The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-02
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with Tillman of South Carolina, and Mr..
Allen of Nebraska, over the Govern
ment's ability to manufacture armor sat
isfactorily, in the course of which the
sparks flew to the intense interest OF the
auditors. Mr. Teller, of Colorado, Mr..
Allen ard Mr. Pettigrew, of South Da-
kota, replied to Mr.. Hanna. all speaking
in political vein. The bill finally was
returned to conference.
Seventy nine private pension bills were
passed and also the military academy
appropriation bill. The military acade-
my bill carries amendments making Gen
eral Miles and all future commanders of
the army Lieutenant Generals. and Gen
era Corbin a Major General.
Consideration of the last of the APP
preparation bills. the General Deficiency
Bill, was begun, but was not completed.
Mr.. Perkins said he hesitated to press
a resolution looking to the relief of the
people of India. lest Great Britain might
not look with favor upon the action of
Congress in sending to India unsolicited
aims.
The world has been horrifed-almost
SUPPLIED interjected Mr.. Hale (Me),
speaking with deliberate emphasis, at
the suffering now endured in India. That
is the chief of England's colonies. The
pestilence and famine are appalling.
Whole families are being wiped out of ex-
istence. The babe lies dead beside the
mother. The situation is awful. Now,
the Senator comes here with a PROPOSE
ton that we should appropriate money
for the relief of these people. | should
like to ask the Senator what England has
done for the people of India. She has
spent tens, and hundreds of millions of
dollars in striking down and crushing re-
publics.
Mr.. Perkins in reply, said he was not
asking the Senate to take action at this
time, but that the Committee on Appro-
priations carefully consider the subject.
The petition was so referred.
For the conferees on the Naval Appro
priation Bill, Mr.. Hale reported another
disagreement upon 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 ex-
pressed desire that Senators state their
conferees might have the benefit of their
opinions and suggestions
MIR. Tllman IS c., one of the con-
ferees declared he would rather the bill
should fail than that the Senate should
yield to the House proposition.
Mr.. Hanna (Ohio) member of the
Committee on Naval Affairs. was in ia
vor of the construction of formidable
n
fed that the delay in the navy's building
now was due to a great extent to the OPP
position of the Senators from South Caro-
lima (Tillman) and New Hampshire
(Chander) 10 the payment of a reasona-
bic price for armor. The responsibility
for this delay" said he. rests upon those
two Senators for placing the price of
armor below that which it could be man
ufactured for by any concern in the coun
try, and that the Senator from South
Carolina has given the animus of his
opposition when he would rather see the
bill fail than to see any concessions made
to the armOr companies
On his responsibility as Senator
he was satisfied to say that $445 per ton
was rot only a reasonable but low
price for armor.
Further along Mr.. Hanna argued tkat
it would be the part of wisdom TO place
The matter within the discretion of the
Secretary of the Navy and said no armor
plant could be constructed under five
years that could supply the Government
with suitable armor and then it would
cost perhaps fifty per cent more than it
could be procured for from private con-
Germ
How does it happen" inquired Mr..
Tillman, that several steel mills have
recently been shut down if that be true ?"
THE same man who said he could
manufacture steel armor plate at $3.50
per ton" retorted Mr.. Hanna. CLOSED
down the steel mills to influence the stock
market
THAT is the way with men when they
become millionaires throug. the medium
Of trusts. returned Mr.. Tillman. causti-
cally. They all become liars and
thieves
Mr. Elkins CIV. VI. contended that the
proper way to dispose of the matter was
to leave it to tho Secretary. The Sec
rotary should be trusted but it might
be we'll to fix limit of price.
Mr. Allen said this discussion had
brought cut the fact that the friends of
the trusts were in the saddle No pre-
vious discussion had been sufficient to
bring Mr. Hanna or Mr., Elkns to the
front. But the moment that we attack
ono of those trusts that are preparing
to rob the country of millions of dol
lars" he said, they appear here as adj