The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-03
new NAVAL VESSELS.
Plans Prepared by the Navy Depart
ment.
SUPERIOR TO ANY SHIPS AFLOiT.
Conference on the Worlds Fair UnSutce0fal-C9hb
Of Alabama Acknowledges the Charges.
Pensions and Patents.
SUPERIOR TO ANY SHIPS AFLOiT.
Special &c THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-The Navy Depart
ment has been at work lately on the plans
and drawings for the cruiser and the bat
tieshp authorized by the appropriation act
OF 1892, and has so far advanced the work
as to warrant the expectation of its early
completion and the issuance of advertise
ments inviting proposals for the construc-
tlon OF those vessels. Secretary Tracy says
his Intention is to make those vessels the
hnast and best In the world. exceeding in
speed, with minimum coal consumption,
armor and batteries any vessels of their
class afioat the English vessels, which are
now popularity regarded as the best type, not
exec pied.
He said the name of the cruiser will be
the Brooklyn, and that city will have in her
naval namesake q vessel which will in
every sense be credit to her and the
country. The cruiser Is to be similar to the
New York and the batte-ship to the In
diana, but IN detail there will be many
changes made which experience with other
vessels has shown to be advisable or neces-
sary. In view OF recent successful tests
With the HarveyiZed nickel-stee armor
plates. the Secretary is considering the ad-
visibility of using plates of this kind of
steel on the proposed vessels, and, IL such
action Is finally determined upon, the de-.
crease In weight and thickness ot the plates
VIII ee sufficient TO permit of q number Of
further notifications to be made in the
dimensions OF the vessels.
Conference on the Fair.
;, The majority of the Democrats in the
House are making strong efforts to bring
about a compromise on the Works Fair
matter, and tn S afternoon a conference of
40 or more members was held in the Ways
ana Means Committee rooms. Both sides
In the Democratic party were represented
ana committee to talk over the matter
within the party was finally appointed by
Dockery, as follows; Against the Worlds
FAR - Bankhead, Cummings, McCreary,
CulbersOn and McMillin; in favor-Dur-
borrow, Williams OF Illinois, Fellows, Reilly
and Shively,
The conference committee appointed met
alter the adjournment of the House and
had long discussion over the various prop
psitlons regarding the fair appropriation.
An adjournment was finally taken without
agreement.
Cobb Explains the Case.
Representative Cobb of Alabama took
the stand in his own defense to-day and
stated that several days before his speech
In the Moves Rockwell debate he was en-
gagged IN laboriOus work gathering material,
etc. Ills throat troubled him and before
the beginning OF his speech he requested an
employe OF the House TO bring him a cup
OF beef tea. From time TO time he had this
sent back and repienshed WetSOn's as
sertion that he had told the page TO bring
more whisky was untrue, for he never said
it. when the whisky was brought by the
page Tor beef tea ard placed on his desk he
did not know. He was too much engaged
at the time in his argument TO notice who
placed Ii upon his desk.
Acknowledged the Charge.
Cobb acknowledged that whisky was
brought TO bin during the course Of the
evening by some friend, but only to relieve
MS throat IL 1t affected him in voice or
manner, he was not conscious of il. He
had drunk little beer during the day,
when the whisky WAS PIT before him he
sipped IL two or three times, and when ne
concluded his remarks took an nother sip, but
he was not made drunk by it.
After sharp colloquy between Boatner
and Watson. the committee adjourned.
Patents Issued.
ClPatents have been issued TO the following
Californtans: Daniel Best, San Leandro,
travelling harvester; Aloha Baker. Huene-
me, crrriage curtain fastener; Eugene T.
Jonathan EIwood. Sanger, ant or insect
guard; Frank y. Fischer. Oakland, boiler;
Joseph l.. Fredlipp. Portersville, clasp;
John L. McMurray, San Francisco. wall or
ceiling covering; Stephen A. MenZenner,
Santa Clara, drier; William X. Nichols,
ford, San Francisco, brick kiln.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted "a follows:
California: riginal-Philip Miller, John
Jackson. Samuel Bare. Henry Aspefson.
Navy-G. II. Borden. Widow-Mary Trim
bic.
Capital Notes.
Robert E. c. Stearns of California has
resigned his place as paleontologist in the
geological survey.
The subcommittee of the House is hope
lessiy divided on the Plnkerion investiga-
tion AMI have left IL to the full committee to
say whether they shall report or not.