Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-03
1-E F.FTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
Coast peiencrs -Owenby Appears aud
Purges Himself of Contempt.
.Hy ..larrafh 4 N. Dispstch.l

htIN.-lN. D. C.. February 2-SENATE.
.r,e,4., u.t a. 2P. NJ Mr.. Turpie in
t...I ....i resolution, which was re-
ir :. t-- Committee on Judiciary, pro-
.t o. -I.ldmcnt 20 the Constitution
o., election ~ United States senators
'. t'..t vote % the people of the several
'-. ha said that both his colleague
.., '.f-te.I and himself concurred III
itIt.f ..ou The Legislature of their
'l'- '4l. Rlth singular unanimity. passed
l1 no he subject. The JOINT reso-
u.tlt. therefore. be regarded as EN-
.c,. ouly the official but the actual
~ ''.-0 NJ opinion of Indiana on that
i'
COAST Defence.
'-. tF'1rtions appropriation bill was
-.. 'at.a rf. An amendment reported
.,.ttyc 90 reduce the appropria-
. be- and mOrtar-batteries for the
r at tlr hIbors OF Boston, New
't San Francisco. Hampton Roads, and
----'.1 from 100000 to S750,00O
''. Pa. O. discussion, Mr.. Dolph OPP
3 ',e amendment and speaking at
I'D .-,L 0u the necessity of a gun
"..'f y- The Pacific Coast.
UNCLE s1N IsvNcBLE.
~ C.csrel favored the amendment,
-.t regretted that the proposed re-
-,.-a "a- lot greater He regarded the
-el system u coast defences (Which
Involve an outlay of 1926, 200. 900 as
10y r'-ie,s and al absolute waste of
.r', Isolated a. the United States was
.-l I's',t the combined powers of the
80, ,-Fi1. 1t the nations Of Europe,
-t 1mfue, bring their armies and
-. --''.ir, and attempt TO find lodge
- .a cur sol, and they will be driven
so -- confusion.
1HbL USITED STATS HELPLESS.
'' lave no risk 70 run. Mr.. Haw-
!. '...lta The pretensiOn that the
t.. SKATES can whip any other people
ice u the earth. He asked Mr..
'l iIw De would feel standing stark
a.4n.t h man with a magazine
revolver and bowie-knifey Would
O- ite moral strength of his cause
r..-. '-peuor physiquel There was "a
t--" ~ s'Itv-thTee millions ia the
49,, s'A,~s capable Of supplying the
+. eps that Tao world had ever seen,
,.t A,e oi an immediate and unex-
I'D. cafat'on q war, there would be
"'.' tstOu called "carrion for DOW
t.... "ia'. be ssked. would the British
So '-fu i9T square mile Of such
az 1uc2 with rifles that would not
r., o'.' twelve hundred yardsf lie did
t...aa, i1 show the nakedness of his
so.3t hli ! 30 happened that the whole
'- Kew Of i already.
nTLs X THH LAND.
lt.',y,l ioregn nation had usually some
lts,5 o.hs man travelling over the
Gu so'e'es and reading all the reports
Nav, . secretary Of War, Secretary OF the
IA, a.l Ordnance Bureau. and making
A. nj. "tlch were all fled and tabulated
lV,t' and they knew a. well as he did
~ m hNed states was absolutely help
N4s, government could not negotiate
Et.s "SA advantage. That was the
c.. ohEAT BurLN's POSITION.
r,g,'s' Bntain, on the contrary, had a
Tt-,Ii.'iul harbOr at Halifax, protected
lei, batteries aud q noble feet-the
Es3rsl-e "orid. There she could collect
lnsrca5l enlps OF war 10 DO sent against
tsrsi -. ports. She had another great
" 49, az Bermuda. and another on
ttis5 e,sestern coast 30 close 10 the
tgud tn'ates that vessels In that harbor
M INV shots across the line.
e5.ve, W Inc hring Of guns from Van
AEef,esn a ~ DC heard distinctly on the
sti,ii,,,s. up' Along the Canadian border
oah be heard on the other side.
Nm 'kSr FUNNY. BOT
o. a. ass s,y That Is very funny. but il
Van do ~. Al disturb what ] have said.
Asissnsa e2iue after years agreement
bel yos They explode without notice.
>" That Great Britain viii not