The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-04

man who had broken down the old and
vicious practice of repairing old hulks.
The best guarantee of peace was the pos
session of a fleet by the United States so
strong numerically as to ensure our sus-
cess.
Higgins made an earnest plea for an eX-
tension of the navy, both from consid-
Grafton of national pride and security,
and from its beneficial effect upon our
foreign commerce. When the inevitable
on horseback made his appearance III
France that country would rush to war.
The United States made part of the
European balance of power and we would
be affected in spite of ourselves and per-
haps without single aspiration in com
mon with either. The United States
would be found siding with Russia and
France, and at enmity with Great Britain
and the Driebund.
Proctor took the occasion to say few
words IN support of the land defenses as
opposed to ships from the point of
economy. He believed the committee had
acted wisely in reducing the number OF
projected battle ships.
Mitchell of Wisconsin said Great Brit
ain was the only nation that could COM
pete with the United States fairly in a
naval struggle. Our navy was to-day
stronger than it had ever been save in
time of actual war. We ought not to go
on lavshiny millions on these great huiks
of battleshps for the purpose of making
a show.
At this point Cockrell presented the
conference report on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill.
Frye expressed regret at the action of
the conference relative TO the retirement
of the revenue marine officers, being
distinct discrimination against and ON in
justice to these officers.
Cockrell remarked: ut was that or
nothing"
Stewart uttered warning against the
projected moneta ry conference, holding
that it was device of the enemy to defer
tie day when silver should be rehabili-
tated.
Wolcott defended the monetary con-
ference amendment as it was reported,
holding that the house amendment rela-
tive to the appointment of the house
members of the conference by the next
congress should be concurred in.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was then con-
Cured i'm and the naval bill came up
again. German renewed his request for
a final vote on the naval bill prior to 10
O'Clock tonight. and that after that hour
business be limited to conference reports,
house bills and senate bills, with house
amendments. This agreement was en-
tered into by unanimous consent and
after the passage, with an amendment, of
house bill approprating $4,000 for the
payment of the salaries of judges and
court officers in Oklahoma, at 6 p. m, a
l. .pn > II
At 8 80 o'clock the senate galleries were
filed to overflowing and great crowds
stood in line in the corridors seeking to
gain admission. Chandler supported the
amendment providing for two battle
ships. In view of his service as secretary
of the navy, his review of the develop
ment of our new navy was followed with
close interest. At that time, he said, we
were spending about n Sl5,00000) an
nually for the improvement of the navy,
now our expenditures reached S25, 100000
annually for that purpose and he hoped il
would be continued.
Hawley urged the need of being ready
for war. There was no knowing when it
might come, 1t was possible any day that
some stubborn nation might lay her hands
on Hawaii, compelling the United States
to say "hands Off"
At 10 o'clock the vote was taken on the
amendment fixing the number of vessels
at two instead of three and il was agreed
to, 80 to 80 The provision striking out
u torpedo boats and inserting six light
drawing composite gun boats of about
1000 tons displacement at S23O000 was
agreed to. Another provision for three
torpedo boats to be built on the Pacific
coast. one on the Mississippi river and
one on the Gulf of Mexico was also
adopted. The naval appropriation was
then passed without division.
Blackburn presented another confer
ence report on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill stating that no
agreement had been reached on the Hl-
vivian cable and that there was no pros
pect that the house would ever yield. The
bill would fail, he said, if the senate per-
sisted IN the vote about 10 be taken, in
keeping the cable appropriation in the
bill. He believed also that the bill was
doomed TO failure oven if the two houses
acquiesced in the bill.
Hawley quickly asked if it was meant
to intimate that the president would veto
the bill.
II am not able to say" replied Black
burn, "that the president would veto it.
out KNOW tnat III were the preSldent L
would veto it,"
Blackburn warned the senate that an
other inslstence on the cable might be an
extra session. He thought perhaps that
might be desirable, as he believed it would
show the next congress TO be as helpless
in dealing with the financial question as
this congress had been. He moved tha;
the senate recede from the Hawaiian ca
BILE amendment.
White announced he had heretofore
supported the cable item but he now felt
compelled to change his vote. Black
burns motion to recede on the cable item
was then put to a vote and carried with
a division. the conference report on the
diplomatic and consular bill was then
agreed to. The senate then went into ex-
ecutiye session and the galleries were
cleared of the large crowds.
IN THE HOUSE