The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-15

way to'ao Il 20 make that change row."
nr. Daniel thought he Hsiland bost
prsstnted the solution 81 hsrbcF defense.
He would, he said, sots Cor twenty Of the
holland boats 10 be built TO aiIay the
ssnsitivsnsss and apprehension OF our sea
coast cities.
Advsrting TO the speech delivered last
Friday BY Ne. Lodge. with respect TO
possible challenge OF the Monroe doctrine
~ Germany Mr.. Daniel saidi "Thss
speech has had its echo throughout the
world and 10 even now rsvsrberatins on
the continsnt OF Europe. Gsrmany's war
Lord who always has his ear sst for
romors Of war, 10 now refiscting upon
and commenting upon the idea that some
time Germany IL 20 have . war with the
United States. do not bs,ievs IL.
"Ths war Lord Of Germany IL right
In stimulating the military snimus Of his
people. He 10 but maintaining the tradi-
lions of his fathsr's. Bat that the war
Lord Of Germany or the chief ruler Of any
other nation is prct.ctins or preparing
or building up navy with the idea CT
some day testing the Monroe doctrine.
is not susceptible to the view Of common
ssnss. We ought always to keep In view
our Objective In the construction OF o
navy. II the idea Of those who want TO
build gre.t navy because England Il
great smpire) has great navy, or be-
cause Germany e progressive nation) has
an ere on the aggregation OF navy, IL
that we shall have . navy capable OF 60
log on the ssss and meeting these com-
bined naviss or even the navy OF Great
Britain, then We are going into . big
under akipg and one which IL not In 40
oofdsncs with the rationale Of this repnb-
lilo. This is peaceful nation. The OBJ
| ! sot which leads me to vote for liberal
appropriation for the navy 10 simply that
we may have necessary weapons OF de-
fsnss and not that We may have q vast
navy which shall 90 about the world
seeking whom We may dsveuf."
Mr.. Hale Of Maine proposed that tho
oomnittss's proposition should be 90
changed 40 TO make the purchase Of: i've
of the Holland boats mandatory instead
OF discretionaI with the Secretary OF
the Navy.
Mr.. Stewart accepted this and the COM
mittee's proposition was amended. The
committee amendment 10 the House bill
appsopriating $3.50. 0C0 for the purchase
Of Gathmann guns and ammunition,
was Withdrawn.
| \ Mr.. Hale, for the committee, offered
IN amsndmsns providing In effect for the
removal Of the naval station Of Port
Royal, q. o., to Charleston, s. q. The
bill authorizes the expenditure OF s4fs,-
600 at the Port Royal station, but the
| amendment offered BY Mr.. Hale leaves
the expendit ore Of this money to the die
erection Of the Secretary of the Navy, who
is authorized to examine into tbs expedi-
ENJOY Of changing the station to Charles
ton, q. o., II he deems 1t expsdient, to
expand the money intended for Port
Royal on the new station and dock
500, 900 being made ava liable for the
purchase Of = site. The amendment
provides that there must be depth Of
water over the sill OF the dock as the
new station OF ct least thirty feet NJ mean
high tide.
Mr.. Hale, In advocating the amend
ment, Iaid the committee felt that the
time had arrived when NO more good
money ought TO be sent altar bsd at
Port Royal.
Mr.. Butler OF North Carolina proposed
an amendment extending the right Of
choice Of the Secretary Of the Navy to
some point In North Carolina 80 as to iu-
cluds Wilmington, N. O.
Mr.. Buffers amsndment was re scted
and the committee amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Chandler offered an amendment
reducing ths number Of aEmored cruisers
provided for In the bill from three to two
and the number Of protected cruisers
from three to two. saying he did so. "to
direct attention to the fact that We are
expanding too much money for our navy
and too little for the development OF our
merchant marine. There is q bill now
before this Senate providing for the de-
veIopment Of our merchant marine which
calls for no larger appropriation than IL
necessary for the construction Of two
first class war vessels. l hope that Co.'S
grsss will NOT adjourn until IL has
brought this shipping bill to VOTE"
"I have not the slightest idea" said
Mr.. Teller, "tbat the shipping bill viii
be taken mp until after the campaign
and neither has the Senator" (Chan-
der
"I'm not q great party leader" replied
Mr.. Chandler sarcastioaily, "but there
IL NO need that We should rush away
from here before We pass this gbill tor the
| advancement Of our merchant marine"
Mr.. Hale expires sed the hope that vote
might DO had ON the measure and that IL
would not be delayed further BY the in
ection into the discussion OF extraneous
suit cots He believed that he and the
Senator from New Hampshire would be
older men than thsy now were before the
subsidy bill Was disposed OF.
| MT. Chandler withdrew the amend
ment.
| Mr.. Teller. referring to the subsidy
bill, saidt "ghat bill Ii not here. This
Senator (Chandler) knows that his party
does not dare to bring 10 here. It II to be
shunted to 60 over until the next session
| Of Congress- Then. suppose. We shall
have the subsidy bill, this bill to increase
the army 10 100, COO men and such other
measures as cannot be considered now in
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