Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-28
Measure Carries Total Appropri::
alton Of More Than
sl0O, 100000
HALE AND GORhlAN AGAIN
Maine and Maryland Senators second,
cd 10 Their Opposition Is Increased
Navy BY Blackburn IN Sarcastic.
eech-Martin Defends the Useful
ness Of Batteshps;
(Ry Associated Press. !.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. " y 77ssss..--,E lic
Senate today passed the naVa bill ear
rying total appropriateness s100:3o0,-s5
900. The bill was discussed by nj essrs.5
German. McCumber Blackburn, Car.
mack Hale. Lodge. Martin, Perkins
and Teller. Mr. Hale again, Criticised
the too rapid Increase of the navy m Z! fs
sAr. Lodge defended the. Iolicx OF the
administration in foreign matters AMI
in naval increase s5 4. M
Mr..Gcrman, discussing The proposed 81
increase. Of the appropriation fer the
marine corps. declared there could be: Il
no excuse for such an Increase III tines
OF profound peace II suppose II this
Is to continue. he said, "t1latswe will
seen have our marines in all ofatfse,
weaker South America republics Pub
liz improvements had been paralyzGdS
by the big appropriations for til AZ arm, ~ I'll
and navy: Pubic buildings and ri.sr
ard harbor# i1rprov ements have beet. y
utterly sacrificed Tie time is close j
at hand:V he said, when the pecpie$
will not tolerate these conditions tile
eest OF it the trale4 Int eEests Of the
try -: IN
Blackburn Against Battleships.
Mr.. Carmack submitted an amend
men, to reduce the humble: OF tho Lat.
tleships to be provided for by the bill
from Two TO one, and Mr.. Blae l1burn
supported the amendment
d . . . j. q
Mr.. Blackburn said the batllesbip
mad never been tested until the Skin
m'sh at Santiago" and lis fighting quail
-tes had rot been established.
Every time we build a nov battlr-
Sblp We have Il new spasm OF terror
and so every time we have Il new
spasm We build d new ship" said MIR
Carmark in beginning Il speech in de-
precaticn OF too great increase OF i.h..
navy
we have just elected to the t,7lls.e or
chlet executive" he said. the most MI
Eitant and strenuous gentleman who
ever planted his arn1Ored heel OF, nur
soil. He is inflicted with an incur1i,tc
propensity to interfere with The affairs
cf other nations. especially with those
or the republics to the South CT u.s. He
asserted that from these circumstances:
other nations have a right to conclude
that we are arming for aggression rath.
CT than for defense.
Lodge For Strong Navy.
NJ Lodge spoke Of the naval estab-
llShmcnt. saving II want a strong navy
lEr che simple reason. because T 30
lleNe II IS the guarantee CT peace. Ii
this age you cannot defend the conn
Try with buster and you cannot 90 or;
the theory That nc ono Will attack ~.
because we are rich and strong" Cen.
Timing. he aid that the autocracies If
i-nrGpc did not like us; that they were
al'I hungry and that they would ns;r
refrain i:ori Landing troops in Sout..
American counties by the nearness# OF
American e2ts
Hr, Lodge defended our policy in
san Domingo and said cmphatica,lv
tha' he did nor desire any mere annex
ations to the southwark.
Mr.. Martin defended the usefulness
81 3attleships.
Mr.. Carmack's motion was voted
acwn-22 to IS
ne senate, after passing tn. navai
'''ll. considered the Indian appropria-
l'tn bill and the Philippine tariff iii
and adjourned: until tomorrow.