The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-11
Measure Carrying. s7s. 600, 600.
Tor Building War Vessels.
covERNM'T YARD PROVISION
This Recommendation is Vigorously
Pressed. butin vain-House Defeats
the Forestry BiIl-The Canal
and Cable Measures.
fBx Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. o. c., June TO-.
4 Another OF the big supply bills OIL the
government was disposed of by the sen
Gle. to-day. the naval bill, carving more.
/ than s7S,9oo.oo0. being passed. II lnciuoes
provisions for the two first-class oa1tie-
/ ships. two firs:-class armored cruisers
and two Eunboat. but strikes Out the
House provision that one OF each shati
be built at government YARDS.
Mr.. Perkins. a member OF the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs. argued that some OIL
tie vessels of the navy ought 10 De con-
strUctcd at government navy Saros. ana
he urged that the admirably EQUIPPED
This no;icy. he said, was demanded by
thu labor unions.
Mr.. Plat of Connecticut. asked II this
yas demand or a request on the part
of the labor unions.
..I+ mean that 1t is a. request, replied
Mr., Perkins. They maintain that 1T Is
10 the interest of the government that,
the navy ards belonging to the people
should be- utilized for building warsves-
isels.''
Mr.. Perkins maintained that the In
creased cost OF construction in govern
ment yards on account OF the eight-hour
law. was more than offset by the i'm
imense salaries paid the management in
private yards.
An aneNQIne OlIeIeC US MANU- y
OF Florida, appropriating 100000 for a
lflre-proof building at the Pensacola, Fla,
navy yard. was agreed to.
When consideration was resumed OF the
1sthnafan Canal question Mr. Turner de-
,1frered an extended argument in support
iof the Nicaraguan route. He said II
would at once relieve the Pacific Coast
from the onerous burdens placed upon
lit br the traas-continental railroads.
which had become well-nigh intolerable.
Mr.. Morgan discussed the legal diff
cu1ties OF acquiring the Panama Canal
property. and declared that the United
Estates could not buy the property with
tout acquiring the membranes upon it,
The House bill providing for the pro-
lection of the President was referred
ito the judiciary Committee.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. June 10.-The House
to-day defeated the bill to transfer GER
tain forest reserves to the Agricultural
Department and to authorize the Presi-
dent to establish game and fish preserves.
Its death was accomplished by the method
discovered by Representative Cannon. of
Illinois. as cutting: off the head behind
the ears and known parliamentarilE as
striking ont the enactfng clause. The mo
zion was made by Mr. Cannon. He
claimed that the bill would greatly in
crease the cost of administering forest
reserves. and the vote followed state
ment by him, IN which he pointed out
that the estimated receipts for the next
fiscal year already were exceeded by the
appropriations up to the present time by
over s5l. ooo. 900. The vote stood 100 to 20
an favor of this motion.
The House adopted special order for
the consideration of the Corliss Pacific
Cable bill by a vote of los to %. Mr.
iDalzell. of Pennsylvania. who presented
the rule. announced that he was opposed
ito the Government building a cable to the
Philippines He favored the construction
of an American cable by American CAPT
tai.
M Adamson. of Georgia. protested
against the adoption of the rule and the
building of cable by the Government
Me argued that the private company,
which had planned to carry cable to the
Philippines. should be allowed to do so
without hindrance.
Mr. Richardson. of Alabama, opposed
the adoption of the rule. while Mr. Cor
Hiss, of Michigan addressed the House at
length In behalf of lis bill. He pre-
Eented facts intended to show the exist
ence of cable monopoly, and argued
that the only way to break down the mo-
nopoly was for the Government to own.
construct and operate the cable.