Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-02

nj the death Of Lord Herscheil. and con-
cludcd the days session by pronouncing
eulogies upon the late Representative
Duglcy.
PAYMENT OF SPAIN.
one OF the first acts to-day was the
consideration Of the bill carrying S2O,Oe 30
with which TO pay Spain for relinquish-
ment OF the Philippines. in accordance
with the treaty of Paris.
Mr.. Allison. OF Iowa. reported the mea-
sure from the Committee on Appropria-
tions. and asked FOR It's immediate con-
sideration. The bill Was laid before the
Senate. and IN half a minute was passed.
without a word of debate.
4 bin also passed. granting 20 the Mus
sci Shoals Power Company he right 70
erect and construct canal and power sta
tons al Musse Shoals, Alabama.
ALIENS VALEDICTORY.
Mr.. Allen. OF Nebraska, called up the
motion Of Mr.. Vest in relation TO the
acquisition Of foreign territory by the
.'United States, and delivered upon 1t his
valedictOry. Six years ago, he sd.d, De-
had entered the Senate chamber as the
single member in this body OF a ne"
political parry.
ITO be pioneer OF a new political
party" said he. twas by no means an
easy task. but he would retire from the
Senate with the consciousness OF having
done his duty as best he could, ana VI
not having committed an act or SAID
word that be would not repeat in ike
circumstances" lie ACKNOWLEDGED DEBT
Of gratitude 10 many of his colleagues ana
10 NIce-Pr siurnts stevenson ana HOBART
for their uniform and courteous treatment
and rulings.
COTS FOR CONFEDERATEs.
Mr. Tulman secured the adoption Of
resoluti,n authorizing the Secretary OF
/ War 10 loan to the Executive committee
+ of the United Confederate veterans, TOT
their reunion. 90 be held I'm Charleston, :.
g.. ON May 10. 1893 1900 cots, 1000 mat
tresses. and 1900 tents.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Consideration of the naval-appropsiaton
bill was then begun. the amendments OF
the committee being acted upon as the
measure was read. The bill, as passed by
the House. carried $3oJj.S5S. As report tu
TO the Senate il carried $9,24,9j9' an IN
crease Of S43S.31. After some loiliiii
amendments were offered by the commit
toe and agreed To-. Afr. Cray. of Dela"are,
called attention 10 provision OF the OH
auuroprjafiug IC0e0 for the purchase
ana manufacture of smJkele-s po"d-r'
II. deemed 10 policy of our people ho'
to hiring the government into competition
with private Industry. lie offered. there
fore. am amendment ploNidlns that n'.
more than $4,000 of the sum shoulu p1
J. expended in manufacture OF the artlCie'
Mr.. Hale said tie committee hLH De'N
assured by the department that the gov
eminent had no intention of using the
full apuropriation for the manufacture
of powdcr. and probably not more than
$4,000. However be accepted the aihehu'
ment and it was agreed 90.
Other amendments were agreed TO a.
follows:
Authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy
to contract for two submarine boats OIL
the Holland type. at cost not TO exceed
$4,000 each.
Of additional land for the Port foya
naval station.
HANNA FOR TORPEDO-GtNa.
Mr.. Hanna offered am amendment au
,b~ri7fr, the Secretary of the Navy O.
purchase from the G1thmann Torpedo
Gum Company. of Chicago, the gan equip
mont for one or more of the h-rD'r-d
fence monitors. subject to OH, usual lh
erection Of the Bureau OF Ordnance,
"a cost not exceeding sZ1hV".
l., exclamation of the amendment Mr
Hanna said the invention 10 De uliilZe'
under The amendment was the HISl Una
had ever been conceived Tor the sale -
plosion Of wet gun-cotion. lie s",u 'i
e. fuse had been declared by the Oiuh'",
> Bureau of the navy and army 10 De az
e,lutolv perfoct and safe. He thought vi
invention would reNoluuoIiAe '"0
; now I'm progress between high eNpioslH'
and the best known armament
z amendment was agreed TO- --
The Secretary of the Navy was author
lied to appoint q commission To c'hsiue
tho deslrabillty of constructing n ory-uocl
. ~ Kew West or i'm nearby waters.
ARMOR-PLATE CONTROVERSY
Tho controversy over the price of ar
mor-plate was then precpltaied hy MI
'rulman who offered an ameudment TO
ducioe The price fixed 10y the Bill IRON
$i4j per ton To $iv -, 1-u,
- snc9kiug of his amendment, MI IHl
- man declared that millions OF uolIai
e we're being squauderod by the govern
neut I'm feathering the nests OF the arm"
trust and he felt That the Senate an
country ought 90 know 'what KIND oil
S steal was going ON. ,..
- lie said in the course of his speech 'l4l
g be nroposed am alternative proposition
. establish a government armoI - Z
h maj the United States could say To- III
- armor trust that IL it ala not suppl
To- armor at a proper price the goVernmsI
- ,,o,lJ manufacture IT'S own armor. ii
e said IL was perfectly evident thar The tvs
e PENNSYLVANIA armor plants had pull
b. whatever that might mean I'm the oth,
y house of Congress. and were able to ho-
- up the price OF armor ...l.,.,,
o TTIIMAN VERSUS GALLINGER
% Mr. Tulman became involved In
% sh,rp conoQuy with Mr.. Gallinser oN'
be- the subject OF doing government Woi
DO I'm private or in government Iacloile
The latter maintained that the Navy ~
partmeut had held that its WORK coulu
, dore more cheaply by private conceri
" tban NV the government, and that on
= couut Of this fact the private yards we
busv and the government ship-yards la
+ Mr. Tinman favored the doing OK u
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