The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-02
THE NAVY BILL PASSED
CARRYING MORE MONEY THAN
+! sea ASKED FOB
WAR LIKELY WITHIN A WEEK
Proposed Number Of New Torpedo
Boats Is, Doubled-Senate Con-
siders Defense Measures
oc,ated Press Special Wire


AAsoo'ateu Tr0ss ope''o'
ceedingly turbulent session OF siA nours
the mouse today passed the havai appt
alton bill and then adjourned until MOI
Gay. war spirit was mah'lesteu ~ a.. ~
spesches and overrode the navai commit.
tee itself by increasing the numpe. Va
torpedo boat oestroyers 20 twen.sivul.
tne Dill as reported pTov'oins toi pu'
Twelve. Inc amendment OF Mr. Cannoi''
chairman OF the appropriations com"i'-
fee' 10 reduce the NUMBER Oh Da''iesn.ps "
one was buried unaer al oserwneinins
majority. me provision lela'ns " asmol
v'sse' when III oroina'y t'mss woulo law
prec'pitated oeDate OF ssverAl Gays was
supposed OF IN ten minutes; apropos"ioa ~
oecrease the price agreed 70 IN 'ns piil'
from WV 10 $Soo per ton' oeine oro"neo IN
perfect cnorus OF nays
Mr. cannon during the course Oh the
oay announced the oener OF majority OF
tne members tnat war wouio De upon US
WITHIN week. ana Mr. 10 Armond OF mis-
souri, MADE notable Speech declaring tnat
nostilities were near II was our duty
to strike the first blow.
House members were IN q state OF sup
pressed excitement THIS morning. Every
oody was eagerly awaiung news from MA
Grid. Peace, members say depends upon
slender thread prominent HepuDli-
con or the House expressed the opinion
that the situation was more critical TO-DAY
chan It ever mad been.
the reply OF the spanish mnistry re-
ceived by the President last night said
me- rs unsatisfactory but diplomacy Is
SLOW and great nation cannot De FORCED
10 back down In day.
A Republican member OF the House
Foreign Affairs Committee said the order
for the release OF the rsconcentradbs would
not be satisfactory and added: There is
no doubt that the ultimate result must
and VIII be free and independent Cuba. I
think It will require war. do not see how
Spain can surrender without resort to
hostilittes. But there Is much better
AnderstandinS today between the Presi-
dent ana Republican leaders than there
has been. MOST OF the most radical who
have talked with nim are satisfied that the
President VIII insist upon what they are
demanding-the absolute Independence OF
Cuba" +, az
Long Deroret the mouse convened every
inch or available space In the galleries was
taken and nuncreds Desieged the doors.
unable 10 gain admission.
Mr.. Boutells. CHAIRMAN OF the Naval
Committee desired to 90 ahead with the
Naval DIN despite tneIact tnat under the
rules rms was private Dill day. He ex-
planned orieny the necessity OF ges-
iing the Dill through at once.
very sgnincant incident occurred while
an attempt was being made to effect an
Arrangement to postpone private bill day
until tuesday
Tne speaker himself seemed to hesitate
ABOUT asking the consent OF the House,
wnereupon' Mr. Cromwell (Rep) OF Ohio
asked II Tuesday was set apart for private
DIS whether 1t would interfere with q
report from the Foreign Affairs Commit
Tee. So
1t certainly would" replied the Speaker
promptly ~.
Then I object" shouted Mr.. Bromwell.
subsequently he withdrew his objection
with the understanding that Tuesday
should be private bill day provided the
Foreign Affairs Committee had no report
70 make to the House. The Naval Bill
was then taken up.
MI. King (Dem.) of Utah made a point
OF order against the provision for new
battleships and torpedo boats. 1t was
overruled by the chair.
Mr.. Cannon. Chairman Of the Appropria-
tion Committee. offered a substitute for
the paragraph in the bull providing for
three battleshrps. six torpedo boats and
elk torpedo destroyers. The substitute
provided for one battleship to cost 5000,
900. exclusive Of armament. IL torpedo boat
destroyers and II torpedo boats. to cost