The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13
SENATE REJECTS
THE PROJECTFoR
ARMOR FACTORY
Without Reference to the Price
to Be Paid for
ATTlOr.
CODMITTEE'S PROPOSITION
FiIibuster Organized and the Quorum
Broken Before Vote Could
Be Reached.
A SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
| DELIVERED BY Mr.. CHANDLER
liz Which He Charged the Govern
mcnr Had Been Defrauded i'll
the Adoption of Harveyizcd
armor and That a Simi
lar Fraud Was Now
Being Attempt
ed On 1t.
A SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
DELIVERED BY Mr.. CHANDLER

WASHINGTON. May G.-By close
vote the Senate rejected the proposition TO
erect, without reference TO the price at
which the government could secure arnor
plate for it's warships. an armor plate fac
tory The vote upon the direct propose
ton was - to 2l, and subsidiary amend
ments were rejected by about the same
vote.
When the committees proposition was
about TO be voted upon. hlibuster was
organized the quorum OF the Senate was
broken, and the question is stili in the air,
During the debate to-day Mr.. Chandler, OF
New Hampshire, delivered sensational
speech. IN which he charged that the gov
ernInent had been detrauded In the .adop-
ton OF the Harveyize6t armor. He de-
clared q similar fraud was proposed in tina
attempt to force the government 10 adopt.
the krupp arrlor-
Mr.. Spooner, of Wisconsin. and Mr. Hale,
of Maine, made notable speeches, depre-
eating the war talk yesterday by Mr..
Lodge. of Massachusetts. the latter declar-
ing that the United States and Germany
were bound together by indissoubIe ties.
PATENT 4 FRAUD
The naval appropriation bill being under
consideration, Mr.. Chandler dGcia-ed that
NOR by this government, Commander Fol-
ger resigned and Joined the Harvey Conf
rany az a salary OF $500. with addi-
ton of $4,000 OF stock in the company. Fie
then went 10 Europe il the interests OF the
company.
Mr Chandler said that at the conclusion
OF Secretary of the Navy Fracey's term he
became counsel for the Harvey Company
in defence OF the HARVEY patents
Continuing MIR Chandler declared. ~
believe and I am prepared to show that
the Harvey patent was a fraud, and that
It was imposed upon the Patent Office and
upon the government by subtsrfuge. IL
not by dishonesty 1 do not believe that
the KFupp armor, which they offered us.
has any merit whatever, except that it
is hardened deeper than the Harveyized
! armor by the weu-known means of harden
ing steel by means OF carboniZation. There
is no patent about 1t, and there is no
secret about 1t that IS worth q dollar in
| any court.
Mr.. spooner. of Wisconsin. challenged
the statement Of Mr. Lodge. made yes
terday. that Germany was threatening the
| Monroe doctrine.
RELATIONS CORDIAL.
He said he had it on the highest author
fty that there was never time when
| more cordial relations existed between the
United States and Germany than to-day.
The naval bill debate ceased, and voting;
began on the armor question. The amend-
| ment offered by Mr.. Penrose. to pay s5id
for the armor for the Ohio and Missis-
slppi. was defeated.
Mr.. Pettus Offered an amendment max
| Ing 1t mandatory upon the Secretary of
| the Navy to erect an armes-piate at oncs
| at 4 cost not TO exceed S4,e0.fGo
The amendment was defeated e2iito y
! Mr. TfIlulan's amendment, fixing. tht
| maximum pEice at s200 per ton. except
| for tine battleshhps Missouri. Maine and
| ohio for which S5i5 was to be paid, and
| making it mandatory upon the Secretary
| OF the Navy to construct $Gu armor plata
| plant. was tiefea.te % to q
! The Senate adjourned ut Els p. or.