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TMB sHHATE VOTES AGAuvsT PAT
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Armament-Hnsle's Appeal % RstEfetisus-
Teller Depiores Our Attituas 90 Cuhe-
Allen THINKS the Navy "
WARRINGTON July 18th Senate spent SIX
hours to-day in tho consideration of the armor
plato paragraph in the General Deficiency Ap-
preparation bill. The Senate Appropriation Com
mittee had reported an amendment authorizing
the Secretary Of the Navy to pay an average rate
of s425 a ton for the armor plato required for
the three new battleships. Mr.. Butler OF North
Carolina had offered an amendment to that
reducing tho rate to $500 q ton and
directing tho Secretary OF tho Navy to
mako Investigations and invite proposals
for tho establishment OF Government ermor
works. These propositions gave rise To q long
hut very interesting debate In which the con-
duct of the Bethlehem and Carnegie companies,
tho utility of the now navy, the Cuban war, the
weakness Of Spain and the magnitude OF Eng
lands naval armament were touched upon. Tho
debate ended in the adoption Of Mr.. Buffers
amendment and tho passage OF tho bill.
When the Senate resumed considerationof the
General Deficiency Appropriation OIL tho pond
ine question was tho amendment offered by Mr..
Butler pop, N. C.) to reduce tho average rate
to DO paid for armor plato for tho three new
oastleships IRON ta,S oSont III. ahsonc. q, .
Some htorHai eih "oou' nv
quorum and about the impossiointy OF oispoe-
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Chandler and MI. Hide twho is in charge of tho
bin, q positive stand on that point was taken
by Mr.. Pottigrew, who said:
This amendment 10 an exceedingly impor-
tant one. Last yoar We nn,s.. u e. AZ.
armos plato % @oooa Lon. i. a. e.,,s ~ s.S
Naval Committee showing that 1t could DO FUR
n;sbed Mt $3.50. Two of tho nrmor-plato fac
.ns,"" ss,a- q, oo,Irs,on md having bc.n
tories being In coiusion, anu having peeh
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th.m rosusa to furnish the plato at $500.
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Appropriations committee reporting . Dill 10 CD
tnblish n Government factory for furnishing
- ...,o,.. 70 ocoo5, to tho
armor plate, 1t now proposes 10 acceoe 10 tne
demand OF this trust, ana to surrender cowardly
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snhil ihsioI u 'no
o full Senate, and, therefore. l'make tho point
nv w W prn.,do,t t,o-ornor ordersd , cal,
=, me senate and tho call WAS anSvered by
then nroeeoded. Mr.. Butler being tn . first
He made calculations showing the cost Of,
manufacture of the armor to the bethlehem and
Carnegie companies to be $226,s0 q ton. The
three battleshipS, he said. would require SS,S9S9So
as his amendment proposed. the profit would be
enoughi
He Charged that through fraud, collusion, and
on the government defective plates which could
be pierced like pine boards.
Mr.; Hale ,, asked sd,i %hsfh tb,t the sny se N tSos IRON az.
fective plates had been received by tho Govern
msnt and put on ships. .-. .,,..
Mr.. Butler said that he did believe 1t, and that
there was proof of it in the testimony taken be-
fore the Naval Committee: ,. ~.
Irregularities but that there was no proof that
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United States vessel. Such a condition as the
Senator from North Carolina had described was
fan faea aP fpr the ss onss PaS there was no warrant OF
These charges against the Carnegie Company
vestigated. 1t was not denied that there had
been plugged plates attempted to be put upon
iievo. and there was no testimony to show. that
that had been continued, and his fsc9lisc til n
s TGS that none OF those plates was to-day on "
plates by the Garnegie COMPANY. and said that q
should not be allowed to have another contract
for Government work. He kneW OF no more
the oregon-with spongy. imperfect. fraudulent
plSSttss' l.,dn been 1 ordered d fcth 9sr nswsiisn i Isl 1.hs
Possession %; + would b foTtpnate II the first
bHstlie sho indeed as 3 a th ase a Mer eG an hit s S@s OF one shG on
-"If." he said. I'VE are to take the Hawaiian
business-we must have a fleet as good as and
better than any other country in the world. II
we are launching on that policy we must be able
to compete with England or any other naval
power. We are in no danger Of being attacked
by any foreign Government, and We need no fleet
unless we change our policy and go into the
policy of taking foreign territory. If that il to
Be our policy let us build an armor plant for the
government; we will have plenty. OF time"
MI. Hale sketched the history Of the building
mp of the new navy and said that 1t would have
been astonishing II there had not been. at times,
some causes for faultfinding. some grievances,
some wrongs. He would not deny that in the
building. UP OF the navy and in the equal build,
found with which there was reason to find fault,
Mr.. Hale paid a high compliment to the late
Secretary Of the Navy. Mr.. Herbert, who, he
said, had been in full accord with the Senate
and the Naval mmit on this subject, whc
had made q full investigation of the matter, had
studied it very carefully and had reported that
tho armor plate companies. which had been re
eeiying $3.50 2 ton, could furnish armor plate al
Three great battleships, authorized by Con
gress. were ready for their armor; useless with
out Il, standing as a constant reproach. as u spec
tacle to DO derided by the world, and because
Congress would not make a trade to furnish thu
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