The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-21
NAVAL BILL GOES
THROUGH SENATE
Armor Plate Proposition, as
Reported, Is finally
Adopted :
CONTRACTS ARE LIMITED
=. passes The Senate the Bin
Allows tb Secretary Of the
Navy Latitude In the
Pris That Is To Be
Paid.

xvashf-.sor. May A-After a discus
-, a.sss FIVE fun days the senate to-
- I'D the naval appropriation bill.
yl-,c,fs1y four days we're devoted 10 the
.,,sssratiOn cs the armor plate PROPOSE
49,. shich was agreed to finally as re-
.,,,.s by the committee with the excep-
go that the secretary-of navy is au-
,hrzed 10 make contracts only for such
.-sor as may be needed from time to
-e-
The secretary OF the navy is authorized
. secure armor OF the best quality at
RS per ton. but II he he unable TO obtain
II at that price. he IS then authorized TO
pay s55 per ton for armOr for the battle
ship Maine. Ohio and Missouri and pro-
coed TO erect an armor factory TO cost
not to exceed Sf0e0.Oo0. one-half OF which
amount is made Immediately available
The committees proposition carried by
vote of - TO u The secretary or the
navy IS directed 20 purchase five Holland
torpedo boats at a price not exceeding
sl7a.0o0 each.
Just before adjournment Mr. Nelson. OF
Minnesota. called up the free homes
bill and il was passed without n word OF
debate. Representative Flynn. OF oklaho-
ma. who has been a warm champion OF
the measure. was present when the bill
passed and cordially congratulated Sen
Rtor Nelson
Mr. Hanna. ~ Ohio. at the opening Sc
cured the adoption OF concurrent reso-
luton directing the secretary OF war TO
make a survey OF the harbOr at Cleveland
with a view 20 it's further improve
mert-
bin was passed % TX the terms OF
NJ
western district OF Louisiana
a bill prOvIding for the appointment OF
a collector Of customs for the customs
district 81 Hawaii at a salary OF Sieo
per year and for such deputies as may
BE- Necessary. WAS passed
Mr. Hale then called up the naval ap-
pro- riation bIll. the pending question be
iuA -. the amendment OF Mr. Chandler.
suhsritutiuz in Mr.. Tillman's amendment
ss-5 for SgC as the price OF arInor- The
amendment was rejected. : TO .
Mr. IIuar offered the following amend
rneut - the committees proposition with
respect t. the construction u an armor
plate factory
.sTaat IL under the operation OF the
above provision uo government arfnoT
plate mandatory i begun or built. Inc
SECRETARY IT the navy shall submit 10
Congress At the beginning 81 its next ses-
sion "a detailed report. In which ne shali
estimate the .utire cost 81 fully
equipped government armor plate man
ufactory. including site and the probable
time at which the hest modern armor
plate could H. produced at said factory
and ready for delivery
The amendment WAS accepted by the
Cnflmittcc. and as amended the com
mistce-s proposition was adopted. = 70 II.
as follows
Yels-Allison. Baker. Carter. Clark Of
Wyoming. Davis. pcPew. Elkins. Fair
banks. Foraker. Foster. Frye. Gear. Hale.
Hanna. HansbrOuEh. Hawley. Huar.
Kcan. L.oigc. McComas. McCumher. Mel
son. PeurOsc. Perkins Platt Of New York.
Proctor. Ross. Sewell. ShOup. Simon.
Thurstou. Wolcott-S.-
Nays-Berry. Butler. Chandler. Cock
reI. Daniel. Harris. Heitfeld. Jones OF
Arkansas. Mallory. Morgan. Pcttigrew.
Pettus. Spouncr. Stewar,. Sullivan. Tel
Ter TIllman. Turner. WeliIngtou-l9.
The next proposition ~ the committee
provided for the purchase Of five Holland
submarine torpedo boats at "A price 81
sl-0.ocg each. and IL was adopted after
some debate, with AN amendment making
the price mandatory During this debate
Mr. Teller denounced the army ordnance
board as Incompetent and said army or
fcers realized this
EIr Daniel Of Virginia. thought the
Holland boat presented the solution OF
harbor defense and said he would vote
for twenty OF the Holland boats 20 be
built To aIlay the scnsitivcness and APP
preheuSfou 81 our scacoast cities. and he
would. therefore. support the amendment
Of Mr. Stewart Advcrting 20 the speech
delivered last Friday by Mr.. Lodge with
respect 70 a possible challenge % thu