The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-25
HEATED DEBATE
ON NAVAL BILL
Burton, an Ohio Republican,
Fighting the Measure.
PARTY ASSOCIATES ANGRY
TRAINING STATION WENT OUT
ON POINT OF ORDER.

IA ASHINGTON, Feb. 24-TNo storm
w centers were encountered in con-
sideration of the naval appro-
| priation bin in the house today. First
the great lakes training station went
out of the bin on a point of order.
after a wordy battle. The building
| programme proposed in the bin then
met criticism and blocked further prog
Fess Of the measure for the day. Mr,
| Burton of Ohio. the echoes of whose
sensational speech for peace on Mon
day had hardly died out. moved to
strike out the provision for s1he single
battleship authorized. This motion is
now pending. 1t served as a text. after
Mr.. Burton had supplemented his Mon
q days speech with figures showing that
the United States was building more
( naval vessels than any other European
| country except Great Britain. for sew
eral Republican speeches, in which Mr.
Burton was declared not 70 be ia line
with his party.
Next on the Programme.
In the event OF the defeat. OF this
motion and the acceptance of the
whole building programme, d motion Is
to be made tomorrow by Represeuta-
tive Meyer of Louisiana TO have the
bill recOmmitted TO the naval commit
tee with the following instructions.
First, to provide for a cOaling sta
ton and dock at OlOngapo. 2. l. in
stead of a naval station; second, TO
eliminate the provision for two ar
m0red cruisers. and the arlnor thereof.
costing $4,000 600; third, 10 place a
limit Of S398 per ton as a maximum
price for armOr plate with the pro
vision for an aTmOr plate factory to
cost not over 100000 il the arInor
cannot be procured within the limit
prescribed: fourth that all vessels
herein provided for under the head of
increase of the navy" except the bat
tleship, be constructed in government
navy yards.
Fight on Training Ship
After passing a bill to extend the
provisions of the act of Jan. u, 1903
TO the Usage reservation in Oklahoma.
the house resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill, and MIR
Cooper continued his fight against the
provision for naval training station
on the great lakes.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Cooper's
remarks Chairman Foss entered upon
an elaborate defense Of the board that
selected the site.
After extended discussion of various
sites. the para graph in the bill prOvid-
ing for a naval training station was
ruled out of the bill, Bfr. Cooper insist
ing on the point of order made by him
yesterday.
Burton Defends Himself.
Mr. Burton Of Ohio moved to strike
from the bill the authorization for d
new battleship. In speaking TO this
amendment. Mr.. Burton resented crit
icians which he said had been made
against him for his speech on Monday
against the proposed naval programme.
It had been said that he was out of
line with the Republican party. This
he denied vigorously. He justified his
position by comparing the battleship
construction this year with that of 9TH
er nations OF the world Our coEstruc-
ton. he said. was larger than usual,
being 341 900 tons. In naval expenses, /
the United States was. he said, with the
exception Of Great Britain 50 per cent |
ahead of any European nation
Grosvenor's Criticism.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio criticised Mr.
Burtcn's position He read the plank
of the navy lin the Ohio Republican
platform OF 1903 on which. be said the
late lamented Senator Hanna was 80
tTiumphantly endorsed
This plank. he said. Mr.. Burton had
cedtianly indorsed or at least he had
not repudiated it, Ii read: AS Amer
ica's part in preserving the peace OF the
world we endorse the Republican policy
of developing the United states navy
to the highest efficiency.
Peace on earth and good viii among
men depended on good ships and good
guns" was Mr.. Grosvenor's announced
doctrine. He appealed TO the Demo
Gratis: Don't f0rs5ke the only good
thing there is in your record. Dom
go off after new Ideals
At 5:04 D. m. the house adjourned.