The Portland daily press., 1895-02-21

Such Dismissals-In the Senate the
Indian Appropriation Bill Excited
Political Speeches.
Washington, February 20.-In the
House today, Mr.. Picker (Rep. of South
Dakota, called up his resolution asking
the Secretary of the Treasury to give the
House the names of the old soldiers dis
March 4, 1898. with the reasons therefor.
The House went into committee of the
whole (Mr. O'Neil, Democrat, of ..Massa
| chusetts in the chair) on the naval ap-
preparation bill. When the item for the
increase Of the navy was reached, Mr..
Dolliver (Rep.) sot Iowa, moved that
twoSof the nine torpedo boats be con-
struoted on the Mississippi river. He
said the ship yards of the Mississippi
valley are able to do the work and are
entitled to share in the profits of the
shipbuilding industry.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Sayers moved to stlik out the au
thorization for three battleships. Mr..
! Sayers's motion was defeated, ayes 43,
nays 121.
Mr.. Cannon, (Rep.) of Illinois, moved
that the bill be amended to carry an ap-
preparation of S22, 000, 900 with which to
pay for the proposed ships, but this was
lost, 70, to go, as was motion to insert
an appr opriation of $5,000,00o. Sc to 1876.
Mr.. Boutelle (Rep.) of Maine, con-
graduated the House and the country
upon the great progress made in COM
mercial and manufacturing independence
| of the country manifested in the amend
ment Of the gentleman from Texas.
When few years ago he said, he stood
here and moved an amendment to the
naval bill instructing the Secretary of
the Navy to purchase the armor and guns
for the then proposed new vessels, the
Democrats, with jeers and jibes, ex-
pressed their surprise that any one
should imagine that the United States
would ever have the facilities for hand
| ling and producing the immense forginas
that formed part of every vessel and
years. under the Inspiration of that
amendment, said Mr.. Boutelle, had been
Developed in the United States the
greatest steel plant in the world, and
every piece of metal going into the ships
of our navy was made of steel cast from
ore dug on American soil and forged by
the good right arm OF American labor.
| (Applause.)
| This amendment read like new dec
aration of American independence; of
independence of foreign countries in ev
erything needed to protect her interest
and honor on the sea. 1t was more;
it was manifestation of the fact that
| the gentlemen who, ten years ago. did
not believe the country could produce
such plants, are now 80 well satisfied
that they are not willing to longer
clothe the secretary with discretion in
the matter of awarding contracts, but
must require steel contractors to give
the government their most favorable
terms.
A ne section, offered by Mr.. Durbor-
row Dem. of Illinois, WAS accepted by
the committee, directing the Secretary of
the Navy to transfer the Columbus cara
vels to the Field Columbian museum at
Chicago.
Mr.. Pence (Pop.) of Colorado had the
clerk read letter from Secretary Her.
bert. stating that the..sum for construction
of battleships authorized in the pending
bill would he expended in the year end
ing June 80. 1896, and on that account
only s515, 200 was needed.
| The committee rose, and Mr.. O'Neill
reported to the Speaker that the COM
| mittee OF the whole recommended the
passage of the bill, with certain amend
ments. The amendments were agreed to
in bulk, and MIR. Sayers moved to recon-
NIT the bill with Instructions to strike
out the provision for the battle ships.
| This motion " as lost, 67 to l99, and the
bill passed without division.
Mr.. McCreary (Dem.) of Kentucky re-
ported the result of the conference upon
| the diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill. An agreement upon all the
items save the appropriation for the
Hawaiian cable. The report was agreed
| to.
Mr.. McCrsary moved that the House
insist upon its disagreement to the Haw-
allan cable amendment.
Mr.. BoHtelle called attention to the
fact that no port in the world had en-
tered and cleared in the past year so
much American tonnge as Honolulu.
MIR. HIT (Rep.) of Illinois, moved
| that the House concur in the Senate
amendment. Mr.. Hit spoke at length
of the political necessity of having con-
troll of the cable to Hawaii, aud quoted
la, gsly from the English and Colonial
off icials 70 show how they viewed the
| matter.
| Without disposing of the question the
House adjourned.