The Washington herald., 1907-02-14
FOUNDRY FIGHT IS ON
Point of Order Affecting
Project TO Be Decided.
Is UP TO CHAIRMAN SHERMAN
DalzeII and Butler Oppose Amend
mcnt to Naval Bill ADpropriatinE
Money for Foundry at Gun Fac
tOry-LOcaI Hachinists to Watch
Progress of Amendment To-day.

Machinists of Columbia Lodge are hang
ing breathlessly on the decision of Rep
resentative Sherman, chairman Of the
committee Of the whole House, consider
ing the naval appropriation bill.
The item for the new foundry they
have been making such a strenuous cam
paign for was inserted In the bill in the
form OF an amendment yesterday, and
then stricken out on a point of order.
1t was reinserted in a different form, and
a second point OF order was raised. This
point is largely what the result hangs on.
Chairman tn RuIe To-day.
Chairman Sherman was not in a posi-
over until he could consult authorities.
He will make his ruling when the House
convenes to-day.
This matter was the sole topic OF dis
cussion at the meeting Of Columbia Lodge
in Naval Lodge Hall. Fourth street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, last
night. Members Of the executive conl-
mittee who have been almost daily Wis
itors at the Capitol and who attended
yesterdays session. described the debate
and procedure in the House in the mi
nutest detail.
Go to the Capitol To-day.
President Fl. T. La Claire and f. L.
Tucker presented the question in a force
ful way and requested every member
Of the lodge, who could. to call at the
Capitol to-day and do his mite. The men
were fired with new enthusiasm al the
attacks on what they termed the steel
crowd" who, they say. have all along
steadily and consistently opposed the ap-
preparation for the establishment OF a
modern foundry at the Washington Navy
Yard and who have always defeated an
appropriation for this purpose.
When the House took up the naval ap-
preparations bill yesterday IN Committee
of the Whole, with Representative Sher-
man in the chair. Representative South
ard. Of Ohio, offered an amendment ap-
pTOpriatng 10000 for the commence
ment of work on a foundry at the Naval
Gun Factory at Washington.
A point Of order was Immediately raised
by Representative Butler. Of Pennsyiva-
mia, on the ground that it was new legis-
iation.
Dalzell Argues Against Amendment.
Mr.. DalzeI argued that the amendment
was out Of order, while Suzer, Waldo,
Mudd, and Pearre sustained Mr.. South
ard The discussion was lengthy, and the
amendment was modified so as TO make
the appropriation for improvements to the
foundry Of the Naval Gun Factory at
Washington. The matter went over until
to-day.
When the act creating the gun factory
was passed in 1867 all the navy yard build
ings were turned over for this purpose
Since then new buildings and additions
have been appropriated for and built. The
question was raised as to whether the
original. legislation provided a limit for
the appropriation for the same or not
The members who participated IN the de-
bate are all looking up these points.
It was said last night that Representa-
tive Roberts and the other Massachu-
sets Congressman showed concluslveiy
that chains and anchors made at the
Boston Navy Yard We're made much
better and cheaper than those obtained
for the navy under contract from private
concerns.
RESOLUTIONS Are Adopted.
A resolution was passed instructing the
members Of the lodge and the delegates
to the Central Labor Union to devote all
their energies toward getting through
the foundry proposition as Of more mo-
ment 10 them and TO organized labor in
the District Of Columbia, notwithstand-
ing the large quantity Of what might be
termed labor legislation before Congress.
Il was again pointed out that they had
the unqualified support Of the Interna-
t0nal MOlders, their own international
Organization, the Central Labor Union.
not only Of this city. but of many other
cities, and the American Federation Of
Labor
The strike Of the machinists at Nor
folk and Portsmouth for an increase Of
wages with a minimum Of $325 day has
been entirely settled, and Emmett L. Ad-
ans, district organizer. who went to the
twin cities as Intermediary between the
employers and the men. returned 10 this
city Saturday and announced the acorn
plishment of his mission. The movement
in Norfolk Is similar to that to be in
augurated in a general way throughout
the country, particularly in the West, in