The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-24
NAVAL BILL BRINGS
 OUT DISCUSSION Democratic Amendments Are
 Turned Down LEGARE IS SUCCESSFUL Gets an Appropriation of $e56,soo for Carrying on Work of Existing
 Contracts for. Completing
 Charleston Navy Yard.

Washington, February 2S.-Although the house devoted the entire day to con sideration of the naval appropriation bill under the five minute rule, small progress was made Amendments were offered in profusion for the perfection of the meas- ure from a democratic standpoint, but all save an appropriation for the Charles ton navy yard were rejected.
 This was upheld in a forcible manner by MT Legare of South Carolina, and amounted to a total of s6o6,o00 to carry on the work on existing contracts, was agreed to after Chairman Floss had stated that the only question was whether the appropriation should be made this year CT next.
 The fight over the proposed great lakes naval training station was begun during the last half hour of the session. and promises a lively debate tomorrow.
 Foster in the Chair.
 MT. Foster of Vermont was made chair man of the committee of the whole and the reading of the bill for amendment continued. In endeavoring to get the amount of the New York navy yard in- creased by sSO,OOO.Ooo. MT. Fitzgerald of New York declared that by no other committee of the house was the cohesive power of public plunder so remarkably exemplified''
 In opposition to the Fitzgerald amend ment Chairman Foss declared since 1925 $19.000,000 had been appropriated for the New York navy yard. Mir Foss included MT. Fitzgerald among that class of gen tlemen who believed in putting all of the navy on land.
 After a somewhat heated colloquy be- tween MT. Foss and MT. Fitzgerald the amendment was defeated.
 MT. Fitzgerald offered another amend ment aprpopriating $1.5OO,OoO for the im- provement of the New York navy yard which was also defeated.
 A campaign for the enlargement of the government gun factory at Washington was launched by MT. Hitchcock of Ne- braska, who offered an amendment car rying large sum for this purpose.
 All for Contractor.
 He charged that the bill recommended everything possible for the private con tractor but nothing in the interest of the government Captain Pendleton in charge of the Washington navy yard, was quoted in his testimony before the committee In favor of increasing the plant.
 MT Vreeland of New York. declared that to have adopted Captain Pendleton's recommendation would be the first step in building up great government gun. rising vote of 43 to 73 defeated the Htch- I .1( C@..t i. Carolina secured the adoption of an amendment for Charleston. s. C., navy yard, s3400 for machine shops. $25,000 to complete the power house, $300.oO0 for the dry dock. $30,000 for work shops, $62,500 to complete equipment building, $1500O0 for building ship filters shop, s55,000 for foundry, making a total of $656500.
 MT. Legare in proposing the amendment declared that contracts for these inn provements were already signed and that the contractors could recover fin the court of claims should the amendment not be agreed to.
 MT. Foss in reply said the appropria- ffon for Charleston had always been add ed to the bill In the senate and the com mittee had, not seen fit to include 1t. It was apparent, he added, if not made this year the appropriation would have to be made next year.
 MT. Rixey Of Virginia endeaVoTed to amend the bill by eliminating the appro- priation for naval station at Guanta- namo, Cuba. He wanted only coaling station in Cuba.
 On a rising vote hls amendment was defeated by vote of 5S to 57. |A Against Philippine Station. WOn motion to strike out the appropria- ton for naval station at Oleongapo, P. l., MT. Jones of Virginia spoke against making such large appropriations for the Philippine islands. He declared that be- fore this naval station was completed, it would cost from twenty to thirty mill lion dollars and this in the face of state ments that we were to give up the islands as soon as the people were educated enough for self government.
 MT. Brandegee of Connecticut argued in favor of this provision of the bill. Even if we should give up the Philippines he