Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-27

DeillS declared out OF order.
| Upon converting, today, the atten-
ton of the House was directed toward
| the Orient by the chaplain. who asked
II his prayer that Disputes between
natiors of the earth may be settled b,
the pea, cful methods of arbitration.
The House went into committee ot
the whole with Olmstead, Pa, in the
chair.au resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill.
| Roberts, Mass. in support of his
amendment authorizing the purchase
of five instead of two submarine tor.
pedo boats. which was pending wher
| the House adjourned, yesterday
quoted Admiral Dewey as saying in :
personal letter to him under date O,
| Feb. IS. that in view of the effectiv.
| work of tOrpedOes in the Far East, il
was his judgment that the government
! had waited long enough before con
structins submarine boats and thai
the number specified in the bill coulf
| well be increased.
Hill. Conn.,. cOntended for hi.
TO purchase surface torpedo boat:
NItiiVut sb'' ~ uuElDcT leclN-
| ing il in the discretion of the secretar,
to purchase what number if any HI
| may deem advisable within the limit
of $S5o,000 fixed by the amendment OF
Mr.. Roberts.
Hill called attention to the state
/ rent of the army board that the sub
marine type of boat will be a most val
| liable auxiliary to the fixed mine de-
fence and to the further statement OF
the board that under conditions where
chahrels could not be mined lit will
give the nearest approach to absolute
protection known to the board"
Hill proposed a substitute amend
!ncnt Incorporating in the bill the Ian
%uaG" contained in the last naval an
preparation act. except that the maxi
| mum is fixed at SS500C0 instead of $780,
Zoo. This authorizes purchases within
he discretion of the secretary ant
provides for competition.
Roberts. Mass. declared holly thai
he desired to resent the insinuation o.
Dayton that he CRoberts) was tn.
rs prcsontGtive of any particular type
OF submarine boats He then criti.
cisoI Iiill for his enthusiasm for p
| 80 -'''' =. III " vi BCdo DOdl. Ill CIOS
ing the debate on the amendment
Foss declared that what was wanted
was the host boat to he determined by
actual comparison or competition.
Roberts amendment authorizing tn,
purchase Of five submarine torpedo
boats WAS lost by Il vote of As to 1G6
when Hills amendment was adopted
by q vote of 81 to 50.
Livernash proposed an amendment
providing that no money Paid out TO,
construction under the bill shall
paid to amy contractor until he has GOV.
cnanted with the government that nt
laborcr or mechanic shall be required
to work over eight hours, a forfeit
s. day being provided for each MAJ
required to work beyond that time.
= Foss raised a point of order agains
the amendment. The point Of orde,
was overrulcd by the Chair, but on
rising vote the amendment was lost,
to 10. two Republicans voting for
and about a dozen Democrats agains.
it.
Various amendments were submitte.
ard points of order against them sus-
tanned. Finally DalzeIl offered an
amendment providing that the commit
tee be authorized to procure a cOntrac
Tor ar'lor ut Il price which in his Judge
nont is just and reasonable.
by a party division of 133 to 1O1, this
vas adopted.
Hitchcock. Neb.. offered an amend
m"nt providing that no money appro
priated in this bill for arlnor shall b
uscd~to purchase armor not yet con.
tracted for from any manufa cturer "
manufacturers who constitute in whole
or i'll part any trust or trade conspi
racy 10 control the prices of steel prod
ucts in violation of the laws of tn
United States
Mann. Iien.. H.. offered an amend
mont making Hitchcocks amendment
applicable only tc concerns judiciaIly
declared Illegal concerns.
Mann's amendment by a party vot,
of 1S5 to 81 was adopted, the RepubIi
cans supporting the amendment.
The Hitchcock amendment, as amend
ed. then was defeated. 81 to 169. a party
vote. except that two or three Repub
leans voted with the Democratic mi
nority.
At so +. NJ. the committee rose and
the bill was reported to the House. A.
ter motion to recommit the bill to the
committee OH naval affairs had beep
defeated, the bill was passed md A.