The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03

harris, Hill, Kyle, Martin, Mitchell OF Wis
consin, Nelson, Palmer. Pasco, PETER, Petit
grew, Pritchard, Pugh, Roach. Sherman,
shoup, Stewart, Teller, Turpie, Vest. Villas,
WaithaH, Warren, White, Wolcott-39.
The further amendments made by the
committee to the provisions for the in
crease OF the navy were agreed to. The
House provision for five torpedo-boats at
maximum speed of not less than twenty
six knots is changed to three torpedo
boats at maximum speed Of not less than
thirty knots, and the total cost reduced
from 1915, 200 to $4,000. The House pro-
vision Tor ten or more torpedo-boats, to
cost IN all not exceeding $S00,O0O to have
the highest practicable speed, was also
changed to not exceed ten torpedo-boats
OF this class, to cost in all not exceeding
$500, 900.
An amendment was agreed to providing
tnat three OF the torpedo boats, instead OF
one, shall be huiit on the Pacific Coast.
On motion of Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska
one torpedo-boat was ordered to be built
on the upper Missouri River. White (Do
OF California suggesting humorously, in
connection with it, that he would like to
have one built in the Colorado Canyon.
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insert an item for two submarine torpedo
boats OF the Holland type not to cost over
$4,000 each. 1t was agreed to without
challenge.
The next committee amendment to be
acted upon provided to strike out OF the
Dill various paragraphs providing tor an
increase in the marine corps by $40 men.
The amendments were opposed by
Hawley, Chandler and Lodge, and were
explained and defended by Hale Tin
charge of the billy and German.
The amendments were not agreed to.
and the items remain in the bill.
Bacon (D.) of Georgia offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, providing that
bids for armor or vessels shall not be re-
ceived if they exceed $3.50 ton.
Hill (D.) OF New York offered an amend
ment, which was agreed to, empowering
the Secretary of the Treasury to detail
revenue cutters to enforce order at regattas
on navigable waters.
German moved to reduce the number of
additional seamen authorized to be enlisted
from 1000 to 500. Disagreed to-ayes %,
noes 81.
The bill was reported from the commit
tee of the whole to the Senate, where all
the amendments were agreed to in bulk,
except those especially reserved.
Chandler called Germans attention to
an item of appropriation in the bill for
paving streets in Annapolis, where the
Naval Academy is, and asked that Senator
to explain why, when there was want of
money in the treasury and in the country,
this appropriation should be made. He
added that there would be want of
money until the Republican party is
firmly seated in power, both in the United
States and in the State of Maryland.
German replied in the same strain and
said that he did not wonder that the SEN
-ator from New Hampshire favored in
creased appropriations, as part of the
increase would be required to keep his
Republican party in power in Maryland
in the near future.
Hale offered an amendment, which was
agreed to, directing the Secretary of the
Navy to examine claims against the
Government for damages sustained
by contractors in building warships since
January /, 1891, on account of de-
contractors. but were due 10 the action of
tuc OOfeIHiueul, anu tO IepOTI al tut utAI
session of Congress.
In commenting on this amendment
(which, however, he did not oppose) AL
len (Pop.) of Nebraska said the bill had
been loaded down, and that if 1t did not
smell now it would after time. It reeked
with favoritism and jobbery from top to
bottom and in the center, from core to
cuticle and from cuticle to core.
The bill was then passed without a di-
vision, German stating that the amend
ment which he intended to offer to the
bill, authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue certificates of indebted
ness in denominations of S50 $100 and
$1,000, he had not been able to do owing to
the unanimous consent to have the bill
acted on to-day. He would, however, offer
it to the fertilization bill.
At 5:5S o'clock the Senate adjourned un-
til Monday.