The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-28

Never in all the 12 years I have been in this Senate has the sky been so bright as at this moment" he said, re- ferring to the lack danger.
 Senator .on's View.
 Senator Baco& # Georgia said that for 100 years < e United States had making ande would not have for 100 years morsc. The necessities of com merce anE he commanding place of this couN resulting from it's wealth would pE lent war.
 Senat NBeveridge said an attempt had evider been made to make his speech and r the amendment for four battle ships the main issue. Tn the differences made from it. he said, "on Saturday, as the record will show not one quotation was made correctly"
 ''This was done" continued Mr. Bever- idge, ito dlstort the attention of the Sen ate from the realization of four ships, which is the request of the President
 Instead of being the second naval power, the United states, he said would be the fourth or fifth if the present policy is not changed. q speak for no one but myself, D he declared, "as l said in my original remarks"
 Senator Aldrch, reading from the Con- gressional Record, said that he had not misquoted the Senator from Indiana, and declared that the remarks, as shown by the records, were even more positive than lis recollection of them.
 Referring to MT. Beveridge's statement that he had come here on his responsibil- ity as senator, he said it was apparently as the representative of the government He did not come here, it is true," con- tinued MT. Aldrich, with the mace of power in his hand as a militant repre- sentative of the President, but he came at the apostolic delegate probably clad in flowing robes of peace and demanded that they should vote"
 Defends Beveridge.
 Senator Smith of Michigan came to the defense of MT. Beveridge. He declared that MT. Aldrich had unfairly criticised MT. Beveridge and had put a wrong in depreciation upon his remarks. "The American people are accustomed" he said, ito listen to the senator from Indi- ana. l object to having the Senate turned into slaughter house for the young sen ator from Indiana" The reasons he had for his intention to vote for four ships, he declared, were that the President want ed them and he might know something which he had not communicated to Congress. The debate was closed by Sem ator Hale, chairman of the naval commit tee, who said that the war scare, which had been invoked during the discussion, had faded away and vanished" He spoke of diplomatic negotiations with Japan and said that the Secretary of State, MT. Root, had given assurance that no war Is threatened with that eoun- trys~- se--;
 'aThe sperly of war has disappeared and no dseordant note has been left" he said, and added that he believed "the climax of jingo effort had been reached and that in the end the discussion would be beneficial.
 The Vote.
 He then called for a vote and a roll call was had on Senator Piles amend ment for the construction of four instead of two battleships, which was defeated by 23 yeas to 30 nays
 The roll call on the Pile amendment follows:
 Yeas: Ankeny. BeveridgeA A Borah, Bourne, Briggs Brown, Burkett, Dupont, Flint, Fulton, Gamble. Hansbrougl.A Hey burn, Lodge, McCreary Owen, Paynter, Piles, Smith of Michigan; Smoot, Suth- erland, Taylor, Warner Total, 23
 Nays: Aldrich Bacon, Bankhead, Bran dege, Bulkely, Durham, Burrows Carter Clapp. Clark of Wyoming; Clay, Crane culberson, Cullom, Curtis, Daniel, Davis, Lick. Dillingham;, Dixon, Foraker, Eos ter, Frazier, Frye, Gallinger, Gary, Gore, uuggenhem, Hale, Hemenway, Johnston, Platt Richardson, Simmons, Stephenson, Stewart, Stone Talaferro, Teller, War Ter, Wetmore. Total, 50.
 Of the democrats only four, Messrs. McCreary, Owen, Paynter and Taylor voted for the four battleships programme.
 Bill Perfected.
 With the battleship proposition dis posed of the Senate turned its, attention to the perfection of the naval bill and soon disposed of all other amendments and of the bill itself.
 Senator Money of Mississippi renewed his amendment that materials for the
 Brethren-Urgent call has come to manufacture This he did, he said, n order that American goods sold cheaper abroad than in this country may be pur- chased abroad and used in the manu- facture of the vessels. The amendment was defeated 40 to IS.
 Several amendments offered by dem- ocrats, including that offered by Senator Newlands, appropriating $20,OOO 900 for an auxiliary navy, were killed on points of order and the bill was passed.
 The Presidents message was laid be- fore the Senate, but on account of the lateness of the hour was not read. The Senate at GAS D. m., adjourned
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