The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-28

Navy Abuses Discussed in the Debate
on the Appropriation.


on the Appropriation.
Washington City. April ..-In the SEN
ate the naval appropriation bill was taken
UP. The main features OF the bin are tho
items for four seago;ng coast line battle
ships. designed to carry the heaviest armor
and most powerful, ordnance. 10 cost s.
5000 each: three torpedo boats having
speed Of thirty knots. 10 cost 40. CO. and
ten torpedo boats 10 cost $4,000.
Quay offered an amendment Increasing
the appropriation FOR reserve guns for
auxiliary cruisers from sd. 90 to t4ao 60
German commented on the delay In fur
nishing guns Ut the Washington City navy
yard. AT one time the work had been
much expedited. probably as a result OF
the war talk, but OF late the contractors
had failed TO furnish the jackets. etc. of
guns. and this had occssioned delay. The
senator doubted the expediency OF pro-
vidirg for lot OF new guns and following
II up with many new ships. In view OF ths
present condition Of the treasury.
Stewart remarked that there was $780,
ooo ooa cash balance In the treasury.
Yes. ana considerable silver also" said
German.
After further debate ouay's amendment
WAS agreed 70.
Perkins. Rep. Cal, moved an amend
mert appropriating 10000 for a naval
training school a: Yerba Buena. Cal He
argued that American ships should be
manned by Americans, and that It was
desirable to foster patriotic spirit among
Arerican sssnen-
German made a vigorous opposition. He
declared that this was the rrst step to-
ward a project which might cost from
one 20 Ave millions. and yet IL was brought
In withou, an estimate. He said that the
appropriations secured by the Pacific coast
senator's would long stand as an evidence
OF what can Re secured through persist
ency. He appealed 10 Perkins TO with
draw the amendment
The California senator consented TO have
the appropriation cut 20 81. ess. saying
the liberal people OF California would make
up the balance.
Lodge. Mass. supported the amendment
on thu ground that with two great lines
OF coast there was resd OF a Farlrc train
Ing sehool similar 70 the ore at Newport.
Hale eoutended that naval training
should Ae oG shirbcsri and not on land
and Faulkner pointed OUT that the pro
posed appropriation was premature az
dent called on the navy department fo-
pians ot this school Perkins finally with
drew his Amendment.
Chs-dier offered an amendment making
I; unlawful after June So fSS5 for naval
Officers 70 take se-Ttc. win concerns fur
nishinE srrslCr or otker e@luirsn~zt for the
government. He said the practice OF al
lowing retired naval ossscs-s o. three
foerths ray to enter the service Of con-
tractors ecSlsE With the government was
very chSectzSzssas- These ofocsrz had "a
cittties scr Knowing what was going o1 At
the ravy department and K was snip-aper
ths; service % the soverrlrsz aaf service
TO Ike contractors SHOULD nun together. He
sad there we're several szecsEe cases show
f-r- 20 49, sf-s-s -
service. bat ne refratas6 from uaeatioaIns
,hsra. sc the navy department; had sane
ttosei Ths service.
Cray ecrtsussss that II vas unjust e -
st-sts- ;H@ services of naval c..icSrS on the
retired list There vas no reason. said taa
senator by at ostce- retired b. a super
se-zlceznse retiring board anxious TO
rnsEnifT their own tmPortsnce. should he
-c'iuc~-t % hexxz-y by being deries taa
righs 20 enter upea private wo-S- So-rs
81 TIE Officers were retir@d for slight
causes
Hale sad tazs naval contractors were
constantly sn3ezvc-z-x u get AZ aava p
Sare over ths government and to make
enormous PROFITS. ard a naval ofscer was
thus psscst IN the embarrassment OF
serving tne contractor vso was axssr<4
the eor~ransers- s-s the rpTsrnr,ez.
walsh was against the contractor
Allen S=o-. asked fer information as 70
th~ Irregular ssss Il vas explains. hy.
Chandler ard HAie tha, she result ~ .sa
.nv~stiEatton hAc .os h-ee- r,see vs.hl5r
Hale SAL. nHN~ser. tAss No Corruption
had se~n Shown asains, naval on.-~rs
Caan1{rS sai2 thNt Sh@E TIE naval e,-1-
uslt.es aSk-3 sc- naval os-,~-s souvr-s.r,
with ,A- araz-s II TIE Carnegie works a..
he Hete}~reSr works two css-srz h.a an
r-rar~d ~ - we-e ssppas@-s 70 r~-,~~Se-s .fa
gSse-Hrsssrt- Ra;. f~Aeia. SAD Cnansf~v.