St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-04

States would expend money for en-
larging the navy more cheerfully than
for any other purpose. AT this point
Mr.. Call Oem. Fla.) presented the
third conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill against a disagree
ment on two items, one touching con-
tract schools and the other relating to
the Ogden IN. Y.) land company pur-
chase-and a further conference was
ordered Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) argued in
favor of the
THREE BATTLE SHIPS
provided for by the house. Russia
with a small feet of battle ships in
Japanese waters today could dominate
the victorious fleet of Japanese cruis-
ers. We should not confine our appre-
tensions as to war to Great Britain.
A new star has arisen in the East,
and the remarkable proWesS and
achievements of the Japanese fleets
had aroused the keenest interest among
students Of national affairs. Today
Japan was the greatest enemy tnat
England must face in the East. The
best guarantee of peace was the pos
session by us of fleet numerically so
strong as to ensure our success. Mr..
Higgins, of Delaware, made an earnest
plea for a considerable extension of the
navy, both from considerations of ma
tional pride and security and from It's
beneficial effects upon our foreign COM
merce. Mr.. Proctor (Rep. VT took oc-
caSion to say a few words In support
of land defenses as opposed to ships
from the point of economy. Mr., Villas,
of Wisconsin, said that Great Britain
was the only nation that could COM
pete with us fairly in a naval contest.
Our navy was today stronger than 1t
had ever been save in the time OF
actual war We had now forty-nino
ships, almost complete, some of them
the best of their class in the world.
We ought not to go on lavishing mill
ions on these great
HULKS OF BATTLE SHIPS
for the purpose of making a show.
This proposition was driven forward
by the iron and steel interests by
jingoism, and stimulated by magazine
articles representing the bombardment
and destruction of our coast cities A
further reinforcement was lent by our
naval officers, anxious as they were
to expand their commands and their
Importance At this point Mr.. Cock
rell (Mo) presented the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. Mr.. Frye expressed regret at
the action of the conference relative to
the retirement of the revenue marine
officers, 1T being q distinct discrimina-
ton against and an injustice to these
officers Mr.. Cockrell remarked that
sit was that or nothing" Mr.. Stewart
(Nev. .)uttered warning against the
projected monetary conference, hold
ing that it was a device of the enemy
to defer the day when silver should be
rehabilitated. Mr.. Wolcott (Col) de-
Tended the monetary conference, hold
ing that the house amendment relative
to the appointment of the house mem
bers of the conference by the next con-
gress should be concurred in. He and
his colleague had been attacked in the
newspapers of their own state as un-
true to silver; for stabbing silver in
the back Whatever might be the rea-
son for these criticisms, he should be
glad that in
THESE CLOSING DAYS
Of the congress he had had the oppor-
tunity to attempt to reach out and seek
to induce and help and meet the ma
tions of the world in final effort TO dc
away with the poverty and suffering
and paralysis which had overtaken hu-
manity The conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
then concurred in, and the naval bill
came UP again Mr. German renewed
his request for final vote on the
naval bill prior to 10 o'clock tonight
he
limited to conference reports, house
bills and senate bills with house amend
ments. This agreement was entered
| into by unanimous consent, and, after
| passing with an amendment house
| bill appropriating $4,000 for the pay
ment of salaries of judges and court
officers in Oklahoma, at 6 p. m re,
cess was taken until $3.50 o'clock.
AT $50 the senate galleries were filled
to overf1owing, great crowds standing
in line in the corridors seeking to get
inside The attendance of senators
was small and scattering early in the
| evening, but was augmented to nearly
| it's full strength as the time for the
| final vote on the naval bill drew near.
| Mr.. Chandler supported the amend
| ment providing for two battleships. In
| view OF his services as secretary OF the
navy, his review of the development OF
our new navy was followed with close
interest. At that time, he said, we
were spending about 100000 annu-
| ally for the improvement of the navy
now our expenditures reached $4,000
900 annually for that purpose, and he
hoped it would be continued.
TWO BATTLESHIPS.
Mr.. Hawley Rep., Comm urged the
need of being ready for war. There
was no knowing when it would come
| 1t was possible any day that some
stubborn nation might lay her hands
on Hawaii, compelling US to say:
Hands off, AT 10 o'clock the vote
was taken on the amendment fixing
| the number of battleships at two in
| stead of three, and it was agreed to-3;
to 20, as follows: