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Continuing. Butler adverted to what he
regarded h the excited utterance@ OF the
senator" tHawiey1. VINO. he said, lad
arisen and flung al him charges OF freA-
son. He thought those VINO were guilty
make provision for getting armor al -ea-
s0uable price.
Al the conclusion Of Bntler's speech.
Stewart of Nevada inquired OF Hale
whether the naval bin In any way COM
United the government TO pay 500 . ton
for srmor fsr the proposed ba,tleships au-
fhorised ~ the bill
Hale replied thar nothing in the bin
css1id be construed as committing the gov
armer.
Does anybody know" inquired Allen.
whether the modern batfleship In a fight
Ing machine or notg"
-Ir IL q great lighting machine" said
Hale but lis power and efficiency have
never been demonstrated.
TiIlman made an extended speech in IA
vor OF the proposed amendment, In the
course OF which be had a passage at arms
with Chandler. based upon a report made
by the latter. faroring a reduction In the
pr.ce of armor.
Chandler pointed out that IL was i'm
possible for the government TO secure a
better price than s4se ton for armor, un-
I'll II should enter into a longtime con-
tract. whereby a certain specified amount
OF armor wouid be taken each year
Hale declared that both the naval af-
fairs and the appropriations committees
were opposed to the construction of q
government arnnr factory. as theys were
thoroughly satisfied IL would save neither
time nor money.
Hale then moved 10 lay the amendment
npon the table. and il was so ordered by
a vote OF &c to Is.
Eaie offered an amendments authorizing
tie secretary of the navy TO enlist, any
time after the passage of the act. as
many seamen. iandsmen and boys as he
may deem necessary TO man the Shsps OF
the navy for use OF the navy as tenn
porary force. and appropriating Asso. 90
for that purpose. Haze agreed 10 an
amendment offered BIZ Cockrei OF Mis-
souri, that the time limit should be dur
ing the existence Of war.
The amendment Was agreed TO, the
amendment making the appropriation Inn
mediately available.
An amendment was also agreed TO pro-
vidsng that hereafter all first-ciass battle
ships and monitors shall be named after
the various states.
The tdu as amended was passed.
TIE amendment for better organization
OF the line of the army. providing for the
three battalion formation, was called up
by Hawley.
The amendments offered hy the commit
tee were agreed TO without division. One
OF the amendments IL an addition 10 the
proviso or section three. authorizing the
president 10 accept the quotas OF troops of
the various states and territories. The
committee amendment requires that these
quotas shall be:
I'm companies troops and batteries.
each 20 contain. as far as practicable. the
number Of enlisted men authorized in this
net fer each arm of the service and bat
tasions or not less than three such COM
panies and reeiments of not less than ten
nor more than twelve such COMPANIES.
HOT this proviso shall apply TO companies,
batteries hat:alioas and recmentai organ
ixations and none other.
Provision Ia also made for the Increase
OF IN signal corps IN time OF war 10 the
extent Of ten corpora,s. 100 sirst-class pri-
Yates and forty second-class prfvates. who
are - have the pay and allowance Of en-
gineer troops of the same grade.
An amendment to section six gives the
president discretion 10 employ retired off,
GERS OF the array on active duty except in
che command oe troops. While 30 employed
they are TO receive the fun pay ~ their
grade.
The ball was placed upon It's passage and
passed NlsttiR twenty iRfIAArs VI ltS kiAlo~
sfurtton.
At a:ss y. III. tire message clerk OF the
house s Representatives informed the SEN
ate that the house bad passed an sc; de-
c,arfng state Of war existing between
ihs United States and Spain. The message
was al once read 10 the senate and st 2:s0
n. IN. the senate went into secret iegisia-
tive session 10 consider the resolution de-
ciafinx the existence of var.
AZ asa .. N. the senate resumed routine
business In open session.
Al ass y. IN. the message clerk OF the
house announced that tbs speaker had
signed TIE bill declaring the existence az
War between thu United States ard Spain
and requested the signature OF the vice
president.
Within two minutes Five President FIn-
hart had signed the act and precisely nj :
o'cieck announced his signature.
few minutes later another message
was received from the house announcing
SIS disagreement with The senate amend
meat 10 the army organization bin and
asking for a conference. The conference
Was agreed 10 and Messrs. fIawiey, Proc
tor AMI Coekreli were named as the sen-
ase confereee.
A bill was passed "a ratify an agreement
with the Indians OF the Fort Han rtsssrva-
;ion In Idaho ana making ap.ropriat tons
To carry IN into effect.
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