The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
NAVAL BILL PASSED.
Armor Plate Men Are Convicted
Of Unfair Dealing.

Washington. Feb 11.-When the sen
ate convened today at IL o'clock Mr.. Tur-
ley tPa-) presented the credentials OF his
successor. Edward ". Carmack. elected
senator for term of six years begin
ming March 4. 1901
MI Teller fCOl) presented the creder-
tlals or Thomas NJ Patterson, elected a.
senator from Colorado for the term o.
six years beginning March 4, 1901. Tho
credentials OF both senator's ELECT were
fled.
A bill providing for an additional dis
trlct Judge in the northern district OF
Illinois was passed. The naval apprO-
priation bill was then taken up.
I'he senate passed the naval appTopri-
alton bill and MIR. Hanna moved to take
up the shipping bill. Mr.. Jones < Ark
demanded a roll call and the senate vO-
ted S3 TO IA to consider the bill
Nj T1liTnan Is. c. had expected t.
discuss the aTT1or plate question which
was before the senate when the naval
Dill was laid aside on Saturday.
He said he desired to present evidence
which would show the bad faith with
which the Carnegie and Bethlehem COM
panleS had treated the government. The
companies had said positively they were
unable TO make Krupp armor for less
than $545 per ten yet they had entered
into contract for ar1nor at a lower price
he would be satisfied. he said il the
chairman of the naval affairs committee
Mr hale, would corroborate what he
said
MIR Hale replied that there was no
Question about the accuracy Of Mr.. Till
mans statement
Mr. Pettigrew said that when a men,
per OF one of the armor concerns was
De1ore the appropriations committee he
nad admitted that the Carnegie and
20 DID the same sum for the armor.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE desk Of
Alfred ID. Shaw of New York. late
fnF u
died suddenly Sunday morning of apo
plexy, was draped in black and covered
with azalias and roses when the house
met today. The chaplain in his inVOcaL-
ton referred feelingly to General Shaw 8
death Owing to the extreme pressure
OF the public business, 1t was decided by
the house leaders that IL would be in
expedient to adjourn Immediately out OF
respect to his memory.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal MI Payne, chairman of the
committee on ways and means, by the
direction of the committee reported
back the war revenue act as amended
BY the senate. and moved the adoption
of a resolution ito disagree to the sub
stitute proposed by the senate as an
amendment thereto and ask for a con
ference
Mr.. Tawney Mimi, a member of the
ways and means committee, asked for
a division of the proposition, so as to
vote separately upon disagreement and
the request for a conference. This was
agreed to and the house without division
voted to disagree to the substitute. The
main question was then precipitated by
Mr.. Tawney- The house, he said had
justed voted to disagree to a substitute
for revenue bill which substitute had
originated in the senate Under the con-
stitution he insisted the senate had no
power to originate revenue legislation.
and he made the point of order that the
house could not ask for a conference
upon a measure originating in the upper
house OF congress contrary to the consti-
tuition without becoming a party to the
violation made by the senate and with
out waving its constitutional privilege
to originate revenue legislation. He de-
clared that the speaker had no right to
entertain a motion to ask for a. confer
ence on the substitute passed by the
senate.
Mr.. Hopkins interrupted Mr.. Tawney
to declare that in his opinion the consti-
tuition had not been violated In effect
the senate's proposition was only an
amendment.
Mr.. Tawney had cited Webster in sup
port Of his contention that the house
had the exclusive right to originate
money bills. and that the senate's power
was limited to altering or amending