The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-25
NAVAL TRAINING
STATION WATTS
House Strikes the Great Lake
Provision Out of the
Naval Bill.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 2S.-Two
storm centers were encountered in con-
slderatton of the naval appropriation
Dill IN the house today. First. the great
lakes training station went out of the
Dill on a point of order after a wordy
battle. The building programme pro
posed IN the bill then met criticism
and blocked further progress Of the
measure for the day. Mr.. Burton. Of
OHIO, moved to strike out the provision
Tor the single battleship authorized.
Th1s motion is now pending. 1t served
as text, after Mr.. Burton had s11ppIe-
mented his Mondays speech with fig
ures showing that the United states
was building more naval vessels than
any other European country excent
Great Britain, for several Republican
speeches IN which Mr.. Burton was de-
ciareo not to be in line with his party.
LII the event of the defeat of this mo-
tlon ana the acceptance of the whole
ouliulhg programme, movement Is to
pe made tomorrow by Representative
meyer, OF Louisiana, to have the bill
tecolilrnltted with the following instruc-
tons: ~
First, to provide for a coaling station
ana dock at Olongapo, P. L, instead of
naval station; second, to eliminate
the provision for two armored cruisers
ana the armor thereof, costing s15.-
VOo'OeO; third, to place a limit of s3e8
per ton as maximum price for arrnor
plate with the provision for an arp,or
plate factory to cost not over 81 OOO
VOe, IL the armor cannot be nroc11rad
within the limit prescribed: fourth
that all vessels herein provided for m
DER the head of increase of the navy,
except battleships, be constructed in
government navy yards
Senators WrangIe Over Pure Food
The senate spent the greater mart ~
To-Day discussing an amendment to tba
agricultural appropriation bill striking
oul the mouse provision giving author
ity TO The secretary of agricuIt11rn to
inspect imported food products when
Inlspranded or suspected of imnTritv
ne amendment was suggested bv Mr.
Aidrlch, who said the provision onened
the way for an encroachment bv tha
secretary of agriculture on the duties
u tne secretary of the treasury and
was calculated to cause a d11nIicstfo,,
IN the service Of the two officials
MI McCumber said there had been
an error or statement as to what officer
nad the right to enforce the pure food
Jaw. He explained that the power re-
manned with the secretary of the treas
ury and the authority of the secretary
OF agriculture ceased when he had
passed upon the condition Of goods i'm
ported, and that the secretary of the
treasury was then bound to enforce ex-
lst1ng law against such goods as had
been found to be adulterated. He said
that the Investigations made by the de-
partment of agriculture showed that
many counterfeit goods were being i'm
ported, and he expressed Confidence
that importers would welcome the SUI
pervision contemplated by the pro-
vision. PO
Messrs. Lodge, Beveridge, Patterson
ana others supported Mr.. AIdrich. Mr.
Froctor in charge Of the bill, defended
the provision and had the aid of Messrs.
1 DolilVer' McComas, Bacon and others.
The discussion was closed nv sube+i"
tuting the provision of the act of 1900
bearing on the same point.