Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-16
DISCUSSING THE NAVAL BILL
THE HOUSE TALKS ABOUT BUILDING
MORE BIG BATTLEsHiPs.
Debate VIII Close To-day and Vote TAX.
en- Monday-Evcning Session for
Pension Bills = Proceed
ings In the senate.

Washington. Feb. l5.--The house to.
day considered the naval appropriation
bill and devoted the day to the general
debate The bill carries sSl ,S07.023. and
authorizes the three new line-of-battle
ships and twelve torpedo boats The
features of the bill providing for the
new ships were antagonized by Messrs.
Simpson pop. Kas.). Hall dem. MOI
and Everett Dem.. Mass.). and were
supported by Messrs. Talbot dem.
| Md Dolllver Rep.. Ia). Pendleton.
Dem.. w. Na), Money Dem., Miss).
/ Weadock dem, Mch) and Meyer
Dem. Lao The general debate will
close tomorrow and 1t is expected a
vote will be reached on Monday.
The house met at IL o'clock to-day. A
bill was passed by unanimous consent
for an additional judge in the Ninth
Ohe Pacific slope) judicial district.
Mr.. Beltahoover, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on war
claims. attempted to claim the day un-
| bills on the private calendar, but he was
antagonzed by Mr.. Talbott.of the naval
committee, who desired to call up the
naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Beltzhoover finally gave way and
the house went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. O'Neill, of Massachusetts. in
the chair on the naval appropriation
bill. The bill carries s3l ,S07 ,023 and con-
tains provision for three new battleships
and twelve torpedo boats.
Mr.. Dolliver dep.. Ia) continued the
debate in support of the proposition for
building the new ships. He believed the
development of a navy and merchant
marine should go hand in hand He had
been struck by the fact that the COM
mander of the great French liner, La
Gascogne, which had hobbled into port
out of the storm-Captain Baudeon-
was a lieutenant in the French navy de-
tailed by his government To sail a vessel
which in case of war could be pressed
into the French service
Mr.. Hall Dem. MOI opposed the pro-
posed increase of the navy He called
commanders in the American navy but
twenty-seven We're performing sea SER
vice.
Mr.. Money Dem.. Miss.), member OF
the naval committee, made "A strong
plea for the appropriation for new ships
on the ground that they We're absolute
ly necessary for the defense of our
coasts.
Mr., Everett Dem., Mass) took the po-
sition that with the present and prospec-
tive demands on the treasury costly
warshps were eXtravagant luyuries. In
a glowing peroration that riveted the
attention of the house Mr.. Everett de-
clared war was of the past relic of an
tutlt OF lIlt lueIe
was peace and the country that would
carry its issues to the arbitrament of
arms would be branded with the mark
of Cain. Much as he admired the mar
tial spirit and personal heroism, he de-
clared that in the present day there was
something better than dying for ones
country, and that was living for 1t. The
only neemy to the future of the coun-
try was in the great cities. The money
proposed to be spent for battleships
~ rD1n u lN-p n a or pynnn6aH
in other and better ways.
MeSsrS. Weadock and Meyer closed
the debate for the day in favor of the
appropriations for the new ships.
The house disagreed to the senate
amendments to this bill to extend the
time for making income tax returns and
sent 1t to conference.
A bill was passed to authorize the
construction of wagon bridge across
the Yellowstone river in Derby county,
Mont
At o'clock the house took a recess
until o'clock, the evening session to be
devoted to the consideration of private
pension bills.
Senate Proceedings.
The senate confined itself strictly to
business to-day, and as n result passed
the postofiice appropriation bill and got
half through the agricultural appropria-
ton bill. Efforts We're resumed to cut
down rentals for postal cars and for the
Eastern fast mail service north and
south, but all these amendments were
defeated by decisive majorities. Secre-
tary Morton was present during the de-
bate on the agricultural bill 1t brought
out an animated discussion of the prop
ostion to amend the meat inspection
system in order to get American meats
into foreign countries. During the day
the pooling bill was taken up long
enough to permit speech in its sup
port by Mr. Butler, in charge of the
bill. The finance committee reported ia
vorably the bill repeating the one-tenth
of cent discriminating duty on sugar
from countries paying a sugar bounty
and Mr.. Aldrich submitted motion to
recommit the bill to the committee with
instructions to add provisions for reel
procty bounty on domestic sugar and
for meeting treasury deficiencies. No