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PREMIUMS ON WAR SHIPS.
Holman Attacks Their Payment and
Charges Fraud.

The Claim Made That the Designs Are
so Drawn That the Contractors Are
Sure to Earn the Premium for Speed.
1t Is Also Claimed That Speed Is At
tanned on the Trials That Is Never
Equalled in the Service.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Shortly after tha
session of the House began to-day, MIR.
Holman asked unanimous consent for the
presentation of resolution. The resolu-
tion setsforth that over 81 ,000,000 have
been paid out as premiums for extra
speed in new warships which should not
have been allowed. 1t was agreed that
the designs for the ships and engines
were so drawn that the ships were easily
able to exceed the speed
specified in the contracts and that
the trials were conducted under
peculiarly favorable circumstances, and
the vessels were thus enabled to attain
speed never attained in the service. IL
was also alleged that the contractors were
aided and abetted by officers Of the navy
who designed the ships to attain greater
speed than would be required by the con-
tract Up TO this time, he stated, no de-
tract speed had been made.
Mr., Dingley objected to the considcra-
tion of the resolution on the ground that
there were statements in the resolution
which were controverted by facts. IL
Mr. Holman would withdraw his pream-
bic and simply ask that the resolution be-
referred to the committee ON naval af-
fairs for investigation, he would with
draw his objection.
After some discussion. and after fur
ther objection made to the present COM
sideration of the resolution, it was re-
ferred to the committee on naval affairs.
THE PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.
The bill to investigate the personnel of
the navy came up as the unfinished busi-
ness. 1t was agreed to in committee Of
the whole and reported favorably to the
House.
The House then took up in committees
of the whole the bill for the admission of
Utah as a state The republicans did not
offer any'determined opposition to the bill,
and after offering few amendments
allowed IL TO pass without division. One
Of the amendments prohibits the practice
OF polygamy in the new state.
Mr., McCreary Of Kentucky, from the
committee on foreign affairs, offered a
resolution calling on the President Of the
United States 10 transmit 10 the House,
IL not Inconsistent with the public in
terests, copy of the instructions given
to the representative Of the United States
now in the Hawaiian islands
in regard to the protection OF
the lives and property Of United States
citizens there, or any contemplated change
in the former government, and all cor
respondence since March 4, 1889, not al
ready transmitted to congress.
HIT ADVOCATES THE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, the author of the
solution, advocated its adoption. He
said the committee on foreign affairs had
widened the resolution to embrace much
more than was originally expressed in it.
He was glad Of that. He expressed be-
lief that the information, when received,
would fhow that our executive has been,
like his predecessors, patriotic and Amer
lean from first to last. Applausel
Mr.. McCreary also briefly advocated the
adoption, and moved the adoption of the
adoption of the resolution and amend-
ment.
Mr.. Boutelle, who wished an oppor-
tunity to discuss the resolution, de-
manded division. The previous ques-
tion was ordered, and the resolution hav-
ing been adopted, the House, at p. m,
adjourned.