Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-12
A TRIANGULAR DE- BATE
Charges and COuoter
Charges Warmly Made.
QUAY AGAIN FILIBUSTtRING.
Senate Has Consideiet but Five OF the
Seven Hundred Tariff Paragra' hs.

WAsHINGToN, May 12.-1he naval APP
preparation bill again occupied the stten-
tion OF the house yesterday without b. ing
nnally disposed Of General de ate on the
bill was closed. however, after n heated
controversy between Messrs Reed. Bou-
telle and Cummings.
Mr.. Boutelle urged a greater liberality
IN the appropriations for the navy, and
severely srrAigned the parsimonious poll
icy Of the Democratic party. He charged
that Secretary Whitney, with the Object
OF discrsditing the work Of his Republican
predecessors, called the first cruiser con-
structed during his administration Of the
department Cruiser No. l." H. had ia
vorted the importation OF English ma
chinery for the first vessels constructed
on the ground that American shipbuild-
ers had been out Of practice 30 long that
they could not build satisfactory engines
for warships.
The discussion was closed by Mr.. Cum.
mings, chairman Of the naval offairs com
mittee. II IL was true, as asserted 10y Mr..
Boutslle, that Democratic congresses had
opposed appropriations for naval pur-
poses, Il might be explained by the fact
that the m jorlty OF the Democrats ON the
floor came from the south, and that hsy-
ing suffered all the evils OF carpet bagg ng
Republicans. they were loath 10 put any
more power into the hands Of the Repub-
licans by voting for an increase in the
navy.
The navy, under Republican rule, was
the laughing stock Of all foreign
countries. Secretary Robeson, a Republi-
can and the champion robber, had squan-
dered about 5000, 90, and had disposed
A whaoh NJ Robson.
Of about 10 vessels without turning the
proceeds into the treasury. Was Il any
wonder then that Democratic congresses
refused 70 allow any more money TO be
squandered by Republican naval officials'
Mr. Cummings read private dispatch
from the commandRnt Of the New Eng
land navy yards TO Secretary Robson,
and the latter's reply, authorizing the
employment Of men at the yards for
political purposes-whsn men from
doubtful district were favored and given
employment until after the elections.
Was II any wonder that southern Demo
Gratis refused to vote any more money for
the navy, when the yards were used rs
nesting places TO overwhelm Democratic
candidates
Turning TO the recent armor-plate
frauds, he said they were begun under a
Republi administration and discov-
cred under Democratic administration.
How could IL be expected, then, that the
southern members would help the Repub-
licsns, since whenever they got into power
they proceeded TO rob the country.
Reed Takes a Turn.
Mr.. Reed delivered a sarcastic reply to
Mr.. Cummings. The speech of the gentle
man from New York, he said, was merely
a rehash OF AN attack which he had made
oil him (Mr. Reed in the Fifty-first con-
Rress, when he was unable to reply TO
them, even II he chose to do 40. Repeti-
tions OF failures never made success, and
hs was surprised that Mr.. Cummings
should resurrect his charges.
II made no mention of the Biddeford
scandal" interrupted Mr.. Cummings
Il have never such a large majority as
when the navy yards are In the possession
of the Democrats" rstorted Mr. Reed.
The debate continued some time longer,
taking on very acrimonious character.