The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-07
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Baker Says r Resident IS Trying
SSsto Hold Himself Jpsass Cotiiii-s "
ii3.s tsrpart of I Y ilieltti#l o. q. " II
FoRrIFIcATloNs I B 4 L PASSED.
Effort to Strike Otit Clause Re
hitting Duties cn N Vat ;NI a-
$ss3 sterials Purchased Abroad s8f5
INV 4 $40 iated 8prc!s,s.;)

~ .sS S thy Assoeiated Prcss.1 rs M 81 TN
" FASH 1NGl1Ot N, Z january 6.--,rtlc House
to-day pussed the 8fortlflcatiohSn
Sstion bill and djonrned until Mondny.8
& Alter Mr. LHtaueti, OF il New y ori, hal
drawn b Slesson from the Siege OF Port
b Arthur to show that submarine inincB
Il had proven Of the greatest Importance III
warfare, Mi. Baker cnlivened the pro-
cccdingA by$attacklng President Roosc-
veil, who he said, wanted to hold him
\ scl up az the m counterpart p " helm
Ill the great wa god ''3a
Mir. IittauerI said that as the thirty
ono chief sliarbors ong the United States
coasts had been 50 strongly fortified thut8
no able Commander would dare risk his
ships In approaching them. 4 was now 4 q ";
tine call u halt in the so.called En-
34dlcott scheme OF fortified lions, III Iex-SS
4 btence since 1883. u 4 is Z .t st$
xtravagant5 and 4 Useless.
8ss3S Mr. Drundige IA Arkansas) severely t-s
lacked the provision aDproprlating 500, -{
II O0y for the construction OF fscaccnst bat
Ftcrcs III the ftlsular possessions, saying
.5itSwas IL most txray gan t ~ and "a useless
expenditure. NJ He entertained the hope
hes laid, tlilt AT some time the United
& States would be able to rid herself 4 Of
those possessions, ~ "t hat have proven h
burden and Sa ia X upotl I'll punt ~.
THE, appropriation, he declared. would
3fortIfy nothing and pro tectsjl,ot hin 60 A
fnotlon by IA him to trike out 4 ! he prov
4 sion was lost. u, ~. Il Ell lai38
4sslVhen the concluding para 8 rnpi,3 q tho
4 bill WAS reached relating to the rcfnls,$
sion Of DID ties on such wa INA terla Is a.
sn1ight be purchased abroad. Il Nj. Ba kcr5
n offered 4 any atnendmcntf striking out that
$fcaturr OF the bill.
VI NJ r.sS 13ak er5charged hat Secretary Taft
y was a member Ian adminlst re- ton whlch
advanced a he propositio ion 8t hat the Tor
eigncr$p pays the ax. ow, he $ilirf
&auired. .pre you going to !: ma e this
sEpresent to the forcl gner? It the foreig
waat Is have lig goods admitted free, 4 he
ii asked ssi Why u does x the Republican $ad-
ministratio which Is 50 sole tols for
\ American labor. not Ia < the FOREIGNER
\ and compel 4 him Il o 3 pny ta q * into
1.-THE American treasury q? ~ 5S5
MI. Littauers responded that It WAS not
the tim til efor that question to h be dis
8cuHsed . 5s,.5 hi,
81 Mr.. Baker exclaimed "A OH. yes y iis..
y always t he line when you ople y are ar
shown UP 10 De 1Isluus
that the foreigner pays tn e ta go That
q IS lalwnysfa ppyoprla te, s3s e
III The Senate. 1'S5
q VI s fs5S (By5 AHsocia tod Press Ss
yvAsHI ECTON n, q p. CO. Jat,ua ~ 8.----$s
z Eona,or Bard to day occupied the entire
time Of the Senate q s iyen TO V he Joint
statehood bill. He made h an M argument
against tho union OF Arizona ana n New
Mexico on the ground that the people Of
the two Territories do not desire ~ Az
During tho course o ( Mr.. q I3a rd's speech
y he was interrupted by Mr.. rillman, who
said he wanted to make nm appeal for
white supremacy in Arizona. = Is TO unite
the two Territories would, he sal & be-
like Joining Ii Florida with Cuba and toi
subject the white people OF Arizona to the
/ DONNA lion OF Al exicans and ''greasers,"'
which he opposed. 8s
2 Several bills OF minor impor tance were
passed during the day, and the Senate
adjourned until Monday. Fl