The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-30


and adopted a modified proposition read
Ing as follows:
THAT the secretary Of the navy IS here
by authorized TO procure by contract
armor of the best quality for any or all
vessels above referred to, provided such
contracts can be made at a price which
in his judgment is reasonable and equit-
able; but in case he is unable to make
contracts for armor under the above con-
ditions he is hereby authorized. in his
discretion, TO procure a site for and 10
erect thereon a factory for the manufac-
ture of armor. and the sum of 81 900
is hereby appropriated toward the erec-
ton of said factory"
No Appropriation for Navy surveys.
with regard to ocean and lake surveys.
the house refused any appropriation for
surveys by the navy and tied up the con-
ferees with instructions. II also refused
10 concur In the senate amendment TO
abolish the two years sea cruise Tor naval
cadets. with the above action the naval
bill was sent back to conference, the
conference report on the other items hav-
ing been agreed to.
The conference report on the postoffice
appropriation bill, agreeing on all items
except the senate amendment appropriat-
ing $225. 900 for pneumatic tube service.
was adopted. and the house then con-
Cured In the excepted amendment. The
opponents OF the extended service In the
house reconcilcd their concurrence In this
action upon the ground that s225, 600 sim
ply carried out the existing contract.
The bill now goes to the president.
sueciaI Order on Pension Bills.
Grosvenor presented a special rule or
dering the previous question on pension
bills, 100 In number, favorably acted upo
in committee of the whole last Friday. In
order to not interfere with conference
REPORTS. He explained that the rule was
made necessary by the obstructive tao
tics of the gentleman from South Caro-
lima CTalber) last Friday. This Talbert
denied. He said that had a quorum been
present the bills could have been passed.
Dalzell attempted to have included the
bin for the relief Of Charles S. Dough-
erty and the officers and men of the
Ninth Pennsylvania regiment. but Loud
objected.
Naval Appropriation Bill.
The special rule was adopted. but was
Immediately displaced by Foss Ullinois),
who presented the conference report on
the naval appropriation bill.
The conference report was agreed to
without division. The house then pro-
ceeded to consider the items which had
not been agreed to.
Points of Disagreement.
Foss moved that the house recede from
its disagreement and agree to an amend
ment striking out all naval surveys, but
increasing the appropriation for charts.
etc. from $4,000 to 10000. This was
agreed to.
The house insisted on Its disagree
ment to the senate amendment abolish
Ing the two years course at sea for naval
cadets.
ArmOr Plate Amendment.
T.oua than p,oycd that tho hottSo rarnda
from its disagreement to the armor plate
amendment of the senate and agree to
II with an amendment authorizing the
secretary of the navy to contract for
armor plate at a price deemed reason
able TO him, and II he cannot procure
armor ut an equitable price. authorizing
him, In his discretion. to purchase a site
for the erection of an armor plate fac
tory to cost not to exceed 81, 200 600,
Wheeler OF Kentucky moved concur
renee in the senate amendment.
Dayton opened the debate in support
OF Foss' motion. He said he was in
formed by the senator from PENNSYLVANIA
that Il was utterly out OF the question
for the government to expect to secure
armor plate at the price fixed by the SEN
alto bill (sii5), and that therefore the
country was confronted with the alter
native Of buying armor at the price
charged by the factories or building a
government armor plate factory.
Rixey Is Suspicious.
Rixey, a member OF the naval com
mittee. opposed the adoption Of Foss'
motion giving the secretary OF the navy
authority TO contract for armor plate at
n reasonable price charged by the armar
plate factories.
w know the secretary IS willing 20
agree To any terms the factories ask"