The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-23

Plates to $500 Per ton-The senate Passes
Another Cuban Resolafian-The Pacific
Railroad Matter Goes Over.
SENATE.
Washington. July l5.-The conference
hin was considered as soon as the SEN
ate met. Senator Hale. in charge OF
the Bill. stated that the price NJ ar
mcr plate was not included in the re-
port. Nothing had been done on that
subject except hat the senate on
ferees had stated positively that the
senate would not consider any sum over
$500 for armor- The report was agreed
to and a further conference ordered.
Senator Morgan secured the adoption
OF a resolution. requesting the presi-
dent for information As to the arrest Of
Alfred o. II. Hugnet, a citizen OF the
United States, by the Spanish authori-
ties at Havana, on September 6. 1896.
Senator Morgan briefly recited the
] circumstances in The case and stated
that he desired To test the power of
! Spain arbitrarily to Danish a United
| States citizen doing business in Cuba
without trial or evidence OF his par
| ~ticipation in the rebellion.
| The Harris resolution relating to the
| sac Of the government interests in the
| Union Pacific railroad was then taken
| up and Senator Allen. of Nebraska.
| continued his speech in support of the
| resolution.
There was a spirited discussion at
I one point in Senator Aliens remarks.
| when Senator Warren. of Wyoming,
| sought TO call attention to the absence
| of a quorum. Senator Allen declined
10 yield for this purpose and the pre-
| siding officer was in doubt as to the
right Of a senator to call attention To
the absence of a quorum when the
senator on the floor declined to yield.
Senator Hale said il was a most un-
usual procedure.
Senate Warren finally withdrew his
point and Senator Allen proceeded.
When he closed at 100 O'Clock the sen
ate went into executive session.
The executive session continued until
6 O'Clock. when the senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The house today agreed to the par
tial conference report on the genera
deficiency appropriation bill. Aftel
agreeing on the conference report al
the bill. the items in dispute were dis.
cussed and acted upon.
Mr.. Davis, democrat, of Florida
made a strong appeal to the house t
concur in the $50, 900 appropriation 70
Cumberland sound. Fla. but Mr.. Can
non resisted it. The house finally con
CURED in the amendment.
When the armor plate amendmen
was cached Mr.. Cannon moved tina
the house insist on its disagreement
and Mr.. w. A. Stone, republican, o
pennsylvania. moved to concur witt
an amendment in the nature of a sub
stitute proposition, by the terms o
which the cost of the m plate 70
the three battleShipS was increase
from 50, 4O7, 500 to $4,000 600, and tn
limit of cost of the armor from $500 t
$40O.
Mr.. Boutelle, republican, of Maine
the chairman of the or ma
val affairs of the last house, supporte,
Mr.. Stones motion. He explained a
length the history of the co%ntrovers.
over the price of armOr plate. He de
nounced the proposition to nave tn
government enter upon the manufac
ture of armor plate OF its own accoun
and expressed the opinion that t
manufacture armOr plate would cos
the government from so to IS per cen
more than to have it done by privat
corporations.
Mr.. Kind, democrat. of Utah. in op
posing Mr.. stones mo,ion, declare
that it would pc a disgrace for tn
government to deal longer with tn
Carnegie Company, which investigate
proved had foisted upon the govern
ment fraudulent and improper worl
"Rascals' and 'scoundrels" were tn
terms he used in characteriZing thi
company.
Mr. T-p1aru-no1 1apooorat Of A1o
bama, reed from the reports of tn
govern experts detailed to inves
tigate cost of armor plate shown
that t.: highest figures made the cos
of material and labor in a ton of al
NOR $500.
Mr.. Dalzell. republican, of Pennsyl
Vanfa, supported the amendment. TT
question at the base of this discussion
he ~cOntended, was whether or not cor
gross desired to authorize the compile
tion of the three battieships now o
the stocks. If it did, the secretary {
h navy must be empowered to pa
enough to secure armOr 1t had bee
demonstrated that no bids could be OF
tanned at the price authorized by tn
, senate amendment.
rs not the late secretary of the ne
Wy Herbert). now the private attorne
. of the Carnegie Steel Company
, asked Mr.. King.
!, II do not know" replied Mr.. Da
: Zell, but l should hesitate to entel
tain such a suggestion about one WI
: is not here to speak for himself"
! Mr.. w. A. Stone, republican, of Penn
, sylvania, defended the Carnegie Con
pany.
Mr.. Simpson. populist, of Kansas. il
sisted that there was a pool of all II
, plate manufacturing compani.
! of the world and charged hat a col
= spiracy was in progress to coerce CO..
y gress into surTendering to organize
: greed as represented by these comp.
MES. The two var scares now rul
ming in the newspapers, he said, ma
: up part of this conspiracy.
{ Messrs. Savers, democrat. of Texa
; Gaines, democrat, Of Tennessee; ar
4 Wheeler, democrat, Of Alabama, al
: opposed the Stone proposition.
{ The debate was concluded by II
{ Cannon, who expressed the opinic
; that the senate would never agree
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