The record-union., 1898-03-25

An Arrangement Made to Close General
Discussion This Afternoon.
Messrs. Dayton Of West Virginia
and Arnold OF Pennsylvania
Take Advanced Positions in
Favor of Aggressive Action to
Stop the War in Cuba.

Stop the War in Cuba,
WASHINGTON, March 24-The ma
val appropriation bill was taken up
i'll the House to-day, and after con-
siderable difficulty an arrangement was
made to close general debate at l
/ o'clock tomorrow. There was great
pressure for a time but the leaders
/ decided to limit. as far as possible,
! the opportunity for in4ammatory ut
! terances The debate to-day was not
! on sensational lines, but every radi-
cal expression was cheered to the echo
Rby the crowded galleries. The speeches
! Of Messrs. Dayton Of West Virginia
and Arnold of Pennsylvania. both of
/ whom took advanced positions in favor
! OF aggressive action to stop the war
! in Cuba, aroused intense enthusiasm.
Messrs Boutelle, Chairman of the Ma
val Committee, and Myer Cd of Louis
! lana, also a member of the committee,
confined their remarks closely to the
! plII and the extraordinary emergency
! which necessitated the large increase
/ 1t carried. Several of the other speak
ers discussed political questions
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
! WASHINGTON, March 24.-The gall
lories of the House were crowded to-
day in anticipation of some exciting
/ Speeches on the Spanish crisis during
the consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill. The leaders had arranged
! a programme by which the general de-
pate on the bill should be confined to
/ Iour hours, two hours on side.
AS soon as the journal was read. on
/ motion Of BOutelle, Chairman Of the
Naval Committee, the House Went into
committee of the Whole. Sherman cR)
! OF New York in the chair for the con-
slderation of the bill.
bouteIle stated that it was excead-
! lhSly important that the bill should he
| PASSED as speedily as possible. II was
! me most complete measure fo,.
Oh eng Ihehing the naval establishment
ever reported to the House The
iedsohs We're too obvious to require
mentioning The committee over which
NE presided had been impressed with
ca car nest desire to meet conpletaIz,
'i0 expectations of the House and tba
country IN providing this great arm,
VI the naval defense with all reason
que requirements to meet anv exi-
gency that might arise
bouteIIe took occasion TO raea,,+ co.,.
Vi the criticisms which had been ,,,a,5o
aSaillSl the committee. The cononi++oo
ne salo, periodically and earnos+11,
iapored TO meet all the extraordjno,.Tv
demands, and as result of ipf,7t+o
pains mad reported the bill.
with this preface. BouteIIa antaro.5
upon detailed explanation of 49, t,,,
ana the increase and extraord;, ~.
provisions it carried. In the conr. .,''l ~
MS remarks he replied TO vbo+ =,
termed an "extraordinary
upon himself which appeared n ~
York paper yesterday. cbarairo ~ Nv.
with responsibility for the lack of ~,
glneer officers in the service
AT the conclusion of Routa11o,a
lIarhs he attempted to arrange a time
Tor closing general debate. He sup-
ses'eu . CLOCK tonight, but there
was a chorus of protests, whereupon no
moved that the committee rise for tho
purpose OF liking the time at which
! the debate should close.
Inc motion was hotly contested b,,+
it prevailed by a narrow maroin-o9
to So 90
several Republicans voted with the
( Democrats. Speaker Reed himself
marched through the tellers.
When the committee rose. Route1Ie
moved that general debate be closed ar
, o'clock
Richardson CD of Tennessee moved
to amend the motion by making the
hour o'clock tomorrow. but the
Chair declined to recognize the mo-
ton, accepting the statement of Rom
telle that he intended to move the
previous question on the motion.
The latter motion was put after some
sharp parliamentary wrangling The
motion for the previous question was
defeated-91 to %
Thereupon Boutelle demanded tba
ayes and nays. for the purpose of mt
ting on record the Republicans who
refused to vote to sustain his motion
Before roll-call was concluded a com
promise was reached. by which if was
agreed that the general debate should
close at i o'clock tomorrow. The SEES
sion of the House was then extended
to o'clock tonight This arrange
ment was ratified, and then the debate
proceeded
Myer Cd of Louisiana. one of the
members of the Naval Committee then
took the floor. Myer after referring
to the extraordinary circumstances mn
der which the naval bin came I'm for
consideration at this time. said thai
the theater of war, if such must come
would not be on the land but on the
sea. Our army required no addition
to place us in position of defense IT
is large enough for peace purposes. and
can easily and quickly be EXPANDED in
event of war.
But" said he you cannot imnrovisa
a navy. even with J0,OOG 600 or 500
100000 placed at the discretion of tba
President. You may have an annie
supply of officers. yet even these ra-
quire experience in the handling of
ships and in habits of command Nor
can you make a sailor as ouiclxlv &c
you can soldier. Still less can Won
iT11provise man-of-war's crew with
a thorough knowledge of all discipline
and training to make them effective IN
q sea battle. \ battleship or arnored
cruiser is not built in day. anv more
than Rome was-not even in the old
days of wooden ships could a war fleet
be fmprovised or built expeditiously.
1T is obvious that to wait for war
and to await naval preparations until