The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
SOUTH'S ARMOR PLATE SITES.
HOUSE REFUSES TO CALL FOR IN
FORMATION AT PRESENT.

Facts WIN BE Reported When the
Bids for "A Location Are Opened,
Jan. 29-Ir. Underwood Insist on "a
Division on His Resolution and Is
Defeated by Vote of 1917 to 1875.
Spice Of HumOr at the Opening of
the Proceedings.
Washington, Jan. 4-At the opening of
the session of the House to-day Mr.. Klei-
berg, Dem, OF Texas, and Mr.. Dockery,
DEM, of Missouri, called attention to a
poll of the House on the immigration bill
printed in New York paper this morn
ing. They had been made to favor the
bill and were opposed to it.
Il suggest that the roll be called" eX-
claimed Mr.. Cannon, Rep, of Illinois, land
the poll corrected"
THE chair thinks the jurisdiction of the
House does not go beyond the Congression-
al Record" muttered the speaker dryly.
Mr.. Boutelle, Rep of Maine, chairman
of the committee on naval affairs, report
ed back the two resolutions calling on the
Secretary of the Navy for information as
to the suitability of sites for the armor-
plate factory in the South, with the recon-
mendation that they lay on the table. The
report called attention to the fact that in
vitations had been issued for sealed pro-
posals for the land, buildings and ma
chinery for a government armor plate
factory, which would be opened Jan. 20.
1898, and that the Secretary, when these
were opened, would send a special report
10 Congress, containing all the information,
In view of the fact that the Secretary was
proceeding to carry out the law, Mr. Bou-
telIe said he thought 1t unnecessary to call
on the Secretary for the information
which he would furnish The first reso lu>
ton was laid upon the table without di-
vision.
But Mr.. Underwood, Dem, of Alabama,
insisted upon division upon his resolution
calling on the Secretary for information
obtained by the armor plate board as to
the advantages of Southern places as a
location for an armor plate plant. but by
a vote of 10I to 105, the resolution was
tabled.
Mr. Curtis Rep, of Iowa, then claim
ed the day for business from the District
of Columbia committee.
Two hours We're consumed in the con
s!deration of district business before the
committee went into committee of the
whole and resumed the Indian appropria-
ton bill
speaking to pro forma amendment,
Mr.. Simpson, Pop, of Kansas, comment
ed on an interview with the President rel
alive to a strike in the cotton mills of
New England whern the President was
quoted as deprecating the condition of la
Dor and as favoring restriction of immi-
grafton. Mr. Simpson spoke of the re-
| port of the agricultural department on the
Of o~t1 ,,e4 II,
York, in which he said the experts allege
| that their poverty was due to extrava-
| gance. The experts, he said, stated that
these people some times bought beefsteak
when they could get twice as much nutri-
| ment out of bananas The upshot of Mr.
| Simpsons comment was that there shoald
be economy in governmental affairs.
Mr.. Dingley, Rep, of Maine replied in
some good natured remarks in which he
! twitted Mr.. Simpson on having ceased to
| wall of the mseries of bleeding Kansas
and was now looking for misery else
| where.
I'VE have Popullst rule in Kansas now
and there is no longer any misery out
there "interposed Mr.. Simpson.
us not Populist rule misery enough? %
| exclaimed Mr.. Henderson, Rep, of Iowa
Mr. Curtis, Rep, Of Kansas, comment
| ing upon Mr.. Simpsons statement about
| the temperance of prosperity in Kansas
| owing to Popuisterule, said that in one
| year of Republican rule in this country
the farmers of Kansas had paid off S., 600,
| 900 of mortgages while under Popuiisi
| rule in Kansas, every state institution was
| suffering for lack of funds for the first
| time in years, and state warrants We're
! being stamped mot good for lack OF
| funds" The people of Kansas, he said
were proud of the Republican party"
| Mr. Simpson, in reply, said that wher
| the Populists retired from power three
| years ago they left 100000 in the state
| treasury When they resumed last year
the treasury was bankrupt.
| Mr. Simpson reviewed some of the
| achievements of the Populist party in hi:
state, and was met by Mr.. Curtis Will
the assertion that they had not kept the
| pledge they had made.
| The controversy attracted more auC
more attention as it proceeded and gradu.
| ally Others were drawn into it.
Mr. Grosvenor. Rep, of Ohio, took ex.
| ception TO Mr. Simpsons quotations from
| the alleged interview with the President
| on the immigration question. The alleged
| interview, he said, purported TO be wha
| Mr. Mckinley had said in a private con.
| versaton. While he did not pretend Il
| speak by authority he said he did NOS be
HeVe the President had given utteranct
! to some of the alleged expressions. quot
! ing the sentence which made the l'resi
! dent say he would use his personal inhu
| ence with members of The House to Sc
! cure the passage of the immigration bll
! h,s asked if there was a member on The
! floor who believed the President had sait
| such things.
| mo no, no." came in q chorus from tho
| Republican side.
| After completing seven pages of the bill
| the Ecuse adjourned