The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04


conatdsszbie extension 81 TIRE navy. both
from considers stons Of nassorsf prise ard
securfkg. and frcm ifs Beneficial effect
upon eur ferasgu commerce. When tine
Inevitable nzAss on horseback made his
Sb5seaxznee IN France that country woa1d
rush TO war TIE United States maxse
pesr or tina European balance Of power,
and re would he affected n spite Of our
SELVES and perhaps without q single as
ptratton I'm common with either the
United States would be found siding wfsa
Russia ard Fra nee and At enmify with
Great Britain aspi the crsiband-
Proctor took occasion TO say q few
words 10 support OF land dsfensez as oE,-
posed 20 ef1ips. from the point OF econ
orsy. He believed the committee Rad
acted wisely IN rsssuczng the number OF
projected battle ships
Mitchell. uls-. ssia Greas Britain was
the only nation that would compete with
tbs United States fairly In a naval strag-
RE. Our navy WAS today stronger than
IL had ever been says in time OF actual
war We had now f1rty-nine ships al
most conyiate. s0ene Of them the best Of
their class IN the world. We ought not
10 60 on lAv.sh3ug millions on these
great hIsIks OF bat1le ships for the psIr-
case of EHakisg = sho~.
AZ this point Cockreli presented the
conference report on the sasnsiry civil ay>-
preparation biii- Frye expressed regret at
tas action sof the conferences relative 20
the retirement OF the revenue marine Of
fseerN. being distinct discrimination
against ard an Injustice to these officers
CuckrelI remarked. 1T was that or
nothing
Stewart uttered warning againse the
projected monetary conference. host-s,>g
that IL was a device of the enemy 10 defer
the day when silver should be rehabili-
safed.
ur-sx. 100000
ente amendment as IL Mas reported. hold
Ing that the house amendment relative TO
the appointment Of The house members of
the conference by the next congress
should be eoncurred IN. lie and his col
league had been attacked In the uewsaa-
peEs OF fheir~own state as untrue to sii-
YER for xsabbinx silver in the back
Whateser might be the reason for these
critsrtsrss. he should be glad In these clos
Ing days Of the congress that he had the
opportunity 10 attempt to reach out and
eszzk TO induce the help and meet the ma
items of the world In a final effort to do
away with the poverty and suffering ard
paralysis which had overtaken humanity
The conference report on the sundry
civil bin NaH then concGYred IN and the
naval bill came iip again.
German renewed his request for n final
vote on the naval bill prtcr TO 10 o'clock
tonight. and that after that hour business
bills and seaaaie bills with house amend
rnsnta. TnIs agreement was entered into
by unanimous consent. and after the pass
age. with an amendment. OF n house bill
appropriating sA.s8 for the payment OF
salaries of Jafsses ana court officers In
Oklahoma. AT 8 p. m. u recess was t1sen
until $50 O'Clock.
Al $50 the senate galleries were filled 10
oserfiowinK, and great crowds stood In
line fn the corridors. seeking to gain adj
mission. The attendance OF the senator's
was small and scattering early Ia the
evening. but WAS augmented TO nearly it's
fall strength, AS the time for the final vote
on the naval bill drew near.
Chandler supported she amendment pro-
viding for two bat lie ships. In view OF his
service as secretary of the navy, his fe-
view of the development of our new nayy
was followed with close interest. At that
time. he said. we were spending about
81. G0O.H annually f,or the Improvement Of
ihe navy. Now our expenditures reached
fss oe0 600 annually fer that purpose and he
hoped It would be continued,
HawIsy urged the need of being ready
for war. There was no knowing when IL
would come II was possible any day
that some stubborn nation might lay her
hands on Hawaii. compelling US TO say
Hands off.s'
AZ 10 o'clock the vote was taken on the
amendment fixing the number OF vessels
AZ two Instead OF three. and II was agreed
to. 80 to -.
Yeas--Aiien. Allison. Bate. Berry. Black
burn. Gail Camden. Chandler. cockrell.
caiiom. Daniel. Faulkner. German Gray.
Harris, Jones OF Arisa nsas. Kyle. Land
say. McMiiiin. Martin. Mitchell of Wis
consfn. Morriti Palmer. PETER Petit
grew. Proctor. figh. Ransom. Roach,
Teller. Vest. Villas and woieott-s7
NayH-Alarich. blanchard Burrows
Frye, GihsnD. Gordon. Hale. Hawley, Hig-
gins. Hoar, Hunton. MeI.surin. Mander-
son. Mitchell of Oregon. Morgan. Murphy
Perkins. Plat. Quay. Squire, Stewart
Walsh. whisa and Wilson of Washing
TOM
Another provision for three torpedo
boats. one 10 be built oa the Pacific coast
one on the Mississippi river and one on
the Cult af Mexico, ~as adopted new
amendment VAS adopted remittlng the
penalties against tho builders OF the
Yorktown. Philadelphia and Newark. The
naval appropriation bill was then passed
Without division.
blackburn presented another conference
report an the dtpiomatio and consular
appropriation bin. stating that no agree
nacnt had heen reached on the Hawaiian
fsaie. and there WAS no prospect that
the house eouid ever yield. The hin
would fail. he said, If the senate per-
sisted, on the vote about te he taken. In
keeping the cable appropriation in the hill.
He believed also that the saH was doomed
10 failure even u the two houses aoQui-
eseed In the bsit
Hawley quickly asked IL 1t WAS meant
10 intimate that the president would veto
the bill.
II am not able 10 say" replied Black
barn. that the president would veto IL.
but | knew that II were the president
wouid veto tt Blackburn warned the
senate thaf another tnsiagelsee on tire
cable might he su extra session. lie
thought perhaps that might ne desirable.
as he believed Il would show The rext
congress as heiplSss IA dealing with finat,-
ciai questions rs thts congress had heen.
lie moved that the senate Ycceds from tie
Hawaiian rahie amendment
White. Dem. California, announced he
bad heretofore supported the cable tters.
bet he now reis compelled 10 change his
vote
ulaekburn's motion to recede on the
sahle iteFa WAS thnn snt 20 "a vote and
eaffsed without 4 division. The confer
cree report en tne diplomatic and consular
htlt was then awrcess To.
The senate thea went into executive
neastou and the galleries were cleared al
tho tsrge crowds
Tire executives session closed at s:ls and
saessl With the selection OF Senators
Teller, 1ansz aad Daniel by unanimous
vote as the senate representatives 10 ths
International conference.
~ - ths ieo~e were OPENED ard shs
regular session resumed. The conference
agreement or the defseiucy bill Was pre-
senssa Mitchell az Oregon xatd THAI chs
senate had surrendered everything and
fr hofass thn senate wani4 reject tho ~,
pssft saA II necessary defeat the btu. TIE
agreement was as}Stafsess z 10 "a