The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1899-02-28

"oou VI Alabama for the erection ~
an armor plate plant by the s ooTor1, -
ment point of order apait7s+ +l,a
latter proposition was pending when
the consideration Of the naval hin wo.
suspended to allow the memhars 30
Tue mouse to pay tribute to the memorv
OF the late Senator Morrill, of Vernonf
The Senate.
me session OF the senate was do.
Voted TO two special orderss raodino
Wasnlngton's farewell address ~ ors
nual custom of the senate on NA,sb;,,a.
Ton birthday and the pronouncino Of
eulogles on the late Senator Morrill,
washington, Feb. 24.-The naval an
preparation bill finally passed Tho
house after four days of acrimonious
debate, most of which was spent mon
the question Of rehabilitatino The
naVal academy at ANNAPOLIS in az.
cordance with the scheme inaugurated
py the appropriation of half q million
dollars in the last naval bill and tba
proposition to increase the maximum
price to be paid for armor nlato tn
$545 per ton, existing law limiting II
10 S40O. Upon both propositions the
naval committee suffered signal do
IeatS. The amendment to bui1d q
great armor plant was ruled out upon
point OF order, but after rancorOus
debate, in which the priee-to be paid
Tor armor was cut down from S545.
the price which the committee insisted
was being paid for the new Krupp
armor, to $445, and a proviso 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 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-151
to 70.
Another victory over the committee
was secured by the adoption of 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
withdrew the point of order and it
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 o'clock the senate had under
consideration the river and harbor bill.
Good progress was made, eighty-nine
pages having been disposed of, with
the exception of one 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 bill fortnight
ago. returned to the assault and de-
livered against the president and
some of lis advisers tie most scathlng
nhilippic 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 pubic senti-
ment.
Mr.. Lands, one of his republican
colleagues from Indiana, briefly stated
TO the house that Mr.. Johnsons con
stituents had repudiated him, ana the
two members had Wordy duel. Later
in the day Mr.. March OF limos r.
nlied TO some of Mr.. Johnsons stflc-
t,1res. but the Republican leaders hau
evidently decided to ignore the atldcno
of the Indianan, and no general reply
was made to his speech. Inc army
annropriation bill was lost sight VI III
the general discussion OF the pollcy VI
tho government relative to the Phlllp-
vines and several notable speeches.
paro made. particularly that OF MI
settle of Kentucky. The general ue-
hate upon the bill closed ana to-uay
the bill will be taken up for allenu-
ment under the five-minute RUE.
The Senate.
After a session of nearly eight hours
Yesterday the senate passed the TIVE ef
and harbor bill by the decisive yo'e -
70 TO 3. The measure was unueL con,
sideration throughout the day. aru ~