The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
ARMOR PLATE FACTORY.
Proposition that the Government Build 0nc
nefeated by the Senate.
VOTE WAS rwENTy.fouR TO TWENTY-FIVE
Senator Chandler Declared that the
Harvey Patent Was = Fraud ana
Uncle sam Was Rsbscd.

without reference to the price at which the
government could secure armor plate Tor us
warshps, mn armor plate factory. The vote
upon tho direction was ~ to "A and sub
sidlary amendments were rejected by about
the same vote. when tho committees propo-
sition Was about to be voted upon hllbuster
was organized. the quorum OF the senate was
broken and the question w ktill in the air.
During the debate Mr., Chandler IN. I'D de-
liyered q sensational speech in which no
charged that the government had been de-
frauded in the adoption OF tho Haryeyised
armor, He declared similar fraud was
proposed in the attempt TO force the sovcrn-
ment TO adopt the krupp armor
MIR. spooner (wis1 and Mr. Hale tMeD
made notable speeches. deprccatlng the war
talk yesterday by Mr. Lodge. Neither tho
senator from Wisconsin nor the senator from
Maine WAS fearful that we might become In
volyed in difficulty with Germany ac-
count OF the Monroe doctrine, MI. Ioar
CMass) protested agalnst the "wrctohed inn
perialistic business" and the talk that this
Nation had only recently become "worlu
power" asserting that IT has been world
power since the war OF Isle.
When tho senate convened today MIR Davis
reported from tho committee on foreign re-
lations jolut resolution respecting the un-
yelling Of the statue of Lafayette ut Paris
July I. 1900. The preamble rceitod that the
school children OF the United States had
contributed $4,000 for the statue and that
the government OF the United States has
added $4,000 for tho pedestal Of the statue.
1 The resolution follows.
That tho people anticipate and appreciate
this ceremony with feelings OF the greatest
satisfaction and that they regard tho statue
1 as expressing the honor nnd gratitude with
Z yNl ia al N
and those OF his countrymsn, who by their
arms and counsel assistod IN securing the
independe.co OF the United states.
That the president oil the United States 10
hereby requested 10 transmit u copy OF these
Resolutions to the government OF France"
! The rosulutlon was agreed to.
! Mi. Cockrell [Mo) gave notice that on
Saturday, the 10Th Instant, he would ask tho
senate to receive formally the statues OF
Bonton and Blair as Mssourls contribution
TO statuary hall Of the Capitol.
Consideration was then resumed OF tho
Iarmor plate section OF the naval appropria-
tion bill.
Mir. Chandler. in speaking OF the navy de-
,partmeuta advocacy Of contracting with
manGer FoBcr after the adoption Of tho
iarveyi2ed armor by this government, re-
signed and Joined the Harvey company at a
salary OF SIS, 200 with an addition OF $50 600 OF
stock IN tho company. Ho then went to
Europa IN the interest OF tho company. Al
the conclusion OF Secretary Tracy's term that
the Harvey company In defense OF the Harvey
patterns,
Continuing, Mr. Chandler declared II be-
Hove that l am prepared 10 show that the
Harvey patont was a fraud aud TINT II was
imposed upon the patent ofhco and the GOV
erument by subterfuge, " not by hahon-
esty, When the government refused to pay
/, moro than $500 ton for Harveyiz0d armor thu
combined armor manufacturers Of the worl(
attempted 10 ohtnin by subtorfuge or by In.
justice another armor~-t do not believe thai
} the Krupp nrmor which they offered us hai
any merit whnteger except that It is hardened
deeper than tina HnrvoyiEed Rrmor by tht
, well known means OF hardening steel by car.
honizBton There Ia no patent about II nnt
there ia no secret about 1t that In worth
! dollar In any court"
Mr.. Stewart tNey,l urged tho construction
, OF government nfmor plant TO prevent tn,
armor manufacturers from ''mllkng" the
government.
Mr., Hoar tMass) made sharp reply to
statement by Mr. stewart 81 wish" said he
TO enter my protest as emphatlcally as
, can that the United States has got TO BIO
frst-olass power world power | am
sick OF hearing senators say that, since this
wrctchod imperlallstlc business we have be-
come q hrSt-clhsB power The United Slater
came out Of tho war of 1912 a frst-clnea power
and sho has been nrst-class power even
gince--a power that has kent off the whole o.
Europe from North America and tho West
Indies. except gs Il was there before"
Mr.. Spooncr (Wis,) was willing to vote fol
the committees proposition OF $ii5 per tor
or even $5ib for tho armor now necessary
II was surprised Ht tho suggestion contained
In the speech OF the senator from Massachu
aetts as an HSgumont In favor Of the earl,
completon OF the battlcships that II might b,
necessary that We should be ready 20 NEE
p tho challenge Of the Monroe doctrine by Ger
many" said Mr. spoouer ~ do not beiiev
t. have tho highest warrant for asserting
that thOre has not been time when Their
I existed more cordial relationship between
tho United States and Germany than exist
: today.
~ look for no war. no trouble with tn
empire Of Germany. ] think there Is n
foundation for any such suggestion"
( In closing the debate, Mr. Hale said: "
do not believe that great need Of necesslt
Tor an increase OF the navy stalks before u
q because or any apprehension OF hostitles
either now or In the future. with the empig
: OF Germany. That great country is tied
US by indiasoluble ties in the name OF 10,
. 100000 citizens OF German extraction who "a
: day mako some OF our best eitizons,'
Mr. Pettus (AlR) offered an amondmer
making II mandatory upon the secretary
0 the navy to erect an nrnor plate plant
once at cost not 10 exceed S4.0oo.0O0. Th
= amendment was defeated-22 to Alas 10
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