The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-15

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Committee Proposition Adopted
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committee. zzd a. znelse5 the commit
lee pr3pozi-i9a vas s5opis1 = 20 :, as
follows.
Teas-AIissoz. Baker. Carter. CzzFk
fWyo). Davis. Depsw. Ezktns. F,zi-oz-lks,
Foraker, Foster. Frys. Gear. Hale, Han
"a, HansoE9Ug1. Ha=fsy. H0ar. Ksa1
Peu-oss. Perkins. Pls:t ~. y. Proctor;
Rlsz, seEel. Saog2. Suon, Ta-<ston-
Wolcott-z
Nsy-Be-Ty. Butler. casnsle-. CoczrsH
Dzuie-, Harris. Hsttfal1 Jones AK;
Spooas-. Stewart, Sullivan, Te.Is-, TIL
nan. Turner, WellingTou-l2.
Purchase of Holland Boats.
The next proposition q the committee
provided Tor the pur-hzss OF Eve Holland
sU5ruzrins to-Ie1o boats az = price q
sl7aHo earn, and Il was adopted after
soEns 5eaat4 with an amendment making
the purchase mandatory. During TIE de-
bate Teller denounced the arnor ord
nance board AZ incompetent and sad as
would vote for twenty Of the HoLlan1
boats 70 be built to alay the sensitive
ness and apprehension % our sescozst
cities. and he would therefore support
the amendment OF Stewart
TIE committee zrnen3nnent a9pro2-izt-
ing sz599ao for the ps1rc1ase q Gzthnsn
guns and ammunition. was Withdrawn
Removal of Port Royal station.
The Amendment was adopted providing
IN effect for the removal Of the naval
station a. Port ROYAL. South Carolina.
70 Charleston South Carolina
The bll Authorizing the expenditure ot
The 1<l zot1oriZes the expenditure q
this money 20 TIE discretion OF the score
tary OF the navy, who is authorized 20
examine into the e1p@sysncT Of changing
The station 20 Charleston. South Caro-
lima TIE amendment provide. tina. there
must h-s a depfh Of water OF at ear -
feet al the new station
Hale. IN advocating TIE amendment
said the COMMITTEES felt that 10 more
good money ought 10 De sent after bad
at Port Royal
Chandler Wants to Cut on One ship.
Chandler offered an Amendment red1c-
ing the number % arTnored cruisers pro-
vfas1 for IN the hIl from three 20 two
and the number % protected cruisers
from three 70 two. His purpose in o.
fsrinz e. ne said was 20 9ire~ct attention
to the fact that we are expanding TOO
much money for our navy, and too little
for the development Of our merchant
marine.
There is a BIN now hesore the senate"
said ne. providing fo- the development
% our merchant marine whica calls FOR
no larger appropriation than IS necessary
for the construction Of two frSt-clzss
war yessels- hope that congress viii
not adjourn Until IL has brought this
singing bill 70 q vote
Z have not the slightest idea-" said Mr..
Teller. that the shipping bin will be
taken Up until after the campaign. and
neither has the senator (ChaBdleTl.
4 am not a great party leader replied
Chandler sarcsstically, but there Is no
need that We should rush away from here
before we pass this Dbl for the advance
rnent Of our merchant marine"
Hale expressed the belief that he and
the senator from New Hampshire would
be much older men than they were now
before the subsidy bill was disposed Of.
Chandler withdrew the amendment
Teller said Chandler knew that his party
dared not bring the subsidy bin in
1t IS 10 be sh1nted-to go over until the
next session % congress" he said. Then
I suppose We shall have the subsidy hill
the hill 20 increase the army 10 10000
men and such other measures as cannot
be considered now IN view Of the presi-
Dental campaign