Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-04

"That was when all were drunk on
politics." :,
"We we're not all drunk on politics"
responded Mr.. German derisely. Il
have dealt with the navy as business
proposition, the same under Mr.. Cleve-
land as under Mr.. Harrison. We have
had no politics in the navy for twelve
years."
Mr.. German went on to argue that
the United States should not enter
upon the field of private enterprise,
saying it would result in the govern
ment paying 100 per cent. more for
armor than it does now.
Mr.. Tillman dissented from this.
The government could conduct bust
n SO as economically as private con.
c. rms if the "rottenness of politics"
could be kept out of it. Already the
government had its own docks and
was making its own steel guns.
Mr.. Smith argued in favor of gov
eminent armor factory, saying that the
present prospect of competition was
due to temporary break in the Steel
Rail Trust. The trust would be speed
lily reorganized and competition ended.
Mr.. Sewell expressed strong opposi-
ton to action which would destroy our
great commercial establishments.
The conference report was then
agreed to, the remaining items of dis
agreement going back to conference.
A message from the House reported
the passage Of the immigration bill over
the Presidents veto. The veto message
was read and without comment was re-
ferred to the committee on immigration.
Mr.. Chandler made an Intellectual
effort to refer to committee the Gre
dentials of Henry Heitfeld, the new
Senator from Idaho.
The private pension calendar was
then taken up. 1t embraced four bills
heretofore vetoed by the president and
now recommended for passage over the
veto.
At 6 o'clock a recess was taken be-
fore vote had been reached on any Of
the pension bills.
At the evening session the bill to
pension Mrs. Rachel Patton was passed
over the Presidents veto.
Mr.. Cullom withdrew bis notice of 0
motion to take up the "anti-scalping'
bill, and gave notice of his intention tc
call up the bill in the extra session.
During the night the fact developed
that Mr.. Quay was deliberately under
taking to block business because of the
action of the House in agreeing to the
Senate's price of $500 on armor plate
He made repeated suggestions of the
want of a quorum and business pro
ceeded very slowly.
Mr.. Quay frequently made the poin
of no quorum, when Mr.. Hoar said i
was never intended that one mar
should be able to prevent the othel
eighty-nine from doing the business o
the Senate by such tactics as those tt
which the Pennsylvania Senator wai
resorting. zone man in liquor" Mr.
Hoar was proceeding to say, "migh
stop business" MIR. Quay jumped t.
his feet and exclaimed : II desire tt
say to the Senator from Massachusetts
that if he intends to intimate that | am
he is q lunatic or liar, and will no
tolerate suggestion of that sort from
the Senator from Massachusetts or any
one else." 81 am" he continued
simply doing what am doing in the
interest of my constituents.
Mr.. Hoar disclaimed any intention
of making any insinuation as to Mr.
Quay's sobriety.
The House met at 10 o'clock anG
continued the work of closing up the
business of the session. The immigra
tion bill was passed over the PRESIDENT
veto by vote of 1913 to 81.
The conference report on the post
Office appropriation bill, announcing al
agreement on all items, was presented
by Mr.. Loud and agreed to.
For several hours there was con
tinuous routine grind on conference re
ports on minor bills. Shortly after
o'clock the first conference report OF
the naval bill, reporting partial agree
ment, was agreed to.
The motion by Mr.. Hopkins to re
duce the price of armor-plate to $30(
was carried by vote of 60 to 80.
The agreement on the Notifications
bill was reported and agreed to, and at
$40 o'clock the House took recess
until $50.
After the recess Mr.. Robinson made
an argument against reducing the price
of armor. plate to 5000 ton.
Mr.. Lorimer said the Illinois Steel
Company, if given twenty year con-
tract, would furnish armor- plate at $24C
a ton, and would begin work in twelve
months.
The Senate amendment to reduce
the price of armor-plate to $500 ton
was 6nally accepted by vote of 191
to SO.
Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, who had made g fight
against the armor plate amendment
and had been refused unanimous con-
sent to speak five minutes, moved that
the House accept the other Senate
amendments, which he said included
nothing important except three torpedo
boats and practice vessel for the An
napolis cadets. This motion was agreed
to and the naval bill was thus dispos-
ed of.
Then the Indian conference report
was presented by Mr.. Sherman, who
reported that all differences had been
settled except the sectarian shoot ques-
ton and the question involving min
eral lands. The House then voted to
accept the Senate amendment on the
school question and mineral lands, and
the bill was disposed of so far as the
House is concerned.
The District of Columhia annronr;o.