The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-21

Seay and Kitchin, MT. Heminway of h. diana 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 build ing rapidly. It had to build rapidly, be- cause at the time stated the United States had no navy, and one had to be built in hurry. He commended the committee for cutting down the esti- mates from three to two battieships' but declared 1t would be mistake just at this time. when the United States was moving to the front as a world power, to have it understood that she had stopped building warships with which to up- hold the Monroe doctrine and to strengthen the hands of her representa- lives abroad.
 Before the vote was taken Mir. Baker of New York created a sensation by of- fering the following resolution, which he read:
 Bakers Startling Resolution.
 That while this house views with horror the deliberate destruction of hu- man life, at all times and under all cir cumstances, yet it declares that repre- hensible as was the murder of the Grand Duke Sergius, 1t was no more wanton than the massacre perpetrated by the Russian government on January P, when thousands of unarmed men, women and children, were butchered in cold blood and that 1t regards the murder of the helpless, unoffending men, women and children as one of the most dastardly crimes ever perpetrated; that. in refusing to express the horror of the people of this country at that fearful crime, while not asserting that both the American government and people view the killing of Grand Duke Sergius with adherence, the President hes not and does not voice the sentiment of the people of the United States"
 In an excited manner he asserted that he had been told that if he introduced the resolution an effort would be made to expel him from the House. Rushing down the aisle and waving the resolution in his hand he deposited it In the box provided for such measures. and defied any one to make a motion to expel him.
 Make 1t now" he shouted. "Expell Expell Expel I tell you! Introduce your motion to expel." When the excitement had subsded the Perkins amendment to appropriate for one battleship only was defeated on a vote by tellers. 121 to IA. which had the effect of passing the pro- vision for two ships.
 Amendment Is Rejected.
 The House rejected an amendment by MT. McNairy of Massachusetts, which proposed on account of the price of steel in the United States, to require that the vessels in all their parts should be of do- mestic metal.
 MT. Kitchen of North Carolina sought an appropriation of s4ooO,000 for govern ment armor plate factory. but his amend ment went out on a point of order.
 A spirited discussion, but which resulted in no action, arose over the ability of the Midvale Steel company to fulfill its contract with the government in the mat ter of armor plate deliveries.
 When the bill was reported to the House from the committee of the whole, MT. Foss moved to recommit it.
 MT. Bartlett of Georgia was on his feet at once and claimed that MT. Foss' action was a trick to prevent vote on the bill"
 Mr. Wadsworth of New York sought an adjournment, but his motion was voted down, and the House then, on a vive voce vote adopted the previous question. A motion by MT. Wadsworth to adjourn was passed without lewiston.
 The House adjourned.