The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-20

WAsHINGToS, May 19.-After she
Harris moved 10 take up the tariff bill
and declined to yield to a request OF
Hunton's for unanimous consent to con-
slider bill, saying that If he yielded to
one Senator no would have to yield to
another, and that he was not in d yield
ing mood this morning (Laughter).
Tho tariff bill was then taken up and
GslliDgor proceeded to deliver tho third
portion Of his speech against tho bill,
occupying nearly two hours.
He took the ground that the bill
ahould be defeated whatever form Il
may assume and no declared his readi-
mesa to do his psrt in defeating 1t by
tho use OF any methods that could be
adopted under she rules. After he
had finished several items in the glass
and china schedule, which had been
left on Friday, were saken up and
wero, after considerable discussion, dis
posed Of, tho committee amendments
being in every case agreed TO. Whom
tho bill won't over for tho day there
were still three items in that schedule
undecided, Aldrich having reserved
them on Friday and not being prepared
10 discusS them to day.
The result of the days session, up to
adjournment as five minutes past 4,
WAS taken up in acsion on bills on
tho calendar, OF which ovbr dozen
were passed. Tho most important of
sheIn were: For the suppression OF lot
terry traffic; making further revision
for The execution of the regulations
for restoring fur seals, and for she
relief OF the relatives Of the seamen
OF tho Netherlands steamer Amstor-
dam, who lost their lives in the % fort
to save the crew OF the American fish
Ing schooner, Maggie e. Wells, of
Gloucester, Msss.
resolution was reported from tho
committee on contingent expenses by
Camden and agreed to authorizing the
select committee appointed under the
Lodge resolution (Gray's sugar invssti-
eating committee) to employ a stonogra-
pher and to incur such other expenses
as 1t may deem necessary. Adjourned
at $3.50 D. m. until 10 a. m. Monday
Tho Presidents Trip Extended.
The President Is not expec ted to re-
turn to the White House until FRIDAY
or Saturday OF next week. Mrs. Cleye-
land and the children will end the visit
to Mrs. Perrine at Buffalo about the
Same time and ,he White House family
will probably be reunited Sunday a
week from now. Mrs. Cleveland will
not go to Gray Gables for some time.
Testing the Armor Plate.
Tho armor test at the Indian Head
proving grounds to day gave everybody
big surprise. The test had been
looked forward to with great interestby
naval officers and armor and ordnance
experts, because the subject was the
first plate OF the dimension ever forged
In the world, and the party that went
down on the Triton included representa-
tive men from all interested classes.
The plate chosen for the test was one
of the HArveyized side armor plates for
the battleship Indiana forged by the
Bethlehem Company 1t had been az
pected that the attack would be made
by tho 13-inch gun, but Carta Samp-
son concluded that the 12 inch rife
would sufficiently try the temper of the
plate. Tho first shot fired WAS Car
penter armor- piercing projectilo pro-
PEELED by q 269A pound charge of Du-
pont prismatic powder, having a muzzle
velocity Of LAOS feet per second, and
striking with an energy of 1860 foot
tons. This was called the cracking
shot" and such it proved to be.
The projecsile penetrated the plate
depth OF eight inches and rebounded
thirty feet, having been set up, but
four tenths OF an inch and apparently
as good as ever. The plate was driven
into three great pieces by one irregular
crack extending from top to bottom, and
another from the left hand edge to the
center Of tho plate where the shot
struck
1t had been the intention to fire sew
eral smokelees powder cartridges from
the four and five inch rapid fire guns to
close the days programme, but heavy
downpour OF rain just after the second
shot was fired at the plate drove every
one to shelter and thence to the Triton
for the return trip to the city.
THE PRESIDENT,S SPORTVNo TRIp