The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-02
PRICE OF ARMoR PLATE is CUT


syIvana armor plants had pull, what
ever that means" in the other house of
Congress, and were able to hold up the
price of armor
Mr.. Tti1man became involved in sharp
| colloquy with Mr.. Galinger over the SUBJ
ject of doing government work in private
or in government factories. The latter
maintained the navy department had held
that its work could be done cheaper by
| private concerns than by the government,
and that accounted for the fact that pri-
| yate shipyards were busy and government
/, shipyards idle.
TiIlman Won the Day.
Mr.. Tiilman favored the doing of the
| work by the government, even az an in
creased price, for then labor and not cap
ital would receive the benefits.
why" he demanded, are we to yield
| TO these armor thieves, these robbers? Are
we to permit these people to order us to
STAND and deliver? I have deemed it my
duty 20 protest against these methods,
and therefore, have offered my amend
ment reducing the price to $500 a tom
| Mr.. CHAMBER of New Hampshire sun
ported the amendment.
Mr. Fillman's amendment was adoptea.
"a to 26, as follows:
Yeas: Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, But
| Ter, Caffery, Chandler, Chiffon. CLAY.
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henny,. Kyle, Lindsay, Mallory Martin.
Money Paseo, Pettigrew, Pettus, Raw
inns, Roach, Ross, Stewart, Sullivan.
Ihnrston, Tillman, Turkey Turner. Vest.
Wellington, White-S4.
Nays: Allison, Burrows Carter. Clark.
Deooe, Fairbanks, Faulkner. Foraker,
Gray, Hale Hanna, Hawley, Hoar, Nc
Brlde MeEnery, Mcmillan, Mantle, Pen.
rose, Perkins, Plat of Connecticut. Proc
tor, sewell, shoup, spooner, Teller, War
ren-26. ...,
For Government Plant
Mr.. Butler of North Carolina then offer
ca an amendment providing that If the
companies refused to accept $500 a ton
the Secretary of the Navy should proceed
to erect an armor factory at a cost of 81. :
100000, and appropriating $1,000, 900 for on
| Grating the plant.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was adopted, SO
to 27, as follows:
Yeas; Allen, Bacon, Bate. Berry. But
Ter, Caffery, Chandler, Cockrel. Daniel.
Faulkner, Foraker, Hansbrough. Harris.
Jones OF NEVADA Lindsay, McLaurin, NAL
lory, Mantle, Marlin, Money, Nelson pas
co, Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins.
Roach, Ross, Simon, Stewart, Teller,
Thurston, Tillman Turley, Turner, Vest,
Warren, Wellington Whites
Nays: Allison, Burrows, Carter. Chiffon.
Clark, Clay, Cullom, Deboe, FAIRBANKS
Frye, Gallinger, Gray, Hale, Hanna. Haw-
ley Hoar, Kenuey Kyle, Mcbride. Nc
Emery, Mcmillan Penrose, Platt of Con
necticut, Pritchard, Proctor, Shoup.
| Spooner-27s
GOthmann's Gun Adopted.
After the bill had been reported to the
Senate from the committee of the whole
Mr. Pettigrew objected to the amendment
regarding the authorization for the use
| of the Gothmann gun and proiectiIe.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia also made an ar
| gument against the amendment. quoting
| from report on the subject of tests of
the gun and projectile by Capt O'NeilI,
| chief of the naval bureau of ordnance.
Mr.. Hanna replied TO the argument made
| by Mr.. Bacon, declaring that both gun
| and projectile had passed beyond the
| experimental stage, and was success be-
| yond doubt.
The amendment was agreed to. with
| the amendment that the Secretary of the
| Navy was authorized, lin his discretion. .
| to use the gun. The bill was passed with
| out division.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana then announc-
ed to the Senate the death in this CITY
| to-day of Lord X. Farrer Herschell of the
! joint high commission.
Messrs. Fairbanks. Gray and Hoar de-
| lvered short eUlogies and resolutions di-
| recting the President of the Senate to
| convey to Queen Victoria the sympathy
| of the Senate, were adopted
After agreeing TO meet at 1920 o'clock
| tomorrow morning, the Senate entered
| upon the special order of eulogies. to the
late Representative Dingley. and at 7a5
| o. clock p. m, as further mark of re-
| spect, adjourned.
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