The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-15
Plant to be Built Under
Certain Conditions.
Secretary Directed to Buy Four
Holland Boats.

sion lasting five full days, the Senate to
day passed the naval appropriatien bill.
Practically four days were devoted to the
consideration Of the armor plate prorosi-
tion which was agreed 10 finally as re.
ported BY the committse, with tbs ex-
csption that the Secretary Of the Navy 10
such armor AZ may be needed from
time to time. The Secretary Of the Navy
Is authorized to procure armor Of the
hest qualify at S4ib Per ton but II he be
unable to obtain 1t at that price, he 10
tLen authorized to pay s54b per ton fer
the armor Tor the batslsship Maine, Ohio
aud Missouri. and proceed to erect an
armor factory to cost not TO exceed 81
COZ, coo, ons-helt of which amount is
made immediately available. The oom-
mittee's proposition carried BY a vote
of SO to 10.
| The Secretary of the navy IL directed
to purchsse i've Holland torpedo boats
at price not exceeding $4,000 each.
The Gathmann qua amendment TO the
House bill, was Withdrawn py the conn
mittse. the navy department having
declared against It,
just before adjournment Mr.. Nelson
Of Minnesota called mp the "Free homes
bill and 1t was passsd without word
of debate.
A bill was reported from the commerce
COMMITTEES and passed. relating to the
anchorage Of vessels In the Kennsbeo
river ut or near Bath, Me. A resolution
was adopted directing the secretary of
war to make surveys OF Boston hArbor.
with view to establishing channels two
thousand feet wide and thirty 1--we feet
deep. A bill providing fa- the appoint
ment OF . collector of customs for the
customs district Of Hawaii at Q salary OF
four thousand dollars per year and for
suoh deputies 90 may be necessary was
reported by Mr.. Foraker from the COM
mittse ON Pacific islands and Porto Rico
and passed. Mr.. Hale then called mp the
naval appropriation bill aud the Senate
resumed its confederation, the pending
| q uestion being on the amendment Of Mr..
Chandler substituting In MIR. Tillmaa's
amendment 1926 for $500 az the price OF
armor pists. The amendment was re-
:oted % TO 81. MIR. Hear offered the fol-
lowing amendment to the com mittee's
| proposition with reference 20 the oon-
ssruotion iof an armor plata factory:
''That II under the operation OF the above
provision NO government armor plate
manufAotory IL begun or built the score
tary Of the navy shall submit to Congress
at the bsginnias OF Its next session q
detailed report, In which he will estimate
the entire cost Of q fully equipped gov
eminent armor plate manufaotory In
cluding site and the probable time at
which the best modern armor plate
,Ould be produced at said factory and
ready for delivery"
The amendment was accepted by the
committee and agreed TO BY the Senate.
As amended the committse's proposition
was then agreed to SO to 10. The detailed
vote being ~ follows: Yeas, Allison.
Baker, Carter, Clark Of wyoming, Davis.
Dspew, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker,
Foster, Frye. Gear. Hale, Hanna, HANS
brough. Hawley. Hoar. Ksan, Lodge,
AoComas. AoCumbsr, Nelson. Psnross,
Perkins. PlAtt Of New York, Proctor,
Ross, Sswell, Shoup, Thur ston. Waloott
80. Nays, Berry, Butler, Chandler.
Cookrell, Daniel, Harris. Heitfeld. Jones
Of Arkansas. Mallory. Morgan, Petit
grew, Pettus. Spooner, SewArt, 6ulli-
van, Teller. Tillman, Turner, wellington
| --i9.
The next proposition Of the committee
provided for the purchase Of five Holland
submarine torpedo boats at price Of
$40 QUO each. Mr.. Ste wart Of Nevada
offered an amendms mt increasing the
number Of boats to be purchased from
1--we to ten and addressed the Ssnats
support Of his amendment.
Mr.. Teller explained that some remarks
no maze a few days ago had not referred
to the navy ordinances board but to the
army ordnance board. He reiterated
against the army ordnance board the
charges OF inoompetenoy.
"Ths board" said he, ''is not equal to
the demands made upon 1t. This ID
realized by officers In the army who are
not satisfied with the work Of the board.