The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-21

ton" and defended the measure. Mr..
henderson Of Iowa announced that he was
Repubiean I h snersdore ,ra navy Genital
ized governmental government capable of
protecting itself and all its citizens, rich
criticised the naval committee for lack of
courage. They wanted the House to au-
thorize the construction of these. new
ships, to cost S20.000,000. but intended to
leave the appropriation to the next Con-
Mr., Sayers. in closing the debate for the
opposition, frankly admitted that he did
not expect his amendment to carry. The
Cramps were here, he said. Last Saturday
Cramp had boosted that his bill would
pass. The Cramps had received So 900 900
from the government and Andrew Carnegie
100000; millions had gone to the Pacific
coast. These companies were powerful.
Their friends were powerful, and he did
not therefore expect to carry his amend
ment. Mr.. Talbot closed the debate with
to continue the work of building up the
navy began under Democratic auspices.
After the defeat of the amendments the
bill was passed without division
Mr.. McCreary, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign affairs, then called UP the
consular appropriation bill He explained
that the House conferees had refused to
agree to the Senate amendment appropriat-
Ing 10000 for a submarine cable to the
Hawaiian Islands, and he would ask the
House to further insist on that disagree
ment
from its disagreement.
Mr.. McGreary, speaking in opposition to
the motion, contended that it was against
the established policy of the government to
embark in the enterprise of building sub
marine cables. He believed it should be
condemned and defeated. If entered on,
Mr.. McCreary stated, this work would ulti-
mately cost So, 600 900. No country, he said,
had caused us more excitement and an
noyance than Hawaii We had lost S56 Co.,
600 through the treaty negotiated in 1876
permitting the free Importation of sugar
and rice.
Mr.. Boutelle challenged Mr.. McCrearys
statement that we had not enough COM
rant a submarine cable. More American
tonnage entered and cleared at the port of
Honolulu than at any port of the civilized
world II prefer a submarine cable" said
Mr.. Boutelle, ito submarine dimplomacy."
Qaughter)
Mr.. Hit deprecated partisanshp in the
discussion of this question. The provision
for the cable had been placed in the bill
in the Senate by the joint votes of patri-
otto men-Democrats and Republicans. He
companies which contemplated building a
submarine cable to Honolulu. All had
failed because of the failure of one gov
eminent or the other to subsidize them.
The people were opposed to subsidies. The
cable would not be built by private capital;
it must be built. if it is at all, by the gov
eminent. He called attention to the recon-
mendation in President Cleveland'S message
of 1885, that there should be cable COM
munieation between the Hawaiian Islands
and the United States, and to his reitera-
ton of that recommendation in 1888. To-
day battle ships costing millions had been
authorized. TO make ships effective in case
OF war, cables were necessary. AT the con-
clusion Of Mr.. Hits remarks, without ac-
ton on his motion, the House, at 5:15 p m
adjourned.