The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-23
OLD hRMOR-PLATE DEBATE.
The Proposition go Fay s@ss . Ton
for Armar for the s$s hattie
shfps Enesaaf~ss the Isasi op-
,...st.o. and Matter Gees Over.

wAgfgIN1sT6S. Eea z2.--Afser tee ap-
lTvval IF sase ioETnai Il the nffTss ~ ass
sagtonss fare. sll zGstsx@s. Sgots nsDfsosl q
Bailey of Texas. Vas read II tbs Es~FS
OF iise house.
TIE conference agreement uisoa tfss
Legislative appropriation Dlil w@s adopted
without sl@tsae8
Tna heuse tnAn weuf into committee ~
the wfasa and resumed e3sss5eg 4tss8n ~
the nassg 81 appropriation a3il. fs1e sasnfigfg
question ssesHg oA 4Ese ga3nt % order Fssssssi
u Hopkins. Eep. u Ilisnesss against ne
sTs4faeifFasa t offered ~ I.ogtel}s fixing tfsN
maximum e9as % arusoE plate fer Shse4s
81 s4gao 81 ags8ops asiou - rs tne ps7ssisF'z
bill. a. az peF toa.
Sherman ssseTga1s8 Size ke8tns % oEa5sg
azasr@ss the aTthaf plate pros .sIoFs. ard
then the fight wss fsase directly against
tts.s Increased prizes.
4 x.s@r sEsss. IL Ala 1s8T3a proposed 90 ass~
preparation ~ s. gs.sA fsE "a sos 81 ssfssssfsk
.sETs1eF plate plant
EssNtalie aezlsrea thai the result ~ Hep
kfgas' sfyssrf wUtsld ha 10 aflsasn oIT z5fps
vftf inferior acTH0f. The xklgEs naH ba4sa~
ing. except sIss ffgre. bafts1shlpA building
last year, weFs ~ he slieashea with axffsor
costing Ssss = tan This arnaer waa Ia
ferlgr e. that w.s!ch ether nations ~are
Using vita bitter EaFc&agn b. Bsl1 he ds4
not taisk any ofse except -As HOPKINS de-
sired anything bat the most formidable
aItner 10 - asfron vsaT ssils.
Hopkins dstEed tAa be had Fslss6 tech
nicai objections go enc BIT The fFa0Eslg,
as he saw It. VAS thai Beateiis s~@sfT@ssi -
think taaf IT. c.fe shsuid hsys anything
10 Aay "a 8Yf.t naval appropriations Isai
himself FIagk.ss azsd fle a. asst iasiAt thar
the gentlemen from Maiue WAS rot tins
''si4oie tnlEa." sIssggaseg.t hSuk4Es said
he had ov neHsofsst or selfish E19tiFtzs -
raising he point 81 order ne had. fts
thap proeesefssi to review the bong confro~
sefSy over tl3e essg, Qf aFsanf plate. tie in
xessigall8n 81 tie fifty third asHd Fifty
fourth congresses and the naai aetssfH of
tDnkffss after taii debate ~ FssiTieE1hE
the eos; ~ afaa5T plate Ia *+l9- Yet nov,
said tss. the gentleman from Maine, "a
sIsfgtlas 81 tbs TaAns 81 the h29sss at
asked wAy fsaafeIte .haJ n0t oTssea tns
house Hpf1a facts Which Warranted 'hls
proposed Increase.
Beutolle interrupted 20 state emphatic
aitB fist hat aaa exactly what he would
do II Hopkins would give b ia n ch4uce.
sherman ri New York VITO was In tha
chair, oserTui8G the point Of order
Hotsfsilb tt4uFe upon took the floor In sgfn
port ~ his aine lslaqnts explaining tse SIr
rlfs4sta6fss Rnieft .ed She COMMITTEES fss
recommend an increase In the price az
arnspr - 49,. Re recalled tAs fact that
Hopkins n a former cnrgrnas Fad gpeef~
Really stated that the Illinois Steel CQm-
paty was prepared 10 furnish armor at
$3.50 per t0n. EauteiIe said he felt GER
tain g lie tine that shla VAS . bogus
proposition Congress fhcu limited thss
Cost 10 $50. hut fo proposals Nsre Re
esss~d The price Was Increased ia SHss.
Before ne eessIe conclude ITS k.stements
Uosteils : time expired. ard Handy Of
Isita SaFe objected "a a.. extension.
Underwood 81 Alabama then offered rs
q s4lSFftute far ths whole pafsHrs pa 4
proposition ia appropriate sAtssss.asi for she
etsetion at lata ariuor plate plant az sfcn
place as 8 commissions composed of shyas
Officers ct the navy may select
bea:elle raised q paint az order against
IL.
Underwood maintained that the amend
nient was In order H@ attacked TIE po-
Hsitun Of tne committee. which he said
ssaksd for 1lsss enefmfia Increase ~ taa
cost nf aKfF9af plate Without showing taa
rrasUns therefor
Reutsgir- agter being hard pressed gar
the aFnagne - ha paid for the Erupp
royalties said shaI tWu reputable fsrrfis
had said that hrupr arFfar could be OBJ
talned far $50
Hut wgss: IL ta t~. paid fer soyaity 90
persisted Underwood
From SIS - 81 per ton.~ hnaily replied
Bea,egle
i'tsfervot,d criticised fSoufeus fer sos
giving ti.a house thA Information ha
possessed wfsan ~ reported ihs' h3H tTr-
derwtsat eanfef.fst that The krapp pro-
cess Was rse uaoFc expensive then the
H@rye% etnes&a art ws4 supported lsv
Todd OF A9eastsaa. wff9 Claimed tu have
sap..ss s the kFsapQ Ess;ea.ts. An arner
plate ptanf. ~ ssfd ~ catfclusfeg caeId
Re hEsilt fff ssaA3fse. and fhe government
le saved The gigantic profits sTaxgasl cut
81 Il ~ ss11ssr ptafs concerns
ri t5ss nEESsta afG9UT plate sancarns
osa tie Krapp paieatA are refuse e. san
fisssia - IRE sF#srf ffssFff. sshHt can 10
about e saEed ft!feaTB eF California
Blow ihsfsa 81 pieces ~itgi osss esa0aa.
Underwood said ths tinse ysas erperiuno
fer hznhflffr "A government ptaut
without esetsiiAs tie point * order the