The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-17
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RASCAL AND SCOUNDRELS
IS THE WAY KING DESlGNAlhIo
THE CARNEGIE PEOPLE.
SHORT WAS THE SESSION OF THE SENATE
The Union Pacific Discussion by Senator Alien
Arouses Huntington's Tool from Wyoming
ALVEY Debate on this Great
Railroad Steal
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Washington. D. c., July 16.-The open
session of the Senate was BRIEF ana uh-
aventful to-day. The Harris resolution
relating TO the Union Pacific railroad was
further discussed. At 40 the Senate
went into executive session, remaining
behind closed doors until SIX o CLOCK, ana
then adiourning until tomorrow.
The conference report on the deficiency
appropriation bill was considered as
soon as the Senate met Mr.. Hale, in
charge of the bill, stated that the price
of armor plate was not included in the
report. Nothing had been done on that
subject except that the Senate conferees
had stated positively that the Senate
would not consider any sum over S5oo
for armor. The report was agreed TO ana
a further conference ordered.
Mr.. Morgan secured the adoption OF IA
resolution requesting the President Tor
information as to the arrest of Alfred y.
III, Hugnet a citizen of the United
States, by the Spanish authorities at
Havana on September 6, 1896.
Mr.. Morgan briefly recited the circum-
stances in the case and stated that he
desired to test the power of Spain ar
bitrarily to Danish United States clti-
zen doing business in Cuba without
trial or evidence of his participation III
the rebellion The resolution was agreed
to without division.
The Harris resolution relating to the
sale of the governments interest IN the
Union Pacific railroad was then taken up,
and Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, continued
his speech in support of the resolution.
There was spirited discussion at one
point in Mr.. Aliens remarks when Mr..
Warren, of Wyoming, sought to call at
tention to the absence of a quorum. Mr..
Allen declined to yield for this purpose,
and the presiding 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.
Mr. Hale said it was a most unusual
procedure.
Mr.. Warren finally withdrew his point,
and Mr.. Allen proceeded. When he
closed at 80 the Senate went into exc
cutive session.
The executive session lasted until six
O'Clock, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, d. c., July 16.-The
House to-day agreed to the partial con-
ference report on the General Deficiency
appropriation bill. and then concurred in
the Senate amendment fixing the limit Of
cost of armor plate for the three battle
ships, now building, at $500 per ton.
This was the main item remaining IN
dispute between the two houses. A
strong effort was made to induce the
House to agree to a substitute PROPOSE
ton fixing the limit at $500 as recon-
mended by the Secretary of the Navy,
but after three hours debate, the House
by a vote of 142 to As concurred in the
Senate amendment.
After agreeing to the conference re-
port on the bill the items in dispute were
discussed and acted upon.
Mr.. Davis, of Florida, made a strong
appeal to the House to concur in the
$4,000 appropriation for Cumberland
Sound, Florida, but Mr.. Cannon re-
sisted it.
The House finally concurred in the
amendment.
When the armOr plate amendment was
reached Mr.. Cannon moved that the
House insist on its disagreement, and
Mr.. w. A. Stone, of Pennsylvania
moved to concur with an amendment in
the terms Of which the cost of the armor
plate for the three battleships was in
creased from So, 407 800 to $3,210,OO0,
and the limit of cost of the armor from
$500 to $500.
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, the chairman Of
the committee on Naval Affairs of the
last House, supported Mr.. Stones mo-
ton. He explained at length the his
tory of the controversy over the price Of
armor plate.
Mr.. Boutelle denounced the PROPOSE
ton to have the government enter upon
the manufacture of armOr plate on it's
own account, and expressed the opinion
that to manufacture armOr plate would
cost the government from 80 to 70 per
cent more than to have it done by private
corporations.
Mr.. King, of Utah, in opposing Mr..
Stones motion, declared that it would
be a disgrace for the government to deal
longer with the Carnegie Company,
which investigation proved had foisted
upon the government fraudulent and i'm
proper work. "Rascals" and ''scoundrels'
were the terms he used in characteriz-
ing this company.
Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama. read from
the reports of the government experts
detailed. to investigate the cost of armor
plate, showing that the highest figures
for material and labor in a ton of armor
was 5000.
Mr.. Dalzell Republican, Pennsylvania
supported the amendment. The question
at the base of this discussion, he con-
tended, was whether or not Congress de-
sired to authorize the completion of the
three battleships now on the stocks. If il
I did, the Secretary of the Navy must be
empowered to pay enough to secure ar
= NOR 1t had been demonstrated that no
bids could be obtained at the price au-
thorized by the Senate amendment.
'Is not the late Secretary Of the Navy
(HerberD the private attorney Of the
Carnegie Steel Company? asked Mr.
King.
az do not know replied Mr. Dalzell
''but / should hesitate to entertain such
suggestion about one who is not here
to speak for himself"