Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-06
CONGRESS-.
Senate,

The main features of the bill are the items
for four seagoing coast line battleships de-
signed to carry the heaviest armOr and
most powerful ordnance, to cost SO, 750. 900
eacn three torpedo boats having speed of
thirty knots, to cost $500, 600, and ten tor
pedo boats to cost $500, 600. Mr.. Quay of
tered an amendment increasing the appro-
prlatlon Tor reserve guns for auxiliary cruis-
Mr.. Perkins (Rep., CAL moved an amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for naval
training school at Yerba Buena, Call but
Withdrew it after several speeches in oppo-
sition to it had been made.
Inc Senate proceedings were enliVened on
the 18TH by speech from Senator German
IN opposition to the appropriation for battle
ships, In which the war spirit and eXtrava-
Sance IN Congress were criticised. The adj
mlnlStrat1on came in for a thrust at the
same time. The Senate resumed considera-
tlon OF the naval appropriation bill after
some routine business had been disposed of.
Inc pending question was on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Chandler (Rep., N h
making 1t unlawful for retired naval Of
ncers to enter the service of contractors
furnishing naval material to the govern
ment Before proceeding with this amend
ment Mr. Bacon Dem, Ga.) reported an i'm
portant new amendment from the commit
tee on naval affairs 1t provides as a condi-
ton to the building of four battleships, as
provided by the bill, that in case the sec
rotary of the navy makes separate contracts
Tor armor or armorplate he shall not &C
cept bids exceeding $3.50 a ton for such
make contracts within such limits he shall
delay action and report the facts to the
next session of Congress. The Chandler
amendment was agreed to. 40 to IL AS
adopted the prohibition against naval Of
ncers serving naval contractors goes into
effect June 80, 1897. This brought the Sen
ate to the most important feature of the
lll-appropriating for four battleships to
cost $3750,000 each three thirty knot tor
pedo 6oats at $500 900 and ten torpedo boats
at 100000. Mr. German moved an amend
DattlpShinS af w
Instead of four and Mr.. Quay an amend
ment fixing the number of battleships at
closing his speech the senator with great
sarcasm referred to the secretary of the
e eaTE and MS ambition to bHld up man and
secretary of the navy" said he then after
pause-"that is to say, our secretary of
the navy, who is not great, who went into
cratic Ideas as we supposed asked for
more ships and more money" He de-
scrlbed the demands of the secretary with
unfelgned contempt and attributed much of
his inspiration to association with naval Of
Ulcers who were anxious for ships to com
mand He ended with an appeal to the Sen
could not be increased
Two notable speeches by Senator Teller
ana Senator acknowledgements oppos-
Ing elements on the financial ouestion-
We're heard in the Senate on the Goth Mr.
Teller addressed himself particularly TO
Lhe ONO senator. c0ntroverting the views
heId 6y him and maintaining that no hon
est effort had been made in the present
congress to pass a tariff bill. The senator
referred IN passing TO the Mckinley candi-
aacy; saying that the motto of advance
agents OF prosperity was deluSive. as no
prosperity could come until financial con-
ditI0ns were reformed. The climax of Mr.
Teller's speech was reached when he an
nounced that he would vote as he spoke
ana that he would not hesitate to separate
mmSelf from the great party to which he
mad been allied for forty years if it an
q OrAlH
man answered Mr.. Teller, arguing against a
o0-cent dollar and announcing that the
time had come for a decisive opinion from
the people. He appealed the case, he said
TO the tribunal of the American people at
the coming election. The early part of the
DAY was given to speeches by Senators
and Kyle, eulogizing Pere Marquette. after
which the resolution was adopted accepting
the statue OF Marquette presented by Wis
cons!n The naval appropriation bill is
nominally before the Senate but is being
thrust aside for the incidental tariff and
financial NM debate. Mr.. Hale, in charge of the
plll, protested against the dstracting de-
bates, declaring that if 1t continued Con
greSs would remain in Washington until
Senator Hill, from the committee on III
dietary, on the Both submitted report to
the Senate on the bill in relation TO con-
tempts OF United States courts, the senator
presenting new bill as the result of the
committees deliberations. The bill defines
direct contemptS to be those committed
during the sitting of court or a Judge in
chambers in its or his presence: all other
c0ntemptS are indirect. 1t provides for the
immediate and summary punishment of the
d1fect contempt without written accuSa-
!on; Especial interest in the bill centers
IN the provision for the punishment of con-
tempt of court committed not in the courts
presence, as in the Debs case. The pro-
vision upon this point is as follows: THAT
upon the return of an officer or process or
an affidavit duly filed showing any person
guilty OF Indirect contempt, a writ of at
Ia frjl
ana SUCH person be arrested and brought
before the court; and thereupon a written
accusation setting forth succinctly and
clearly the facts alleged to constitute such
contempt shall be filed and the accused re-
quIred to answer the same by an order fix
ing the time and place; hearing: and the
court may, on proper showing, extend the
time so as to give the accused a reasonable
opportunity to purge himself of such con-
tempt. After the answer, or in case of re-
fusal to answer. the court may proceed to
hear the accusation upon such testimony
as may be produced. If the accused an
sWer. the trial shall proceed upon testimony
produced as in criminal cases and he shall
be confronted with the witnesses against
him; but such trial shall be by the court, or
In its discretion upon application by the
accused a trial by jury may be had as in
any criminal cases. If found guilty iudg-
ment snail be entered accordingly, pre-
s fTens to 5hf fbp The 3 allows
appropriation bill was taken up soon after
the Senate opened. the pending question be-
Ing oi Tic HuIIlD6E OI new DaICloSllDS.
The debate in the Senate on the 1st was
of dramatic and sensational character re-
calling the famous Ingals-Voorhees contest
Of some years ago. Senator Tillman of
South Carolina again brought his UNIQUE
personality into the debate, his speech
being the first of any length since his
memorable maiden effort attacking public
officials, high and low. While he spoke this
time the silver pitchfork recently presented
to him in the West was conspicuously dis
played on his scarf. The senator used the
blunt words Characteristic of his utterances
arraignfng the President and cabinet of
fcers with unSparing criticism and personal
mvectiye. He also addressed himself per-
sOnally to Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Sherman and
drew from the former sharp rejoinders
while Mr. Sherman declined to be brought
into controversy with the South Carolina
senator. Mr.. Hill followed Mr. TilIman,
answering the latter point by point. During
the day Mr.. Sherman secured the passage
OF a bill appropriating $4,000 for the ex-
penses of the Behring sea commission soon
to meet in San Francisco of Canadian seal
ers i'll Behring sea. Mr. Butler (Pop. n. c.
presented bill making the Mexican silver
dollar and the Japanese yen, each contain
ing 371A grains of pure silver and the
trade dollar, full legal tender dollars in the
united States. When the naval appropria-
uon bill was taken up, the question being
on the amendment of Mr.. German reducing
the number of battleShps from four as re-
ported. to two. Without further speeches q
yea and nay vote was taken. resulting in