The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-08
SHARP WAR TALK IN THE SENATE.
STARTED OVER PROPOSED DEEP
ENING OF MOBILE HARBoR.
Pointed Out That Deep Harbors
Would Afford Ingress to Hostile
Ships and Make More to Guard.

Washington, April Some sharI
ate today. When consideration of tht
sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
sumed, the question pending was ar
amendment by Mr.. Pettus of Alabama
providing for such improvement of the
harbor at Mobile as would enable wal
vessels to obtain coal and other sup
plies there. Mr.. Allison of Iowa, in
charge of the bill, made a point of or
der against the amendment. This
called out a bitter speech by Mr.. Nor
gan of Alabama, who charged the APP
preparations committee with discrim-
mating against proper measures and
threatened to assist in dissolving the
committee.
Mr.. Allison replied with some spirit,
saying: ''As to the threat implied by
the senator from Alabama, if l know
myself, do not crave the work that is
now imposed upon me by the senate.
If the senate wants to dissolve the
committee, it may do so without de-
lay"
Mr. Morgan followed with an argu-
ment showing the necessity for the i'm
pTovement proposed, saying that it
would open to the government in case
of war the coal fields of the south and
enable it successfully to tight the
monopoly that had been formed to con-
troll the coal supply of the country in
the event Of war.
Continuing, Mr. Morgan said: II do
not know, Mr.. President, whether war
is coming or not. l have never. my
self, done anything that might involve
this country in war. but IL seems TO
me that the sworn testimony now be-
fore the senate is sufficiently strong to
compel us 10 strike in defense of the
honor and dignity of the country and
in memory Of our dead seamen, shroud-
ed in the mud of Havana harbor. 1 am
willing to vote for g. declaration that
may involve us in hostilities, because
l believe that we have a just cause"
Mr. Allison had telegram read from
Secretary Algar. saying that while he
was willing that the improvement
should be made, to be expended within
the discretion of the secretary of war
that he thought the outer bar should
be left for the present, so as to pre-
vent the too ready ingress of foreign
hostile ships
1T is better not the secretary's dis
patch read. ito open any deep harbors
that would admit warships. 1t would
make simply one more place to guard"
On this telegram. the chair Overruled
Mr. Allison's point of order and sub
mitted the question to the senate
whether the amendment should be con-
sidered.
An aye and nay vote was taken on
this proposition and resulted in the
negative-19 to %
The vote had the effect of ruling the
amendment out of order
At , O'Clock the bill was laid aside
and Mr.. Walthall Of Mississippi pre-
sented resolutions on the death of his
late colleague, Senator James u.
George. Those who paid tributes 10
the memory of Senator George were
Mr.. Walthall Of Mississippi, Mr.. Proc
tor of Vermont, Mr.. Turpie of Indiana.
Mr.. Bate of Tennessee, Mr.. Teller of
Colorado, MIR. Gray of Delaware. Mr..
Plat of Connecticut and Mr.. Money of
Mississippi.
At O'Clock, as a further mark of re-
spect, the senate adjourned till Mon
day.