The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-21

sherman (N Y.) struck out the pro- vision for the proposed increase in the strength of the marine corps.
 For contingent expenses of the ma rine corps the appropriation was re- duced from $215,000 to $S5,000. When the provision was reached regarding the construction of two battleships, a number of members were on their feet with amendments.
 Wanted Ten New Ones.
 An amendment was offerd by MT. Per kens (N. Y.), proposing a reduction in the number of new (battleships from two to one. Mir. Rixey (Va.) opposed the construction of any new battleships at all on the plea that sufficient oficers could not be provided for them and also that the United States In the matter of battleship construction was building faster than Great Britain. The state- ment was denied by Mir Foss which caused MT. Maddox (Gao to inquire why the United States should not be first among the navies of the world. He did not believe in haggling over two ships. but thought the number should be increased to ten.
 Replying to the arguments of Messrs' Rixey and Kitchen MT. Hemenway (Ind.) referred to the fact that since Cleveland's second administration vast sums had been spent for the navy. It was true, he said. this country was building rapidly. It had to build rap- idly, because at the time stated the United States had no navy and one had to be built in a hurry. He con1- mended the Committee for cutting down the estimates from. three to two battleships and in urging the House 10 vote for the latter proposition declared 1t would be mistake just at this time, when the United States was mov- ing to the front as a world power, to have 1t understood that she had stop ped building warships with which to uphold the Monroe doctrine and to strengthen the hands of her represen- tatlves abroad.
 Before the vote was taken Mir. Ba- ker (N. Y.) created a sensation by of- fering the following resolution, which he read:
 That while this House views with horror the deliberate destruction of human life at all times and under all circumstances, yet it declares that rep rehensible as was the murder of the Grand Duke Sergius 1t was no more wanton than the massacre perpetrateo by the Russian government on January 22, when thousands of unarmed men. women and children were butchered in cold blood; and that 1t regards the murder of those helpless, unoffendinE men, women and children as one of the most dastardly crimes ever perpe- trated; that, in refusing to express the horror of the people of this country at that fearful crime, while now assert ing that both the American govern ment and people view the killing of Grand Duke Sergius with abhorrence. the President has not and does not voice the real sentiments of the people of the United States"
 Mr. Baker Defiant.
 In an excited manner he asserted that he had been told that If he intro- duced the resolution a motion would be made to expei him from the House. Rushing down the aisle and waving the resolution in his hand he deposited 1t in the box provided for such meas urea. and defed any one to make. Q motion to expel him.
 Make 1t now" lie shouted "Expel. Expen Expel! tell you. introduce your motion to expel."
 When the excitement which has ac- tion created had subsided the Perkins amendment to appropriate for one bat tleship only instead of two. was de- feated on vote by tellers, 121 to IA. which had the effect of passing the or lBlnal provision TOT two SnlpS.
 The House rejected an amendment by Mir. McNary (Mass.) which pro- posed. on account of the price of steel in the United States to strike from the bill the requirement. of law that the vessels in all their part shall be of do- mestic manufacture.
 MT. Kitchin (N. O sought to se- cure an appropriation of $4,000,000 for a government armor plate factory but his amendment went out on a point of order.
 A spirited discussion which resulted in no action arose over the ability of the Midvale Steel Company to fulfill its contract with the government in the matter of armor plate deliveries.
 When the bill was reported to the House from the committee of the whole, MT. Foss moved to recommit it. at the same time demanding the pre- vious question. Mir. Bartlett (Ga.) was on his feet at once and claimed that Mir. Foss's action was a trick to prevent a vote on the battleships."
 Mir. Wadsworth (N. Y.) sought an adjournment but his motion was vot- ed down, and the House then, on a viva voce vote adopted the previous question. A motion by Mir. wads- worth to adjourn was defeated and then the motion to recommit was vot- ed down and the bill passed without division.
 The House adjourned.