The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-13
4 RED HOT TINE
In the United States Sena'e Over
the Amor PIats Deal.
I!itM&N TAKES A HlNO.
Charges ff Joo5esy, Rob5sty and
Political Corruption. Free
Iy Charged Against
Republicans.

iUabIiIty TO reach aa agreement uron
the naval appropriation bill forced the
senate to abapGon the adop,io2 Of the
house resolution for iual adjournment
Wednesday, The sruor plate question,
which, for five years las been thorn
in the side tf the congress, upset the
calculations Of the senate leaders, aud
their well.laid plans went avry. 1t
was a day of strife and turmoil in the
senate. Early the couferecs on the
naval bill reported a disagreement
and the senate was told plainly that
the house would not consent 10 the
amendment providing for an srmor
plate factory to be operated by the
government.
The ball was opened by Mr.. Peurose
who offered the following proposition:
That the secretsry Of the navy is
hereby authorized to procure by con-
tract armor Of the best quality for any
or all vessels above referred TO, pre-
Vided such contracts can be made at
price which, in his judgment, is reason
able and equitable, but IL case be is
unable to make contracts for aImor uu-
der tie above conditions, he IS hereby
authorized and directed 10 procure
site for and TO erect thereon factory
for the manufacturing Of armor, and
the sum of 81 900, 900 is hersby appro
priated oSaTd the erection OF said fac
tory"
Mr.. Tillmau attacked the amend
ment. He said Mr. Hale, chairman of
the naval appropriation committee,
has declared that the government IS
being robbed and that the aImcr trust
has q knife at the governments throat,
and now, it is proposed to let them cut
the government throat. We are face
to face with scandal as Infamous as
any in our history, seconded not even
by the great Credit Mobilier scandal.
Mr.. Perrose interjected with evident
feeling: Il resent the statement that
there is any suspicion OF scandal IN
this or any amendment which | pro-
posed"
Il am making no personal allu
sions," replied MIR. 1ilimau. II am
sinply y stating facts that are iDdisputa
bic. The Influences behind the house
in this matter are the shipouilders and
the armor manufacturers,
Mr.. Hale challenged the last state
ment, saying he did not believe any
such Influences were behind either the
house or the senate
MIR. Teller Of Colorado denounced
the Penrose proposition and declared
that 10 scandal in ,nr history will
equal that which viii g,oE out OF "a
surrender now to this ,oboer combine.
Mr.. Daniel saio hat under the pres
ent circumstances We must buy our amor
plate from notorious and universally
recognized combine or build Our own
plant. He had never heard that busl
ness principles demanded that the buy
er should place himself entirely IN the
hands of the seller, or that a man should
employ an agent to do for hiD that
which he could co for himself. w by,
asked Mr. Daniel, "d.d the armor plate
manufacturers decline to tell the cost
Of the production OF armor plate when
asked by the senate committee? Mr..
Penrose asked permission to reply 10
this inquiry and began by referring to
Mr.. Daniels speech as a reckless state
ment and demagogie appeal. Mr..
Daniel resented this Characterization
and refused to yield further. Continu-
ing, he urged that there was no emer-
eency that should render 1t so neces,
sary to hurry the construction OF the
navy as not to take time to do that
which should be cone IN the interest OF
the public welfare.
At 2:2O Mr.. Hale asked for vote
upon the pending proposition, but Mr..
Butler addressed the senate IN opposl-
tiou to surrender by the senate when
it was on the verge Of victory. The
penrose proposition was then voted
upon and agreed to-39 to 3o--as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker, Carter, Clark,
Cullon, Davis, De0oe. OepeW, b!Alos,
Fairbanks, Foster, Frye, GalliDger,
Hanna, HaDsbrough, Hawley, Hoar,
Kean, Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride, McCo-
mas, McEne,y, Mcmillan. Mason, PEN
rose Platt of New York, Plstt Of Con
necticut, Pritchard, Proctor, Quarles,
Ross, Scott, Seweil, Shoup, Thurston,
Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott-39.
Nays-Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry,
Beveridge, Butler, Chandler, Clay,
Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel, Foraker,
Harris, Heitfeld, Jones Of Arkansas,
Kenny, Lindsay, McLaurin, Mallory,
Martin, Money, Morgan, Nelson, Per
liDs Pet,igrew, Pettus, Rawlins, 81
NON Spooner, Sullivan, Taliaferro,
Filler T;llmsn, Turner, Vest.-3o