The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-07
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE Z 1900

facts that are indisputabe. The influ-
ences behind the House in this matter
are the ship builders and the armor man
ufacturers.'
Mr.. Hale challenged the last state
ment, saying he did not believe any such
influences were behind either the House
or the Senate.
Mr.. Teller (Colo.), denounced the PEN
rose proposition and declared that no
scandal in our history will equal that
which will grow out of "a surrender now,
to this robber combine
Mr.. Hanna said the few men determn-
ed to have Government armor factory
built were willing to sacrifice everything
else and he wanted the armor question
taken out of the legislative branch of the
Government in order to get it out of
politics. Mr.. Hanna advocated the Pen
roce proposition as fair compromise.
Mr.. Elkins CIV. W, and Mr.. Quarles
(Wis.) pooh poohed the idea of scan
dial in leaving the armor purchase ques-
ton to the Secretary of the Navy Mr..
Money (Miss.), said the Senate could not
afford to abrogate it's duties to anyone
and Mr.. Daniel (Va.), urged the Senate
to stand up to the fight which had been
on for five years.
Mr.. Daniel said that under the present
circumstances we must buy our armor
plate from a notorious and universally
recognized combine or build our own
plant.
He had never heard that business prin
ciples demanded that the buyer should
place himself entirely in the hands of the
seller or that a man should employ an
agent to do for him that which he could
do for himself.
why asked Mr. Daniel. 'did the
arnlor 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
to this inquiry and began by referring
to Mr.. Daniels speech as a reckless
statement and demagogic appeal.
Mr.. Daniel resented this characterize
tion and refused to yield further. Con-
tinuing he urged that there was no
emergency that should render it SO neces-
sary to hurry the construction of the
navy as not to take time to do that
which should be done in the interest os
the public welfare.
At $50 Mr.. Hale asked for vote upon
the pending proposition, but Mr.. Butler
addressed the Senate in opposition to a
surrender by the Senate when it was
on the verge of victory.
The Penrose proposition was then voted
upon and agreed to, 80 to 80, as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Allison, Baker, Carter Clark,
Cullom, Davis. Deboe, Depew, Elkins
Fairbanks, Foster. FRYE, Gallinger, Han
na Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar, Kean,
Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, Mem
cry, Mcmillan. Mason, Penrose, Platt, On.
W, Plat Comm, Pritchard. Proctor,
Quarles, Ross, Scott Sewell, Shoup,
Thurston. Warren Wetmore, Wolcott-39.
Nays-Bacon, Bard, Bate, Berry Beve
ridge Butler, Chandler, Clay, Cockrell,
Culberson, Daniel, Foraker, Harris. Heit-
field, Jones (Ark.), Kenney, Lindsay,
McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Money, Nor
gan, Nelson, Perkins. Pettigrew, Pettus,
Rawlins, Simon. Spooner, Sullivan, Talia-
ferro, Teller Tllman, Turner, Vest.-35.
The Senate then agreed to a further
conference.
The conference report on the Sundry
Civil Bill was agreed to, the Senate re-
ceding from the one hitherto disputed
minor item, resolution called up by
tee on Education and Labor from fur
Their consideration of the Eight Hour
Bill, was laid on the table, SO to %.
At $40 p. m. the Senate recessed until
$50 p. M
When the Senate reconvened at S:25
p. M. Mr. Hale explained the disagree
ment with the House on ocean and lake
surveys.
The Senate had already yielded on more
than one-half of the substance of the
survey item.
While Mr.. Hale was speaking the Off
cial announcement of the House was an
nounced and Mr.. Hale moved that the
Senate insist upon its amendments and
grant the conference requested by the
House This was done and Mr.. Butler was
appointed a confcree in place of Mr.. Till
man, who had left for his home.
On motion of Mr. Hale the Senate at
10: 40 p. m. adjourned until eleven o'clock
tomorrow.