Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-05-09
FOUR NEW BATTLESHIPS
HOUSE INSISTS UPON THE ORIGINAL
ADDITION TO THE NAVY.
Amos Cummings Says 1t Is Time to
Wake II Stand Against
Arrogance.

| Washington. May 5.-The opponents OF
| four battleships sustained an overwhelm-
ins 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. Savers of Texas, ex-chairman of the
appropriations committee made the mo
tion, and in it's 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-
plia tions for the next fiscal year. as they
passed the house, were 050oo,ooo, while
the total estimated revenue was
but $464 ,ooo 600. If no provision Were made
fol the sinking fund (S50,G)0oo0), the total
outstanding, direct obligations would be
:4o3 600, ,n0o leaving a working balance OF
30, coo, $50 But, in addition, contracts We're
authorized in the sundry civil bill, naval
and Notifications bills. aggregatins $95,
0lt.0nO In other words, there would be
%. .D,0G0V to meet almost $10o 100000 of eS-
lenditures. 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 bus-
ness facts, had not been brought into the
| house when we were undertaking to reg
li'ate the boundary lines in South Amer
ica and in other ways asserting the pr-
macy of the republic. .Sot a suggestion
vas made that less than four should be
~ ole !, },p
lad 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. Sayels notion criticized that
gentleman for proposing to surrender to
the senate without firing a gun. He re-
called the manner in which the senate had
fcrcec the house to accept its amendment
to the last naval appropriation bill and to
accept the tariff bill with all its errors. :
Iie 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 appropra-
tons committee, took a strong position in
favor of Mr. Savers motion, on the
revenues for the next fiscal year. This
congress, he said, was mortgagin& the fu-
ture for $500. 600 900 That meant the charge
| of $25,G9oG,5 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 a new revenue
time if we put mortgage on the treas
ary. we viii be obliged to borrow money
10 pay it Off. The seutleInen this side
OF the house must understand this
He did not want his motives to be mis-
understood. He stood ready to see public
buildings and public works in his section
stand still. if necessary for the honor of
the country. but he desired first to be con-
WINGED that the necessity existed.
Mr.. Boutelle concluded the debate with
Il brief protest against placing all the onus
OF extravagant appropriations on the
naval committee.
The vote was taken by yeas and nays.
Nj. Savers motion was defeated.
On Mr.. Boutele's motion the house re-
cuested a further conference with the
senate.
=
tomorrow and May 13 for the consdera
tion of private pension bills, 10 minutes
debate to be given each bill
Mr.. Crisp contended that no bill could
he intelligently considered in 10 minutes.
Mr.. Loud of California also opposed the
adoption of the order. The claims of the
soldiers We're not so sacred as to justify
their passage without consideration, he
SAID.
Mr.. Henderson said that when the hand
OF the administra ton was held above the
il terests of the old soldiers legislation was
needed. If 10 hours were allowed for de-
bate on each bill, the democratic tongues
charged with venom and gall would be
Bound to consume it. He hurled back the
mputation that this rule was brought in
for campaign purposes and ntmated that
some of the obstructionists on the other
side found obstruction to pensions a great
card thp south