Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-07
5Sth CONGR
CONTINUED from page 1.)

He said. that. as the 81 chief harbors
SO strongly fortified that no able COM
rnander would dare risk his ships in
approaching them it was now time to
can halt in the so.called Endicott
scheme Of fortiiications in existence
since 1888.
Littaner said the lessons learned
from Port Arthur demonstrated, first,
the efficiency of the submarine mine
and second, from the Landslide. the
practical uselessness of guns Of long
range without the proper system of di-
rection and fire control.
He particularly defended the approp-
ration for submarine mines. In reply
to the inquiry by Robinson. Ind, he
said the board of ordnance had deter
mined in March 1904, not TO make an
additional allotment for the Langley
a;rshir.
Baker. n. r. was vigorously con-
demnirg the bill. when it was suggest
ed that he quote Scripture.
oh" said he, when we are led by a
man who worships the war God, who
wants to hold himself Up in the Unit
cd States as the equal, as the equiva-
lent. as the counterpart of Wilhelm II
the great war God: when an admins
tration is dominated by such a spirit
as that, what farce it is to talk
about anything in the interest of
peace"
He concluded by declaring it to he
the duty of the Democrats to block
legislation such as the bill under con-
sideration.
Under license OF debate Adams Of
Pennsylvania. spoke in advocacy of his
bill. introduced, yesterday, providing
for whipping post in the District of
Columbia, for wife beaters.
After some chatIing over the bill the
House got back to the Notifications
bill.
Brundige Of Arkansas, severely at
tackled the provision appropriating
100000 for the construction of sea
coast batteries in the insular posses
sions. saying it was a most useless ex-
penditure. A motion by him to strike
out the provision WAS lost. 50 to "A.
When the concluding paragraph of
the bill was reached relating to the re-
mission OF duties of such war materials
as might Ee purchased abroad. Baker
offered an amendment striking out that
feature Of tie bill and inquired of Lit
t.uer if that had been incorporated at
the request Of the secretary of war.
Yes" said Littauer. the present.
and all former secretaries
Baker charged that Secretary Taft
was q member oe an administration.
which advanced the proposition that
the foreigner pays the tax now. why
he incurred 'arn you going to make
this present to the Foreigner? II the
foreigner was to have his goods admit
ter free" he asked. why does the Re-
publican administration. which is so
roliCitous for American labor, not tax
the foreigner and compel him to pay
that tax into the American treasury?
Littauer responded that it was not
the time for that question to be dis
clsscd
Baker exclaimed "oh. yes it is, it is
aIway.; time when you people are
shown up to De frauds ir your conten-
tiun that tho foreigner pays the tax
That is always appropriated.
Baker wanted to know bow the Re-
p%b!ican rarty could CO.lsi' tertly come
here and say that il il going to remit
from the foreigner the tax he ought to
ray on the goods brought into the
United states" No one was inclined
10 answer him ana after Il brief pause
I;akor declared and the Republican,
administration and the Republican side
of this House stands mute"
The bill was then passed without
n NIX th.N VJr,nc. at I =
NJ. adjourned, until Monday.