The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02
Tail of the British Lion Twisted by
Mr.. Hale, Who Opposed Send
ing Relief to India.
HANNA ANGERED BY TILLMAN
THE OHIOAN IN FAVOR OF PAYING A
FAIR PRICE FOR ARMOR.
His Remarks Construed by the Pitch
forker Into a Defense OF Trusts
ALLEN Also Troublesome.

debate to-day was caustic and as warm as
| the weather out doors. At times, the ex-
changes between senators bordered on per-
sonalities. Much of the discussion was OF
a political nature, although, in themselves.
the questions involved were not essentially
political. Soon after the Senate convened a
memorial was presented from the people OF
California, asking that the government
provide some relief for the starving people
of India. Mr.. Hale, of Maine. with this as
a text, severely a~rraigned Great Britain
for expending hundreds of millions of dol
lars in crushing liberty and freedom In
South Africa, instead Of caring for the
helpless and dying people of England's
chief colony. Mr.. Aldrich, of Rhode Island.
charged Mr.. Hale with making political
speeches on irrelevant matters and a lit
tie later. when Mr.. Hale reported a further
disagreement on the naval appropriation
bill an exciting discussion arose over the
armor-plate question. A sharp political
twist was given to the debate by a speech
hich Mr.. Hanna, of Ohio, delivered, In
favor of leaving the whole matter In the
hands of the Senate conferees and by con-
ferring discretionary power upon the sec
rotary of the navy in accordance with the
House proposition. He became involved In
a controversy with Mr.. Tillman, of South
Carolina, and Mr.. Allen, of Nebraska, over
the governments ability to manufacture
armor successfully, in the course of which
the sparks flew, to the intense interest OF
the auditors. The bill finally was returned
to conference.
The Military Academy appropriation bill
was passed. 1t carries amendments making
General Miles and all future commanders
of the army lieutenant generals, and Gen.
Corbin a major general. Consideration of
the last of the appropriation bills, the gen.
eral deficiency. was begun, but was not
completed.
AT the opening of the session to-day Mr..
Perkins, of California. presented a petition
from organizations and individuals of his
State asking Congress to make an appro-
p~riation for the relief of the famine-strick-
en- people of India, and he asked that it be
referred to the committee on appropria-
ton. He was not in possession, he said,
of sufficient to enable him to
prepare a proper resolution dealing with
the question. In 1897 he had asked for and
procured a ship to carry to India provisions
donated by the people of California. Ore
gon, Washington, Kansas and Iowa. The
provisions aggregated 1000 tons. No Of
fetal acknowledgment ever had been re-
ceived of that donation, so far as he was
aware. He hesitated now, therefore. to
press a resolution looking to the relief Of
the people of India, lest the government Of
Great Britain might not look with favor
upon the action of Congress in sending to
India unsolicited aims, as 1T might not look
upon a friendly Intervention by this coun-
try in the South African war.
HALE SENSATIONAL.
1.-THE world has been horrifed-almost
Sfy,pofod - fpfavioafod Mr. IJo1a cnaoEipo
with deliberate emphasis. "at the suffering
now being endured in India. That is the
chief of England's colonies. TIL pestilence
and famine are appalling to the imagina-
ton. Whole families are being wiped out
of existence: the babe dies beside it's moth
er. The situation is awful. Now the SEN
ator comes here with a proposition that
we should appropriate money for the relief
of these people. / should like to ask the
senator what England has lone for the
people of India. She has spent tens and
hundreds of millions of dollars in striking
down and crushing republics. 1t is the
most brutal manifestation of strength
against liberty and weakness that the
world has ever seen, and 1 am moved,
therefore. to ask the senator what Great
Britain has done ~ relieve the suffering
of her Indian subjects. What has he in
the way of Information on this point?
w ~ III iildNiOl a HC dS " Lilkidnu -
action in this matter. while she is spending
hundreds of millions in destroying the
Boer republics?
Mr.. Aldrich interjected some caustic re-
marks about making pro-Boer and polit-
ical speeches every time a petition was
presented, and then Mr.. Perkins, replying
to Mr.. Hale. said he fully realized the force
of Mr.. Hale's question. 81 am not asking
ask that the memorial be referred to the
committee on appropriations in order that
the members of the committee may careful
ly consider the subject" The petition was
so referred.
For the conferees on the naval appropria-
ton bill Mr.. Hale reported another dis
agreement on the subjects Of armor plate.
ocean surveys and course of study at the
Naval Academy. He said there was an
absolute deadlock between the conferees
of the two houses and he expressed a de-
sire that senators state their views freely
in order that the Senate conferees might
have the benefit of their opinions and sug-
gestions.
Mr.. Tillman, one of the conferees. de-
clared that he would rather the bill should
fail than the Senate should yield to the
House proposition.
HANNA TO THE FRONT.
Mr.. Hanna, a member of the committee
on naval affairs, said that since his advent
into the Senate he had devoted consider
able time TO a study of the armor plate
N~Oceioh- iC iiii Will IldnuIdc-
turing and had some knowledge of the
armor material from personal investisa-
ton. He was in favor of the construction
of a formidable navy as rapidly as possible
and was satisfied that the delay in the
navy building was due to a great extent TO
the opposition from the senators from
South Carolina, ITillman] and New Hamp-
shire [ChandlerI to the payment of a rea-
sonable price for armor. THE RESPONSE
those two senator's for putting a price on
manufactured by any concern in the coun-
try and the senator from South Carolina
has given you the animus of his opposition
when he said that he would rather see the
bill fail than to see any concessions made
to the armor companies"
On his responsibility as a senator he was
satisfied TO say that $445 per ton was not
only a reasonable, but a low price for
armor.
did not the Illinois Steel Company" in
quired Mr.. Wellington, offer to make the
governments armor for $3.50 per ton?"
Yes. II did, replied Mr.. Hanna. 81 know
something about that transaction. 1t was
a pure bluff. The company had no idea
that its offer would be taken seriously"
in addition to that" interjected Mr..
Penrose. 1.-THE company stipulated that IL
should have a contract of 5000 tons an
nually."
THAT Is true said Mr.. Hanna, but II
did not want the contract at any price"
Further along Mr.. Hanna argued that II
would be the part Of wisdom to place the
matter within the discretion of the secre-
tary of the navy, who was everywhere re-
n r1nA no ~ tnrIok& .r1