Arizona republican., 1905-02-21

to the republicans, while about an equal number of republicans voted with the opposition. Several important changes in the bill were adopted. The proposed increase of 1900 men and of ficers for the marine corps was stricken out as was also the provision authoriz~ ing the construction of a collier some where else than at Mare Island navy yard, California. In order to do the work better, an item of $175,000 was inserted for the proper equipment Of the Mare Island navy yard.
 A RUSSO PHoBE.
 Several times during the debate the assassination of the Grand Duke Ser gius was referred to, the subject being brought up by MT. Baker of New York who condemned the action of President Roosevelt in sending a message of con- dolence to Russia expressing the senti- ment that the government and Ameri- can people view the act with ab- horrence.
 The people, he declared, did view with adherence the massacre in St. Petersburg on Jan. 9, but the presi- dent he said. had not seen fit to send message of condolence on that occa- was replied to by MT. Gros- [ Yenor of Ohio, who took the ground that, regardless of the character of the grand duke, or the right or wrong of Russia's policy toward her subjects, the president in sending the message he did, had done exactly what civiliza- tion recognized as his duty
 The climax came later in the day when MT. Baker read a resolution on | the subject, which he subsequently, in- troduced and which in effect was a reiteration of his remarks previously made. He explained that it had been suggested that in the event of his of i fering such a resolution, a resolution 1 would be made to eXpel him. He shouted defiance at any member of the house to make the motion as he de- posted the resolution and took his seat amid the confusion which the incident had created.
 In the course of his remarks MT Baker referred to the refusal of the house to adjourn out of respect to the Russians killed on the streets of St. Petersburg, Jan. 9.
 Wieh particular reference to this subject MT. Grosvenor of Ohio was bit ter in his criticism of MT. Baker. He said the house knew and all the world knew that the American congress did not sympathize with riot and unneces- sary blOodshed, or whether it was nec- essary or not. MT. GrosvenOr denied that the president fell short of his duty and said that as regards the killing of the grand duke it would have been little short of an impropriety had not the president sent his message of cOndolence.
 In getting back to the naval bill the house on q point of order by MT. Sher- man of New York struck out the pro- vision for the proposed increase in the strength of the marine corps.
 Before the vote was taken Mir. Baker created a sensation by offering his re- solution which read: That while this house views with horror the de- liberate destruction of human life at all, under all circumstances, yet it de- elaFes that, reprehensfble as was the murder of the Grand Duke Sergius it was no more wanton than the massacre perpetrated by the Russian government on Jan. 2 when thousands of unarmed men, women and children were butch cred in cold blood and that it regards the murder of those helpless, unOffend ing men, women and children as one of the most -dastardly crimes ever per- petrated; that in refusing to express the horror of the people of this cOun- try at the fearful crime, while now as- serting that both the American govern ment and people view the killing of the grand duke with abhorrence, the presi- dent has not and does not voice the real sentiments of the people of the United States"