The San Francisco call., 1896-04-28
Liberal Allowance Made for the
Armament of the Reserve
Cruisers.
GOAT ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL.
Senator Perkins Induced to Withdraw
His Amendment for the
Present.

AOhINGION, ID. u, April Zi.-lne
naval appropriation bill occupied the at
tention of the Senate throughout to-day's
session. 1t appropriates between thirty
one and thirty-two million dollars. After
the Senate had gone through all the minor
committee amendments and had laid aside
mporarily the provisions for the new
battle-sh1ps and guns long debate was
precipltated by an amendment offered by
Chandler of New Hampshire on behalf of
the Naval Committee prohibiting officers
OF the navy or of the marine corps on the
retired list from taking employment in the
service OF persons or companies supplying
materials to the Government. The propo-
sition had direct reference to the Carnegie
and Bethlehem concerns. It was antag-
onized by Gray of Delaware, but was sup
ported by all the members of the Naval
Committee taking part IN the debate. The
matter went over till tomorrow without
action.
The appropriation for reserve guns for
auxiliary cruisers was increased from
$15O, 900 to $400, 900 after short discussion,
in which German spoke with touch of
sarcasm of the "war feeling" that had
been got up some time ago, and said that
he did not share in the feeling that there
should be any great haste in preparing for
war.
supplementary report to the report
heretofore made by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections in favor OF an in
quiry into elections in Alabama in 1894
was presented by Chandler (R.) of New
Hampshire to-day and ordered printed.
1t states that the new report is made be-
cause the minority report is not forth
coming after the lapse of forty-eight days.
The report recltes that the statement
made by Allen of Nebraska in the Senate
February IL, 1895. showing that 34,000
fraudulent votes were cast for Oates in the
fifteen black belt counties, which being
deducted would show the election of Kolb
by about 1000 majority, and that a Kob
Legislature was elected, but that the
Democratic candidates were fraudulently
declared eles1ed, and eliminating these
frauds there was an actual Pepulist and
Republican majority of twenty mine in
the Legislature, aking Senator Morgan's
election invalid.
After unimportant routine morning bus
iness the Senate proceeded to the consider
alton of the naval appropriation bill. AS
$31 ,647, 40. The changes recommended by
the Senate Committee on Appropriations
would result in net reduction of $751;
578, leaving the amount of the bill $31
279, 4S2. The unimportant amendments of
the com mittee were all agreed to, while
those affecting the increase of the navy
were reserved for the present.
Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania moved to in
crease the appropriation ''for the reserve
guns for auxiliary cruisers from $15O,OOO
to 100000. The amendment gave rise to
considerable debate, in which German
commented upon the suspension of gun
making at the Washington navy-yard. He
submitted that it was unwise at this time
to appropriate large amount on account
OF the guns and follow it up with twenty
millions for war vessels.
The amendment was agreed to.
Perkins (R.) of California moved to in
sert an item OF 100000 for training
station at Yerba Buena Island Cal, and
argued in favor of it. American ships, he
said, should be manned by Americans.
Opposition TO the amendment was
made by German, who said the item,
which was brought in without an esti-
mate, was the first step toward a project
which might cost from 81, 900, 900 to IS, ,00O,-
600. The appropriations secured by Sena-
tors from the Pacific Coast were an evil
dence of what persistency could do.
Faulkner (D.) of West Virginia argued
against the amendment on the ground
that Congress had already passed an act
for the purpose, directing the Secretary of
the Navy to report plans to carry it out.
No appropriation should be made until
those plans were made and adopted.
Hale (R.) of Maine, in charge OF the bill,
took the same view.
Lodge (R.) of Massachusetts, supported
the amendment, and argued that with the
two great lines of coast training-school
like the one at Newport was needed on the
Pacific Coast
The amendment was finally Withdrawn
by Perkins.
Chandler (R.) of New Hampshire of
fered an amendment prohibiting retired
officers OF the navy or marine corps from
taking employment with any person or
company furnishing naval supplies or war
material to the Government the prohibit
tion not to take effect until July, 1897, and
1t was discussed at length.
In tue course OF the discussion Chandler
stated that when the Committee on Naval
Affairs was inauiring into the supplies fur
nished by the Carnegie Company and by
the Bethlehem works the naval officers
there were sent for, and when they came
before the committee it turned out that
they were officers OF the retired list who
were in the employment of these contrac-
tors. Chandler added that he could make
statements which would tend to show that
the system was an unwise one, but he re-
Trained from doing so.
Bacon CD OF Georgia. a member of the
Naval Affairs Committee, supplemented
what Chandler had said as to the two Off
GERS employed at the Carnegie Works and
the Bethlehem Works. He said the Gov
eminent paid $500 ton for the armor for
the battle-ships and that the committee
desired to know the actual cost Of its pro-
duction. The committee could not ascer-
tain that fact from these two officers.
Had you any right to expect to?" Gray
asked.
no" Bacon repIied. awe had M such