The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-21
MiSSOurian Knocks Ont Provision
10 Pay SafJ Il Ton for
Armor Plate.
MINORITY SCORES A TRIUMPH.
Action Taken When Republicans
Rejected an Amendment fol ::
Government Factury-Na
val Eili'S Status.


.i'h 50. ana tcnas2 lN.'.'a Ave.
"a-;..bE' H. April After an "He.tin:;
session 81 tn House today NJ. Naufliye.
! Of Missouri succeeded in rcttii:. th,. para
g.aph ;iif-..,l,i.t-.- f .rt,,- ,,l.,t,. ,f Sst,
t,, ,r . ,.. ..
''' 81 I'm "' ~. ''''
'''' "'''' ''!!'= securing 'A' ''!e'i "l
'"''' Proposition. NT. Nant!N"r 'itar"d an
atnouar'. Ut. aprruIariatiie S.',a.roo. for the
ConSty'', zion of AL atnlor Ilar,, fact ,ry to
;narufarrtlrr tho ,..rtnr f,r IN. b,f,Ir.llinS
ana ,-,.i.,,. ..............r ~ I'm ,,,l
,.....,...,.
. '' '.'>''.i '".f ''''''''' ~ '"H - 50
't'c "'i'''' ai 'Nora'i3ht rates ifsm III"
'.HH'Hi- AM H.t'i!.acm enraIau''."
u - estimated that th, Amount of arrnor
th"i VIII u" needed Tor '!e vessels already
.,.:.,.,.,,, -;l, '''''''' '''''' -
''' "''' '''''''"'' ~ "''' ''-''' TONS al'I
M N"hol'tr estimated that tha saving to
rht. Government v.,.-,lJ "a j., ,,,.
hood Of S5oanr, "a. ,,,.,,.5 ~, -, va,
-. a.. 4",'''' ron ne ''-
- H"''i'i'''''t ot iNes'iSa,t'a "l
'"' 'l'H-''lft II CONGRESS. SHOWING ina; th''
naval constructors who ara r.aily th., in
yisectorS Of the afInor plate fhat is manu-
facturs! l5y fh. prF,.al. comments, ,rs
,b..,..f,,. -, -. -
;> ID '-'''l 'i - az l'i''' me "
4'.oi'!l'" 'lheciS IN the Government on this
subject. had given their estimates ~ to The.
COS, of artuur plate rs NOT more than S}tr
ton. and ti.at III. cpn.fnf-ra.. of tn, sen
a,a headed hv rba 1x-s....rat,r,. ~ -L.
\ - ~ - -'''H - '''-
'9e'-'' .'f iaodIft h'a Iepottd mat
ms WIS reasonable ana liberal allowance,
omittns profit on The business; md fur
thcrmor,. that the report of th,. same. COM
Initic,. headed by Mr. C.haf..ier. had rec
orn,nru5,I tl,a a,.,,IIj.},,,.,,, ~ .,,, .,.,,..
MAJ, T,..,,.,. ,,, .,,I,..i ~, ''t 80 '',".
- 80 > 1!t! 'S,'iil"'tl i!i'i' me '"'4t
- - "v'.ih al t!I'-i iiiAc. IaH'. not tArr'''i
si5",!-'l; but that At the present time. with
nerea.-cd cost of labor ana material, s2,oel,
600 wouid be necessary. Bat that tb,, rr,s-
en- bill which .,ntho.i,.s ,j,., s..-.,.,..,. &c
tn. Navy ~ ,,a,. ~, ,,',,. ~, ;; .n,,,,f....
surrender to the arm.r plate trust, ana
wouli cost TIE Government about $50 pe.,
-!
bn!ton> = P"ia' ci Order.
When Nh Nana.ysrs Amendmaut WIS o.
f-ret. Nj. Dayton Of West Virginia mad.
thr point ui order that Il was ;sr.y .cg:sla-
ZION ou ala a-prupriItiu.! h.II. After 4 Ions:
debate on parliamentary qcestinfs. the
ruled uut thr amendment. wh-roUpon Mr.
NanGlvcE gay" notice that he wound intro
"hcr resolution To E"c"'ninit the h:l! 10 The
oumlnltte" With Instructions TO report the
amendment.
The most exciting point came when thu
next paragraph va reached. which raises
the Liinlf from A'"l 10 sl!H Per ton. The Mis-
s9u::a:i turned the tables un the Wcs, Nir
hii''I''l ana ihaae ne lniHt "f oIicr mat TINS
49, ~ H"" ItS.Si"u"il' ana "h''r an
,"Gi depatD on IN" rdtnaint:lt+ry ii.S-
uon me chalr HuStainet, IN" point Of order
anu rh''u oul III" provision raising Inc price
" q. mo-. -, ,..,,, ~.
,tthf several ron chlIS on points ot order,
M Iii' ifouS" hfaAN ita!"urhcu AZ so p. m.
ltINIiS ihe plll Still pending. 1t WAS con-
~ ~, ,' , gusr. q .:tunlPa lni tI!t otpDh,itt-
u VI ti't al i1"i -i'lIs i"St any -Hl. "hdINt'
80, 80 SoIiSt3t"ldtyi bN Nir. i.iGn4IASoh ihG
I,Ic,1 ot w l''lil'.i dt& III liis fiouSt, ana
r1ileF l T1shuS on ms infringement Oh ms
P@It oi 'he taDate.
Ne l'i'u'.!!g.,hS VIII fnakf another el.oIt
~ =. =. 'iiIt5"t i'.1't ttv'!Sl'! ii;StfIea.
"'htr IN IN" h"usc or :'"iiat", ana prob
'i"i' "1,t 80 =. ''e 'i'd.
hHrci "f F"nseH Action.
As II stands at present. the prp.isu