The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-28
CHANDELIERS BUSY DAY
Election Frauds and the Duties of
Naval Officers Explained.
FOUR NEW BATTLESHlPS
a Bill to Appropriate Money for
Their ConstructIon-Investiga
Ing the Methods Of Armor
Plate Manufacturers.

Washington. April Ex-senator Chan
oler to-day made a supplemental re-
port OF the committee on privileges and
elections on the Alabama election of
1884. Chandler stated the new report
was made because the minority report
Is not forthcoming after a lapse of as
Gays. The supplemental report recites
the statement made by Senator Allen
or Nebraska in his speech Feb. IL. 1898.
charging that $4,000 fraudulent votes
were cast for Oates in the Is black belt
counties. which, being deducted, would
overcome Oates apparent majority and
snow the election of Kolb by about
1000. The report also claims a Kolb
legislature was elected; that In four
black belt counties two Kolb senators
and seven Kolb representatives were
chosen and In IA white counties. four
koib senators and "a Koib representa-
tives were chosen, but in all these cases
the democratic candidates were fraud
ulently elected, giving an apparent
democratic majority of as in the legis-
lature. Eliminating these frauds there
was, IL Is asserted, an actual populist
ana republican majority of 20, making
Morgan's election invalid.
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken up. The main features of the bill
are the items of the four sea-going
coast line battleships. designed to carry
the heaviest armor and most powerful
ordnance, to cost $3.50, 900 each; three
torpedo boats having a speed OF 80
knots. to cost $500, 900, and 10 topedo
boats. to cost 100000. Quay offered an
amendment increasing the appropria-
tion for auxiliary cruisers from $3.50, 900
10 $500, 200, which was agreed to.
Perkins moved an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for a naval training
school at Yerba Buena, Cal. German
made vigorous objection on the ground
that the project might cost from one to
five million dollars, and was brought in
without an estimate. After further dis
cussion, Perkins withdrew his amend
ment.
Chandler offered an amendment max |
Ing IL unlawful after June 80 1897, for |
naval officers to take service with con-
Germs furnishing armor or other equip |
ment for the government. He said the |
practice of allowing retired naval off, |
Ger son three-fourths py to enter the |
service Of flcontractors dealing with the
government was very Objectionable. |
Gray contended that IL was unjust to |
restrict the services of naval officers on |
the retired list. There was no reason.
said the senator, why an officer retired |
by a super-serviceable retiring board. |
anxious to magnify their own import |
ance. should be reduced to beggary by |
being denied the right to enter upon
private work.
Allen asked for information as 10 the
Irregularities. 1t was explained by /
Chandler and Hale that the result OF |
the investigation had not been made
public. Hale said, however, that no
corruption had been shown against
naval officers. Chandler said that when
he naval committee asked for the ma
raj officers conversant with the affairs
'f the Carnegie works and the Bethle-
lem works, two officers had appeared
VINO were supposed to represent the
But behold, said Chand-
we're on the retired list and were In
he service of the Carnekie works and
he Bethlehem works
ior in good taste for these officers TO
erve those Interested in robbing the
dres grow richer by thrusting their
ands in che pockets of Uncle SAM"
eclared T1llman. Hale pointed out
hat the bureau off1cer who took part
n making contracts for arnor was
ble to look ahead TO the time he would
e on the retired list and might enter
1to the service OF the contractors. In
nswer TO a question, Hale said the ,
xperfts before the naval committee ,
ad shown that the cost of production
Or armor was $3.50 per ton. After fur
her debate. in which Chandler, Cor ,
ian and Tillman took part, referring !
} contracts and committee investiga- ,
on, the bill was laid aside, and, at ,
;16 o'clock. the senate adjourned.