Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-04


TuE HENATE
WAsIIiNuruN, ID. g., juno A.
The conference report 81 the naval APP
preparation bill was taken dp M the
Senate today, the pending question be-
lur Quay's motion e. receue Rom Tue
amendment reducing tho number q
Dattle ships from four 70 two.
German said two questions were Ia.
volyeu! One, was u Wito 10 order four
battle shipa when tho detects Ia those
already ordered had Teen Disclosed nuu
when the board was In setslon consider.
ing improvements Ia consiiuctiOnY
lhe other was o. TO tue Uxpudicucy OF
this large expenditure ut n tlmo Of
finauniEl stflngenoy.
III hm always In favor Of fair In.
Cfuaes OF tho navy" eaid GOrman,
"but am unaltsrab y opposed g. tle
building Of four ships, cOnsldvfiug the
condition OF tho tire isufy and the i'm
pt0yonents being made ia naval con.
stIuctiOu.n The senator spoke VI tue
charges made by Chandler, Eiilmau
nud other senators that Manufacturer
were t0bblng lhu government unmcr.
cifuily. II this charge was true, the
Ulcers Of he government wer8 MT
doing rlghtin not reporting the fact
10 C5ugTois, IND the work OF ship build
I'M should o. stopped.
Gufmnn did not believe that any In.
v0stigation had ehown thut Secretary
whitney or Secretary Tracy, tue two
great secretaries of the navy who con-
tfauted with tho Carnegie anu Boihlr.
hem works have made any impfOvlu-
dent agreements. Today the United
states stood ahead Of the world IN ~
production OF Afmot, speed OF fhiDs
aud puTiectntss OF the navy.
Chandler inserted that the in'ormn.
ton before the naval committee
showed that the costa OF reduction OF
armor plate al the Carnegie anu Both.
lehcm works was lou than $500 a ton,
and that by combination tue price ior
the government was $500 and 5000 o
ton.
Qlay's motion to recede fror the
bsttloship reduction amendment wab
defeated, ~ 10 80, ~ follows;
Nest-RepubllCanf; Aldrleh, Brown,
Carter, DAVE, DIuois, Gear, Hans
nrough, Hawley, Lodge, Mcbride,
Mitchell, Perkins, Plat, Quay, Sloup,
Wilson. Democrats; Morgan.
Nnys-Republloans: Alli-on, Chand.
Ter, ClarF, Jallingcr, Hlll, M1ffil,
Nelson, Petllgrew, Prtchatd, Bher.
man, Tollsr. Democrat: Bate, Berry,
Chiffon, COckrell, George, German,
Harris, Hin, Jones, (ATE.), Lindsay,
Mills, Palmer, Pasc0r, Pugh, Smith,
Vest, Villas, WAlthall, White.
PGpul Ists-ButleT, PETER. Total, 90
The eject OF this vote was TO EN-.
phAsl2e the Disagreement between tue
HOUSE and Senate, the former insist.
lug on four, the latter on two battle.
Sims.
Part OF the conference report ON the
indian appropriation bill was agreed
to, % 10 80. II covers plan OF eslab-
llahing Indian citizens Ia Indian Ter.
riiory. The report has been contested
severely.
Pelilgrcw q. d., In charge OF the
Indian nil, then sought 10 have the
remaining items, inoludinglhRt OF In.
dian schools, cent back TO conference.
Lodge (MRss.) novel to Teoedo from
the Senate amendment on seoiarian
schools, The House sustained tho
appropriations to seotaTisn schools but
the Senate amendment gave until
July l, 1893, for change. The motion
to rscede was defeated, ayes IL; nays
81.
A bill was passed granting tho right
Of way through II. Bliss military
reservation TO the FL Paso and North.
eastern railroad. A request OF
Morgan, that his resolution calling on
the President Tor Information as 10
what, n any, demand should be- made
In this cRse " the Competitor SsizeI by
tho SpaniArds, went over TIL to.
morrow.
A Joint resolution was reported by
Morrill, from the finance committee
and passed, authorizing the Senate
10 enquire Into the condition OF the
fur seal In the Northern Pacific. Tue
resolution appTOpriatts $4,000 for in-
quiry and authorizes the President 10
detail government officials to conduct
the inquiry.
Gear, chairman OF the Psolno rail.
ways oommlttee, rose 10 make n state
ment rs 10 the Uuion anu Central
Pacific funding bill. lie SAID sllo,.
100000 was dus the government and
this debt would mature NJ M early
date. IL was incumbent on Congrtsa
TO take some action protecting the In.
terests OF ths gOysTnmenI. For this
reason he moved that the funding bill
now on the calendar be- taken up at the
next session and made ooutinuous
order OF busino,s, until action wal
secured. Morgan, VINO made the
minority report ON the bill said be
favored the motion. The subject ought
to no disposed Of al the December
sestion 1s 1t was OF great Importance.
Berry, (ATE.l objected TO any egres.
ment nUd raised u point Of no qu run.
Before quorum could be- summonea,
tho morning expired ana the Oiled
cheese bill was taken w.
Genr stated ho would renew his
motion tomorrow,