The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-09
FOUR NEW BATTLESHIPS
HOUSE INSISTS UPON THE ORIGINAL
ADDITION TO THE NAVY.
Amos Cummings Says Ii Is Time to
Make stand Against
Arrogance.

Washington, May 5.-The opponents of
four battleshps sustained an overwholm-
ing defeat in the house today on the prop
osition to accept the senate amendment to
the naval appropriation bill. reducing the
number to two.
Mr.. Sayers of Texas, ex-chairman of the
appropriations committee, made the mo"
ton, and in its support argued that the
question presented was purely business
one, and he appealed to the house not to
allow political matters to influence its
judgment. He proceeded to contrast the
appropriations of the present session with
the available revenues. The direct appro-
prlations for the next fiscal year, as they
passed the house, were $505, 00O,00O, while
the total estimated revenue was
but $464, 900, 900. If no provision were made
for the sinking fund $3.50, ,0OO), the total
outstanding, direct obligations would be
5455 ,0OO, OOO leaving d working balance OF
$9000,0OO. But, in addition contracts were
authorized in the sundry civil bill. naval
and Notifications bills, aggregatlng $780,
100000. In other words there would be
100000 to meet almost $l0O,0O0,OOO of ex-
penditures. With this situation staring
congress in the face, he argued that it was
wise to retrench.
Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee who replied to Mr.. Sayers.
thought it unfortunate that these BUSH
ness facts" had not been brought into the
house when we were undertaking to reg
u,ate the boundary lines in South Amer
lea and in other ways asserting the pri-
macy of the republic. rsot suggestion
was made that less than four should be
authorized. At that time also. he said, he
had the best of reasons for believing that
the senate would agree to four ships; in
deed the fear was that the upper branch
Of congress would go further and author
: ~iZe six.
Mr.. Cummings of New York, in oppos-
ing Mr.. Sayers' motion, criticized that
gentleman for proposing to surrender to
the senate without firing a gun. He re-
called the manner in which the senate had
forced the house to accept its amendment
to the last naval appropriation bill and to
accept the tariff bill with all its errors. -
He argued that it was time for the house
to make a stand against the arrogance OF
the American house of lords"
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tons committee, took strong position in
favor of Mr.. Sayers' motion, oD the
ground of the inevitable deficiency in the
revenues for the next fiscal year. This
congress, he said, was mortgaging the flu
sure for $780, 600, 900. That meant the charg,
of $25 900. GOV per annum for each year Of
the next republican administration.
But we will raise additional revenue,
suggested a representative.
YES" agreed Mr.. Cannon, but it will
require Is months to write new revenue
bill on the statute books. In the mean
Ia .
ury, we will be obliged to borrow none,
TO pay II off. The gentlemen on this sid
of the house must understand this"
He did not want his motives to be mis-
understood. He stood ready to see public
z, buildings and public works in his section
stand still, If necessary, for the honor o
the country, but he desired first to be con
WINGED that the necessity existed.
Mr.. Boutelle concluded the debate wit
brief protest against placing all the onu
of extravagant appropriations on tn
naval committee.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays
Mr.. Sayers motion was defeated.
On Mr. Boutelle's motion the house re
cuested a further conference with tn
senate.
A special order was adopted to set asid
tomorrow and May 10 for the considera
ton of private pension bills, 10 minutes
debate to be given each bill.
Mr.. Crisp contended that no bill coul
he intelligently considered in 10 minutes.
Mr. Loud of California also opposed tn
adoption of the order. The claims of tn
soldiers were not so sacred as TO justif
their passage without consideration, h
SAID.
Mr.. Henderson said that when the han
of the administration was held above tn
ir terests of the old soldiers legislation wa
needed If 10 hours were allowed for de
bate on each bill. the democratic tongue
charged with venom and gall would
bound to consume it. He hurled back IL
imputation that this rule was brought
for campaign purposes and intimated thu
some of the obstructionists on the oth'
side found obstruction to pensions gre;
campaign card in the south.
THE BOND RESOLUTION ORATOR
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