Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-03
HON. WILLIAM A. JONES
Naval Appropriation eilI.
SPEECH
Of Virginia.
In the House of Representatives,,
Tuesday. February %, 1904.

Union, and having under consldera-
ton the bill III. r. l222O) making APP
preparations fer the naval service lor
tine fiscal year ending June 80, 1905,
and for other purposes
Mr. Jones of Virginia said:
Mr. Chairman: This is PROPOSE
ton to establish another na-ai station
in the Philippine Islands. The para
graph which have moved TO strike
out appropriates the sum OF SStS,33?o
to begin the construction and estao
lishme.t of a great and e&-
pens!ve naval station at OlonSapo
in Subig Bay.
Mr. Ru,ler of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Chairman, will the gentleman allow
me just there to make a statement
for his information?
Mr.. Jones of Virginia. l will.
Mr.. Butler of Pennsylvania. 1T Is
proposed to abandon the naval sta'loh
at Cavitc.
Mr.. Jones of Virginia. am Obliged
to the gentleman fer mis- information
Mr.. Bartlett. This very bill carries
an approprat on of $725.o00 for it.
MIR. Jones of Virginia. This is The
very matter which | now propose 10
discuss. We already have. as the
Spntl man from Pennsylvania admits
a naval station in the Philippine Is
lands. Just where that naval station
is located il would be difficult 10 de-
tcrmine were we confined FIR infor-
nation to the naval bill now before
the House and to the report which ac'
companies that bill. In the tn thtEe
Is a considerable appropriation for
laval station at Cavite, which is III
Manila Bay. Tle report describes the
existing naval station as being Ioca'ed
in Subig Bay. which is at least Gu
miles away from Manila Bay. So it
would seem that the Naval Commit
tee does not know exactly where the
Cavite naval station is located. Ca
vite is in Manila Bay. and it is there
that we already have a naval station.
We are Informed that upon the es-
tablislment of a new naval station
Al Olongapo the one at Cavtte Is to
be abandoned. and that it is the pur-
pose Of the Navy Department TO take
so much of it as may be movable TO
Olongapo. We have recently spent.
and we are still spending. large sums
OF mc1ey on the Cavite station which
it is now the purpose, 1t seems, to
abandon.
For myself am somewhat at loss
to knew where the Navy Department
gets the authority, which the commit
tee tells us it proposes to exercise,
to remove the plant of the naval sta
tion al Cavite to Olongapo. The STA
ton at Cavite was. l presume, estab-
lisGed BY law. and 1 know of no act
of Congress authorizing its removal
or abandonment. Mr.. Chairman, n
i, be the intention of the Navy De-
partment with Or without the sane
ton of Congress. to remove the "a
vie station 10 the one proposed at
Oloneapo, may | not ask why it Isl
that the urgent denciency bill. which
passed this House few days ago.
and which only received the approval
of the President On the 18th OF this
month. carries an appropriation for
the extension and enlargement of the
construction plant at Cavlte? And
also ask the gentleman who voiun-
teered to give me Information few
moments ago. il the Cavite station Is|
TO be removed. why is it that this
bill! carries two separate and distinct
appropriations for that naval station?
/ object 10 this paragraph because We
now have at Cavite naval station
upon which We have expended large
suns of money and for which this
Till carries two appropriations. II nj
be true. as is admitted. that We OILY
need rrc naval station in the Philip
pines. We shorld not appropriate
money for two in one and the same
bill
Mr. Toss VII the gcntlt man yield
10 me?
The Chairman. Does the gentleman
from V!rSi-ia yield?
Mr. Jones OF Virginia. / do.
Mr.. FO:s desire TO say to my
friend that there is an appropriation
in this bill of S12J.0oo toward float
Ing dry dock which we are now build
ing in this country ior Cavite. p. l.
We hay, been using the old Spanish
STATEN over there. and Coz. Grrss au
thorized the construct ion Of this float
ing dry dock. with the intention. how
ever shat as soon as IL Is completed
10 GCa: II over TO that hay. SD that
while il appears in this bill "" have
a large appropriation for Cavitc rs
well as Subis Ray. !; means IN tel
end Only ono sta:icu. and that is
OIoDgapo
Mr.. Jones Of Virginia ] am Obliged
10 the gentleman for his information
Mr.. Chairman. The gentleman gives
M no new info-mat:nn. have sal
nC1hirS about fosting dry dock az
Ca,itc. am fully aware of tho fact
that We expended. under Inc last ma
val appropriation bill. the sum OF
SEQ. 900 upon that dr. dock. the cost
" wh.-h Is TO H. 81 2Z.. 600; and am
also aware that there Is an itrm IN
this appropriation hin o: s72s.ooo for
ma: sam" dry dock Ny statement
vas tina, IN 70 were two Items Of ap