The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-02

perhaps 50 per cent more than IL could be
procured for from a private concern.
Has the senator ever read Mr.. Car
negie's testimony" inquired Mr.. Tillman.
lin which he said that he could begin the
manufacture of plate within nine months?"
"Oh yes" replied Mr.. Hanna. And II
may be said in that connection that Mr..
Carnegie had everything in readiness for
the manufacture of the plate at that
time"
WELL" retorted Mr.. Tillman, when the
senator is SO reckless in his
tention 10 some facts"
HANNA GROWS WARM.
IF i were so reckless in my statements
as is the senator from South Carolina"
said Mr.. Hanna. warmly. IT should feel
very badly about it." Mr.. Ham then
proceeded 20 point out that IT would be
impossible to get the great presses for
the armor-plate factory under two years.
as they had to be made on special order
and he added that IL now was impossi-
BILE to make a contract for an engine of
1000 horse power TO be delivered under a
year and a half.
How does il happen inquired Mr.. Till
man, 'that several steel mills nave re-
Gently been shut down If that be true?'
The same man who said he could man.
ufacture steel armor plate at 500 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 through the medium
of trusts returned Mr.. Tillman. caus-
tically. They all become liars and
thieves"
WELL replied Mr.. Hanna, calmly. ST
hope the senator does not mean quite
that"
"Oh," said Mr.. Tillman. "I mean the
remark only as a general proposition"
Mr.. Hanna was then proceeding with his
discussion of the manufacture of armor
plate, carrying his description from the
ore mines to the completed ship, when he
was Interrupted by Mr.. Allen.
rs the senator interested in the manu-
facture Of armor plate?"
II am not emphatically replied Mr..
Hanna.
HAS the senator ever manufactured ar
NOR platter" pursued Mr.. Allen.
None but political armor plate" sug-
None but political armor plate re-
torted Mr.. Hanna, turning squarely to
Mr. Allen. And I have found that pretty
inEulnsra ao !APIlausen s and iaq pyntestea
against the making of the armor plate
question a personal matter:
Mr.. Elkins contended that the proper
way to dispose Of the matter was to leave
II to the secretary, but Ii might be well to
nx a limit Of price. He did not accept the
view that there was danger from trusts or
Mr.. Teller said tina long before the SEN
ator from Ohio had taken any part in pub
lie life he had been advocating and voting
for the increase of the navy. Now, he
said. I'VE are guilty of treason If we don't
fall into the ideas of the administration on
imperialism. and IL we are not willing TO
allow the government to be robbed we are
charged with being against the navy" Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Teller said he had not intend
ed to bring politics into this controversy,
but that when the chief representative OF
the Republican party, as he regarded Mr..
IIonno ovnA haze oS the chs m nfnn nf the
combinations, he felt he was justified In
saying that the Republicans expect to repeat
this year the tactics of 1896, which consist
ed In levying assessments on every manu-
featuring institution in the country.
DENIED BY MARCUS ALONzO.
II deny the statement" interrupted Mr..
Hanna. "It is not true"
II expected the denial" responded Mr..
Teller. Technically the charge may not
be true, but substantially 1t is. 1t is no.
torious that the national banks are well
assessed" Mr.. Teller concluded with the
assertion that the methods of the friends
of the administration would not bear in
vestigation for an hour.
Mr.. Pettigrew asserted that the two ar
NOR plate manufactures Of the country
had been built up on the profits received
from the government; that they were in
collision and that they had sold armor
plate to the Russian government for $3.50
per ton. He said that IL the price to Rus
STA had been increased, as Mr.. Hanna de-
clared, to $545 per ton, 1t was only because
there was an international arrangement or
plate combine.
A yea and nay vote was taken on Mr..
Hale's motion further to insist on the Sen
ate amendments, to disagree TO the pro-
posed amendment of the House as to ar
NOR plate and that the Senate agree TO a
further conference. The motion was agreed
to unanimously, So votes being cast. Messrs.
Hale. Perkins and Tillman were appointed
as conferees.
The Military Academy bill was passed
with the following amendments:
'Tha the senior major general COM
manding the army shall have the rank.
pay and allowances Of a lieutenant general.
and his personal staff shall have the rank.
pay and allowances authorized for the
staff of a lieutenant general.
THAT the adjutant general of the army
shall have the rank, pay and allowances of
a major general in the army Of the United
States, and on his retirement shall receive
the retired pay of that rank. This latter
provision to apply only to the present in
cumbent, General Corbin.
THAT the corps of cadets shall consist of
one from each congressional district. one
from each Territory. one from the District
Of Columbia and fifty from the United
States at large, not more than two of
whom shall be from the same State. They
shall be appointed by the President and
shall be actual residents of the congress
sional or Territorial districts or of the
District Of Columbia or of the States re-
spectively from which they purport TO be
appointed"
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks IL was
agreed to consider the Cuban extradition
bill Immediately after the general def
cheney bill, Mr.. Hoar declaring that IL
would be a national scandal IL action were
not had on the bill prior to final adjourn
msnt.
An agreement was reached that the de-
hciency bill should be read to-night I'M
contested amendments to be passed upon.
but contested amendments TO go over until
tomorrow. The bill was read. all commit
tee amendments adopted. and at 7:15. the
Senate adjourned.