The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-04
IN TIE SENATE,

"hshlNuION, MhrCu o.-W nen sn0
Vico Presidents gavel callod the senate
to order at . o'clock this Sabbath after.
noon. by anciOnt legislative action 1t was
still Saturday, March .. Business was
begun very promptly by motion to
table the motion made Saturday by Sen.
tor Brice (Ohio) TO reconsider the vote
by which tho senate concurred in the
formal house amendment to tho lottory
bill. To do this he was Obliged to an
tagonize the naval appropriation bill.
and tho yeas and nays being had on his
motion 1t was lost-yeas II, nays II, and
the confederation OF the naval bill was
requested by Mr.. Morgan.
The pending amendment was one
reducing from three to two the number
Of new battleShips 10 be built. Ss
Mr.. Hans, .'ough North Dako.a)
thereupon took the floor and argued
that tho United States had nothing to
fear from foreign nations in the shape
OF warlike attack. England had al
ready captured the United States tinan-
cially; had undercu. our cotton spin
ners and made eight millions on our
bond deal. She would never make war
upon n country which was producing
such reven ue for her.
Mr.. German proceeded to explain
what he denominated the most import
ant provision in tho bill. Although
the present appropriation for these
ships was but S5,000,000 the govern.
ment would. he said, be obligated for
n total debt OF fourteen or.iitson mill
ion dollars, including tho ships and
their armament.
Taken altogether tho provision re-
ported By the senate committee wasthe
most liberal ever made for the navy.
The senate committee had reduced this
to what was still liberal appropriation,
aud he appealed to the senate to sup.
port the committee, for there was no
possibility OF paying for these three
ships without selling more bonds o.
using the proceeds Of those already
sold.
A TRIBUTE TO CHANDLER.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.l argued in favor.of
the three battleships provided for by
the public Russia, with small fleet
OF bu..leships in Japanese waters. to-day
could dominate tho victorious fleet OF
Japanese cruisers. Mr.. Lodge paid a
high compliment in the course OF his
remarks to Senator Chandler, whom he
described as the pioneer OF our navy, q
man who had broken down old and
vicious practices, repairing OF old
wooden hulks. bad administration and
other abuses aud had started to build
the first steel ships.
Tho best guarantee OF peace was the
possession by US OF fleet numerically
so strong as to ensure our success.
Mr.. Higgins, OF Delaware, made an
earnest plea for n considerable cSten.
sion Of tho navy, both from considera-
tions OF national pride and security and
from its beneficial effects upon our
foreign commerce.
Mr. Villas, OF Wisconsin, said that
Great Britain was tho only nation that
could compete with US fairly in n naval
contest. Our navy was to-day stronger
than 1t had ever been save in time OF
actual war. We ought not to go on
lavishing millions on these great bulks
OF ba,,leships for the purpose OF making
show. A further reinforcement was
lont by naval officers anxious as they
wore to expand their commands and
their Importance.
CONFERENCE REPORT AGREED TO.
At this point Mr.. Cockrell. OF Mis-.
souri,, presented tho conference report
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Stewart, OF Nevada, uttered a
warning against the projected monetary
conference, holding that it was device
OF tho enemy to defer tho day when all
ver should bc rehnbilitatod.
The conference report OH tho sundry
civil bill was then concurred in and the
naval bill came up again.
Mr.. German removed his request for Il
final vote on tho naval bill prior to 10
o'clock tonight and that after thnt hour
business be limited to conference re.
ports, house bills and senate bills and
amendments. This agrcement was en-
torod into BY unanimous conaent and
after passing with IN amendment n
house bill appropriating $4,000 lor tho
payment OF snIarles OF judges and Cour.
officers in Oklahoma. n; G p. in., Il rc-
cess was taken until $3.50 o'clock.
CHANDLER INTERESTS THEN.
At $3.50 tho senate galleries wore
filed TO over0owing, great crowds stand.
ing in limo in tho corridors seeking to
get innido. Tho attendance OF senators
was ANAL and scattering early in tho
evening, but was augmented TO noarly
lta lul! strength rs the time for tho
final vote on the naval bill drow near.
Mr. Chandler (Rop.), ol Now llamp-
ahiro, supported tho amendment provid.
ing for two battleships. In Wow Of Ills
services as secretary OF tho navy, his re-
view OF tho development OF our new
navy wa' followed with close interest.
At that time, he said. wo wero spend.
Ing bout Sl5.OD,0W annually for tho i'm.
provcment OF tho navy, now our OK
pcnditures roach S25,000,O00 for that
purnoae, and ho hoped it would be con.
tinUod.
Mr.. Hnvloy urgol tho mood OF being
roady for war. There was no knowing
when 1t would como. II was possible
any day thatn stubborn nation might
lay hor hands on Hawaii, compelling us
10 say "hands off,"
At 10 o'clock tho vote was takor on
tho amendment. fixing tho number OF
battloshlps At two inatead OF three, and
il was agrcnd TO, $3.50.
Tho provision striking ont twelve tor.
podo bants and inserting ak ligh,
drnugh, composite gunboat. OF about
1000 tons displncsmsnt at S230,000 was
ngrocd to. Another provision Tor thrco
torpedo boats, ono to bo built on. tho