Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-02
tons BIRTHDAY, and the pronouncing Of
eulogies on the late Senator Morrill,.


eulogies on the late Senator Morrill,.
Washington. Feb. 24.-The naval ap-
preparation bill finally passed the
house after four days OF acrimonious
debate, most Of which was spent upon
the question of rehabilitating the
naval academy at Annapolis In ac-
cordance with the scheme inaugurated
by the appropriation Of half n million
dollars in the last naval bill and the
proposition to increase the maximum
price to be paid for armor plate TO
S545 per ton, existing law limiting 1t
to $500. Upon both propositions the
naval committee suffered signal de-
feats. The amendment to build q
great armor plant was ruled out upon
a point of order, but after a rancorous
debate, in which the price to be paid
for armor was cut down from S545,
the price which the committee insisted
was being paid for the new Krupp
armor, to S445, and a proyiso was also
added %precluding the government from
paying more than was paid by any
other foreign government for similar
armor. When the bill was reported to
the house Mr.. Boutelle attempted to
secure a reversal OF the verdicts of the
committee of the whole on the naval
academy and armor plate amend
ments, but in both cases he was de-
feated. a motion to recommit the bill,
made by him, being voted down-1ol
to 20.
Another victory over the committee
was secured by the adoption OF a pro-
vision TO the naval bill creating the
rank of admiral of the navy. This
was accomplished by Mr.. Moody of
Massachusetts. who offered a copy of
the senate bill creating this rank as
an amendment to the naval bill. The
amendment was clearly subject to the
point of order against it raised by Mr..
Boutelle, but the sentiment Of the
house was so apparently unanimous
in favor of the amendment that he
withdre Y the point of order and 1t
was adopted without a dissenting
vote. The naval committee had
amended the senate bill SO as TO also
create the rank of vice admiral, but
Mr.. Moody's amendment was the
original senate bill without the latter
provision.
The senate.
During the entire session yesterday
until 3 o'clock the senate had under
consideration the river and harbor bill.
Good progress was made. eighty-nlne
pages having beer disposed Of, with
the exception of n amendment. The
bill consideration will be resumed to-
day.
Washington, Feb. %. - During the
general debate upon the army appro-
priation bill in the house yesterday
Mr.. Johnson Of Indiana, who made
several notable speeches violently at
lacking the policy of the administra-
ton during the consideration of the
army reorganization bin a fortnight
ago, returned to the assault and de-
livered against the president and
some of Lis advisers tie most scathing
philippe heard in the house for
months. He sneered at the president
and the influences which he said con-
trolled him. impugned his motives,
questioned his sincerity and likened
him to Dickens most contemplate
character; charged his secretary of
war with incompetency and predicted
that the president would in the end
be engulfed by adverse public senti-
ment.
Mr.. Lands, one of his Republican
colleagues from Indiana. briefly stated
to the house that Mr.. Johnson's con-
stituents had repudiated him, and the
two members had a wordy duel. Later
in the day Mr.. March of Illinois re-
piled to some of Mr.. Johnson's stric-
lures, but the Republican leaders had
evidently decided to ignore the attacks
of the Indianan. and no general reply
was made TO his speech. The army
appropriation bill was lost sight Of in
the general discussion of the policy of
the government relative to the Philip
pines, and several notable speeches
We're made, particularly that of Mr..
Settle of Kentucky. The general de-
bate upon the bill closed and to-day
the bill will be taken up for amend
ment under the five-minute rule.
The Senate.
After a session of nearly eight hours
yesterday the senate passed the river
and harbor bin by the decisive vote of
80 to 3. The measure was under con
sideration throughout the day, and on
several of the committee amendments
Il QeIeTInl0eu UguI was Hlue, out III
every instance the opposition availed
nothing. The sharpest contest arose
over the Nj aqua canal bill amend
ment. A point Of order was made
against ii that it was general legisla-
ton, but the senate, TO which the
vice president submitted the point,
overruled It. 1t was then attacked as
not being relevant to n Iiver and
harbor measure, but this, too, was
overruled by the senate. Mr.. Petit
grew of South Dakota, Mr.. Rawlins Of
Utah and Mr.. Teller of Colorado Wig
orously attacked the bin. their oppo.
sition being directed especially against
the canal amendment. The statement
was made that the measure would
never see the light of day In the house
and that the canal would not be built
under the Y. position In srted i'm the
bill. During the afternoon Mr.. Sew
ell of New Jersey delivered a speech
in support of the Hull-Hawley army
reorganization bill, In the course OF
which he declared that the United
States was now as much at war In the
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