New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
NEW-ENGLAND'S NAVY YARDS
THE SENATE RETAINS THE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THEM IN TIE NAVAL BILL
NEw.ENeLANp SENATOR'S BATTLING FOR BosIoN
AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IHE
PROVISION FOR BATTLEsHIPS'
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PROVISION FOR BATTLEsHifs
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Washington. May 24.-Boston ana ro ''.V'.'i ' 1870
out on top today in the Senate, ana Inc app
for improving the Navy Yards at thoSe poi'' "',''
h.a heen stricken out Of the Naval bill by the sehd'o
C.,,,. ware restored on two successive rolEcaiis'
rit,y ,housand dollars will be spent on each Eatu d.
IN. IIousc bill provided for tools ana o'her
ore to be used in the work OF repairing '"' S w
,ron vessels Of the new Navy. NJ bIa'i "i'u0 ~
eral more long speeches In bchal oil .,,n,
Mr. Dawes pleaded the cause Of Eoston' UT. HA"soi'
an. chairman Of the Committee on Appr0pra''ohs' anu
Mr. German Of Maryland, spoke Ia defence Va INC
committees action The vote TO rent ioi''.'o"'' ~.
active work-on repairs, at least-was :" 10 10 "o'
ali the Republican senators sidins Win IN . %,
ON the Boston paragraph the figures cm"'eeu ~ .,
m L. An amendment leopeninS the Le"e"o i
vard and appropriaing a like sum Tor TOOLS ''eio
met with no opposition. ,.,,,
I.,.r in the afternoon Messrs D0lph and CocHreh
ossred amendments striking out the PROVISIONS VI u0
LII authoriz,ng the construction Of three nrsoias'
hattle ship. and the Missouri sepator maze io"e
e,...b in opuoson to the building OF any thhg Du'
orniscrs for the new Navy. lie VIII oohciuoo MS
remarks Monday. There Is no ieasoh' ho"1'0-' ~
fear apy change in the naval programme ioT 'no yea"
from attacks made upon H. ..nt 70
Tho vending question on the amendment . 10
...d tom the committee on Appropriations, TO s'tiAo
an, the item of $4,000 for Improvement Oh III" pA'"
at Portsmouth n. H., Navy Yard
Mr. German called for the yeas ana nays 49,,
said that the item had not been estimated 'oi " snr
Navy Department IL hao oecn i''oo .,nc ~ the
nscn,,ar circumstances 1t meant reopenihs Vi .,'o
portsmouth Navy Yard. and recognize" u
entire system of the construction oil INC navy ,. he
Mr. Blair opposed the amendment my so"o,ta
on nd heen inserted by the House OF kepiese""
lives II was in the line of the action Vi V' ,.'
Department continuously since As "oH % S.o.,
1882 The Portsmouth Navy larc had ooo" ,a
v IN use as place of repair for the Navy anu ~
bo needed for that purpose so long as there Weic a
wooden vessels in the Navy. There was no'"'',e ."
n tho nroposition: nothing secret; no'hhs Ha'"s
rcererce 70 poitical or other advantages lhe1c N'
nothing peculiar in IL The opposiuo" " ~ -
macmillan: and he denounced The splrt anu "ioV'o
that opposition. /, was influenced D! ''
ronolistc contractors who determined 10 oespo'
the navy wards, in order that they might III
hor. rho hui,dinc of the war ships Of the country
Nr Allison. chairman Of the Committee on APpuo
prtstjons felt compelled 10 make a NSpohSe " ~"
"amiable suggestion Of the senator IRON NC" -
SHIRE that the object of the amendment was ~ -,
in the hands of private contractors the CONSTITUTION "
the Navy. . .,.. tba,
Mr. blair explained that what he said was tiav Una,
M. the ,nrit Of the opposition He had not in'c..
w. attribute any such motive 10 the commune VII '
propriations. -,...o ,oa recon-
Mr. Allison said that the committee nau ~, .no
,o..dca the striking ont Of the items IN relation - ~
T,r.sr,ou.b and Toston Navy Yards because t''Se Wv
,t,ops really meant the establishment OF V"o III"
yavy Yards fci the construction OF Hon a -.
,h,ns There were Nsvy Yards now AZ Eo' ,
BOSTON. Brooklyn. League Island ana NoF1oI"' t~o
Goverup,cu, was entering on III" constructor "a y
and steel ships. The construction OF t"0'
o,,iroa an extensive and expensive plant lie sun
,,i,,oa that il WAS not wise - commit 'le "o'''
r,ent 10 the establishment 81 thcsc hNc my
for the construction Of iron ana SCI r.
