Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

that the Harvey patent was fraud,
and that it was imposed upon the Pat
ent Office ana upon the government by
subterfuge. il no, by dishonesty. When
the government refused to pay more
than $500 q ton for Harvey armor the
combined arinor manufacturers OF the
world endeaVored to obtain by subter-
iuSe or by injustice another armcr.
do not believe that the Krupp armor.
which they offered us. had any merit
Whatever. eNCect that 1t Is hardened
deeper than the Harveylzed armor by
the we'll known means of hardening
steel by carbonization. There Is no
patent about it aud there Is no secret
about II that is worth q dollar IN any
court
GERMANY AND THE L. s.
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin. ohal-
lenged the statement OF Mr.. Lodge.
made yesterday, that Germany was
threatening the Monroe doctrine He
said he had it on the highest authority
that there was never q time when more
cordial relations existed between the
United STAGES and Germany shan to-
day.
In conclusion. Mr.. Spooner argued
that inasmuch as the Country is de-
fenceless and at the mercy of two ar
NOR companies" the United States
ought to erect its own arnlor plant
without delay. The present situation,
he declared was iItolerablc.
III closing the debate. Mr.. Hale in
charge of the bill. after speaking OF the
governments inability to complete
ships without armor said II don't
believe that a great need or necessity
for an increase of the navy stalks be-
fore us because of any appreh OF
hostilities. either now or in the future.
,
great country Is tied to us by indissol-
uble bonds in the name OF 100000 peo-
rle of German extraction. who to-day
make some OF our best citizens. I have
no fear that any danger awaits us from
German intervention"
VOTING ON AMENDMENTS.
The amendment offered by Mr.. PEN
rose to pay S5i5 for the armor for
the Main. Ohio and Missouri was de-
feated.
Mr. Pettus. of Alabama. offered an
amendment making ii mandatory upon
the Secretary OF the Navy to erect an
armor plate plant ut once AT Il cost not
to exceed $4,000. 600. The amendment
was defeated-22 to 2i-as follows:
Yeas-Bncon. Bate. Berry. Garter
Chandler. Cockrel, Daniel. Davis. Har-
ris. Jones (Arkansas). Jones (Ncvadn),
Mallory, Money. Morgan, Nelson. Pet
tus. Spooncr, Stewart Teller. Thurs
ton Tillman. Vcst-e2.
Nays-Alison. Baker Clark (Wyo-
ming). Depcw. Elkins, Fairbanks. For
aker. Foster. Frye, Hale. Hansbroush.
Hawley Hoar, Lodge. Mcbride, Nc
Comas. McCumbcr. Mcl1nory. Pcnrosc.
Perkins. Proctor. Quarles. Ross. Shoup
"a
Mr.. Tillman's amendment, striking
out the committees proposition to pay
c f., HN-ir p }, v j.
mum price at $500 per ION. except for
armor for the battleships Missouri,
Maine ard Ohio, for which S545 was to
be paid. and making 1t mandatory upon
the Secretary of the Navy to construct
an armor plant, was defeated-22 TO
24-the vote IN 40 respect differing from
the vote on Mr.. pettus amendment,
Mr.. Tllman then offered his amend
inent three times, each time raising
slightly the limit of cost of the armor.
Each time the amendment was de-
feated
NIr. Chandler offered an amendment
precisely similar to those proposed by
MIR. Tllman. The vote on the amend
ment Indicated the abseuce of q
quorum, the vote being II years to %
nays.
4 call OF the Senate was demanded
and n quorum was developed. \ vote
on Mr.. Chambers amendment was
take nagain, eusrVm' ETA0I NNNN
taken again. resulting: Ayes. II; noes,
22-tot Il quorum.
1T IS evidont," said Mr.. Hale, "that
we cannot dispose of this question to-
-tiay-We are at the mercy OF the
minority"
The Senate then. at AIS D. M. adj
journed.