New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

| ~ a-r,o- n,o.o Congress and the country had
been warned that in case or war the ''IO
| trust" would exact the utternioSt i"I t".,s
nrohaby find the Government unpT'pareu w" "
| country was I'm the midst Of war. ana inc WV
| ernment was in the unfortunate position "he'e -
w,s Obliged TO pay the price demanded by '"c
r,rus, He argued that 1t had been deinohsua'eu
tina, the armor could be made for 40 w. "'N
EXPRESSED the hope that no opposition "ou'u ~
raised 10 n proper reduction IN the price OF a' "'
in the future Mr.. Butler charged that the S"'i' "a
this country covered with d"i'c'Ve "'"'0'
AMERICAN ARMOR THE BEST
Mr. UAwLEY Fep. Comm challenged tha'
s,n,oror, .r dramatically deny" said he. that
moro IA any such amount OF defective armor OH our
uor.bi,s az the Senator from North Carolina &C.
clorcs there IS And even If the statement were
true. | leave to the country TO judge OF ,"r P''
nrictv OF haunting the defects before spain
while am in entire agreement VITA 'H' o',." ,
,or from Connecticut" in,erjectod MI CHANDir"
| (Rcp. H. HI II am satisfied that the Senator 'M'.
yutlor 4 mistaken. Investigation has SHOWN ''a'
the halllsi, tests Of the armor were sats'ac'o,s
| Mr. Chandler appealed TO Mr.. HALE d'ep' Me)'
| chairman OF the Naval Affairs Committee anu '"7
! latter said: .,,
Tho ,rmor vpon our ships Is the best in the woru.
| 40 European Government has armor q" 10 '''''
good ours. .,-,o,,.
Mr. Rurler was proceeding to read some tes'l'n'"y
taken before committee OF the House Oh H'p'
| ssuf
! United states VA vessels. and to make co''''"'
on IT when Mr. Hlwley said Sharply n.,.
mus. nrotesi against this. believe ne sen No.
from North Carolina Is ont or oil'r ~ hem 10
.bar,cs herc pu5liciy II h. should redl'' t'eI' "
willing and transmit them ptvAt,y - ap"c ,i,y -,
| ont these defective plates. n" W'"'" u" N'''
treason ..,,,to, ~
| NJ Tr11MAN Dem. 8 O. called attention I"
| ,ho Fac, that the statements made by Mt h"''''
had been based on Official AMI Congressman 'epo'
uh,ch were easily accessible 10 spain ana ~ 'U'
| od no, that the Spanish Government "'" "e'
ho could gain access to the document rooms OF the
| Capitol
continuing Mr. Butler advertod n what NJ ~
-. - ,hc excited uttcranccs ~ the Senator
| MI Uawley, who he said had risen ana "'"s a.
h,r, chorycs % treason. IL thought those VINO
we're guilty Of treason were those VINO hin r''"S,U
! to make provision FOR good armcr al 'e'S0'
price. ,. ,oo., NJ
At the conclusion q Mr. Buffers speech ~
srrwApT Gop. NevJ inquired Of Mr. nae
! n,o,t.r rho Naval BIZ In any way commltted inc
Goycrnmcr, 70 pay 500 ton FOR ormor fo' '"' "''
| tlc-shlps authorized D., -,,o-
| NJ Halo replied that every contract ''' " 49,.
was made on its own merits No'hins IN 'ne ".'.
| could be construed as committing inc "oN''""''''
to nav any particular price ;or armor' -,
H. ,enlv 70 a suggestion from Mr.. stewart UT
u.ro s,,I q vas A fact that Il had not been demon
s,r,,i hv actual service In battle what we '1H1y
=, 49,, ,,,,.r, bat.ie-~hlp was All nations had
proceeded in ~" sam" ''.' " r.,.,..
without ac'"'' u''''' -. ,.rt-.d Mr. Allen
..to.,o, vino modern ba,tie-shp "a a hghtns ms
! iirc or u1tr'
! ~. =, rrcat nehinr machine. Of course SAN
| Mr. Hall. put iif power ana nj" - ~.
boon DEMONSTRATED T. has inprcrnanl" AF"o'' NV
! an.f' - kno"o ordnance ana 'N ~ 49, Anal
| but {, g.. fact that II has never s'o'' '"' "''
| cru-t,! .csf of uaya' battle
NJ Alien inquired n II were not tru" mat af'ho'''
vessels q 'hc Tn'n''"F Nv, ,, ,,,,,e true IL
! NJ H. c. oreb, % have good
| thaHgh' me 80 -, - ,ne rnon,tor class
| H''' o' ""' ''
WIN io" "'''"'" $500. D., ,,vo, n,
! Mr ltim'h W"'' '' - ~, ,.h,.,
! the proposed ain'n"h''n' III Wv ~, -,
| b" h'd i"s-'f' '' '."', ~ =. t,,.,,,
on rcport made fy the '''''' i''o''"'
! Of tn rf''" o' "rn"'' ... ,,,,oss,tt
''' ,.-a,,,,r, 81 ,ecnro A better price than
! e., Co., ~ ,rrror unl,es & vluld enter into
| 49,, .,o. con,r,c, whereby certain specified
! . ~, ,,or ,,.,,,il h. ,.ts.n each year.
vr pAroX cper,.. GaD thought the price OF
,r,,o- c,orntart. hI, H. The present emergency h.
,.,,,il moi .tppori the amendment
! NJ Hale declared that both tho Naval Afai:S
,,d tho Anpropriators Committee opposed 20
| no ro,s,r,,r,ion II , Government armor factory.
M ,ho, ,rcro ,horourhi, satisfied Il would save
r,,.hcr time nor money on the contrary. tho cost
| 80 -. Co,.ruu,.n, in both time and money would
| ,o "a, .vccss Of thnt now vall Il the Government
| ,,o,.t ,,..- anon tho manufacture Of armor. Mr..
Hale tho, moved TO leg tho amendment the
,,tle and IL w,e so ordered by vote OF % TO H.
Mr. Hale offered m amendment authorizing the
Secretary Of tho Navy 70 enlist n any time after
the passagc Of tho act as many seamcn. hndsm'n
! and boys as he may deem necessary to man the
ahins u the Nav, or FOR the ~ the Navy ms
,e,ntorory force and approprlatng SS00O for
| tina, uurtose
vr coPMhN Dem Md objected 20 the term
temporary force" as Indefinite. and thought the
| time ought to I've limited.
| Mr. Haze agreed - an amendment offered by Mr..