Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-19
NO BIG BATTLESHIPS
Likely to Be Built Under the Auspi-
ces ofthe Present Congress.
ONLY TEN OF THE HUGE MAJORITY
In Favor of the Most Liberal Re-EstabIish-
ment of the Navy.
STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES OBJECTED TO

Mr. McRae, from the Committee on Pull
lie Lands, moved to suspend the rules an
pass a bill to adjust the swamp land gran,
and to fix limitations for filing claims there
under. The bill provides that for all swan
or overfowed lands granted to any Stat
which was sold for cash, such State shall hav
credit for the full amount of the purchas
money received bv the United States, an
for all of said lands in any State locate
with warrants or scrip, or which were other
wise disposed of by the United States, ant
for which indemnity has not been granted
such State shall have indemnity in cash, tn
amount thereof to be limited to the price a
which the lands were held at the date o
their disposal. Mr.. McRae explained tina
the main purpose of the bill was to quie
the titles of settlers and to place to tn,
credit of the State what those settlers hac
paid to the United States Government
Mr.. Kilgore, Of Texas, opposed ths
measure, contending that it would cost the
Government $50, ,0Oo, 900 to settle the matter.
Mr.. Bergen, of New Jersey, also opposed
the bill, considering it to be a bad one. The
ulterior question to be decided was to whom
the swamp lands belonged, the State or the
United States Government
No Big Battle Ships to Be Built
Mr. Boutelle's amendment for the con-
struction of two additional battle ships aud
torpedo boats was rejected, IS to 102, ten
Democrats voting in the affirmative and no
Republicans in the negative.
Mr. Cummings, of New York, offered an
amendment for the construction of one bat
tleship and five torpedo boats. Lost-73 to
&c.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, offered an amend
ment for the construction of two steel gun
boats at the cost of $500, 600 each and ten
torpedo boats at $120, 600 each. Lost-58 to
104
Mr.. Cummings then came forward with
another amendment for the construction of
fou- torpedo cruisers at $500. 900 each, two
light draught gunboats, $780, 600 each, and
two frst-class torpedo boats, S120, 600 each,
but 1t met with a similar fate.
The motion then recurring on Mr.. Hol-
mans motion to strike out the provision for
the construction of one new cruiser, 1t was
defeated-56 to 100.
Rowboats or Rats Good Enough.
Mr.. Holman moved to strike out the pro-
vision for the new cruiser, and to substitute
therefor a provision for four torpedo boats
This motion was greeted by remark BY
Mr.. Boutelle that it would save time to
make four rowboats, while Mr.. O'Neill,
of Missouri, thought that RATS would be pre-
terable. The motion was lost-45 to 105.
The committee then rose and Mr. Bou-
telle moved to recommit the bill, with in
structions to the Committee on Naval
Affairs to report it back with clause in
corporated in his original amendment for
the construction of two battleships, at 81
000, 900 each, and ten torpedo boats, $120, 900
each.
The motion was defeated-yeas, 81; nays,
134 The following Democrats voted in
the affirmative:
Messrs; Amerman, Andrew, Bacon, Bent
ley, Cable, Cadmus, Caminetti, Castle,
Clancy, Cochran, Coombs Covert, Cox IN.
", Cummings Durborow, Fellows, Little,
Magner, McAleer, Meyer, O'Nefll MOL,
Rockwell, Sperry, Steward tIll.) and Wea-
dock
The bill was then passed and the House
adjourned.
Mr.. Edmunds Senate Visitor.
The familiar figure of ex-senator Ed
munds was to be seen in the Senate cham
ber at the opening of to-day's session of the
Senate. While Secretary McCook was read
ing the journal of Thursday last, Mr. Ed
munds moved around on the Republican
side and received greetings from Senators of
both political parties, holding a long con-
VerSatlon with MIR. M organ.
The first business transacted after the |
reading of the journal was completed was |
the announcement by Vice President Nor |
ton that he had received a communication |
in the nature of a petition from James r. |
Young, late chief executive clerk, to he laid |
before the Senate, (which will, Mr.. Morton |
added, ''be laid upon the table, it having |
been already printed"
Mr.. Sherman, Chairman of the FOREIGN |
Relations Committee, gave notice that he |
would tomorrow ask the attention of the |
Senate to the Chinese restriction bill 1t |
was necessary, he said, that it should be /
passed within ten days, as the present law
would, under certain construction, expire /
some time in May next
Protest Against Steamship Subsidies,
Mr.. Vest introduced bill to prohibit
contracts by the Postmaster General with
any steamship company making unjust dis
examinations against any part of the United
States as to imports by vessels carrying
foreign mails. In connection with the bill. |
and before asking its reference to the Com
mlttee on Commerce, Mr. Vest said he de-
sired to submit certain resolutions of the
Merchants Exchange of the city of St
Louis These resolutions, he said, called
attention 10 fact about the existence of
which ne knew nothing personally, that the
StoeSo ohu OlcdulSUlp SOL- |
pany, one of the subsidized lines under the
act providing for special contracts
for carrying foreign mails, had re-
fused to deliver coffee imported
from Brazil at the port of Newport
News. 1t was stated in these resolutions.
and had been largely circulated in the
public prints, that the President and prin-
ciral owners had publicly announced that
the company would not hereafter deliver
aof fhof aarS zc 1
objections made to such delivery bv mer-
chants of the city of New York As a
matter of course the Western and Southern
country was very largely and vitality inter-
ested In any such Determinations, because
it affected directly the retail dealers and the
wholesale dealers in the Western and South
ern cities and towns. He asked that the
bill and resolutions be referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce, and 1t was so ordered.
The Whole Country Interested.
Mr. Daniel said he had received a num-
Der of like resolutions from Boards of Trade
in different cities of the country which he
would present tomorrow or the next day. |
This injurious discrimination, he said.
affected not only the Southern country, but
the Western and the Northwest, in q yery
vital manner, and he hoped the Committee |
on Commerce would find some remedy for
that egregious invasion of the equal rights
Of the people affected.
Mr.. Cockrell said he had received, as
bearing on the same subject, resolutions of
the Associated Wholesale Grocers of St.
Louis. He presented them and they were
also referred
The resolution heretofore offered by MI.
Peffer, requesting the Secretary of State to
obtain information concerning the use of
electricity as power in the propulsion of
farm machinery and implements, and on
The propagation and growth of plants in