The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-21

and IL torpedo boats was reached, DOLL
iver, republican of Iowa, offered an
amendment providing that two of the
torpedo boats should be built on the Mis-
sissippi river.
Talbot. in charge Of the bill. accepted
the amendment.
An amendment by Sayres to strike out
the item for the authorization OF three
battleships at n cost, exclusive of arma-
ment. of S4.O0).0OO each, was lost, after
considerable debate.
Sayres, in closing for the opposition,
frankly admitted that he did not expect
his amendment to carry. The Cramps
were here, he said. Last Saturday Cramp
had boasted that this bill would pass. The
Cramps had received So, 900, 900 from the
government and Andrew Carnegie $1,000
600; million had gone to tho Pacific
coast. These companies were powerful
Their friends were powerful and he did
not therefore expect to carry his amend
ment.
Two amendments By Cannon, one ap-
propriating 50, 600 900, and the second
making the sum of s., 100000 available for
the purpose OF carrying out the provi-
sions.of the paragraph authorizing the in
crease of the navy were lost. Sayres Of
fcred an amendment to the next para
graph appropriating s. ,25S, ,260 for armor
and armament providing no higher sum
shall be paid for armor or gun steel than
is paid the contracting firm for like armor
or gun steel by private parties or other
governments. Agreed to.
When the committee arose and reported
the bill to the house, Sayres moved to re-
commit il to the committee on naval
affairs with instructions to report ii back
after striking out the resolution that there
be battleships. The motion to recommit
was defeated, 67 to 199. and the bill was
then passed without division.
McCreary called up the conference re-
port on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill. lie explained that the
house conferees had refused to agree to
the senate amendment approprating
100000 for n submarine cable to tho
Hawaiian islands, and he would ask tho
house to further insist on that disagree
ment.
Hit, republican of Illinois, moved that
the house recede from ITS Disagreement.
McCreary, speaking in opposition to tho
motion, contended il was against the
established policy of the government to
embark in the enterprise of building SUBJ
marine cables. He believed il should bo
condemned and defeated. If entered
upon, he stated. this work would ulti-
mately cost S3,0OO,0OO. No country, no
said. had caused us more excitement and
annoyance than Hawaii. We had lost
S56000.00) through the treaty negotiated
in 1876, permitting the free importation
of sugar and rice.
Boutelle challenged McCreary's state
ment that We had not enough commercial
intercourse with Honolulu to warrant n
submarine cable. More American tom
mage entered and cleared at the port of
| Honolulu than at any port of the civilized
world.
~ prefer a submarine cable" said Bou-
telle, ito a submarine diplomacy"
Hit deprecated partisanship in the dis
cussion of this question. The provision
for the cable had been placed in the bill
in the senate by the joint votes of patriotic
men, democrats and republicans. lie re-
called the history of the past projected
cable companies which contemplated
building a submarine cable to Honolulu.
All had failed because of tho failure of
one government or the other to subsldize
them. The people were opposed to subsi-
dies. The cable would not be built by pri-
vate capital, it must be built, if at all, by
the government. lie called attention to
the recommendation in President Cleve-
lands message of 1885 that there should
be cable communication between Hawaii
and the United States, and TO his reItera-
ton of that recommendation in 1883. To-
day battleships costing millions had been
authorized. To make these ships effective
in case of war cables we're necessary. At
the conclusion of Hits remarks, without
action on his motion, tho house adjourned.