The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-15
NAVAL BILL PASSED
ArmOr Plate Amendment Is
Agreed To.
HOLLAND BOATS TO BE BOUGHT
senator Daniel Does Not Believe that 6er-
many Intends TO Make Any TEST oil 'i'e
Monroe Dsctrine-C harleston,s - C., 10 ne
Naval station Instead of Port hoyal-
pa,t;rrev Charges that the ArmOr Plate
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After discussion lasting five full days,
the Senate yesterday passed the nAFai
appropriation bill. Practically four days
were devoted TO the consideration oI Tue
armor-plate proposition, which was agreed
to finally rs reported by the committee,
with the exception that the Secretary o.
the Navy is authorized 10 make contracts
only for such armor as may be needed
from time 10 time. BY the committee S
amendment to the House bill, the Secre-
tarv of the Navy is authorized TO procure
armor Of the best quality at $40 per ton;
but If he be unable TO obtain IL at thaS
price. he is then authorized to pay S54o
per ton for the armOT for the battlc-shIiS
Maine. Ohio. and Missouri and proceed
TO erect an armOr factory. 10 cost not 10
| exceed 100000 Cne-half OF which amount
is made Immediately available. Yesterday,
after the rejection Of the pending amend
merit offered by Mr.. Chandler, the CON-
mittee's proposition was agreed to by
vote of SO 10 l9. The Secretary of the Navy
is directed to purchase five Holland Tor
pedo-bOats. at a price not exceeding $l'O'-
go each The Gathmann gun amendment
to the House bill was withdrawn b. the
| committee, the Navy Department having
declared against ii.
When the Senate resumed consideration
of the bill. the pending question was on
| the amendment OF Mr.. Chandler subst-
| tutirg in Mr. Tilmans amendment S+3
| for 500 as the price of armor. The
| amendment was rejected-25 to p.
The Committee Amendment Passed.
Mr.. Hoar offered the following amend
| ment to the CON mittee's proposition with
! respect to the construction OF an armor-
plate factory:
That II. under the operation OF the above proyi-
/ sion no government armor plate mandatory Is
| begun or built the Secretary Of the Navy shall
| submit to Congress at the beginning OF its next
| session a detailed report. in which he shall esti-
mate the entire cost OF a fully equipped government
| arnor plate mandatory, including site and the
! probable time at which the best modern armor
plate could be produced at said factory and ready
for delivery.
The. amendment was accepted by the
committee and agreed to by the Senate
AS amended, the committees proposition
was then agreed to, % to 10, The detailed
vote being as follows:
Yeas-Alison. Baker. Carter Clark CvyOmlng).
| Davis, Depew, Elkins Fairbanks Foraker Foster
| Frye, Gear, Hale Hanna Hansbrough. Hawley,
| Hoar. Kean. Lodge. McComas NcCumber. Nelson
| PenrOse, Perkins Plat New York;. Proctor. Ross
sewell, Shoup. Simon, Thurston. Woeott-32.
] Nsys-Berry Butler. Chandler Cockrell. Daniel,
| Harris. Heitfeld. Jones (Arkansas) Mallory. Nor
! gan Pettigrew. Pettus SpoOner Stewart Sullivan
| Teller. Tillman, Turner. Wellngton-ls
The next proposition of the committee
| rFnVidlI 10 nG Gt.n II all nd
submarine torpedO-boats at price of
Sl70,Go9 each. Mr.. Stewart offered an
amendment increasing the number of
boats to be purchased from five to ten
and addressed the Senate in support Of
his amendment.
Mr. Daniel thought the Holland boat
presented the solution of harbor defense
| ''If il be true" said Mr. Daniel "and
| may say | do not share in the belief that
some foreign nation has its eye on US and
proposes, as has been feared by some
| Senators, 10 test the Monroe doctrine-if
| it be true that that which has not hap
pened is to happen. then this boat is he
thing We desire for the defense of our
harbors and our coasts" He would. he
added, vote for twenty of the Holland
boats to be built to allay the sensitive
ness and apprehension of our sea coast
cities, and he would therefore support
the amendment of Mr.. Stewart.
Mr..Daniel on German Interference.
Adyerting to the speech delivered last
Friday by Mr.. Lodge with respect to a
possible challenge of the Monroe doc
trine by Germany, Mr. Daniel said: THAT
speech has had it's echo throughout the
world and IS even now reverberating on
| the continent of Europe. 1t has circu-
lated around the throne of Germany, and
Germany's war lord, who always has his
ear set for rumors of war, is even now
rejecting upon and commenting upon
the idea that some time Germany is 10
have a war with the United States. ! do
not believe it.
''The war lord OF Germany is right in
stimulating the military animus Of his
people. He is but maintaining the tradi-
tions of his fathers. But that the war
lord of Germany or the chief ruler Of any
other nation is projecting or preparing
, or building up a navy with the idea Of
some day testing the Monroe doctrine is
) not susceptible 10 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 bull ]
great navy because England "a great
: empire) has a great navy, or because Ger
many Ga progressive nation) has an eye
on the aggregation Of a navy and the ac-
| QuisitiOn Of other countries, and because
Italy has a similar view as 10 a navy, Is
: that We shall have a navy capable OF go-
) ing on the seas and meeting these coIa-
! bined navies or even the navy Of Great
= Britain, then We are going into d big un-
dertaking and one which is not in ac.
cordance with the rationale OF this re-
: public. This is a peaceful nation, and
! VOuld preserve in the hearts Of our people
| the conservative doctrine that would keeT
, IL a peaceful nation. The object which
: leads NE 10 vote for liberal appropriations
2 for the navy Is simply that We may have
. necessary weapons OF defense, and not
I that We may have vast navy, which
2 shall 90 about the world seeking whom
We may deyOur."
E Mr.. Hale proposed that the committee,
| proposition should be 50 changed as L
I make the purchase Of five 0. the Holland
e boats mandatory instead cf discretionary
= with the Secretary Of the Navy. NJ
? Stewart accepted this and withdrew hi.
: amendment. The committees proposition
Q was then adopted.
: The committee amendment 20 the HOus.
bill appropriating SZj1.Go3 for the purchas.
: OF GaJhmann guns and the ammunition
: I therefor was withdrawn.
2 Naval station n c Charleston.
: Mr.. Hale. for the committee, offered al
amendment providing in effect for the re
0 moyal OF the naval station al Port Royal
2 8 G, 70 Charleston. ;. g. The bill au
: thoFizes the expenditure Of $1,000 at tn,
e Port ROYAL station. but the amendmeu
{ tonered by Mr. Hale leaves the expenGi
{ ture Of this money 20 the discretion Of IN
4 Secretary Of the Navy, who Is authorize,
n 10 examine into the eZpediency Of cnang
a Ing the station 10 Charleston. S. g. II h
= deems II expedient, % expvnd the none.
{ intended for Port Royal On The new sta
ton and dock. 5000 being made ayaiIa
! be FOR the purchase Of q site The amend
), nnent provides that there must BE- a deptl