The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-13
THE VOTE is VERY CLOSE
But the Opposition Don't Want It I'm
der Any Circumstances.
TlLLMAN MAKES THIS FACT VERY CLEAR
The Committees Proposition Not Voted On
Owing 10 Absence Of Quorum. Chandler
Makes Sensational Charges
nf Fraud
of Fraud.
(By the Associated Press J

(By the Associated Press)
! Washington May BY a close vote
the Senate rejected the proposition to
erect Without reference to the price at
which the Government could scure armor
plate for its warshps, an armor plate
factory. The vote upon the direct propo
| stion was % to "a and subsidiary amend
ments were rejected by about the same
vote. When the committees proposition
was about to be voted upon, a filibuster
was organized, the quorum of the Senat Il,
was broken and the question is still III
| the air. During the debate today Mr.
| Chandler IN. H. delivered sensational!
| speech in which he charged that the Gov
eminent had been defrauded in the adop-
tion of the Harveyized armor. He de-
clared a similar fraud was proposed in the
attempt TO force the Government to adopt
the Krupp armor. MIR. SpConer tWis).
and Mr.. Hale (MaineD made notable
speeches, deprecating the war talk CT
yesterday by Mr.. Lodge (Mass.) Neither
| Senator was fearful that we might be-
| come involved in difficulty with Germany
| on account of the Monroe Doctrine the
! latter declaring that the United Stales
| and Germany were bound together by in
dissoluble ties, and the former that our
relations with the German Empire were
: never more cordial than they are today.
Mr.. Hoar protested against the wretch
ed imperialistic business and the talk
that this nation had only recently become
a world power" asserting that il had
been a world power since the war of 1872
The Naval Appropriation Bill being
under consideration Mr.. Chandler de-
clared that after the adoption of the
HarVeyized armor by this Government.
Commander Folger resigned and Joined
the Harvey Company at a salary of $1,000
with an additional of $4,000 of stock in
the company. He then went to Europe
in the interests of the company.
Mr. Chandler said that at the coHClu~
! sion Of Secretary of the Navy Tracys
| term he ecame immediate counsel fer the
Harvey company in defense of The Harvey
patents.
Continuing, Mr. Chandler declared,
Il believed and | am prepared to show
that the Harvey patent was d fradd and
that il was imposed upon the Patent
Office and upon the Government by sub
terfuge if not dishonesty. Whel the
Government refused to pay more than
$500 a ton for Harvey armor the COM
bined armor manufacturers Of The world
| endeavored to obtain by suoterfuSe or by
! Injustice another armOr. | 90 not be-
lieve that the Krupp armor which they
offered us has merit whatever, except
that it is hardened deeper than the
| Harveyized armor by the well known
means of hardening steel by means OF
| carbCnizaticn. There is 10 patent about
it, and there is no secret about il tpat is
worth dollar in any court.
Mr. SpoCner. Wisconsin, challenged the
statement of Mr.. Lodge made yesterday
that Germany was threatening the Mon
roe Doctrine. He said he had it on the
highest authority that there was never
time when more cordial relations existed
between the United States and Germany
| than today.
In conclusion Mr.. Spooner argued that
nasmuch as the country is defenceless
and at the mercy of two armorF com
panies," the United States ought to erect
it's own armor plant without delay.
In closing the debate Mr. Hale. in charge
of the bill after speaking of the Govern
ment's inability to complete ships with
out armor said:
|
| necessity for an increase of the navy
stalks before us because of any appre-
| henson of hostilities. either now or in
the future with the Empire of Germany.
That great country is tied to US by indis-
| soluble bonds in the name of 10000, 900
| people of German extraction, who today
make some Of our best citizens. | have no
fear that any danger awaits us from Ger
man intervention
Then at o'clock by special order de-
bate ceased and the voting began upon
the armor question.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Penrcse
to pay $545 for the armor for the Maine,
Ohio and Missouri was defeated.
Mr. Pettus (Ala.) offered an amend
ment making it mandatory upon the
Secretary of the Navy to erect an armor
plate plant at once at a cost not to eX-
coed 81, 600 600
The amendment was defeated-22 to "a,
as follows
Yeas.-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Carter.
Chandler, Cockrell Daniel. Davis. Harris,
Jones (Ark) Jones (Nev.), Mallory,
Money. Morgan, Nelson, Pettus, Spooner.
Stewart. Teller, Thurston, Tillman,
| Vest-22.
| Nays-Alison. Baker, Clark Wyo),
Depew. Elkins, Fairbanks. Foraker. Fos-
ter Frye Hale Hansbrough, Hawley,