The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-23
ARhOR PLATE JOB
COngreSsmen Protest Against Rob-
berry of the Government.
BIG INCREASE In PRICE
MIR. BoUTELLE WAS UNABLE TO
EXPLAIN IT.
Advance From S4oo to S545 Strong
ly Opposed - Krupp Royalty
Amounts to S45 Per Ton-Propo-
sition to Establish a Government
Plant Advanced By Underwood.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The house today
inaugurated the custom which has pre-
vailed for many years in the senate, Of
listening TO the reading of Washington's
farewell address on Washngton's birth
day The address was read at the request
of Mr.. Bailey Of Texas. the Democratic
leader. Two hours were devoted to the
naval appropriation bill but seemingly
only the threshold of the debate upon
the cost of ;;rmor plate has been passed
Mr.. BOuIehc's amendment. nXlnS the
maximum price OF armor plate 1T SJ49
per ton. but restricting the provision 10
the appropriation made in the present Dill,
was ruled to be in order. whereupon an
other proposition was offered by MI IN
derwood of Alabama, for the erection OF
an aTmor plate plant py the government
a point of order against the latter propo-
sition was pending wnen the consideration
of the naval bill was suspended 70 allow
the members of the house TO pay tribute
TO the memory of the late Senator Nor
rill Of Vermont. When the house went
into committee of the whole and resumed
consideration of the naval appropriation
bill. the pending question was on the
point Of order raised by MIR. Hopkins
Rep. Ills.) against an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Bouteile. fixing the maxi
mum cost of armor plate, for which 81
C0O.O00 was appropriated in the pending
bill, at 500 per ton.
Mr. Boutelie declared that the result of
Mr.. Hopkins effort would be to sheath
now building, except the three battieships
building last year. were TO be sheathed
with armor costing 800 ton. This armor
was inferior to tnat which other nations
were using. With biting sarcasm he said
he did not think any one excepting Mr..
Hopkins desired anything but the most
formidable armor 10 60 upon our snlps.
BOUTELLE THE WHOLE THING.
Mr. Hopkins denied that he had raised
technical objections TO the bill. TIE trou-
bic as he saw il. was that Mr.. Boutelle
anything to say about naval appropria-
lions except himself. Mr.. hopkins said
he must insist that the gentleman from
Maine was not the whole thing"
Haughter.) Mr.. Hopkins said he had no
personal or selfish motives in raising the
point of order he had. He then proceeded
TO review the long controversy over the
cost of armor plate. the investigation of
the Fiftythird and Fifty-fourth con-
crosses and the final action of congress.
after full debate. in restricting the cost
of armor plate to 800. Yet now, said he
the gentleman from Maine, in violation
OF the rules of the house, attempted TO
Mr.. Boutelle had not offered the house
sOmo facts which warranted this pro-
posed increase
Mr. BoGtelle interrupted to state en-
phaucally that that was exactly what
he would do if Mr.. Hopkins would give
him a chance.
Mr.. Sherman (Rep-. N W, who was in
the chair. overruled the point of order
Mr.. Isoutelle thereupon took the floor in
support of his amendment, explaining the
which had led the COM
mittee TO recommend an increase In the
price OF armor to s545. He recalled the
fact that Mr.. Hopkins in former con-