'' A. a,a not tnov bat that Portsmouth might DC
n', ,o,,d Re Constructed: but he submVeu 'i''
- s,ould not ccmmi. itself in such all III
o,,o,t way 10 the decision Of that q'eN'on'
Covornmcnt was now cxpendins large sum, VI 'n0H.
a. tho brooklyn Navy Yard. He was ho' SUI. ~
,n,t ,n,. expenditure shogh be stopped d'u W
x.v- Ward sold This was great que'"o"' IN.
should not oe dlSposco VI ."
incomplete way. H.. ,- - ,be
NJ ucar s.S ed NJ Alison Whether I'm We" Oh u'e
,os.inI,y of The country being involved J" t "
u,val war, there ought not 10 be Navy La" '''",
where north OF NewloTh EIere ron anu ,'.'.
,oul 70 IN to be equppYor 10 reT"'r o"''stcS
" Alison replied ,hAi he was willing tha' mere
ho,,,d he Int he was not wiling that there Sho''
he two great naval establishments ior 'h"V P'"r -
IN %cw.knciand. There VAS no present "o'o'''t'
Cor the apor. pration. There were great many pc ,p
,ybo believed that N~v London was peter P' .
- ND u,n either Boston or Portsmouth
no ala nm, know how that WAS, but he thougl' III
po,taat not 70 make an appropriate" iof INC pan
until the propcr committees Of Congress anu M
sponslb,e head of the Navy Department dsA'u 4'' .
lie favored the striking out Of the "c"s i0' "'
ror,smnrth ard Boston Navy Yards from 10 SP''t. "
b,s.ill,y 10 cilncr but because he th"hs"' VIZ y,
60 .bould not run pc,inlcu into decision OF inc
question =, ,ba toms
Mr. ua,vlcv opposed the striking out Of the H''",
for Portsmouth and Boston. lie Hla Ho' A"o"
policy of the Navy Department III inc "a''1' ,oab
Wow il took Of tie great future Gong o" " - -,
Of "A
,r,,cv eaid that il would take only torty'eght hoT'
for British Gcct 20 come from HalnaA' oHous
sid sound down to sandy Hook and enec'uaiy
bottlc m the commerce OF Nc"-hofK 80 ''a' "0"'e
bpt a snbn.rne vessel could get out.
Mr.. sherman suggested '''c H"P''
such thing happening .,.
Nj Iawley replied to that suggestion py Iuou"'
tho axiom about no ono caring iof the 'oAo " 0 wv
Il IL did not rain. ,. D..
the Portsmouth ana Boston navy yards heieiTlh'
ia Mr. ulscocks remarks yesterday as 10 u
poutical scandals arising from Navy YARD man
agement, Mr. Dawes said was Ao' "'
Navy Yards that dcmoraliLed poltlcaI parues' Va
political parties that denoraliled thc navy ia'uS
He NH Dawes, could understand how there mgh
he generalization around where that Senator stoo'
and bfeaiheG. If Il was necessary TO purify polite
in any section OF the cOuntIS. IL might be a. wei
il the senator from New York would ase b. poiuCs
parties OF from the Custom House. ana EaVy la .I
thcrs would be no obstacle Ina the Uf those cstaL
iIshments attending 10 their legitimate purposes.
Mr. Cali also argued agan.i the amendments on IN
mound that their eject would be - enrcD contractor
T,r Abe construction Oi war~hips. 49,,
' Ne pi,lr made sonc closing remarks. In which il
smoke of the exposure Of tho New England coast I"
Sudden attack on tho part OF British feet that wou
rendezvous d. Halifax: ~. 49,. e.,.
Nr Plumb suggested sarcastically that the senate
from New Hamp-hlrc was - well posted y TO VIVA
Great Britain was soins TO 90 th"t 'he 'heo S'"'e
could not be tahen 10y surprise
MIR Blair retOrtcd that II va, wei That re" per
.ons shogld bo posted rather than be grossly Ignorant
hko other people. lie wac noi ashamed TO kno'
something about the subject, although the senate
from Kan-as might insist That he ought 10 be alinOs
brutal idiot the subject IKE
Hero MIR Blair paused. ana gave chance
another senator ~ finish tho sentence by sddin
somebody else
MIR Plumb stated that his remark was simply
sueyesf how much more valuable the senator frOr
New Hampshire wa than a Navy oi Meet
The dfsfusSion heinz O.ed, the question take