Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22

paragraph providing for the construc-
ton for new ships went out on points
of order. one provided that no more
than two battleships. two armored and
two protected cruisers should be built
at any one yard and the other provided
that no bid for the construction of
ships should be entered from any firm
or company which had not at the time
of bidding an adequate plant.
At the openingof the session Brucker,
Dem, Mich, denied that he had voted
in the negative, yesterday. on the bill
appropriating $40, 900, 900 for payment to
Spain. He had voted in the affirmative
and the journal was corrected.
The House further insisted upon its
disagreement to the Senate amend
ments to the bill for the allowance of
certain claims under the Bowman act,
and agreed to another conference.
Henderson, Rep. Ohio, chairman of
the committee on judiciary. which in
vestigated the right o. Gen. Wheeler
of Alabama. Robbins of Pennsyl-
vania Colson of Kentucky. Camp
bell of Illinois, who held commits
sions in the army. and members who
served on various civil commissions, to
continue to hold their seats in the
House. formally presented the report of
the committee which was in favor of
the view that the four members who
accepted military commissions thereby
vacated their seats in the House. The
report vent upon the calendar and
De Almond, DEM, Mo-, and Par
ker, Rep. KY, were given leave
to file minority report in which they
will contend that the same rule should
govern members who accepted civil
commissions.
The regular order was then demand
ed and the House went into committee
of the whole and resumed considera-
ton of the naval appropriation Dill.
The pending question was on the
amendment of Nudd. to appropri-
ate 500, 10000 for the completion of the
buildings authorized to be constructed
at the naval academy by the last naval
appropriation bill.
The most of the naval committee OPP
posed the amendment, contending That "A
Comprehensive scheme for the .construc,,
ton OF the buildings at Annapolis should
be adopted before Congress went ahead
The adoption of the Mudd amendment;
Dayton, Rep, w. Va, argued. would
of S6,OOO,009. He denied that the purpose
of the naval committee in opposing the
amendment was that 1t desired the re-
moval Of, the naval academy -d Iron n A. a D.
wear. he said. was made against the earn
est protest. of the naval committee.
VIM: Alden Smith Rep J., Men n. n ana
departinent should be allowed to proceed
under the existing authorizations. 4.
Cummings, Dem. N. y, II member OF
the naval committee, declared ina. I IL uas.
cd the work of rehabilitating the navai
academy would be postponed several
years He argued that the work author
lied should be prosecuted and preulri;r,,sl'
iha; under Secretary Long the rehablli
lated naval academy would be credit l"
the country. >,
Ferry, DEM KY. supp n1n ,ns as.e'; nm
n,nau,meut to provide that the connec-
tion OF Architect F'lagg with the work
should cease after the three bnllainss ;n.
onnosed to paying a New York architect
!, gigantic sum for superintendinS me
work of construction which could be sai"-
ly left to some naval ot'c ,..r. ,ao,.ad =,
The Mudd amendment was auoi"e"' -
Todd. Dem. Mich, offered an ameild,
ment to appropriate $aw ior me efec. I,.,,
If a granite monument to the memory
~ ,he late Cant. Chas. Vernon Gridlev.
Oh ,, tnE Of Dewey's flagship Olympia. II
vas ruled out upon point OF order raised
by Boutelle. Goo tho ;ncraase of
nS 49, was reached. Dockery, Dem .
Mo made a point OF ofuer against ~ III
IN npnage providing thai no proposals Iii LII
anW of the vessels authorized ~ 'ne e.S ar.
any Lh:y.,,,d ts. considered unless the bidder
vas already in possession OF an adeaua'e
pan anr,ns Rep, ILL.,. raised point OF Or
der against the language prEv'ui NO ar. ar.
nov a., nrusers and two protected cruisers
n nnn,.,d he built in one year or by con-
ssnnn,fne Darties DOckery maintained Una I
he language was designed ~ ~, 'rn, ,s ~ n;s
ter l es argued that the language di
bohonge me existing law; Besides ne
insisted that 's ,d no sreat bafteshp Unless
lowed 10 D facilities for doing the work.
II had a was to secure the prompt coa-
sItnruction of the ships. ,,o u,.s IN Tho
Shermant., inef Dockery's point of order.
chair, su gus, aIso sustained Hopkins point
of order. Rep, Ohio upon behalf of
his Colleague naBe nme Of the shIps an,
amendment n the 70 bill siii the American Boy
thOrixeu III ,,,Iv upon it's cost all contribu-
ana u ,h;rh might be received; Ine
sonendment wen. oSt on pd 9nn' Of q o or
Hopkins allowing provision attached
against tnanriation Of $4.Uo,WW for armof
to the app e.Pp ali future contracts FOR armor
pla'e s.acretary of the navy = ne her ,s an-
| thOriZed topi;tv at an average cost nat
| tainable qsEaMs ton, including royalties =
| exceeding Wash. declared that the
Lewis. vas cunningly drawn and THAI