The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-07


two items-one touching contract schools
U and the other relating to the Ogden, New
York, Land company purchase, and q
further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Lodge Mass.) argued in favor of
N the three battle ships provided for by the
~ house. Russia, with a small fleet of bat
tie ships in japanese waters, today could
dominate the victorious fleet of japanese
cruisers.
Mr.. Lodge paid high compliment in
THE course of his remarks to Senator
chandler, whom he described as the
L pioneer of our new navy, man who had
/, broken down the old and vicious practice
4 of the repairing of old wooden hulls, and
: had started to build the first steel ships.
, We should not confine our apprehensions
as to war to Great Britain. A new star
, had arisen in the East and the remarkable
prowess and achievements of the japanese
fleet had aroused the keenest interest
lamong students of naval affairs. Today
.IJapan was the greatest enemy that Eng
Hand must face in the East. The best
guarantee of peace was the possession by
1.-THE United States of a fleet numerically
SO strong as to insure our success.
Mr.. Higgins Del) made an earnest
plea for a considerable extension OF, the
navy, both from consideration Of national
pride and security from its beneficial Ell
/ fects upon our foreign commerce. $50
When the inevitable imam on horse
back" again made his appearance IN
France, that country would rush TO war
The United States made part of the Eu-
ronean balance of power and we would
he affected in spite of ourselves, and,
perhaps, without single aspiration IN
common with either. the United States
would be found siding with Russia ana
France and at enmity with Great Brit
ain and the dreibund.
| Mr.. Proctor Rep., VT took occasion
to say a few words in support OF lana
defenses as opposed to ships from the
point of economy. The perfection OF
dynamite and other high explosives was
destined to work a great feVolu-
| tion than the building of the Monitor
American invention would soon devise
means to propel against war ships seek
ing to attack forts charges of dyna-
mite large enough to destroy them with
certainty. He believed the committee
had acted very wisely in reducing the
number of projected battle ships.
! Mr.. Villas said that Great Britain was
| the only nation that could compete with
lus, Our navy was today stronger than
| If had ever been in time of actual war.
We had now 40 ships almost complete,
some of the best of their class in the
world. We ought not to go on lavishing
millions on this great bulk of ships for
the purpose of making show. Inns
lpropostion was driven forward by the
| iron and steel interests, backed by Jingo-
| ism and stimulated by magazine articles
representing the bombardment. ana de-
struction of our coast cities. A further
reinforcement was lent by our naval OIL
GERS. anxious as they were to expand their
commands and Importance.
At this point Mr.. Cockrell of Missouri
resented the conference report on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. FRYE expressed regret at the ac-
| ton of the conference relative to the re-
| trement of the revenue marine ofhcers,
being q distinct discrimination against
and an injustice to these officers Mi.
Cockrell remarked that lit was that or
nothing"
Mr.. Stewart CNev.) uttered warning
against the projected monetary confer
ence, holding that it was device OF the
enemy to defer the day when silver should
be rehabilitated.
Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado defended the
monetary conference amendment as it
was reported, holding that the house
amendment relative to the appointment
of the house members of the conference
nv congress- should be concurred in. He
and his colleagues had been attacked in
the newspapers of their own state as I'M
| true To silver: for stabbing silver in the
back. Whatever might be the reason for
those criticisms, he should be glad that
in these closing days of the congress he
had the opportunity to attempt to reach
ont and seek to induce and help meet
the nations of the world in an effort to
do away with poverty and suffering and
paralysis which had overtaken humani-
ty.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was then con-
Cured in and the naval bill came up
again.
MIR. German renewed ms request tor
final ovte on the naval Dill prior TO ~
o'clock tonight, and that after that other
business be limited to conference report
of house bills and senate bills with
house amendments. This agreement was
entered into by unanimous consent and
after passing, with an amendment, a
house bill appropriating $4,000 for the
payment of salaries of judges and OF
court officers in Oklahoma, at 6 p. IN.
recess was taken until o:oo.
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