The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-15

ans again on the Pacific coast. San Dseeo.
can Francisco. Portland. Oregon and Pu-
ret sound. with Its United States dry
dock. cosiing ports and cities some of
tnem within sound Of Britain cAADon 1T
EsQuimalf all lie exposed and helpless
against the attack Of any foreign power
that possesses . navy. Fabulous wealth
0ee II the mercy Of freebooting enemy,
y such shall ~ any time elude our small
ard scattered navy.
"Our foreign commerce ara our coasting
trade are alike without harbors OF refuge
behind land defcrses. Our dry docks and
shipbuildlns yards. our arms factories and
powder miIls near the coast. are subject 10
easy destruction. and our own navy 10
without protested bases Tor RECEIVING sup.
plies and for exscting the repairs that
are constantly required. And yet We plume
ourselves on our dipiomacy."
In closing the senator hoped that the bill
providing for the expenditure OF 90
for sea coast defenses would be adopted
without material modification
At the close Of squire's speech Chandler
took the floor In support pf the DUPONT
claim. He said this was the FIRST case in
the history OF the government that q gov
ernor claimed the right 20 vote for SEN
ator.
A lively colloquy occurred on the taking
up of the resolutions for the senate In.
quiry into the recent bond issues. PETER
called attention 20 a unanimous agree
rnent that his bond resolution should be
taken up Mt BIS today. Chandler desired
10 go on. and Gray said he wished TO fol-
low. cullom also pointed out that appro-
priation bills were pressing.
Stewart protested against side-tracking
fhe bond investigation 1t Ia more I'M
portant to know n IL IL to be the policy
90 go on issuing bonds without limit. than
Il is to pass appropriation bills" declared
Stewart. IF all this money Is to be raised
by bonds then you must get rid Of II in
some way by appropriation" Stewart said
he would ask before long how much money
was on hand to meet these appropriations.
He added that IL there was any disposition
TO crowd out this bond Investigation he
would object now. even to the discourtesy
of the senator on the floor tChandler).
Peffer said he was willing to wait until
Chandler finished his speech. but Gray OBJ
1ected to an arrane~ment on this basis. un-
less he was included.
NORTH thereupon made q point OF order
that the DUPONT case was a question OF
the highest privilege. and that a senator
speaking on II could not be taken on tbs
floor. The vice president promptly sus-
tained the point OF order.
Wolcott. Rept.. Col. interviewed with the
suggestion that the senate had given unafs-
imous consent to take up the bond reso-
luton at 2l5 and q unanimous agreement
was not open TO a point OF order.
PETER. on the same line. said he had
never before heard OF a unanimous con-
sent being broken. This bond resolution
had been pus of with one excuse or an
other until h. was tired.
Michel proposed a compromise. that the
bond res tuition come up Immediately az
ter Chandler and Gray closed thei:
speeches. PETER asserted, and unanimous
cotsent 10 this effect was given.
Gray took the floor to speak In opposi-
ton to DUPONT. but at his own request he
was permitted to defer his remarks until
tomorrow. The senate at 8 y. m. ad-
fourned.