New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-27
FOR THE PURCHASE OF NICKEL.

cr,S ATOM CnpMaN OPPOSING THE HOUSE I'f'1~
,r-r1ny-sDs AroR CAMEToNS AMEN DMElNT
Washington. Sept o6.-Tht House Joint resolution
r.an,io,inr ., 600 OGO for the purchase of nickel
-. and nickc, matte for naval purposes having oce'
roc.ived from the House. was laid before '"c '''
~ dav NJ the request OF Mr.. Hale: ana MT a'!o,
offered an amendment to II. proVldih3 li'C "'"
ore or nickel matte, so purchased sh'i' We 'i'''a0
distributed among the contractors Vi ni0N'i OWL
armOr plating w.t.. NJ, uo,o
ala mot +hero meyer had been so complete test OF
cha voue NJ an amalgamatOn Of nickel with stcei LOT
steel mates for vessels and ordnance as the Icoch'
one at Annapolis Tie Committee on HaV'i -,Aa"'
had had full hearing on the matter ~ ""o" '"'
results OF the test submitted ana he hhu p'o"
unanimously authorized To report the !oin'
The House OF Representatives had passed. IT, ."u !"
was extremely desirable that the Senate should pass
1t to-day H.. 1, ,eoa
MIR Doph-So that the proposed acton Is oaAeu
mainly on the one experiment at Annapolis
MIR. Iale-It Is based largely on that although inc
matter las been for some time in the minus Vi 'i"''
officers A., 49,,
Mr. poph-IIave not the contracts for the steel
plate for armor been made
Mr. IIaie-Thcy have been.
Mr. Dolph-rhcn a change will have TO be made In
those contracts1
Mr. IIale-That matter has been gone over by tho
Secrdary OF the Navy with the contractors ara 'he,
ore entirely willing to have all amalgamatioh "
nickel In the plates which have not yet proceoooa
too lar to allow that to he done.
Mr. Dolph Inquired as t. the additional cost
Mr. IIale-Nickel IL Of course more expensive than
forged Steel but the Government pays Tor H. ana i 10
get tie benefit Of II by an arrangement with inc CON
tractors. II will bc q matter Of agreement brt"ccn
the secretary and the contractors. Tile great supply
OF nickel is foud In two placeS-in the Sudbury Dis
in EeIv .(a led
mine IS owned By our own cizcns. and these gentle
men arc entirely willing to furnish the Government
with IT, IL contracted FOR nowaud that Is ono reason
for prompt arton--bccause they can sell tho enure
product " foreign Powers that desire to got it
MIR. Cancrn-I will ask vote Oh my amendment
40 that no contractor shall have un advantage over
other contractors.
Mr. German said that lie lad no objection IN tho
amendment. lie thought II wise provision but ho
objected ~ the proposition, at this late hour VI inc
session. To- aid 81 ,OoO,o 900 10 the already Largo ap
Preparations made for the Naval establishment IL
seemed " HIM au extraordinary proposition Up I"
this time the Ingenious and cHterprl'iug men engaged
in steel Manufacture, had been the To procure from
bund by purchase and otorwisc. III" right I" uSc the
various processes IN the manufacture 81 IN" s'rI anu
all that tho Government had done. or had attempted I"
do was to FIX the standard Of the steel that "' l" i'
Pit Ia the vessels. hut now, suddenly. with Only
single te,t at Annapolis, with remarkable results ~ I"
WAS 10 enter into I. partnership with the mannihct
ur-rs plate for the Navy. No secretary OF tho
Navy would be able to hold his contractors r'ion'ibe
for the efficiency OF the pa'"- furnished bv them when
he suuped q part OF the material. More suits would
result from such Systm tn.n the Navy Department
had hud on Il, hands ancc the sprn. OF 1879. such
system woIld necessarily be unsatisfactory.
Besidts he thought It the height u uAvi'doin 10
place ia the hand, Oi any che officer "i tho Govern
n,cnt 81 900 900 with which Lo might - ont AID bay
nickel ore and nickel mntt". The rr'glt void he
inefficient work for the Government. ana In H. wake
would follow extravaganza. not corruption.
Mr. Iiawley expressed his r'gr~t az Tie y marks o
Mr. Gornan and wished that II vcN' proper 10 say all
that was known about the bill. The tendency OF
experiments for time. and ID" ''IrilIltiuS rN
pertinent at Annapolis. showed that II tie bet hind
~ plate was bc put IN Naval V'--c,. II must have
nom > 70 :, per cent Of nickel In #. lie lad heard
the matter discussed cl~cwheTr among experts ana
knew the prxise situation of The case. CM'h h't"h
necessary.
Tho discussion continued hv Mr.. flumb. Mt.
GRAY Mr. Gortuan and Mr. Hale. and iualI' Mt ial"
consented let the Joint resolution =" over w 70
morrow saying that he would call 1T UP immediately
after the routine morning bushes.