The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-17
LIMIT ON ARMOR PLATE
STUBBORN. OPPOSITION OVERCOME
uxgcstions Of Failure to Complete
the Rattlcships Now ON tho Stocks
Give No Alarnl-Senatc spends tho
Greater Part OF tho Day III Esccu
tive Sessions
Washington, D. C., July 1c, 1897

The House to-day agreed to partiul
aconferenee report on the general def.
8ciency bill and then concurred in the
SSenate amendment fixing the limit Of
aoost OF armor plate for the three battle
9ships, now building, at $500 per ton.
i This was dile. main item remaining in
adispute between the two Houses. 4
#strong effort was made to induce the
8House to agree to I'll substitute pruposi-
ation fixing the limit at S400, as recon-
8a1mehded by the Secretary OF the Navy,
lAfut after o three hours debate the
8House. by Il vote Of 142 TO As. agreed
Ito the Senate amendment.
i After agreeing to the conference re-
Hphrt on the bill the items in dispute were
8discussed and acted upon.
4 MI Davis (Dem), Of Florida, made
Squisce in the $150,000 appropriation for
HCumberland Sound, Fla, hut Mr. Can
#non resisted It,
q The House finally acquiesced In the
amendment. When the arnior plate
#amen'lment wt,s reached Mr. Cannon
Amovcd that the House Insist on its
8d;saGreement, and Mr.. ". A. Stone
4tsEepj. OF Pennsylvania. moved to ac-
Ra\liesce with an amendment in the ma
( lure or substitute proposition by the
terms OF which the cost OF tic armor
3piaFc FOR the three battle-ships was
aincrcased from S2.407, 500 to IS ,21 0. 600. ana
sthr limit of cost CT the armor from $500
Ito S400.
Mr. Boutelle Rep.), Of Maine. the
3chairnan OF the Committee on Naval
3Atalrs OF the last House, supported
aMr, Stones motion. He explained nj
length the history of the controversy
Eo,ef me price OF armor plate. Mr.. Bou-
fte!le denounced the proposition to have
fthe Government enter upon the mann.
ftacture or nrmor plate on it's own ae-
scord and expressed the opinion that to
amanufaGture armor plate would cost the
government from so to 10 per cert. more
5than to have 1t done by private corpora
Ations
H AIr. King (Dem.). OF Utah, in opposing
lIalr. Stones motion, declared that il
awould 'be a disgrace for the Govern
GmeFt to deal longer with the Carucrjn
company, which investigation proved had
Ifolsted upon the Government fraudulent
land improper work. "Rascals'' and
Atscoundrels' were the terms he used In
n, this company
n Nlr. Underwood (Dem), Of Alabama,
Hread from the reports or The Govern
Hment experts detailed to Investigate the
fcos. or armor plate. showing that the
Dhlghest figures made the cost OF mate
EIial and labor in a ton OF armo,, 5000.
..-','' N''ti'N't NANSp}, bl l. IcllHSSlN3ila,
lsupported the amendment The cues
Rtion at the base OF this discussion, he
EconteHdcd. was whether or not Congress
Hdestred to authorize the completion of
fthe three 'battle-ships now on the stocks.
|If 1t did the Secretary OF the NAVY
must be empowered to pay enough to
hsecure armor. 1t had been demonstrate
JED that no bids could be obtained at
the price authorized by the Senate
amendment
rs not the late Secretary Of the Navy
HlfierberD now the private attorney of
9Ihe Carnegie Steel company" asked Mr..
Bhmg. do not know" replied III.
ll1alzell. but I would hesitate to enter
italn such suggestion about one who
Us not here ITO speak for himself"
Mr.. W a. Stone Rep), OF pcnnsylya-
ina. defended the Carnegie company.
MI Simpson Pou). OF Kansas. IN
lsisted that there was a pool OF all the
arm0r plate manufacturing con,panics 5
,of tho world. and charged that = cnn-
isplracy was In progress to Gocrce Con
lsfess into surrendering to organize
lgreed as represented by these companies.
Ila Two war scares now running in the
newspapers he said, made up ,xlrt OF
jthis conspiracy
Aiessrs Sayers (Dem.). of Texas:
tGaines Oen,), OF Tennessee, and Wheel
lor Dem.), OF Alabama, also opposed
ithe stone proposition.
Inc DEBATE was concluded by Mr..
It!ahnon. WHO expressed the opinion that
|ahe Senate would never agree tn nv
proposition fixing the limit OF cost AZ
nhlore than $500. }Ee die. not endorse .
portion or the Senate amendment, ana
!p Mr. stones motion was voted down
ne SAID the House conferees would con
!sider themselves instructed not to agree
Ito any increase OF the limit of cost Ia
moro than $500
Air. Stone attempted at this polnt
no secure an adjournment and thus de-
laH action, but his motion was voted
down. MI. Saycrs7 then moved concrr-
renee III the Senate amendment On q
rising vote there was plainly a hr.n
majority for the motion, ana Mr.. Boy,
|fel!e demanded the ayes and noes. THE
record !a;,y DC valuable when chc NEXT
|Cuhnn resolution IS brought in" he sa id
Again >Sr. Stn:le moved to ad1ourn.
mir. Dailey (Dcm.). cf Texas, made The
point tlat the motion wa dilatory ana
was sustained by the Speaker
Mr.. SaScrs mOts2n to concur was ear
ried--li2 to 80. The bill was sent to
fn"ther conference.
I,h- House then, ct G:G3. adih,,rn ...
until Monday.
LONG EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Tho cnen session OF the Scnip;c was
brief and uneventful to day. The Har.
rls resolution. relatng 20 the Union Pa
ciiic !a:s'oad was further discussed. At
1870 .e Senate went into executive sss-
sion hing behind closed doors un-
I'll d o'clock, and then adjourned until
tomorrow.
Nhe conference report on the dcilcicn-
,W appropriation bill WAS considered rs
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