Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-26
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Appropriations for Boston and
Portsmouth EiIy Yards.
How The Senate nd asess lsrss on tn
fafif Question.


| WAsnISGroS. May 24.-Wilson Of Iowa
asked and obtained unanimous consent in
the Senate today that Taesiay next, after
the routine morning business. the bill sub.
/ leetins imported liquors to the provisions
Of the lass Of the several States shall be
taken up and iss consideration continued
until disposed Of
The naval sppropristion bill Vas taken
/ up, the pending questioa being On the
Amendments reported fron the committee on
appropriations 10 strike out the item Of
I ESQ, ,0oo for improvement of the plant at
Portsmouth, N. II. navy yard.
4 Are, a long diseussios In vhich Sena-
, tors Blair, Allison. Hoar, Havley, Sher-
man. Cali and Plumb participated, the
amendment Vas disagreed to; Yeas. Is !;
nsys, 20.
! The question. ras then taken on the item
for the Boston Navy Yard (similarly amen
ied) and the item was continued in the bill
the vote to strike out being-Yeas, Is !;
nays, 81
On motion Of Cameroa . like item Of
$50 600 wAs inserted for the League Island
yard, silh the additional words, - hich
yard is hereby reopened for the repair of
vessels OF the navy
On motion of Allen an item vas inserted
for the appointment of . commission of
two naval officers, one army officer and
tao civilians 10 select 4 suitable site for .
dry dock on the coast Of the Pacific or of
the waters connected herewith north Of the
AID parallel, including the waters Of Puget
sound.
Cockrell move to strike out the provision
for three sesgoing coast line battle shipe,
no, to cos. more than q coo 900 each He
said that he saw no reason for such an i'm
rmense expenditure. The United States
sas peaceful snd pesceabie nation. Dur
ing the civil way there had been 4 tempia-
tion to foreign nations to take sides, but
none of the N had done it. There had been
on the par, Of Great Britsin q violation of
international Law ; but that nation although
possessing the most powerful navy in the
world had cheerfully assensed to arbitrA-
ton to settle the dispute. The United
Ststes would DO right. There was no oc-
casion for its doing otherwise Ii was not
seeking territorial agsrsndizement or ex-
tension. There would, therefore. be no
occasion for war. Why, then. should the
United States send GU. ships Of war, ike an
individual with a bowie knife and two re-
volvers in his belt, tansaliEiug others to
fight. The United States needed no battle
ships other than the cruisers which it had
now.
Hale asked how the power Of the United
State, was preventative TO war If that
power was not put into shape. How would
the power Of the United States be exercis
ed if the United States had no army or
navy-especially no navyf
Cockrell-The Senator admits that we
have the power.
Haie-No. do not. We hAve undoubt-
edly the meats TO construct = navy that
would be in itself (that i. its great object q
moral force tha. would be q detriment to
war. But do no. admit that the mere
VI developed power is Of any account. 1t
is only temptation.
After further discussion and without &C.
ton on Coekreii's motion the Senate ad-
lourned.