The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

July Id. WltnOut any prettIuluaIy
session the senate resumed considera.
alton bill. the pending question being
the amendment offered by Mr.. Butler
(pop.. N. c.. TO reduce the average rate
to be paid for armor plate for.th three
new battleships from s425 to $500 per
ton.
July IA. Tho senate committee on
foreign relations has ordered a favor
able report to the senate on the Hawa-
Han annexation treaty. The COM
mittee made no amendment to the con-
vention.
At 12 o'clock the general deficiency
bill was reported to the house. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Cullom, the house non-con-
CURED In the armor amendment and
asked q conference thereon. Mr.. Hep
burn. Of Iowa, asked Mr.. Cannon II he
would not consent to separate vote
on the armor plate item. Mr.. Cannan
responded that the house would have
an opportunity to vote on the question
when the conference report was before
It Mr.. Sayers, of Texas. agreed with
Mr.. Cannon in assuring Mr.. Hepburn
that there would be a chance to vote
on the question untrammeled by any
complication. Messrs. Cannon, North
way and Sayers were named as con-
ferees on the part of the house.
July Is. Pacific railway affairs occu-
pied the attention of the senate
throughout to-day's session. and the
Harris resolution relating to the pend
ing judicial proceedings against the
Union Pacific road finally went over
until tomorrow. Early in the day
Senators Stewart and White INDUCED
in sharp personalities in connection
with the contest over the San Pedro
(Cal) deep water harbor. Mr.. White
said II was surprising the interest the
senator from Nevada took in California
affairs, and he was at a loss to UNDER
stand the interference. With evident
agitation Mr.. Stewart declared that he
resented the intimations made. He had
right as senator to adopt such
course as he desired, and he had no
personal interests to serve. such as
those who represented terminal rail-
roads.
The joint resolution was passed ac-
cepting the invitation of France to par
ticipate in the Paris exposition of 1900.
On motion of Mr.. Tillman the bill to
make distilled spirits transported from
one state to another subject to state
laws the same as liquor distilled within
the state was passed.
July 16. When the armor plate
amendment was reached in the house
Mr.. Cannon moved that the house in
slst on its disagreement. and Mr.. w. A.
Stone (Rep. Pa) moved to concur with
an amendment in the nature of a sub
stitute proposition by the terms OF
which the cost of armor plate for the
three battleships was increased from
S2,407 500 to 81. 3.210,00O and the limit OF
cost of the armor from $500 to $4O0. Mr..
Boutelle (Rep. Me), the chairman Of
the committee on naval affairs of the
last house, took the floor in support Of
Mr.. Stones motion. He explained at
length the history of the controversy
over the price of armor plate. He
pointed out the refusal of the armor
plate companies to bid under the pro-
vision of the last naval appropriation
bill. limiting the cost to 5000 per ton,
the proposition of the Illinois Steel
Company to furnish all the armor for
twenty years at s240 per ton and the
recommendation to the secretary of
the navy for an authorization for new
bids, with limit of cost of S400 per ton.
The members listened to all that was
said and then by vote of three to one
voted In favor of $500 armor.
The conference report on the deflci-
ency appropriation bill was considered
by the senate as soon as 1t met. Mr..
Hale, in charge of the bill. stated that
the price of armor plate was not in
cluded in the report Nothing lad been
done on that subject except that the
senate conferrees had stated positive
ly the senate would not consider any
sum over 5000 for armor. The report
was agreed to and further conference
ordered.
July IS. The House was crowded
early with members who discussed the
new tariff schedule which had been ap-
proved at the tariff conference. Soon
after assembling Mr.. Dingley submit
ted the conference report on the tariff
bill and made an effort to get the
Democrats to agree to vote. but they
insisted on two days for debate, and,
without reaching any agreement as to
when the vote should be taken, Mr..
Dingley took the floor and opened the
debate in favor of the adoption of the
report.