The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-25
For New coaIina Station.

First To provide for coalng sta- tion and dock at Olongapo P. l., instead of a naval station; second, to eliminate the provisions for two armored cruisers, and the armor thereof costing S15,o00,000; third, to place a limit of S39S per ton as a maximum price for armor plate with the provision for an armor plate factory to cost not over s4,000 900, if the armor can not be procured within the limit prescrib- ed; fourth, that all vessels herein pro- vided for under the head of increase of the navy" except the bastleshlp, be con- structed in government navy yards
 After passing bill to extend the pro- visions of the act of January 21 1903, to the Osage reservation in Oklahoma, the house resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill and MT Cooper con- tinued his fight against the provision for naval training station on tfe great lakes.
 Chairman Foss Speaks.
 At the conclusion of MT. Cooper's re- marks Chairman Foss entered upon an elaborate defense of the board that se- lected the site When Mir Foss disclaimetf any personal interest in the selection of a site Mr Payne asked If he would ob- ject to an amendment limiting the amount to be paid per acre to $250 or $500, in view of the fact that the price of Lake Bluff was held at $900 an acre.
 Yes, l will replied MT. Toss, with the declaration that it was tfc naval station he wanted, although he saw no reason why a site should not be selected in his district simply because he was chairman of the naval committee.
 Mr. Foss read letter from the board to select a site through the secretary of the navy, stating that the Racine site ma off when they went to Racine the carriage horses were so slow that the proposed site was not reached until after dark
 When MT. Foss had spoken half an hour he asked unanimous consent for thirty minutes more.
 T object" interjected Mir Grosvenor.
 MT. Hepburn. who was in the chair put the request of Mir. Foss to the committee, and MT. Grosvenor failed to repeat his ob- jectlon. and the time asked for was granted. Shortly afterwards Mr. Gros- venor protested.
 T objected in loud voice." he declared, and with so much vehemence that I was personally threatened by one of these Lake Bluff representatives.'
 Refused Question.
 In explanation further. MT. Grosvenor said he had been refused a question by MT. Foss in a most insulting manner, and immediately thereafter MT. Floss had yielded to two or three other gentlemen.
 MT. Foss disclaimed any intention to be discourteous. He was allowed to conclude.
 MT Southard of Ohio followed in favor of the selection of Put-in-B Bay, on Lake Erie.
 Mir Foss offered an amendment direct ing the President to select site and Mir. Cooper offered one authorizing the Presi- dent to create a new board. The para graph In the bill providing for naval training station was then ruled out of the bill, MT. Cooper insisting on the point of order made by him yesterday.
 Provision for a naval magazine on the New England coast near Cape Cod was eliminated from the bill on a point of order made by MT. Bartlett of Georgia.
 Boston Resents Criticisms.
 MT. Burton of Ohio moved to strike from the bill the authorization for a new bat tleshlp. In speaking to this amendment MT. Burton resented criticism which he said had been made against him for his speech on Monday against the proposed naval programme. It had been said that