The Indianapolis journal., 1896-03-27

ish ships from coming up the Potomac as
they did In 1913 and sacking the capital OF
the country God fought. Napoleon sad,
needed a strong navy. IL we were TO con-
dnue TO parade ourselves among the nations
OF the earth with chip on our shoulder.
We must prepare TO fight IL the chip Is
Knocked on. No matter how just our cause
might be. the devils in hell would laugh at
our discontinue and say We deserved our
defeat because we not prepared.
Mr. Robinson, of Pennsylvania, argued In
support OF the judgment or the committee.
He had listened, he said. to the forensic
song and dance OF the gentlemen from In
diana and California, but ii did not appeal to
him. be and his people, he said, were in
favor OF liberal appropriations for modern
navy TO police our coast. but they did not
favor enormous navy for the purpose of
competing with England or continental pow
ers In a display OF militarsm.
Mr. Cummings. also a member of the COM
mittee, followed with a strong and eloquent
speech in favor OF a larger increase OF the
navy.
Mr.. BoutelIe closed the general debate in
favor of abiding by the judgment of the
naval COMMITTEES. This bill would be the
largest authorization for ships in the history
Of the country. and would tax our capacities
to the utmost. In conclusion, Mr.. Boutelle
ment to increase the number of battie ships
from four TO six would be voted down.
The vote was then taken on the amend
ment, and. on rising vote. 1t was defeated
Mr.. Fisher offered an amendment authoriz-
ing the President to order one or more of the
vessels authorized in the bill to be built in
government yards when, in his opinion, sat
isfactory evidence was furnished him that
they could be built within the appropriation.
1t was important. he said. that the ship
building plants at the government yards be
kept In order. The amendment was de-
ieated. as was one onered by Mr.. Hilborn to
Increase the number OF torpedo boats 70 be
built on the Pacific coast from one to five.
Mr. Tate offered an amendment to provide
that craftsmen and designers OF tire plans
Of the ships should be citizens of the United
States. Mr.. Boutelle said such a provision
would have excluded the designer of the
Monitor The amendment was voted down.
Mr. Mercer moved TO name one OF the
battle ships Nebraska Mr.. Mahon caused
some some amusement by moving to name the
snips Quay, Reed. Mckinley and Allison.
Mr. Robinson moved to name one Pennsyl-
yanfa- All the amendments were voted
Gown and the bill was then passed.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
tions committee. reported the sundry civil
bill and gave notice that he would call it
UP tomorrow. The bill carries s29, ,4OS S74,
which is sl1.O6l.779 less than the estimates
furnished by the department and $17. .24l. .2S5
less than the appropriations for the current
year The total for continuing the river
and harbor works heretofore authorized is
S2,S7s,5s7. The estimates for this were A,-
044,597 and the appropriations for the cur
rent year by the last Congress S11, ,2S7, lis.
Under the Treasury Department the fol-
lowing public building appropriations are
made: Continuing postoffices at Allegheny,
Pa. $4,000; Buffalo, N. Y. $4,000; Detroit.
sl25. .S64; Kansas City, Mo-, $4,000; Omaha,
$4,000; st. Paul, $50, 900; Sioux City Ia $50.
ooo;, For lighthouses. beacons and fog sig
mails, the items are: Yreba Buena, Cal,
new wharf, $0,000 new works. Fort Steven,
| o.. $1,000: Umatilla reef. Washington Qight-
| ship, $1,000; establishing and maintaining
| post light for temporary use in rivers and
| harbors, 500. 600; revenue cutter service,
Ss9c.o0o and completing a steamer of the
| hrst class on the Pacific coast, $125, 900. Pun
| ishment of violations of internal revenue
| laws. $4,000: suppression of counterfeiting,
| $4,000; enforcement of Chinese exclusion
tract labor laws, $4,000; quarantine serv-
Under the Department of the Interior is
| an item OF $4,000 for an investigation by
the National Academy Of Sciences Of a
national forestry policy The principal pub
| lie land appropriations are: Protecting tim
ber lands. protecting public lands from IL
| legal entry and adjusting swamp and
claims. 10000; surveying public lands, $3.50,
0co, with the provision that preference shall
/ be given In favor of surveying townships
occupied i'm whole part by actual set
tiers and Of lands granted to the States.
| other surveys to be confined to lands
| adapted to agriculture and lines of reserva-
| tions; for the survey of private land Gains
| in Colora 10, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona,
New Mexico and Utah. $4,000. For the geo
| logical survey the amount is $f47, 100, which
| includes $l50.000 to be Immediately avail
able for typographical surveys. $4,000 of it
| to be expended in the Dakotas. Nebraska,
| Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma; for educa-
| tion in Alaska, $4,000.
| The principal items under the War De-
| partment are: Construction of buildings
| and enlargement of military posts. $225.0O0;
| improving Fort Wayne reservation. $40 COO;
| land for target range at Jefferson barracks,
| $lSOO0, Yellowstone Park improvements.
/ $4,000; Chickamauga and Chattanooga Ma
1 tionsi Park, $4,000; Gettysburg Park so.
| coo. Continuing river and harbOr improve
| ments: Galveston harbor. SS40.000 improv-
| ing channel connecting the great lakes be-
| tween Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo, $500, ,O00
canal at the cascades of the Columbia, Ore
gon. $179,597; Humbolt, Cal, $f59OcO. For
marking the Antietam battlefield $1,000 is
allowed; for artificial limbs for soldiers
| $4,000: for the national homes for disab ed
volunteer soldiers, 81, ,42s,27s is carried; for
State and territorial homes, s125,OG0; for
| United States courts s.. .30S PIP: public print
ing and binding, 50, ITO. go; for the relief of
| suffering natives of Alaska, Sl9,5O0 pro.ec-
ton Of Alaskan seal fisheries, $12,950: ella ms
600. -
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