The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
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NAVAL I'LL IS .UN0PP0 ! Y ] 0sED|1i !
The Democratic Senators Y i'll.
L Not Line Up q SgaillstSIt It5as5 tllltc,s
House Did Maynard Sick. Si.

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fErom Our Regular $Gorrcspondcnt,) B5ff
WASHINGTON. ID. C., March j The M
Democrat is of the Se,ta.e tltl not follow
the example of their brethren OF the
House of Representatives ard oppose tho
naval appropriation bill. The BILL as 1t
passed the House, was reported frGm
tho Senate Committee on Naya ! 4 q ffairs
to-day after having been nJconsidcred5 but
II very short time. But Il was considered
long enough J. TO enable Senator Niartinl
to have put on t&ar'S amendment pro-s
gvillns for tho erection Of marine bar
IA clSs q at 7, Norfolk art q cost OF not
more than two hundred thousand dollars
The provision for a,nayal Strnining station
on the Great Lakes was a gain incorro-.
rated i'm tho measure Tho increase re-
snomnende ed by. tho VI Senate aggregatn
saa7, 900, making 89 tho4S total $G7 col ,I3S.
Among the new items included are bar
racks for Lea que Island and Norfolk
navy yards, 5000 900 each. Prny!sipn a lsos Is
made for. a considerable increase In the
teaching force &at8 the Naval SAc deny AZ
Annapolis. Ssis i54 n
Senator Martin and Sena tor P'erli ms. q
California, also had an anlentlm mcnt ADDED
provided for in The bill should be- con n
structeds L on tile Paci fic coast and one on
tho Atlantic coast. ,stS y a. s *
Martin For Strong Navy,
En-, ~ nm. opposed 10 tho minority IN the
Senate arrayins itself against n tle BILL
said Serator Martin Tonight VA s lle'--l
flicyn tllere lis ns general feeling 6 on llli-' "
teusIness III the country and ano olsS tho
EnaC!ons generally, because OF tlia wa In
tho ra + East. a ia impossible 70 predict
tile mplleatlons which may result from
q a n nnl)OSpl as WH g.
any orc to o III. entering Y pon ": Ilollcy
fpf expansion! and iEcmbarking IN world
power. but$now that we llayc done So
EIthnk It is I,eccssarSf3to % have n strong
navy. 4. s. 4 A . j,
5nolicy of retrencllment Is possible. urcle
sam is walking about tfsse days with
d chip OIL his shoulder, We cannot say
when there will }hes trouble, and o. navy
wi no oatllygEeeded.a IS An army call DO
I had ilf M few weeks nl' months; u re-
atIuires years to build u navy. ours is
rot yet strong enough TO warrant our
economizing. y 8ti III Il i4 ,5, III;
Not Extrayagant, E Il.
,'The bill. as j I passed the House. does
not appear to me to be very, Strhyasant =
I "a not think 1t 4upprnprlntes3t too much
money and l9slall support II, 8.
Cis not Thought that any effort8Will
he made to llneup tha Democrats against
tho Bill by caucns action. Il is ln,derr
stood that Senator German IS rather 4til-
clned to desire tho caucus TO bind tho
Democrats 70 oppose Tile bill but IT is
believed that the sentiment IN favor Of
d. stronger navy Is too strong, and thai
he wi not seek to press his Views, M
REPRESENTATIVES, Maynard, of5sthe Sec
ord Virginia 'I)islrlct, is confined to his
bed al Stonelegh Court apartments. lle
was somewhat better to-llight, but the
{, doctor will not ALLOW him 70 go out for
asdly orgtwo, II 65a.8s !. r..