The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-04

r ana tnat was all tnat was needed Tor TN
present eXigency or for any future exi
gency. Discussion showed the sentimen
to be in favor Of the House bill, so the sub
stitute was rejected and the House bill
! passed.
i The Senate then resumed the considera
tiOn Of the FOrtltcations bill. In the item
lppropriating 81 100000 for the purchase o.
oil tempered and annealed steel for higl
e power coast defense eight, ten. and twelve
. inch calibre guns, the Committee on APP
, preparations recommended reduction o.
the amount to $4,000.
Mr.. German moved still further reduc
tiOn to $2j0,00O
, Mr.. Dawes opposed Mr.. Germans amend.
, ment and advocated that OF the Committee
on Appropriations. Referring to Mr. Haw.
ley's speech yesterday on the absolute
necessity Of coast defenses, he sad that the
Committee on Appropriations was in har
m0ny with IL TO the utmost limit of pru.
dence. But the committee found itself
standing "between the devil and the deep
sea- On the one hand it found
itself confronted by the senti-
ment proclaimed by the Senator
from Missouri (Nr. CockrelD that
there was no necessity for any fortiica-
tiOns whatever. and that nobody would ever
approach the United states in hostile
attitude, however exposed the coast might
be, and, allied with that Senator, was his
distinguished friend from New Hampshire
(Mr. Blair. who proposed TO change the
Fertilization bill into a missionary enter
prise in Africa. On the other hand was the
proposition of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. DOlph) TO appropriate at once one hun
| dr6d and twenty-One millions 10 be ex-
pended over several years for coast fortif-
cations. While the committee did not
come 10 the same conclusion as the Senator
| from Missouri that nothing should be done,
| il did not believe in the policy Of the Sena-
tor from Oregon, The cOmmittee deemed
it wiser to make the necessary appropria-
/ tiOns year by year.
Mr.. Dolph replied to Mr. Dawes, and in
sisted on the necessity Of coast defenses and
on the economy Of having bulk apprOprla-
| ton for them voted at once.
Nf. R!ar, taking up Mr.. Dawes refer
ence to his Hm,sSionary" proposition, said
that after all the missionary was a greater
force than the warrior, and had accom-
plishsG more good in the world. lie had
not, however, adyOcat the employment Oi
physical force the les. only Is IL might
give opportunity ior iho e%erci-e of that
other and gFoaier iniuence-the missionary
fOrce-the more. he desired to have the
coasts put in a condition Of defense. Having
mentioned the possibility Of land invasion
Of the United states, he was asked by Mr..
Hawley whether he really believed that there
was any danger Of such a thing and his
answer wac tnat Il eyer the United States
were seriously attacked, IL wDuli be land
invasion. "Eyen suppOsing New J Ork city
YeTe bOmbarded and destroyed, that would |
be but a Hra-J,tp on the resources 0i the
country ana would oniy Gerye to stimulate
the war feeling OF the people OF the United |
States, and create such anger that armie, |
gf invasion would lac ORGANIZED and would |
not lag dsgn their arms until the insult and |
injury were Thoroughly setsfed. II the nj |
ted states were invaded 1t wOnld be by a !
land line. Canada, he believed, would be /
the great Gasia % war-like operations |
against the United states, dad therefore IT |
was that Canada ought to be secured and |
made part Of the Union. The northern line /
Of the United States ought to be pushed |
back ~ tiie go.th pole, and then it would be |
fortified by seas anu isebergs"
He went on 70 speak Of the hOrisIs % the /
slave trade az carried on by the Arabs in
Africa and Of the destructive effects OF
alcohol in the native tribes Of that cOnti-
nent, and quoted from reports on both these
p1irt-. ,Je appealed 10 Sir. Dawes not 10
make a point OF orues asa,as' the amend
ment offered by him yesterday apprOprlatinE
500. 0OO fer the expenses Of an International
conference against war, the slave trade
and liquor tramo. he hoped that his
amendment would be adopted lnaJ = bill
which appropriated four or i've millions
Tor war purposes, might also appropriate
$lO.OOO for the promotion OF UNIVERSAL
peace anl cessation of war.
Mr.. Iiawley expressed his astOnishmenl
that senators should make such eXtraOrdi-
nary mistakes aud would diher 80 ,otalli
from men who Dad given their lives 10 the
study of all that business Nobody who
4 a a fItt.
senator from New Hampshire when he said
that the destruction OF the city Of New
York would be a mere nea bite
as compared with the power
Of the whole country. Aew .orE was the
carotiC artery, Mr. Hawiey said, Of the
its immense commerce and it,
finances, and the blockade Of New York by
a foreign fleet would be tilt in twenty.iouI
hours IN every village Of the country. There
was wltuln lange %, long guns ~ eight
harbOrs along tho coast tncludinS
New York ana BOSTON,, a.. grand
total of four aud half billions Of
property without adequate pro
lection against the ylcisitudes Of war. No
power was going 10 venture an inland in
yasi0n Of the United states. In one sense
the bombal linen, Of Sew York would be q
comparatively small IN ittar az compared
10 the shame that would attach to the
ldiOtic lmbecility which had failed 10
have a gun 10 prevent it. He objected 10
The Gm0ndmnt recommended by the Com
mittee on appropriations reducing the ap-
propratiOn for Oh and temp red steel from
( 100000 10 Ss0O,OOO, and more still 10 the
amend nent offered by Mr.. German reducing
IL 10 $4,000. After further discussion, Mr.
iOrman's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Plumb made statement as 10 the |
position OF the Committee on ApprOpra.
lions In rp5peet 20 coast dellgleg that po- !
sition, be said, lying between the two eX-
iremes. the extreme Oi those " DO would 90
now and the extreme or those d
who would do nothing now, or, perhaps, AT
any other time. He did not be- ,
ieye that any man now living WOULD
near . hostile shot fired into the
American ltepublio, but IL was exceed
ngly important that from time to time
Ongress should 20 on providing IN lea-
,Onable way Tor the public defense against
emergencies. more important still that the .
operations Of gunmakmg aud snlpbuilding ,
should be 80 distributed that ali the claim |
and emergency and capital necessary could
le set at WORT when necessary fer defense
n O1ense. hr. lliggiLS expressed d
he conviction that Congress sh0u.
iut the sea coasts Of the ,un-
ry in condition tnat would enable tine
United states TO negotiate with an, power.
dr. Chandler gave notice that h. W. uld
move 90 amend Tie committees AL Edmcht
n relation 10 mOriars by proyldins thatih ;
,hall be built entirely OF steel. ana argued .
% support OF that prOpOsitian.
Mr.. Reagan said that the United States d
should make no preparations for war. lie
ayOred the building up Of navy and then
making oi lrst-class guns,
AT the close Of tie discussion Tic commit
egs amendment, reducing the apprOpra- {
ion for oil-tempered steel trt ~ 100000 10
$4,000, was agreed TO.
the next amendment reported BY tAe
Committee on Appropriations was tO in
'ert the following paragraph: "FOr breach.
Jadlrg ssa coast InBftars, oasf.irOp hOOped. !
with sreol OftwelYe-lgch caliDre, four nun u
ired thousand dollars. Provided, that con- T
racts may be made tor not more than one. {
lali Of the mOrtars herein provided for 10
,e constructed on the Pacific Coast in The Z
discretion ct the Secretary OF War Mr. }
handler moved to amend the paragraph so
Is to make il read; "tiye reech,loading ;
lle1 mortars, etc." The amendment was
discussed at much length but no action was !
cached. Senate hill 10 confirm certain ,
ntries on the OtOo and Missouri reserya- :