The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-15
IL that Is Impossible He May Pay $545
Proceed To Erect Factory.
VOTE IN SENATE WAS 80 TO Is
FREE HOMES BILL ADOPTED WITH.
OUT A WORD OF DEBATE.
General Deficiency Bill Passed by the
House After n Debate Mainly
on Other Matters.

WASHINGTON. May 14.-After a dis
cussion lasting five full days.. the Senate
to-day passed the naval appropriation bill
Practically four days were devoted TO con-
sideration OF the armor plate proposition.
which was agreed to finally as reported by
the committee. with the exception that the
secretary of the navy is authorized to
make contracts only for such armor as may
be needed from time to time The secretary
of the navy is authorized TO procure armor
OF the best quality at sA5 per ton: but IL
he be unable to obtain it at that price. he
is then authorized TO pay s545 per ton for
the armor for the battleships Maine. Ohio.
and Missouri and proceed to erect an arnor
factory to cost not TO exceed s40oO.eoo, one
half of which amount is made Immediately
available. The committees proposition
carried by a vote of thirty-two 10 nineteen
as follows:
Yeas-Allison. Baker. Carter. Clark OF
wyoming. Davis, Depew, Elkins. Fair
banks. Foraker, Foster, Frye. Gear, Hale.
Hanna, Hansbrough. Hawley, Hoar, Kean,
Lodge, McComas, McCumber, Nelson PEN
rose, Perkins Platt of New York, Proctor,
Ross. Sewell. Shoup. Simon. Thurston. VOL
cott--32.
Nays-Berry, Butler Chandler. Cockrell,
Daniel Harris. Heitfeld. Jones of Arkansas.
Mallory, Morgan. Pettigrew. Pettus.
Spooner, Stewart, Sullivan, Teller, Tillman.
Turner, Wellington-19
The secretary of the navy is directed &c
purchase five Holland torpedo boats at a
price not exceeding $4,000 each
Just before adjournment. Mr.. Nelson. of
Minnesota. called up the Free Homes" bill
and IL was passed without word of de-
bate. Representative Flynn, of Oklahoma,
who has been a warm champion of the
measure. was present when the bill passed
and cordially congratulated Senator Nell
son.
Senator Hanna at the opening secured
adoption of a concurrent resolution direct
ing the secretary Of war 20 make a survey
OF the harbor at Cleveland, with view TO
its further Improvement.
A bill was passed fix the terms of the
Circuit and District Courts of the Western
dictrict of Louisiana
concurrent resolution was adopted, d.
recting the secretary Of war to appoint
board of officers of the engineer corps to
prepare plans for the Improvement OF
Snake river in Washington and Idaho
A bill for the establishment of a light
house and fog signal at Slip Point. WASH
fngton, at a cost of $4,000. was passed.
concurrent resolution was adopted for
survey of the outlet of Flathead lake.
Montana, with view to keeping the lake
full.
A bill providing for the appointment of
collector of customs for the customs dis
trict of Hawaii at salary of $4,000 per
year and for such deputies as may be nee
essary, was passed.
Adverting to the speech delivered last
Friday by Mr.. Lodge with respect TO a
possible challenge Of the Monroe doctrine
by Germany Mr.. Daniel said during the
discussion of the naval bill: THAT speech
has had its echo throughout the world and
is even now reverberating on the continent
OF Europe. Germanys war lord. who al
ways has his ear set for rumors of war Is
even now rejecting upon and commenting
upon the idea that some time Germany IL
to have war with the United States.
1<.w.sf l@A1sA 10 T-~I So
is right in stimulating the military animus
of his own people. He is but maintaining
the traditions of his fathers. But that the
war lord of Germany or the chief ruler OF
any other nation is building up a navy with
the idea of some day testing the Monroe
doctrine is not susceptible TO the view of
common sense. We ought always TO keep
in view our objective in the construction
of a navy. If the idea of those who want
TO build a great navy because England Ga
great empire) has a great navy or because
Germany Ga progressive nation) has an eye
on the aggregation OF navy Is that we
shall have a navy capable of going on the
seas and meeting these combined navies
or even the navy of Great Britain, then We
are going into big undertaking and one
which is not in accordance with the ration
ale of this Republic This is a peaceful ma
ton. The object which leads me to vote
for the liberal appropriations for the navy
is simply that we may have necessary
weapons of defense and not that may
have vast navy which shall go about the
world seeking whom we may devour."
After the bill had passed Mr.. Nelson Sc
cured the passage Of an act providing for
free homesteads on the public lands for ac-
tual and bona fide settlers and reserving the
public lands for that purpose
A bill also passed to apply a portion Of
the proceeds of the sale of the public lands
to the endowment, support and mainten-
ance of schools or departments OF mining
and metallurgy in the several States and
Territories in connection with the colleges
for the benefit Of agriculture and the me-
oh afc