Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-04
IN CONGRESS TODAY
Senate Still Insists on Its Estimate
as to Warships.
PROGRESS ON THE INDIAN BILL
Murray Given the Seat of Elliott
From South Carolina.
OTHER MATTERS ACTED ON

The conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill was taken UP In the SEN
ate today in anticipation of a vote at /
o'clock on Mr.. Quay's motion that the
Senate recede from it's amendment reducing
the number Of new battle ships from four
to two Mr.. German said two questions
were involved: One whether 1t was wise to
order four battle ships when defects in
those already ordered had been disclosed
and when a board was in session consider
ing improvements in construction. The
other question was as to the expediency
or this large expenditure at a time of
financial stringency.
MIR. GOrmnn's Statement.
Il am always In favor Of a fair increase
of the navy" said Mr.. German ''but 1 am
unalterably opposed to building four ships.
considering the condition of the treasury
and the improvements being made in naval
construction" The Senator spoke of the
charges made in the Senate by Mr. Chand-
Ter. Mr.. Tiliman and others that the armor
manufacturers were "robbing the govern
ment numerically" II this charge was
true If robbery existed and a combination
was going on, then the officers of the gov
ernment were derelict in their duty in
not reporting the fact to Congress- and the
work of shipbuilding should be stopped
Mr. German did not believe any investiga-
ton had shown that Secretary Whitney or
Secretary Tracy. the two great Secretaries
of the Navy who contracted with the
Carnegie and Bethlehem works. had made
improvident agreements. The Senator con-
sidered the contracts wise and beneficial
Today the United States stood ahead of
the world in its product of armor the
speed of ships and perfection of naval
machinery.
Mr.. Chandler asserted that informal ton
before the naval committee showed that the
cost of production of armor plate at the
Carnegie and Bethlehem works was less
than $50 ton. and that by a combina-
ton the price charged the government was
500 and 5000 ton.
Motion to Recede Defeated.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Quay's
motion to recede from its amendment and
it was defeated. 1913. as follows.
Yeas-Republicans: Aldrich, Brown. Car
ter Davis, Dubois. Gear. Hansbrough,
Hawley. Lodge, Mcbride Mitchell (Ore D.,
Perkins, Platt, Quay, Shoup and Wilson
l6.
Democ rat-Morgan- Total II
observation-disclosures: Allison, Chandler
tigrew. Pritchard, Sherman, Teller and
Warren--12.
Democrats-Bate. Berry. Chiffon. Cockrell.
George, German. Harris Hill, Jones (Ark J.,
Lindsay, Mills, Palmer, Pasco. Pugh. Smith,
Vest, Villas. WalthaIl and White-19
Popuists-Butler Peffer-2. Total, 30
The effect Of this vote was to emphasize
the Disagreement between the House and
Senate, the former insisting on four and
the latter on two battle ships. The items
of ships and armor were committed again
10 conference
The Indian Bill.
A partial conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill agreed to. 81 to 90.
1t covers a plan of establishing Indian
citizenship in the Indian Territory to be
executed by the Dawes commission. The
| report has been contested for several days.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. d., in charge of the In
dian bill. then sought to have the remaining
items Of disagreement. including that of
Indian schools. sent back to conference,
| but Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) moved to recede from
the Senate amendment on sectarian schools
The House suspended appropriations to Sec
tartan schools. but the Senate amendment
gave until July /, 1S.,S for a change from
| contract to government schools. The mo-
| ton to recede was defeated-yeas, Il; nays,
3l-aS follows:
Yeas-Republcans. Brown. Chandler,
Clark. Dubois, Gallinger, Lodge. Mitchell
| Warren. Wilson-14: democrat George
populists. Butler and Pcffer-2; total IL
Nays-Republicans. Allison, Carter, Davis,
| Hansbroush. Hawley. Mcbride. Pettgrew.
sherman, SnOup-3. democrats, Bate, Berry,
| Chiffon, Cockrell. Faulkner. German, Har-
| ris Hill, Jones (Ark). Lindsay, Mills,
Mitchell WisD. Morgan. Palmer. Pasco,
Pugh. Smith, Turpie. Vest, Villas, Walthall
| and White-22: total 81.
| The bill was passed granting a right of
| way through the Fort Bliss military reser-
| walton to the FL Paso and Northeastern
| Railroad Company.
At the request of Mr. Morgan his reso-
| luton calling on the President for informa-
| ton as to what. If any. demands had been
made in the case of the Competitor seized
by the Spanish. went over until tomorrow.
joint resolution was reported by Mr.
Morrill,, from the finance committee and
passed. authorizing a scientific inquiry in
| to the condition of the fur seals in the North
Pacific. The resolution appropriates s. 600
Tor the inquiry, and authorizes the Presi-
dent to detail government iicials to con-
duct the inquiry and a government vessel
for the needs of the commission. In con-
nectiOn with the resolution letter was
read from the Treasury Department stat
| ing that two British scientists were in the
city with view to prosecuting such an in
quiry. and urging the need of an American
inquiry.
Pacific Railroad Funding BILL
Mr.. Gear, chairman of the Pacific railroads
committee, rose to make statement as TO
the Union and Central Pacific railroa d
funding bill. He said s1150o0,oO0 was due
the government, and the debt would mature
gress to take some action to protect the
interests of the government For this rea-
son he moved that the funding bill now on
the calendar, be taken up on the eight h leg
| islative day of the next session and made
the continuous order of business until ac-
| ton was secured.
Mr. Morgan. who has made a minority re-
port on the bill, said he cordially favored
| the motion, as the subject ought to be dis
posed OF at the December session, as it was
of great Importance.
Mr.. Berry Ark) objected to any agree
ment and raised the point of no Quorum
Before a quorum could be summoned the
morning hour expired, and the filed cheese
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Gear stated, however. that he would
| renew the motion tomorrow
Mr.. Vest Against the Filled Cheese
Bill.
Mr.. Vest spoke in opposition to the filed
cheese bill. He said the oleomargarine law
had turned out to the benefit of Messrs.
Nelson, Morris and Armour who added the
| oleomargarine tax to the product sold to
| poor people, and this law would operate In