The herald., 1898-03-27
CHEERS FROM GALLERY
GREET ORATORS WHO SPEAK
AGAINST SPAIN
cANN0N'S CRY FOR ECONOMY
Fails to Prevent Proposed Appropria-
tions for Dry Docks-The Ship
Section Not Reached o.,
Assooiated Press specla. wire

WASHINGTON. March 26.-During the
debate on the naval appropriation bill to.
day In the house every utterance in favor
of aggressive action against Spain was ap-
plauded to the echo by the crowded gal
leries. A strong effort was made to in
crease the appropriation for the naval re-
serve, but it failed. Another effort to have
the government uniform the naval militia
also failed.
The main contest Of the day was over q
proposition to decrease the number Of tim
Der dry docks provided for by the bill from
four to three. Cannon, chairman Of the
appropriations committee, made the mo-
ton an excuse to discuss the question OF
war preparations and to inveigh against
undue extravaganza. He was voted down
rs to 10S.
No point of order was made against the
proposed lumber docks, but Cannon gave
notice that he would raise point against
the proposed steel dock at Algiers, La, on
the ground that dock necessarily involved
in the future the establishment of navy
yard. There was some further discussion
Of the relative merits Of large battleships
and smaller craft, in which the temper of
the house seemed about equally divided,
but the paragraph relating to the ships had
not been reached when the house ad-
journed.
A special notice was sent to all the Re :
publican members of the house this morn
Ing to be in their seats at noon today. The
leaders had decided to bring in spec!a.
rule to bring the naval appropriation bill.
to a vote II the filibustering Of yesterday
was to be resumed. but as the Democrats
gave assurance that the obstructive tactics
would not be continued the plan Of bring
ing in rule was abandoned. ~
Before the Journal was approved Bailey,
Democrat, Of Texas. called attention to
what he thought was an abuse Of privi-
Legs. 50 print personal explanation given
TO Pearson Of North Carolina. ~-~~-"N
Pearson, Republican. of North Carolina,
had. he said, been accused Of abusing the
franking privilege OF the house, and finder
leave TO print had made the very matter
frankable which he had been ACCUSED of
franking. E1~
Henry. Democrat. of Delaware. de-
nounced Pearson's action as fragrant
violation of the privilege Of the house.
Bailey, said he would not have pressed
this matter except to emphasize ther.gld
manner in which the majority in times past
had held Democrats to words literally
spoken in debate. =
Pearson then took the floor and made his
tions Of propriety and delicacy." In con-
clus.on Pearson said he would rather sit
in the house with Democratic gentleman
than Populist traitor. At his reques t
Bailey then withdrew his motion and by
unanimous consent the article to which
objection was made was stricken from the
record and consideration of the naval bill
was then resumed under the five minute
rule. - d.
Elliott, Democrat, tof South Carolina.
moved an amendment to provide the naval
militia with clothing. He pointed out that
the National Guard were provided with
uniforms. If war came the naval militia
would be called on before the National
Guard. In fact, the naval militia Of three
states had already been called out The
navy department endorsed this PROPOSE
ton.
Boutelle pointed out that the govern
ment had never been called upon to sup
ply clothing to the naval militia, and he
did not believe the scope of the govern
ment appropriations had been broadened.
The amendment was lost.
Another amendment was offered by
Foote of New York, Republican, to increase
the appropriation for arms, accouterments,
ETC., of naval reserves from $50 900 to 500 900.
Boutelle of Illinois, Republican, in sup
porting the amendment, argued that 1t was
the duty of the United States to intervene
in Cuba. His remarks aroused several out
bursts of applause, but he was repeatedly
called to order under the ruling of yester.
day, limiting the debate to the question
under consideration.
Lewis of Washington, Democrat, also ar
gued in favor of intervention. War, he
said, was already upon us. We were fools
to disguise 1t. 1t was not patriotic to de-
lude ourselves further. The Spanish tor
pedo fiotilla was sailing toward our shores.
He asserted that it was the duty of the
government to intercept that fleet and
blow it from the seas. When he quoted
John Randolph's utterances, delivered in
the house in 1922, "As we would not be bull
lied by the British lion, so we refuse to be
frightened by the Spanish jackal," the
house broke into cheers. The amendment
was defeated-46 to 81.
An amendment was adopted to permit the
of Michigan's naval militia fund to repair
the damage to the Yantic. A paragraph to
transfer the photographic bureau from
the bureau Of navigation to the bureau OF
equipment, which had been recommended
by the navy department, went out ON a
point of order.
Elliott of South Carolina, Democratic
made q point oforder against the provision
that none of the money appropriated for
the naval station at Port Royal. s. c..
should be available until the United States
acquired title to the land claimed by Agnes
A. Never, adjacent to the Port Royal dry
dock. The point of order was overruled
Thereupon Elliott moved to strike out the
provision.
Lentx Of Ohio, Democratic, argued that
it was estsAinallto suspend an appropria-