Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-17

washington, May 15.-After dis
,rssion lasting FIVE full days, the SEN
.,o nsssed the naval appropriation
I'm Practically four days were de-
,,.ad 70 the consideration of the ar
mar Mate proposition which was
rood TO finally as reported by the
.,umittee. with the exception that
~, aacretary of the navy is author
,-aa IN make contracts only for such
.rmor as may be needed from time to
limo The secretary Of the navy is
authorized to procure armor OF the
hos, quality at s445 per ton; but II
no shall be unable to obtain it at that
nr;ce he is authorized to pay $545 per
80, for armor for the battleships
Maine Ohio and Missouri and proceed
:, erect an armor factory to cost not
N exceed s4,000,000, one half the
,mmnt made Immediately available.
The committees proposition was
c,rried by a vote of 80 to 10. The
secretary of the navy is directed to
nurcbase five Holland torpedo boats
a.a price not exceeding $4,000 each.
Inst before adjournment, Senator
Nelson (Minn) called up the free
homes" bill and it was passed without
word of debate. When Senator Hale
called I'D the naval appropriation bill,
thf nending question was ON the
amendment of Senator Chandler sub
sHtnr,ng in Senator Tillman's amend
mert Sl25 for $500 as the price OF ar
NOR 1t was rejected, 25 TO q. SEN
aror Hoar then offered the following
amendment to the committees propo-
stion with respect to the construction
of an armor plate factory:
That if under the operation OF the
sboye provision no government armor
Mate mandatory is begun or built,
fine secretary of the navy shall submit
ia congress at the beginning of its
next session a detailed report in which
he shall estimate the entire cost OF
the fully equipped government armor
plate mandatory, including site and
probable time at which the best mod
ern armor plate could be produced at
sld factory ready for delivery"
The amendment was accepted by
the committee and, as amended, the
committees proposition was adopted
80 TO 10. Senator Chandler tried TO
secure q reduction in the number or
arnored and protected cruisers, ms
pgD5se being, he said, to direcct at
tanton to the fact that we are eX-
DeDding too much money for the navy
and too little for the development OF
our merchant marine. After some
discussion, during which it developed
there would likely be no vote on the
subsidy shipping bill now pending
before adjournment, Senator Chand-
Ter withdrew the amendment. lhe
amendment offered by Senator I'LL
man was agreed to providing no ar
NOR should be contracted for in AID
vance Of it's actual requirement by
vessels in construction. The bill then
passed without division.
HOUSE.
The house passed the general de1-
cheney appropriation bill and military
academy bill and the last of the supply
bills viii follow it today The DEN
cheney bin which carried S3,S39,02l was
passed substantially without amend
ment The general debate was devoted
principally to political topics, the Tea
ure being a arrangement OF the ad-
muIstration by Mr.. De Almond tMo.)'
h.r CorIiss (Mich.) had read a letter
from q native Porto Rican enthusiast
0.ir endorsing the action of congress
10 passing the Porto Rican tariff law.
Nr DE Almond MOI ridiculed the let
ter Ha described the ecstacy with
which the native population must have
received the views that they were to be
-1r"aad by carpet baggers who, ne
said would take everything portable
aat nail down everything they could
Dot carry away. 1t would be the SAD
.aa meful story of carpet baggism
.aa south over again Mr.. Under
wool Ala offered au amendment TO
-... u. employees of the house a
Month extra pay. Mr.. Cannon raised
.. point of order which sustained
"auaaly without amendment the bill
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