The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-15
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
PASSED ny SENATE AFTER FIVE
DAYS OF DEBATE.

val station From Port Royal TO
Charleston.
Washington, May 14.-After a discussion
lasting tlve full days. the Senate to-day
passed the naval appropriation bin.
Practically five days were devoted to the
consideration of the armor plate PROPOSE
ton, which was agreed to finally as report
ed by the committee, with the exception
that the Secretary of the Navy is au-
thorlzed to make contracts only for such
armor as may be needed from time TO
time.
By the committees amendment TO the
House bin the Secretary Of the Navy is
authorized to procure armor of the best
quality at sfi5 per ton; but If. he be un-
able to obtain 1t at that price, he is then
authorized to pay s545 per ton for the
armor for the battleships Maine. Ohio and
Missouri and PROCEED to erect an armor
factory to cost not to exceed $4,000 900, one
half of which amount is made immediate
ly available
To-day, after the rejection of the pend
ing amendment offered by Mr.. Chandler,
the committees proposition was agreed to
by vote of 80 to 10.
The Secretary of the Navy is directed
to purchase five Holland torpero boats at
price not exceeding $4,000 each.
Mr.. Chambers amendment-the pend
ing MISUNDERSTANDING in Mr.. Till
mans amendment. $425 for $500, as the
price for armor, was rejected, 25 to o.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment providing
that, If under the committees proposition,
no government armor plate mandatory
is built, the Secretary OF the Navy shall
submit to the next Congress a detailed
report with estimates, as to cost of equip
ment of such a government plant and
time when the best plate could be deliver
ed thereby. The Senate agreed to this
amendment, and the committees PROPOSE
ton as amended was agreed to 32 to 10.
Yeas-AIlison, Baker, Carter, Clark of
Wyoming, Davis, Depew, EllSins, Fair
banks, Foraker, Foster, Frye Gear, Hale.
Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hoar. Kean,
Lodge McComas McCumber, Nelson,
Penrose, Perkins, Plat OF New York,
Proctor, Ross, Sewell, shoup, Simon.
Thurston, Wolcots-32.
Nays-Berry, Butler, Chandler, Cockrell,
Daniel, Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of Arlan-
sas, Mallory. Morgan, Pettigrew, Pettus,
Spooner, Stewart Sullivan, Teller, Till
man, Turner. Wellington--1s.
Five Holland Torpedo Boats.
The next committee proposition was for
the purchase of five Holland submarine
torpedo beats at $4,000 each. Mr.. Stewart
offered an amendment increasing the num-
Der from five to TEN
Mr.. Daniel thought the Holland boat pre-
sented the resolution OF harbor defense.
IF Ii be true" said Mr.. Daniel, "and
may say do not share In the belief that
some foreign nation has Its eye on us and
proposes, as has been feared by some sem
ators. to test the Monroe doctrine; then
this boat is the thing we desire for the de-
fense of our harbors and our coasts
He would, he added vote for twenty of
the Holland boats to be built to allay the
constituencies and apprehension of our sea-
coast cities and he would therefore sup
port the amendment of Mr.. Stewart
Germany and Monroe Doctrine.
Adverting to Mr.. Lodges speech deliv-
cred last Friday, with respect to possible
challenge of the Monroe doctrine by Ger
many, Mr.. Daniel said
THAT speech has had its echo through
out the world, and is even now rever-
berating on the continent Of Europe. II
has circulated around the throne OF Ger
many; and Germa ny's war lord who al
ways has his ear set for rumors of war,
IS even now rejecting upon and COM
menting upon the IDEA that sometime Ger
many is to have a war with the United
States. 1 do not believe IT,
THE war lord of Germany is right in
stimulating the military animus of his
people. He is but maintaining the tradi-
tons of his fathers. But that the war
lord of Germany. or the chief ruler of any
other nation Is projecting or preparing or
building up navy with the Idea OF some
day testing the Monroe doctrine is not sus-
ceptible to the view OF common sense.
We ought always to keep In view our oD-
jective in the construction of navy. If
the idea Of those who want to build great
navy because England "a great
empire). has great navy, or be-
cause Germany Ga progressive nation), has
an eye on the aggregation Of navy and
the acquisition of other countries, and
because Italy has similar view as to a
navy Is that we shall have a navy capa-
BILE Of going on the seas and meeting these
combined nav.es or even the navy OF
Great Britain, then we are going into a
big undertaking and ore which is not in
accordance with the traditions Of this re-
public This is a peaceful nation and /
would preserve in the hearts OF our peo-
rle the conservative doctrine that would
keep It a peaceful nation. The object
which leads me to vote fer liberal appro-
pristions for The navy is simply that we
may have necessary weapons OF defense
and not that we may have a vast navy
tha. shall go about the world seeking
whom we may deyour."
Mr.. Hale proposed that the committees
proposition should be changed as to make
the pu' pose OF five OF the Holland boats
mandatory instead Of discretionary with
the Secretary of the Navy.
Mr.. Stewart accepted this and with
drew his amendment. The committees
proposition was then adorted.
The committees amendment TO the
House bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase Of Cathmann guns and che am
muaiticn therefor was wiihd,awn.
To Move the Naval station.
MIR. Hale for the committee offered an
amendment providing in effect for the re-
rnoval OF the naval station at Port Royal
to Charleston, S. c. The bill authorizes
the expenditure cf $4,000 at the Port
Royal station. but the amendment offered
by Mr. Hale leaves the expenditure of
this money to the discretion of the Secre-
tary Ct the Navy. who Is authorized 70
examine into the expsdiency OF changing
the station 10 Charleston, and II he deems
II esp.dient. 70 expend the money intend
ed for Port r yal, On he new station and
dock, S:oo.0o0 being made available for the