Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-04

disposed OF MIR Call Of Florida pre-
scented the second conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill showing
"a Disagreement upon three amend
ments.
Upon motion further conference
its disagreement.
Mr.. German OF Maryland called up
the pending appropriation bin and an
amendment eNempting the Richmond
locomotive works from penalties In
CURED In connection with the construc-
ton OF machines FOR the cruiser Texas
was concurred in
Mr. boar Of Massachusetts, inter
fupted the proceedings with motion
TO table the motion made saturday by
MI Brlce of Ohio to reconsider the
vote by which the senate concurred In
the formal house amendment to the
lottery bill TO do this he WAS obliged
% antaEoniSe the naval appropriation
bill aud the yeas and nays beng had
on his motion II was lost. Yeas, Ia:
nays. AZ; and the consideration OF Tie
naval bin was continued
The pending amendment was ono re-
dueing from three to two the number
Oh new battle ships 10 be built
Mr.. llanHbrugh OF North Dakota
therounon took the floor and argued
That the United States Ind nothing TO
fear from foreign nations in the shape
OF watiilNe attack. England had al
ready captured the United state imam
elally; had undersold our cotton spin
ners and made eight millions on one
bond. She VIII mover make war upon
country which was producing such
revenue for her.
Mr.. German Of Maryland proposed
thut debate ON the bill run until 4
o'clock, a recess being taken until b
o'clock. some arrangement OF this
KIND, lac snid, was neccssitntcd by the
new plan OF printing, instead OF en-
crossing all bills, but the proposition
meeting with objection. was abandoned
by MIR, German.
The question recurring on the battle
snip amendment, Mr. German proceed
ed 10 explain what he denomlnOted tho
most Important provision IN the bin,
Although tue present appropriation for
these ships was S5.O00.O0O. the govern
ment he said, would be Obliged for "A
lotal debt OF sli,OOO,0OO or SO. 900. 900. In ,
Guiding the ships and their armament.
INhen together, the provision reported
BY tho senate committee was the most
liberal ever made for the navy, II was
too liberal, Ia his belief, having regard
70 the condition Of the treasury and
the fact that every business house was
economlalug. Naval officers Themselves
"Nat NiNiH'h as 70 inc nfupflNty OF
hutlilng so many battleHhipa Several
such ships wore now under oonAtruc.
Nnn, none In actual herVlcc, and no one
knew their qualities, The introduction
OF nickel ana hardened armor. had rev
olutlonl2ed the plan oil ahlps, and It wns
mol Wise TO 70 too far ton In Ave years
some genlua might develop the art OF
construction To a point whore these
ships would be antiquated There was
need OF some small shenthcd gunboat s
Tor service In the south, vessels mex
pensive TO run. and Obliged 10 20 To
dry dock every few months when the
treasury was overlooking we had made
nperhl appropriations for new navy
ana had built some splendid AhlpH Yet,
with reduced revenues, the approprin.
tons for the navy had steadily In
creaHeG, until this Dill came TO the sen
ate with total appropriation Of about
Nai ,OOO0l0. The senate committee had
reduced this to what was still liberal
appropriation, and he appealed TO the
senate To support the committee, Tor
there was no possibility OF paying for
These throe ships without selling murs
bonds or using the procerdi ~ those
already sold He knew. he said, thai
TWO great firms Carnegie aud Bethle-
hem--hnd taken great risk az the in.
stance or Secretaries whitney aud IRA
rey 10 invest millions Ia naval steel
plants. and he appreciated tho fact
that they had not yet recoupod But
what tho senate committee had recon-
mendcd WAS all that could be prudentlg
done AT this time,
a concurrent resolution looking to thu
participation of congress Ia the cere.
monies attending the dedication Of the
ChiolAmauga and Chattanooga Nation.
al PARK. coming over from the house
was. on motion Of Mr. Palmer OF nm.
! n0is. concurrcd IN by the senate,