The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-26

The house then vent into committee Of
the whole and took up consideration OF the
naval appropriation bin Boutelfe. chair
man Of the COMMITTEES. made a genera,
statement In expiznatica OF the proviss91s
OF the bill which were FUZZY set forth yes
terday in the course Of which he spoke
In eloquent terms Of the new navy. We
should Be proud he said. "of the Colu-s-
rts the germ Of tn. ocean, and of the New
York. the snesr protected steel cruiser TN
der the canopy Of heaven. These refer
e3ces to the CROWN Of the magnificent
navy eii=sted sppiauS%- He went exhaust
fveiy into the utility Of heavy line-of- battle
ships as protection toA coast where there
were no fertiacations- An enemy would.
he said naturally avoid places with
heavy coast defelsss.
In reply to a question from Dinziey, Bou-
teiie explained that about ss1se,pa WAS
carried by the bin for the Increase in the
navy already authorized. and s.. aSS.s.l for
work on the four new hatfieships and iif-
teen torpedo boats authorized In the bill.
The TWO haftieships being constructed at
Newport News would cost each s, .2o. 10
for hull and machinery. Sssa. SO for ar
NOR and s. co., 90 for armament. Assum-
ing that this would he the cost OF the
four new battleships autherized by the aih.
they would cost about SIs asn Dsi. and the
increase in the navy authorized by the bin
would cost fer compieti5h about S5-ea.fso.
OF which but s. sS.ee was carried by the
III
Cummings. Dem y ", member Of the
committee. gave the sili his hearty iudosse-
rnent. stating that u his opinion IL was
the most economical hiu ever reported
from the naval committee. HOur naval es-
Establishment should keep pace with the
progress Of the world. he said II vas our
duty to maintain a ratio OF increase with
the warShirns of England. The best de-
Tense was the means X offense,
After few remarks by Low. Rep. ". Y.
in favor Of the bill. general debate was
closed and the bin was read for amendment
under the five-minute rule. bingham. Req,
Pa. offered an ameninssnt 10 appropriate
saen oso toward the coul1srtton of dry dock
n cost not exceeding s3nnG at the League
island navy yard Philadelphia Dingley
made the point of order. which was sus-
tanned. that the Appropriation was not
authorized by existing INV.
Cannon Rep. H.. artagonized the pro-
vision in the bin for (he erection Of resi-
dences on the grounissef the naval obser-
vatorv. These buildiAgs. he said We're
occupied by favorite hayal officers. who
were noninaily in ehuge Of astronomical
observations. but WHO practically knew
no more about astronomy than the average
member Of congress. daaghteri
Bontella protested Indignantly against
Cannon's interference with the work OF the
naval committee. He paid high tribrte
10 the at.ainments OF the naval ofncers
In the American navy. he said. there had
been some of the brightest minds in the
scientific world
Robinson Of Pennsylvania. who was ecu
catei at Annapolis and served eleven years
as an officer Of the navy. defended the at
tainrnents of these naval officers and poked
fun at Cannon In a good-hnmored way
soon after Mr.. Cannon came here from
his prairie home in limos LOT sel W.,
LA prhinso,. '.he embarked on steamer
on the Potomac river. While pacing the
deck he started back in amazement from
an open hatchway, exclaiming, MY Ioa.
she = hollow" U.anghter-p
When the paragraph In the bill relating
to the increase in the new navy We
rcachea he committee rose, and at 40 the
house Adjourned.