The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-03-04

vessels, and the seamen as provided by
the house. Morgan spoke of strong
American navy, saying:
eve cannot have great commerce
with the world, unless we take care of it
with a navy worthy of the name."
I Hill spoke of a carefully prepared
manuscript, Of the needs of an American
navy. He differed, he said, from the
distinguished naval authority, MAhan,
that no nation could become great with
out great sea-going navy. Platt said
the respect of the world increased or, de-
creased according to the naval strength
iof the nation. It was this that gave
Great Britain her prestige, and was now
bringing Japan raidly to the front as a
great power. Chandler urged that the
most practical means of permanently
building up the navy was judicious
economy on the lesser items. German
gave, in detail, the number of new ships
to be foated in the near future, and said
the most ample provision had been made
for them. With great earnestness, be
added:
''But it is time for the senators to con-
slider the vast sum they have appropri-
ated within recent Rdays. Senators
should know that if these sums remain
In the bill this congress will be the
most expensive that ever assembled
since the adoption of the constitution.
You will have appropriated $500, 0,O0O, 900
"a greater sum than was ever before
appropriated. You have done it in the
lace of depleted treasury"
Lodge declared the objection was not
to economy, but to making the navy the
only field for this economy.
The committee amendment reducing
the number of emergency seamen to TO-
600, was then adopted, 81 to %.
Chandler moved to appropriate $780,
600 for the guns OF the steamers Paris,
Blackburn urged that there was no need
of more guns, and German said the
pacific condition of affairs made it GER
tain that there would be no possible use
of these private ships for years.
The partial report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill wac presented and con-
firmed and the items of disagreement
sent back to conference. Squire spoke
against the committee amendment re-
ducing the appropriation for the Puget
sound naval station from 1915 900 to
5000, 900. The item was pending when,
at 5 AS, the senate held brief execu-
tive session, and then took a recess un-
til o'clock.
The senate resumed work at 8 D. M,
and the following bills were passed:
To amend the act for the relief of GER
tain volunteer and regular soldier of the
late war and the war with Mexico; to
amend the act incorporating the Ameri-
can university; to amend the act as to
lapses of judgments and DEGREES ol
United States courts.
When consideration of the naval bill
was resumed, Squire resumed his speech
on the Puget sound naval station, and
after speaking an hour German con-
sented that the item be placed at $780,
600.
Pettlgrew yielded for the presentation
of the conference agreement on the Dis.
trict of Columbia bill, which was con.
firmed. The conference report of the
Legislative, executive and judicial bill
was also confirmed. Then Lodge made
a spirited reply to Pettigrew. He had 6
large map hung, geograp phically showing
by various colors the British naval sta
tions in the Atlantic and Pacific. By
various lines, he showed the compare
tive naval strength of the United States
and Great Britain. There was great in
terest in this, and the galleries broke
into loud hand-clapping when Lodge
dramatically said:
LET the United States once plant it
flag on Hawaiian soil, and no nation OF
the face of the earth will eyer haul i
down."
, The demonstration in the gallerie
, lasted 30 long that the presiding Office
, threatened to clear the galleries.
, Morgan read extracts from messag
of President Cleveland in 1886, in which
he said the Importance of telegraph
communication between the Hawaiian
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