The sun., 1894-03-23
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Nsss. = eses Hssord 80 the Appro-
pri.usu Bnis-vietery fsr Senator Brise
WASHINGTON. March "a Charles II. Cramp
An. Phnsdslphia shipbuilder. Is In Washing
Tan 10 oppose the passage OF the Fithian Free
ship bill Mr.. Cramp says that the construc-
lion Of merchant vessels In the United States
would cease II this bill should become Law.
n. SAYS Il IL all nonsense to suppose that the
d.msnds Of the coastvise trade would keep
ths shipysrds going. as has been claimed. and
Emphasizes this BY the statement that II his
avn shipysrds had no naval or Transatlantic
construction on hand he would be willing to
sontrsot to duplicate in twelve months every
cosstviss ship that has been built in this
cou.try since 1880. American ship yards can
not compete with the Enellsh. according to
Mr.. Oramp. for numerous reasons. the prinei-
p.I one being the difference In wages paid to
tb. skilled lsborsrs in England and America
Those. for instance. who get s18 . week on the
delaware get %. 40 on the Clyde Mr.. Crsmp
.sys that n the Fithisn bill should pass. his
works would be materially crippled or be COM
p,lled TO shut down alto0 ether. unless the laber-
.rs would agree TO have their wages cut In two.
which. he thipyks I, not . e all likely: Head,
npoa pps. N he b.clsrstion Of Ind dspsndsnee. ss
no N maritlme nation ican maintain com mercial
indepsndsnes Ss Political sntonomysvithout
H.piyins tos question .. to how our chip.
sSa.is s,,.n iiHa' as cSs%P sS.' not
some % oi our: are the most perfect n n. woIld.
sss, decade. Not 70 .pssk 81 our own concern,
take, for example, the Upion Irop works q
aa %ors, = or ri Ne. Huntinstsn's shipysrd At New
port News. Their work has never been sur
BASED Ry sny iorsiFr b,nildsIrsd ,dsI, Az. Mr crnn
thinks TO the demand .of. the new navy. but ssys
that there 10 now much important comm eIcial
X. fthian GanS S roaia send ns .ysrS % ton
hs SSs q sa Tp S ssis' io Br.S sS sbiU
e h.s to pas the S nSs to sIssS
worn out old hulfs to sell cheap. :.
But after sll, that is net & TIE mai main ! thing" |"
sSHsnpiss %sas isssii ~ could sord 10 % Day 6undrsd
million Ii an untold .um. In faqt-foI the dipio.
n.iSSsas %: %a!iss. UNDER our DAG. ' would give
$I,;ss$:!5 II. sss s 4 H: s::.:s :ss
i.sios. Sss H ssv: had Win .Rls.n. Ras.isn and
ns; Sss < ss h.s @ q IN her &esi.s
buzz g +: s1::, S.ss. 4 = 1 n:gsa nsssa s bond
strong enough to t.5s is ear; Of ss. pss. ss
Spfis nsa Frssos ice or Rassi. would turn nftg Ala.
s.ssn snS enSss could esoS q
two would come out. Insurance rates would
So1d Sais iSe English dare not iaht naval power
without neutral asylum Tor their merchant
The Ohio appointments sent to the Senate
to-day are victories for Senator Brics. Harlan
Cleveland. nominated for Attorney OF the
United States for the Southern district. was
o lion vas opposed y, By the Prs:idsnt on Account
Of the relationship exististing between them.
rsS se haS .seond
twas represented to the President that Cleve-
land yass good man and desired the place:
IS Henry ~ Boil. ior United States Marshal. was
MIR. McGoonsy Of Adams county, but certain
representations ure hled that 1t was impos-
: TO so%n sP 3 .ns = : s that sses Mr.
s.@s! ssndi,ca oi Affairs was found IN the
ehSic. pelns "a Rsao HsnrY !. sshulte q
i&ios. & as vas vas that oi aiohssI Ryan. 70 Ss As
slstAnt Treasurer At Cfneinnaa Amsricps Y.
Sus Ssstsrdas. is also Z warm personn friend
Of Senator Briee
For . long time Mrs. Cleveland has been try
Ing to protect babies Ruth and Esther from
the designs Of the kodak nends. and special
orders have been issued to all employees Of
mould &c. sn.S sSos s the TS
:i.tsnt iSdsksE susossdsa,, after !. gI...
@ spSunds % Of n he n.ssion. In s.anx % the the bsSiss
just :as q. e dS s'a 40
ss1 rh:. sss. ss 3 ss shf h. .s and an
ssd d he iS%sts. q the Wits House Sid would
Known that when he stopped At q. safe dis
tsnee to examine his negative lhe discovered
forgotten to remove the cap.
Tho members Of the House Appropriations
Committee are eongratulating themselves
upon the speedy manner In which. under the
ls:SsS;sshtD st Of Mr. ssyeEs Of Texas n: Chair
.Ss 2, tes Ss
nittse {. the fact that only one smsndmsn
sorpor.asd s ted S' bs tSs Ho1s. WIN IL ths s' S N This
was the amendment appIopriating 500
vhsRP w.. q Inserted a Nf ths srf sunSss Hss
ss%RsTsd With the Bill Il last session were
Pension Bill were siS. 200 600 % as somp.rsd nj
With last years bill On the District OF Colum-
sIa App.opri.tion bin. s.yine Of s296 $50
heFortineations bill was about equal to that OF
me current year The aggregate reductions
10 the four bills ware something In excess Of
100000 and the quartet were put through
ne House In about half the time that has here
toiore been taken for their passage
An tn. parties In interest in the Cherokee
Indian fund have decided TO petition Congress
20 place the money $50. 0OO. .0OOl In the hands
otthe Secretary Of the Treasury. some of the
PARTIES In interest having obIected to the
money being placed In the hAhds OF trust COM
pAniss or other private corporations
Formal orders wsrs issued by the Secretary
o. the Navy to-day. directing that Rear Admi-
al Andrew Il X. BsnhAm be placed on the re-
fred list on April 10 and Rear Admiral John
HEin on April 1a These officers will reach
me age OF 80 years on those datsA
Thetotal number OF fourth-e class PostmASters
appointed to-day was Az OF which 81 were to
MI vacancies caused by byrssignations and death.
Among the appointments were the following;
nh vHaA n