Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-02
NAVAL BILL PASSED |
War Spirit 0verrides the
Committee.
"A HEAVY APPROPRIATIONS
Ai''e Turbulent &. Kniun of SIX sIoary$
'he House Adiourns Uu' II Monday.
Ringing Spe-ch by mr.. AZ
do Arnond. -
(By Telepranh>

nlAHiii.SIAON. April 1.-AItter IN
exceedingly turbulent session OF siI
Ihours the House today passed the naval
appropriation bill and then nd toalrncdt
until Monday. The war spirit WAS
manifested i'll oil the departments and
o'enIoue the naval committee itself by'
increasing the number OF torpedo boats
AND torpedo boat deStrpyers to "a, the I
Dill a5 reported providing for but 4
tweve, anu the appropriation to 49,
600 600 instead OF Sc. SOC, 900. StsfS..
The amendment OF Mr. Cannon a, adr.g9ss
MAN OF the approprlat ions Committee
to reduce the number OF bataeshLpa to-
one was buried under by en over
Whelming majority. The provision re-
lsitins to arIrlor plate, which dn ordinary
(tlmes would have preciptateu a debate
or several days, was disposed OF In ten
minutes. proposition ITO decrease the!
lirice agreed to In the bill from $500 to-
$500 per ton being drowned In a perfect
| chorus OF noes. 5$II5SSY
In speaking on his amendment re-
duoing the number OF batueahips. Mr.
| Cannon sali n
Most gentlemen believe that within
week We Will be at war with one OF i
the countries OF the earth That T7.Ju q
| m Gan asisii tdonal tn xation and au thorisa-5
ton ITO borrow $500. 000. 900. It meann s1lsvt I
these burdens shall be put upon the Is
people. Let us double taxation II nee
essary but let us not authorize oinaas
doliar that is not necessary to meet
| the emergency Just In front OF U.s.
Long before these battleships cam be
| launched the war will be over. and II
| CAII,lause on the fioor.)
| MIR. DeATmOnd CDe1nocraf). or Mte-s I
sour, called upon the administration
to take the aggressive. The Meine,s
supposed to be friendly. There was
great danger now. he declared, On trust
ing TO diplomacy rather THAN to OUT
own strong arm. The great Question
now. was to stop THE hostile fleet ap-55
| proa ching our shore. II we were de-
pending upon diplomacy 1t would prove
81 broken reed. The best projections
alt such time, he Urged, was R8-8
gresa:lvn, not to walt Idly resting upon
hopes that had mo foundation lie
declared that we should strike while,
we had the advantage Wat between
nations was not like a contest betWeen
equally matched Gqadiasors. The ytc-S
tory belonged In war to the country:
| that best and first prepared Tor It ana
seeing 'farthest into THE future, struck
first where the blow would prove most
| effective. 4a
LET us protect ourselves" continued
are stricken. (Applause.) Let us not
wait. We have waited too LONG,
| I hope the proper MEASURES OF energy
are on foot. and That what apprehend,
as danger will be advocated"
MT DeA rmond closed With an dp"
| peal against further delay. 6&Fs
After the passage of the navaa APP,
preparation BILL the House. at p. M,
| adjourned until Monday.
SENATE.
! WASHING TON. April LIN the open
session OF the Senate today Mr.. Chanh-
! err OF New Hampshire, called Mp the
| resolution introduced yesterday re-;
| uuestirg THE President TO send thol
cuban consular correspondence to the
St,nlte. and at his suggestion 1t was.
referred 10 vhe COMMITTEES on foreign
'elartons. Immediately aMer"Nrd. how
| .ver ale Introduced another resolution
| A.hirh went over. calling upon phsi
| !. ecretary OF state for the same lnfor-ss
1!nation. Us
DMr. Bacon. OF George. offered rca-s
| otuuion whic-h was adopted. requesting
| me secretary OF war TO tndorm the
| entlte what provisions had been ,naaS
| . protect the sea coast cities OF Geor-F
| s.a and what part OF THE emergency
ippropria tion OF $h0.O00.000 had been
! lI!outad for the defense OF Georgia.
| sea coast. III
After the passage OF n few bills, the
Senate, at 1928 p. NJ, went into ex-
acurive session. and. at 4:3l P. ID, ddei,
|journed until Monday.
The Senate spent almost the enttfH
| day in executive session, in nhe oie-;
cussion OF the resolution reported yen.
| terdly from THE Senate committee ON
| Foreign relations for the acquisition OF
| .le West India islands owned by Dem
| mark, and the session was closed by tnA
Practical withdrawal Of the resolution
| ty Senator Lodge, IT'S author. he STAT
ed that the debate had developed slren
n wide difference OF opinion In the
senate where there had heretofore been
such unanlmity that ne would not 1nf-
| her press the mat ter at q time HNefl
| ahe President needed the support OF
Senators OF ail parties.