Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-05-27
Tx. Work or CONGRESS-.
Senator Carlisle Takes the
Oath of Office.
TIE TAEIgF BILL IN THE SENATE.

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Important Instructions to the Finance
Committee Concerning the Measure.
The Navy bin Passed--The senate Votes
Cor the Three Battle ships.
WASHINGTON, May 27-The senate de-
voted almost the entire day TO debating
the provision in the naval appropriation
bill for three battle ships Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal the oath of
Office was administered to Mr.. Carlisle as
senator from Kentucky for Mr.. Beck's UNI
expired term. Mr. Plumb offered a reso-
tuition instructing the finance committed
70 prepare and report, in connection with
the tariff bill, a statement showing the du-
ties levied under the existing law, the
duties as they would be under the house
bill and the duties under the bin to be re-
ported by the committee, such duties to be
stated IN parallel columns, and especially
n the committee should recommend new
duties or the increase OF the existing duties
to state the reasons Ia each case for such
addition or increase.
senator Sherman's Amendment.
In the course Of the discussion Senator
Sherman suggested the difficulties or the
impossibility Of the COMMITTEES on finance
giving the reasons for its recommendation
in each case Of the 5000 items in the bin.
He moved TO strike out Of the resolution
the words "in each case Mr. Plumb OPP
posed MIR. Sherman's amendment.
The Cedar Keys Trouble.
Mr.. Reagan moved to amend the resolu-
ton 30 as 10 require lin cases Of COM
pound duties-specihc and ad valorem)
column showing the equivalent al valorem
amount of the duty Mr. Allison moved
TO insert in Mr.. Reagan's amendment the
words 'whore practicable Mr. Reagan's
amendment thus modified WINS agreed to-
The resolution was further amended ION
motion Of Mr.. Hawley) by making il apply
also to reductions of duties and, as thus
amended It was agreed to. The resolutions
heretofore offered BY Mr. Call calling for
information as TO the landing Of an armed
force from the revenue cutter Mclsane at
Cedar Keys, Fla. was taken up, modified
and agreed to.
For Three Heavily ARMED Battle ships.
The senate then resumed consideration
Of the navy bill, the pending question be-
ing on Mr. Cockrells amendment to strike
out the provision for construction Of three
heavily armored battle ships at a cost OF
si,Voo,OO0 each Mr. Cockrell quoted a re-
mark Of MIR, Hale's ia the discussion on
Saturday to the effect that all that was
sought in that provision was to begin; that
IL was onlya beginning, that II was not in
tended 20 stop there Hc also quoted a re-
port Of the naval policy board, which de-
ftlaFtlI Tint tHr fTpffaI Efnfan ftrt,taf .,tn
tain navy ut least equal In strength TO
the most powerful navy in the world MIR.
Hale said that II would be difficult 70 find
"a senator or a responsible official who in
dorsed the report Of this policy board /"
The report had not been accepted by the
secretary Of the navy ms laying out his poll
ICY The lordly scheme laid out by that
board was hindoring the Legitimate progress
Of building up a respectable navy
| Mr. Cockrell then quoted from the re-
/ port Of the secretary Of the navy recon-
mending the construction of seventeen
battle ships, twelve. coast defenders and
| Twenty-Five unarmored Vessels at a cost Of
SsoOt si35,0l0,000. The report Of the board,
lac said, was IN accord with recommendas
tinns Of the army board Tor an expenditure
Of Sl2J, 200 200 for Qualifications to terorize
other nations instead Of setting an example
Of peaceful arbitration 70 the world Mr..
Cockrcll Thought the CONSTRUCTION Of battle
ships hazardous and extIavagant IN view
of the inventions in submarine destroyers.
| Mr.. Butler opposed the amendment, say
ing he regretted thai il. was. not in his
| power 20 vote for eight battle ships instead
/ Of three
MI. BiaIr's odd Propagation.
Mr.. Blair moved to insert In the provision
for the three battle SHIPS the following:
But this provision shall not be available
until the government Of Great Britain
shall have been requested by the president
10 withdraw all her naval forces from
American waters, and to dismantle her
naval stations in both North and South
America and in adjacent islands, and shall
have declined or shall have neglected for
one year SO to do" Mr. Blair said that il
this was not adopted the United States
would have 70 be prepared Co repel force on
the sea, He said q large proportion Of che
| British parliament favored arbitration,
and why, he asked should they not favor
disarmament
TO Arm or 70 pisarmg ~
Mr. Hawley said that there was evidently
some time in the history Of Che world when
IN worry shame for the sake Of manhood and
] decelty and patriotism, for the sake OF
God and country people must fight. And
those were the days that lifted people out
Of their sensuality, out of their worships
of the almighty dollar He was in favor OF
| peace but a proposition from a nation al
ready disarmed TO Great Britain to disarm
was simply ludicrous
The Three battle ships Remain.
Mr.. Blair's Amendment. was then re-
iected and Mr.. Cockrells amendment to
strike out the provision for three battle
ships was also rejected-yeas IS, nays 33. as
follows: Yeas-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Blair,
Carlisle, COckrell, Coke, Dolph, ingalls,,
Jones CArk.), Moody, Pettigrew, Plumb,
Pugh, Vest, Voorhees,, Walthall, Wilson
Ia), Wilson (Md.)-l8 Nays = Messrs-
Aidrieh, Allen, Allison, Barbour Butler,
Call Cameron, Cullom, Dawes, Dixon, Ed
munds, hustis, tarwell, German, Gray.
Hale, Hampton, Hawley, Hiscock, Hoar,
Paddock Pasco, spaynes Pierce, Platt.
Power, Ransom, Sanders, Sawyer, Spooner,
Squire, Stewart Stockbridge-33.
The Bill Passed
On motion of Mr.. Butler an item was in
serted appropriating 500 Doctor a dry dock
at Port Royal, S. c., the whole cost not to
exceed $500, 600 The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resolution (Which
was agreed to) instructing the COMMITTEES
on pensions to report an amendment to the
pension laws SO as to provide in a more
liberal manner for the widows, minor chill
dren and dependent relatives Of deceased
soldiers.
In the House.
WASHINGTON Nav GIN the house Mr.