Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-06
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 6. 1890.

aent republican Senators, the Secretary OF
the Navy bad or sersd sa inerease of ;hs
force al the ki.teYy yard 10 reconstruct the
shops sni repair the Lancaster and Monon
gxhels
Boutelle Of Maine said he felt like max
ing an apology fN- answering the remark
able demarss i made hs the gentle mat
from New York. The gentleman in hi.
search for sensations, worked himself NJ
TO high pitch of excitement over the fac
that Secretary of Navy Neatly possessed
'he bsrdihood to obey the mandatory in
.tructions oil Ire Congress of the United
States. Cummings inquired when the See )
of Navy was directed to repair the Ian
caster and Monongshela. Boutelle replied
10 the gentiemxns question aud show 4
that he was entirely ignorant OF
the matter about whieh he - spoke.
The gentleman wanted TO know what pro
priety there WAS III completing the ~aiei
supply for Kiitery yard. The report OF
the chief III bureau of yards ami docks
would enlighten the ps etlemzn. The des-
truction Of large buildings January last
" ould emphasize the necessity Of comptet-
ing tie wat, supply. The gentiemsn had
complain d about the appropriation for the
recous ruction Of these shops. In ascriD
ing la him Bou,elle) the credit of putting
that APP .oprist on in the Eaysl approprIa-
ton bills the gentleman DID bin too much
honor Commit on naval saaii had unan-
inously recommen3ed the Appropriation.
An approprisii IN bad be' u t,fsde by bpth
branches of congress and il hs! become
the duty Of the Secretary of the Navy IA
proceed at once to the execution of the
duty imposed upon him. republican sp
plause . Ine Gentleman asked what au-
thority there was flr the repair OF the Ian
caster There sgain his journalistic frienG
from New York overlooked the plain, spec
j tic APP, upristion of naval sfisirs. The bill
carried an appropriation TO, the repair OF
vessel 10 be used as a gunnery training
ship. That vessel was the Lancaster, de
'el for that purpose long before the
pas sage of the bill. All that the gen,lrpra
said about the condition of the Lancaster
fifteen years ago went for nothing. The
vessel was not being repaired TO become y
modern man of war, but q gunnery training
ship. The Mononsahela seemed to b.
troubling the gentleman.
Cummings-"l assure the gentleman
that the MonJr g4bcia doc not trouble me
( Laughter
Boutell, II am sure that il troubles
some of your friends Laughter
Relative to the Monongaheia. Boutelie
stated that the Kit cry yard was especially
devoted to the repair of the wooden vessels
of the government, and this vessel could
be better repaired al this ysri than any
where else. He WAS inclined to think the
- la ~.
was founded on the chronogical er-
ror in regard 10 The politics of TIE country
In remarks made ard in newspaper com
ments there wasa srong implication that
some bcdy had an ides that in Maine AMI
New Hampshire there WAS purpose to
practice the colonization method. He sns
gested to the gentleman from New York
that though elections we're generally he'll
in November the Congre esslonsl election IN
Maine was held in September; so IL there
we're 10 900 men-wh neither clad in buck
ram or not-;rsnspo,ted to the KitJers
navy yard, under the certificate of the zee
retary Of the navy. not one of them could
vote for Thomas b Reed, Thomas Brack-
cit Reed or the representative from New
Hsmpslite Applause from republican
side
The gentle man from New York wa. no'
the first Democrat who had run his head
sgainsi the constitution of Maine in an "''
/, mpt to execute political msuTuvre.
The whole executive government of Maine
had bustcd against the constitution of
Maine AID made but poor work Of It The
of Maine prov ded that everv
voter should have legal residence of
Al Al h.. go -.
From the vehemence of the gentleman from
New York in denunciation of this tsarcas-
tically) outrage. he would suppose that this
wss the first time such thing ever occur
red He proceeded to read (amid applause
and laughter by his party colleagues slm
liar orders i.susd uader the Cleveland a1-
mini.tratlon.
He also attacked that administration for
i;s action in dischsi giDg Ution sod crs
from the Norfolk navy yard, and filing
ihci- acfs with ex-c1nf. de-s'es. and in
.tsBoiug case where one man VINO took
the ostb OF allegiance on the 18th of the
month, received an appointment @, fle
18th Referring to the resolution that
was under &C liberation, Boptelle 'aii he
bad no doubt bn' what the Secretary
vou,d make full answer.
ne gentleman ffom ne~ OK n'a h'I'
u" mo'n hohor IN ase''oihe 10 nun tue eA
&C. sofis OF nesspaper in,ef'ieF me
Reh'h 'hth VIM Nh"H ne haa converse
lon would bear him out in the s.atemc7t
that the whole tenor of hi. remark. was y
res. luiion offered by Cummings so silly
Il at the answer of the secretary of the navy
Nouia ne Conclusive 10 every sensiDie man
lie was ifee 10 adh1l 'hai ne dio say 10
correspondent mat no eonif hardly De
heFe 60 nfeh' man As amos }. Cnm
minss hsd P'rpeusled so stupid ihing
Is u2ht-r.