The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
Appropriation of Five Million Dollars
Made for II.
SYMPATHY WITH THE BOERS.
The Teller Resolution Referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Martins Credentials Pre-
sentcd by MIR. Daniel and
Placed on iHiic-No SeS-
sion ofSenHte To Day.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The House TO-
day by vote of l0I to l2a refused TO ac-
cept the Senate amendment to the Naval
Appropriation bill, relating to arnor-piate'
and adopted a modified proposition, ieaV-
ing the price OF armor-pate to the secre-
tary of the Navy, with power in his DIS
cretion. to erect an armOr-plate factory
if he cannot purchase armor at a reasona-
BILE price, and the sum OF Si00o,ooe was
appropriated toward the erection OF the
factory.
With regard to ocean and lake surveys,
the House refused any appropriation lor
surveys by the Navy. and tied up the
conferees with instructions 1t also re-
fused TO concur in the Senate amendment
to abolish the two years sea cruise lor
naval cadets. With the above action the
Naval bill was sent back TO conference
the conference report on the otnef Items
having been agreed to.
The conference report on the Postoftice
Appropriation BILL agreeing on all items
except the Senate amendment approprlat-
ing sos, 600 for pneumatic tube service,
was adopted. and the House then con-
CURED in the accepted amendments Ihe
opponents of the extended service in the
House reconciled their concurrence on the
action on the ground that the $1,000 sim
ply carried out the existing contract. The
bill now goes to the President
SPECIAL RULE.
Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, from the Com
mittee on Rules, presented Il special rule
ordering the previous question upon the
pension bills, 800 in number, faTorahly
acted upon in committee of the whole last
Friday, the order not to interfere with
conference reports.
Mr. Foss moved that the House recede
from its disagreement to the armor-plate
amendment of the Senate and agree to 1t
with an amendment authorizing the Sec
retary of the Navy to contract for armor
plate at price deemed reasonable by him,
and if he cannot procure armor at an
equitable price, authorizing him in his dis
cretion to purchase site for the erection
OF an armor-pate factory, 10 cost not to
exceed 81, G0f,GtH.
Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky, moved to re-
cede and concur in the Senate amendment
ENORMOUS PROFITS.
Mr. Rixey, of Virginia, a member of the
Naval Committee, declared that the adop
ton of Mr.. Foss' motion, giving the Sec
retary of the Navy authority TO contract
for armor at a reasonable price, would be
tantamount to agreeing to the price
charged by the armor-plate factories. To
show the enormous profits of these con-
GERMS Mr. Rixey hcG read from the ad-
vance sheets of report by Consul-General
Guenther, at Frankfort. showing that the
hrupp Company secured over SLIGO for a
certain class of guns from the German
Government until competition developed
The company then reduced It's price to
s45..
Mr.. Kitchin of North Carolina, and Mr..
Underwood. of Alabama, also supported
Mr. Wheeler's motion. Both favored the
building OF an armor-plate factory.
After other speeches the vote was taken
first upon Mr.. Wheeler's motion to recede
and concur in the Senate amendment,
which was lost-1G1 to l2i.
Mr.. Foss' motion was then carried with
out division. The bill was then sent 10
further conference.
After dispcsing of the postoftice bill the
House, at 5 L. NJ, adjourned.
In the Senate
| WASHINGTON, May "a few min
| utes before adjournment this evening the
Senate added to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill an amendment appropriatinS
| s5.CG0, GOO for the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position 10 be held in ST. Louis in 1908, the
! condition being that SlG,000,Gaj in addition
be raised by the Exposition authorities.
The amendment was offered by air.
| Cockrail, of Missouri, and was adopted
| without debate and without division.
Because an amendment offered by
! him subsequently,, was stricken out on q
| point of order, Mr. Galitnser, of New
| Hampshire, moved to reconsider the ST.
| Louis Fair amendment and that motion
| now is pending, but probably will not be
| adopted.
The Teller resolution, expressing SYM
pathy with the Beers, was referred to the
| Committee on Foreign Relations by vote
OF 40 to 26
Mr.. Fairbanks, of Indiana. endeaHored
TO secure consideration Of the bill for the
| ~ rod
States TO Cuba, but Nj. Allison declined
to lay aside the appropria ton Dill for that
purpose.
No session Of the Senate will be held to-
morrow.
A House bill PERMITTING the construction
Of a dam across New River, in Grayson
county, Va. was passed
Mr. Daniel. of Virginia, presented the
credentials OF his colleague. Thomas S.
Martin as Senator from Virginia for the
term of six years. beginning on March 4,
l901- They were placed on file,
CLAIMS OF STATES.
Consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was then resumed. The
committee amendment relating to the en-
forcement of the contract labor law and
the Chinese exclusion act. which had
been passed over, was so modified as to
read that the enforcement of these laws
should be under the supervision and
control of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.''
Against the committee amendment PRO-
yiding the adjustment and settlement of
certain claims of various States arising out
of the war of 1872 OF the civi war and
of certain Indian wars, Mr.. Pet,igrew
made point of order that it was new
legislation. An amendment which he had
offered to include Nebraska and South
Dakota in the amendment had been de-
feated.
The point was sustained.
| eIsion OF the Chair Cir. Frye). and adj.
| dressed the Senate in support of his ap-