The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-24
fEEY WILL Be ADMIRAL.
A. nv Unanimous Vote Amid
rsrearie.. Applause - Maxtmum
pvse~ of armor Plate for Battle
.>s.. In Cot Down 20 eAA5 . Ton.

wAsf{g SCsTCsS, f-e0. z2.--In ire house
z-unge.sf1er. Republican % Indiana. cali
= 80 tie contested election case OF
So w. sssf1san from the Fites Viz
go district. o3se ire house declined 80
snsssssr sse case District 81 Columbia
s1ssasss was taen taken ur-
rs 3 r. the house vent into con-
~sss~s o. tkse whole ard resumed he con-
ssssrstsos 81 tbs naval appropriation Dill
gh@rsnars ~ %ew YORK. ~s4e waA ia the
.as.~ sustained the point % order raised
sx.1sss the amendment offered 8y Under
.sa.s 81 Ag@hAraa. 70 appropriate sA,@sa
- tof tise construction ~ government
xrvsss flasas.
me question then REQUIRED on B9A-
.eJefs amendment gaxing tire price OF ar
uar 81 So per ton
fy~3ng 10 its resisting power RoateIls
ssasvaessi tf.A+ the cost q krgBg 2Trnar
sor Ake protection would Ee slightly less
gaan IIarveylxed arnaos at sss per Ton
aOsklns ~ limos n4oTeg 10 aEnem3 the
gaatsile amendment ~ SIS 10 Tx the price
IL arrneF plate ~ ssN per tor Hopkins
eseaArea taat be 44s.l been informed upon
reputable authority that tas proposition
i sha uisl was an attempt 10 "Duae0f the
svyeraEusHF
Elxey % Georgia a fx1enoer 81 tie ia
ssi COMMITTEES, opposed the committees
grasspxitleH which Fse said. w0aI1 ssscyea 80
sks cost 81 aTfnDT for IA single e:slp S&49-
pc
aglforn Of California explained the dir
fkrense between the krupp and the Ffar~
key pTucsaaes- Samples az the krugp
zfasGT. a. sal3. aad oeen tested at the
In5iau Head proving grounds. and our
ssEcialS reported IL 90 b. fully p per cent.
superior "a IN. Harvey armsor
HspssgTn OF Iopa made a violent ASSAULT
1poE the committee Teeougns nssatsun 10
lneyease the cost ~ arsaoF. III. com
mittee. he said. @psnetintes *acilated as
q.
ias never eaelisatea fri reennms n8inR
thai the government should annually bs
hsld up by the manufacturers az arE90r
plate ana compelled to pay wxtrasazant
sriees tenaagr said ne had 81 d9uat
tAat every ton Of aFfrsor bought frarn :he
two cumpani mich supplied the govern
nsiit had Yielded more than 5unGr@5
dollars nf fllegltlnlate pgofit. He wt4ti}a
BOT make ai4ca a statement. ae said. With
cat warrant, he asserted thai the cosa-
nittse always resisted every EFFORT " the
government 10 3et from undo sne do'ni-
Gafion ~ these com paSs!es. Now that tha
cost ~ Hafv.yizea armor had teeu re-
ancsa ~ sss. the committee appeared
With something Infinitely superior but.
be added sareaatieaiiy. the 90 amitfss
does nnf So ~ 80 know in what the super
isFity consisted
Boufelle and Cummings defenSed the at
ton u the com mitt.@. Tho latter said
tns proposition ~ fhe COMMITTEES simply
directed the secretary 81 the 3.SFy 10 ae-
rgre the hest possible affE4er az the low
est possible, cost and nSed The maximum
eost ~ ksi5. This huii was fixed be-
easas. the Cramps under ~ 8r contract
sffa the Russian government. paid that
price for krupp nrnor
Walker az Massachusetts offered an
sEiesiament providing that the government
shouid not T'ay more for afsnsr plate
fAan any foreign government paid AftsT
f@f'esa debate the amendment carried li2
70 a.
Hopkins, an.ndsrien ~ 10 She Amendment
Vas carried Ie@ to y and. amended. fix
ing the price ~ arfuar at s4&s Ter tnn. The
amendment was adopted without division
MOODY ~ NaG@a~hiisetts then created
sasneihlnE OF . fsgr1Fe nv Offering. a. the
en- 81 the 1s1t. + copy ~ the senate Till
~ create the rank ef admiral y She navy
fpfoariaus spp}Ause Greeted the reading
es tan amendment
Ths naval committee bad amended tbs
bill az to create The rank - Wien ad-
raira1 ~ w.l As admiral tne PURPOSE beng
- allow ne@eg 20 te appointed admiral
Aa3 Sampson vice admiral This move
vuehAred the naval committee.
NoUtelle AT htst raised point af order
against TIE amendment. bilt. turning s8a-
derby upan Moody declared he would win
dran the point "a Difference 20 Whaf ap-
Ysafea 4, be the genera demand ~ the
Aosse II tee amendment couid be voted
upon ~thna. aehHta Wc VIII vote with
euf a eara said Moody.
''T@tw'' vote = went ~ Fri eAsortss from
AZ sSfrs The question ~ admiral Raa
rs anA cAfvied aith = r,llssaA vneef
WAsn the nays Waz called far there Naa
she silence % the sFav~
The hl waS tAvu reported 20 ihr house
seeaFsfe ynses acre DEMANDED hy E0g3telie
yEan thr naval academy ava aTnor plate
tHsnsiu@nts ho.a ~ whieh were carried
fNe former ~ 10 - tne latter 1sa - 50
BeNsstis then moved 80 reedrnssYlt tbs fYgll
vith Instructions IS restore the price ~
srpnf plate - So per t0n az originally
Recommended hv sAa committee. The ma
f'on ess vetoed aewn. - - TIA. The h'a
$50 tfen passed
Hs0 chairman ~ tie military commit
Ire fha~ save n0t8s'e ttat hs would ca.
~ the army appropriation t5M tan1orrnvs
TIE senate ussnfsnsrts u the military
sesaeugv bfll were adopted Thfs hsu naw
sesa - the urne dsat
The esns NtN a. permit Volunteer reg
safhts IA ih~ Spanish army - retain their
galore ~zz rassst
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