Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-22
Congress Reaches the Last Page
in the Naval Bill.
INCREASE FOR THE NAVY.
CunniDgiy Drawn Provision that May
he Construed To Mean Inferior
Plate at s5i5.

Washington. Fob. ?i.--Thc House
reached the last page ~ the naval bll
today and adjourned with point OF
order pending against provision fix.
Ing ihc Irlcc ~ nrmor plate at {ji5 per
ton. The provision Ia the bill went out
on point Of order on the ground that
II Nas not limited tu the nrmor to be-
purchased with the appropriation Ia tho
bin. whcrcupon II was modified to meet
this objection against II and the point
OF order pending at adjournment was
raised. Two important provisions In
the paragraph providing for the con-
tituttlon OF now ships went out on
points of order. one provided that no
more than two bnttlcshlpa. two ar
notcd and two protected cruiHcrn
should be built NJ any one yard ana the
other provided that no bid for the COM
struction OF ships should BE- entertained
from any firm or company which had
not at the time Of bidding an adequate
plant.
Air Henderson uRep. la. chairman
" the committee on judiciary. which
Investigated the right OF General
Wheeler OF Alabama, SIR. Robbins Of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. ColHon OF Kentucky
and Mr. Campbell OF Illinois who held
commissions In the army. and mcm-
bars Who served on several commits.
sicnH To- continue TO hold their seats In
tho House formally presented the re-
port uf the committee. which was In
favor VI the view that the -four mom-
borH who accented military commits
fipna thereby vacated their seats In the
House. The report went upon the cal.
cndnr. ana McHHrH. De Almond Dem.
MOI. and Parker Utcp.. y. -. were
oil tn La "a mi la
which they viii contend that the same
RUE should govern members who aC.
ccptr'l civil commissions.
Mr Henderson did not give notice OF
tho time when he would call up the re-
port. but ~ Il IL n question Of privilege
Il can be called up at any time.
4 biz was passed Co grant the Gulf
n Northern Railroad company right
OF way through oklahoma territory
and the House then resumed couHld-
GRAFTON nf the naval appropriation bin.
The pending question was ON the
am, ndment ~ Sir. Mudd 10 appropriate
Ss11.O0O FOR the completion m the build
Ink authorized to be constructed Mt the
unNui academy by the last naval APP
preparation bill and after y short de-
bnto the amendment adopted. 70 to o.
Wher the paragraph for the Increase
OF the navy was reached. Mr. Dockcry
Dem. MOI made "A point OF order
htulnhl ihN lhnhuhkN li'NiHlnA tHht no
proposals for any of the vessels author
lied In the bill should BE- considered
unless the bidder was already In posHes-
sion OF an adequate plant.
Mr.. Hopkins u,cp.. MI raised n
point OF order against the language
providing that not more than two 81
the bnttlenhlpa. two nrmorcd cruiscrs
nhd two protected cruisers should be
built In one yard or by one contracting
power
Mr. Dockcry maintained that the LAM
gungc which he took exception to was
designed Ia limit competition. create
monopollca and was sinister legislation.
Mr.. nout"llc argued that the language
tid not change existing law. HcsidrH.
h. insisted that no concern should be-
allowed To bid for great battlcFhip
unless IL had ample facilities Tor doing
the work. The object wgs to secure tho
prompt construction Of The ahipF.
Sir. sherman dlop., y. ". who was
In the chair, sustained Mr. Dockcry's
point OF order The char also RuH.
tanned Mr.. Hopkins point uf order.
Mt uruHvcuor uicp.. %, upon hehalf
Of hiN colleague. Mr, iirumwril. offered
an amendment TO name one Of the ships
authorized In the bill. the American
Boy" ana 10 apply upon itH cost Hll
contributions which might be- received.
The amendment went out on n point or
order.
Mr. Hopkins reserved point ~ order
against the following provision at
tachod to the appropriation of 5000, 600
FOR nrmor plate. In all future cone
tracts for nrmor tho secretary OF the
navy n hereby authorized To procure
nrinor Of the best obtninnblc quality 1t
nm average cost not exceeding ssls a
ton. including royalties
Mr. LOWS ODem., Warh) declared
That the provision was ounningly
drawn, that II would be construed 10
alone, and not the best armor obtain
able"
The chair held that the provision was