The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04
IN THE SENATE.
Number OF New Warshipx Rcsiuced--
The Iiawaifars Cable Dropped.

Washington City. March a-when tho
vice presidents gavEei called the senate to
order at ? O'clock this Sunday afternoon,
by an ancient Legislative fiction II Was
called saturday, March > The business
began very promptly with a request from
Jones OF Arkansas for the consideration
of a hill! to approve q compromise ard
settlement hetwean the United States and
the state of Arkansas. PETER offered an
amendment to c0uftnc the operation of
the hill between issues OF the United
States and the state. excluding individual
claims, but before this Npuid be disposed
of Call OF Florida presented the second
conference report on the Indian appTo-
priation bill, showing a Disagreement
upon three amendments. Upon hts motion
q further conference WAS ordered. the
senate insisting upon It's disagreement.
German called up the pending naval sp-
preparation bill. and an amendment ex-
empting the Richmond Locomotive Works
from penalties incurred sn connection with
the construction of machinery of ths
Texas. was eoncurred In.
Hoar interrupted the proceedings with .
molten TO table tho motion made by Brs1o
Saturday TO recede from the vote by
which the senate concurred I'm the formal
house amendment 60 the lottery bill. To
do this he was Obliged to antagonixe the
naval appropriation bili. and. the yeas
and nays being had on his motion. II was
~.
tson of the naval bin was continued.
The pending amendment was one reduce
Ing from three to two the number OF new
battieships to be built. Uanshroush there
upon took the fioor and arRned that the
United States had nothing 20 fear from
foreign nations In the shape OF = war
like attack England bad already cap
tured the United States financially: had
undercuf out cotton spinners and raade
Il Wsl0xo. on one bond deal. She would
never make a war upon a country which
was producing such revenue for her.
German proposed that the debate on ths
hin run until o'clock. a recess TO be then
taken until . o'clock. Some arrangement
OF this kind whs, he said. nccessstates1
by the new plan OF printing instead OF
epxrossing all bills. hut. the proposition
meeting with objection, IL was abandoned
by Gorrnare
The question recurring or the battle
ship amendment. German proceeded 10 ex-
t.lasn what he denominated the most inn
porfant provision In the bili Although
the present appropriation for these shtpa
was hut Ssns9ga the government would.
he said. be obligated for total dabf OF
about SIS 0an. Including the ships and
their armament. II was too iiberal In
his belief. having regard 90 the condition
OF the treasury ard the fact that every
business house was cconoritzsnx. Naval
officers themselves were divided an 20 ths
proprsety Of building 20 many battle
ships. several such SHIPS were now Under
construction but none In actual service.
ami 30 one knew their qualities The ia-
PRODUCTION OF hardened srsnur had rev0-
luslonszef the plan OF ships, and u was
not wise 20 so fDo fast. for In ave years
some genius might Develop fha art Of
construction 20 point whereby the pres
ent ships would he antiauafsd. There wAs
need OF small sheathes gunssoafs for srr-
xts-e in the south. when the treasury Was
t,ysgeowfug we had made iEbersi arpFo-
urfafsora for new navy and had bsttis
come sriessstfd boats Yet we reduced rev.
cnues and the appropriations for the navy
had steadily Increased until this oiii came
n the senate with a total appropriation
az about ssI uaa8 The senate committee
hal reduced This TO what was stiu a ift-
sraf auprcprsation. and he appealed 70
,h4 senate 20 support the COMMITTEES. for
there was no possibility OF paying Tor
these three ships without selling mors
ssofsds or using the proceeds Of fhose AL
ready sold.
uunsom hoped the navy would never -
fnads a marty ISSUE He believed ths
United States would spend fnos1sy Tor en-
Iargtng the navy more cfle@ffuity thsn
for any other pslrro@<
A. this point CAL Dem. presented the
third conference report ora the indian
hall again a atsaerrer7ent. arssi sssther
conference was ordered
I<,Awn arxred IN favor OF the three
battle shErsa provided for ~ the saii
Russia. with a snnaii sseet Of Rattle ssifss
tn JaYapess waters today. could aofnia~
ats sfe victorious feet of Japanese efafs-
err
Lodge raid high complainant In sns
course Of his remarks 20 Senator skafs-
sfIer whom ne dsasrrfksed az ths piofs<er
~ our rsew nayy. We sssosslf not con-
fine cur apprehensiens ar TO war 60 Great
Britain A new star had arisen IN fsa
east and sias rensarsabse pfowsNs and
sessiegerssnts OF tbs Iapassess h<efs had
ar.zsszezs fha keeaess interest xnsonx ssu-
.sersta az sasaf affairs To-Day shs japan
esse were the greatest enemy England
must fsce In tsss East Ths best guar
znses OF peace was the possession of Z