at a cost of $349,-
$4,000.
DRESSED BEEF COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The meat in
vestigating committee, of which Senator |
Vest is chairman, resumed its session this
morning. The committee has concluded
its inquiry into everything except the rail
road branch of the investigation. and the
meeting this morning was for the purpose
of questioning the officers of several large
railroad corporations as to the rates gov
erning the transportation of cattle and
dressed beef. After this branch of the in
quiry is finished Senator Vest will begin
the preparation of the report of the COM
mittee. The first witness, Samuel Stone,
of the Lackawanna company, in answer to
questions of Senator Vest said the Lacka-
wanna road had refused to transport cars
belonging to other people and had some
litigation growing out of this refusal with
Nelson Morris, of Chicago.
Mr.. Morris had subsequently withdrawn !
The suit No offer of compromise was made
him. Morris claimed that because of his
peculiar construction of his cars he should
have certain advantages over other ship
pers, which the Lackawanna could not
yield. The Lackawsnna used the cars of
private concerns, sometimes paying a of |
cent mile for the use of a car. [
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persons. Witness was questioned with i
regard to money matters of details, and {
as he replied that these did not come be- '
fore him, but before the freight depart |
ment. Then Mr. w. A. Sloan, freight |
agent, was called to the stand The Lock t
awanna, he said, was the principal cattle '
carrier from Chicago to New York. The
supply of cars was not adequate.
The company had special contract with
the Lackawanna Livestock express, an en-
tirely distinct corporation from the rail-
road company by which $50 cars were
rented for five years, two years ago, for &c
per mile each way.
:" In response to Mr.. Vests questions wit ,
ness admitted that an understanding had
been reached by the Trunk lines by the
terms of which the companies agreed to
pay mileage on private cars. Under no cir
cumstances were outside cars to be used.
This action was taken because the rail-
roads had had a large supply of cars which
were sidetracked while they were laying
mileage on them.
Mr.. Vest said why was it necessary to
form combination for this purpose2
Could not the companies each act2
Witness-There was an understanding
to act together, because if one company
used the cars competition would compel
the others to do the same.
Senator Vest-If the cattle are offered to
the companies and they have no cars to
carry them, would you refuse to take out
side cars?
Witness-Yes sir. under agreement.
To Senator Plumb Mr.. Sloan stated that
there was no dely in shipment because of
agreement. Various companies had
sufficient car facilities.
INGALLS, AND THE NEGROES
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator In
gals today received visitors from delega-
tion of Louisiana Republicans, who pre-.
scented to him a resolution adopted at |
meeting held this morning thanking In
gals for the able speech delivered by him |
in the senate yesterday. Senator Ingalls, |
responded briefly. He said he could not |
have been as patient as negroes of Louis |
lana had been. He urged them to con-
tinue to be patient, and said that with pa
tience he felt sure they would win.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-S. J. Richie
of OHIO, appeared before the ways and
means committee and argued in favor of
the free transportation of Canadian miner
al ores and in favor of unrestricted recip-
rocity with the dominion. The chairman
having ascertained that Mr.. Richie was
conversant with Canadian matters, inquired
what the sentiment was in Canada in re-
gard to annexation. Mr.. Richie replied
that any sentiment could be found in
Canada which anybody wished to find, for
there was considerable sentiment in favor
of reciprocity and by taking the proper
course the United States could increase the
sentiments. T4sS9
Mr.. Payne asked as to the feeling towards
the Butterworth reciprocity bill.
NJ. Richie replied that the opposition
in the Canadian parlia nent, numbering
about one-third of its membership, had
adopted the Butterworth bill as its plat
form. In reply to question by Mr.. Car
isle. Mr.. Richie stated that American
baserests in Canada were very large.
n Mr.. Carlisle asked whether Canada
would give the United States free coal if
the United States gave her free iron.
! Mr.. Richie replied emphatically in the
affirmative.