The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27

fools to disguise IL. 1t was not patri-
otto TO delude ourselves further. The
spanish torpedo lotilla was sailing to-
ward our shores. He asserted that IL
was the duty of the government to In
tercept that fleet and blow her from
the seas. When he quoted from John
Randolph's speech. delivered in the
house i'm 1922. las 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 de~feated-46 10 81.
An amendment was presented To per-
init the secretary OF the navy to use
any portion OF M~ichigan's naval militia
fund to repair the damage TO the Yam
tic. A paragraph to transfer the
photographic office 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.
of order against the provision that
mons of the money appropriated for the
naval station at Port Royal, >. C.,
should be available until the United
States acquired title to the land
claimed by Agnes A. Niver. adjacent
to the Port Royal dry dock. The point
of order was overruled. thereupon Mr..
Elliott moved to strike out the provis-
ion.
Mr.. Lentz, dem. Ohio. argued that 1t
was criminal to suspend an appropria-
ton for a naval station for a proviso
at such a time as this. War was at our
doors. We had appropriated $50, 900, 900
to prepare to meet IL. The Spanish
fotilla was approaching the country.
1T Is boys play" said he. 1T is
cowardice to talk about acquiring title
to and at a great naval station now.
The naval station should be prepared
for action" tApplause.)
Mr.. Dayton. dem, w Va. said: I'VE
could lick six countries like Spain in
the time necessary to build the proposed
key wall at Port Royal"
The amendment was lost, Is to So.
When the paragraph providing for
the construction OF four timber dry
docks AT Portsmouth, n. H.; Boston.
Mare Island and League Island, Pa.
was reached, no point OF order was
made against II, but Mr.. Cannon. chair
man Of the Appropriation committee,
moved to reduc the number or timber
dry docks to be authorized to three.
and to be located at such navy yards as
the secretary Of the navy might direct.
The finding OF the Bunce board and rec
concentrations of the secretary OF the
navy with regard to dry docks were
discussed at great length.
Mr.. Dockery DEM, Mo, said he was
willing to vote for all docks deemed
urgently necessary" but Portsmouth
was not one of them.
Mr.. Cannon discussed in a genera
way the proposed Increases In the
navy, dry docks and battleships. He
said he was willing. as he thought ev'
cry other gentleman of the house was
to be liberal In voting all the money
necessary for the naval establishment
With reference to dry docks. there
were. he said, four docks In the United
States which would accommodate bat
tleships now, at New York, Port Roy
al, Hudder's Point. Cal, and Puge'
sound. For three years 10 come, II q
battleship was locked at San Francis
co bay IL would have to he at Hudde
Point. He read from the report OF th'
chief of engineers 10 show that IL would
cost 1910. 900 to deepen the channel from
San Francisco to Mare Island so tina
a battleship could get to the yard
Three docks were enough. Let the sec
rotary locate them. This was no tim'
for locality, IL was the time for eff
cheney. Personally. he disclaimed an,
interest in any locality. But he begged
the gentlemen to remember that n or;
dock necessarily meant a naval yard
and because he believed this was m
time to establish new naval stations
he gave notice that he would make
point of order against the proposed
steel dry dock at Algiers, La, and ais
the investigation of d~esirability OF 10
eating a dry dock at Galveston. III
was opposed. he declared. to any at
tempt TO foist upon the house. unde
the cry of new work whlcl
could not stand on its merits.
When he touched the Increase of tn
navy he suggested that the battleship
could not be placed i'm commission II
&c month The small torpedo boat
might, on the other hand. be complete'
before the war, II war IL was to be, wa
over.
MIR. Boutelle said he would vote 10
any increase i'm the number of torped
boats that Mr.. Cannon might suggest
II suggest then. that you strike GU
two OF the battleships and insert IN
equivalent in small boats tApplause'
strike down the fighting line an
increase the mosquito feet" observe
MIR. Boutelle amid laughter.
/, Mr.. Cannon said he realized that
|, was a thankless job. while the patrioti
heart of the country was stirred. I
/, criticise anything labeled national dc
Tense" But he had a duty TO perforr
and he would discharge IL. The utilit
, of the modern battleship had bee
, demonstrated He had been greatly In
terested i'm discussion of the respectiv
, merits OF the expensive battleship an
|, the relatively inexpensive monitor. II
! would like to see these great engine
, of war tested before he voted to expen
: 49, 900. 900 more. (Applause) Muc
better at this time to build or blu
? small torpedo boats which would be !
? service I'm three or six months.
. MI. Boutelle interrupted to declas
IL was our niggardly policy with regar
to the navy which today made II nece'
q sary for us to ransack Europe to nm
a vessels with which to meet the aggre:
: sor. IF we are going to hight u
: world we must meet the equipment
the world. Ferry boats and the tu
boats will not perform the service the
Ala IN 1Set-e5"