Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-14
FIFTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-,
Washington, May IA
SENATE.

a
bill providing for assumption OF The
Hawaiian debt.
At the close OF morning business cor.
sideration of the navel appropriation
bill was resumed. 4 vote was taken
on the anetdment rfl-red by NJ
Chandler providiGg that 10 case arnor
plate cannot be procured at 1926 nsr
ton the Secretary of the Navy be an.
thorized to erect an armor plate plsnt
at a cost not to exceed s4,O00,0OO.
The amendment was defeated BY a
vote of 81 to 25.
The committee amendment RELATING
to armor plate Was adopted by vote
of 32 to 10.
Mr.. Depew introduced a bill 10 nrs.
vent q false branding or marking q,
food and dairy products as to the State
or territory in which they are made or
produced.
Mr.. Jones introduced a bill to pre.
vent and punish blacklisting by IN.
road companies, sleeping Car comps.
nies, express companies, steamboat
companies, and telegraph and tele.
phone companies engaged in inter.
State commerce.
Mr.. Hoar, from the committee on tbe
judiciary, reported a bill to revise and
codify the laws relating to ofIeDses
against the postal service.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hosr
was adopted providing thet if armor
plate could not be secured by the GOV.
eminent at reasonable rates, the Secrf.
tary of the Navy be instructed to r.
port to Congress next December the
estimated cost OF government plant
and the time required to put it in one.
ration.
The armor plate amendment agreed
to authorizes the Secretary OF the Navy
to procure srmor plate for the ships
provided Tor heretofore at an average
cost OF not more than S445 per long tor
II he is unable to obtain it at that price
he ia authorized to procure it Tor the
bsttleshlps Maine, Ohio and Missouri,
now awaiting srmor, and 10 pay
therefore not to exceed $545 per ton.
II srmor of the best quality cannot be
purchased from private manufactures
for S445 per ton, the secretary is d.
rected to purchase q suitable site and
erect an armor plate factory 81 cost
not to exceed 81 1000 900, S2,OO0,O0O Of
which is made available.
Mr.. Daniel spoke in favor Of Mr..
Stusrt's amendment to build ten instead
of five torpedo boats, ard in bis re.
marks took occasion to refer to the
speech OF Mr.. Lodge delivered Thur.
day. He said the speech OF the Sens.
tor from Massachusetts, might be
ansly zed thus: Resolved, Firs,
that we are in the hands Of
a trust; second, that a trust is
a damnsble institution; third, that We
must surrender to the trust because
the Monroe Doctrine is threateDtd."
Continuing, Mr.. Daniel pronounced IS
utterly without foundation the fears Of
Mr.. Lodge of trouble with Germany.
That the relations of the United SlsleS
and Germany were most friendly.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF the sppro'
priations committee, reported the gen
eral deficiency bill Immediately after
the House assembled and asked for lis
consideration at once.
1t had been arranged to devote tie
day to business relating 10 the Dis rict
of Columbia, 1t was arranged, how
ever, that next Monday should he
given to the District and then the House
went into committee OF the whole on
the appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cannon explained the bill 10 de-
tail.
MIR. Brosius taking advantage Of the
agreement for general debate made
speech in explanation of bis financial
bill.
Mr.. Corliss made speech on the new
Por Rican law and had read letter
from William Gattell, q native Porto
Rioan employed 10 The postoilice at
San Juan, saying the law had done ior
Porto Rico more In a few months tnsn
Spain had done in four centuries.
Mr.. Green spoke OF the importance
OF the bill increasing the tax on oIeo'
margarine and urged that the commit.
tee should report it and have it passed
before the end OF the session.
MIR. DeArmond ridiculed the prsi'e
of the Porto Ricsn law coming from
employee which had been
read by Mr.. Corliss. He then DC,
nounced the turbulence to wealth and
power which prevented this Conprts
from even sompathizng with the BoeF,
he said, was waging war o.
destruction and determination; Wet
against liberty and human rights ara
he protested against the silence oil Inc
American Congress on the subject 20
the closing hours OF the century.
Mr.. Robinson attacked the tres'y
made by General Bate with the sui'an
Of Sulu, because it rec ognized Polyear9
and slavery In our dominions.