Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28
FOR Out TWO slI1lEsAIPs
SENATE REJEcTS THE rHEsI-
DENTS NAvA1 PROGRAM.
BY a vets Of so to- 90 It Supports
Action Of the Committee and
the House.

BY an Overwhelming vote President
Roosevelts -battleship program failed
In the Senate yesterday. The amendment
for four batleships was introduced by
Senator Piles, and the fight for its adop
ton was led by Senator Beveridge. Twen-
ty-three votes were cast -or the increased
program, the number largely being made
I'D of recently elected senators. Fifty
senators voted to support the House and
the recommendation of the Senate naval
committee in favor of building only two
battleships.
The Amendment Rejected.
The roll call on the Piles amendment
follows:
Yeas - Ankeny. Beveridge. Borah.
Bourne, Briggs Brown, Burkett. .du Point.
Flint. Fulton, Gamble. Hansbroush, Hey
burn, Lodge. McCreary, Owen, Paynter.
Piles Smith of Michigan, Smoot, Suth-
erland, Taylor Warner-S.
Nays-Aldrlch. Bacon, Bankhead Bran
degree Buckley. Burnharn. Burrows
ter. Ciapp, Clark Q; wyomins' ns LAY
Davis, Dick. Dillingham;, Dixon. FORAKER
Foster, Frazier, Frye. Gallinger, Gray.
Gore, Gusgenheim. Hale. hemsnway'
Johnston, kean, Long, :McCumber, Money
Nelson. NeWlaUQS, I<IAOHs OSSl Au0h',
kins. Platt. Richardson. Simmons, Ste
phenson, Stewart, Stone. Taiiaferro, Tel
Ter, Warner, Wetmore-5O
or the democrats only four, Messrs. Nc
Carter. Clapp. CLARK of Wyoming, Clay.
for s reeorded as foo~s Me.srs
Elkins and Bailey. Allison and Clarke of
Arkansas: Depew and McEnery Scott and
McLaurin, PenroAe and Martin. Dolliver
and Rayper.. Milton and Tihman. and
Messrs. Kittredge. smith Of Maryland and
La Toilette, did not vote and were not
paired
Three Days Of Debate.
The debate on the battleship amend
ment- lasted three days. to the exclusion
of all other matters. 1t was begun by
Senator Reveridge with an eloquent ap-
peal for the support of the President and
a suggestion. that the larger navy might
be needed. for war. Members Of the COM
this yelled hint Of war with another coun-
try. and sought to make him admit thet
he meant Japan.
At times the discussion came near be-
coming acrimonious, especially sharp ex- =
changes occurring between Senators Al
dEich and. Beveridge. The formers ref
erences to Mr. Beverage excited Senator
Smith of Michigan to protest against the
Senate chamber being made slaughter
house for the young senator from In
diana
1t was developed by Senator Allison
during the debate that there Is well
defined understanding among the Senate
leaders for the authorization of two bat
tleships each year until the American
navy is regarded as SUFFICIENT to meet
any demands that may be made upon 1t.
As finally passed. the bill carries APP
pr0priat.ons aggresating $13 1889. and
fos A 1ufr ,af4n r,f tvzyr hot
tleships and two colliefs.. and the pur-
chase cf three additional GOLFERS, the
construction Of submarines and other nee
essary craft, and increases the pay OF
officers and enlisted men. a. well as In
creasing both the pay and the strength OF
the Marine Corps.
Senator Beveridse late yesterday after
noon safd.an attempt had evidently been
made to make his speech and not the
amendment for four battleships the main
issue. 'In the differences made from IT,
he said. ION Saturday, as the Record will
| rectly.
This was done" continued Mr.. Bever-
idge. ito divert the attention Of the SEN
ate from the real issue. the construction
Of four ships. which, he said. "is the re-
quest OF the President ~.
Instead of being the second naval power
the United States. he said, would be the
fourth or fifth. ii the present policy Is
not changed.
II speak for no one but myself he
declared. las l said In my original re-
marks"
Senator Aldrich. reading from the Con-
gressiOnai Record, said that he had not
misquoted the senator from indiana. and
declared that the remarks az shown by
the Record were even more tpositiye than
his recollection Of them. Mr.. Beverage 8
speech, Mr. Aldrich said, Indicated that
the Indiana senator knew something
about some particular country. which. II
the senator's knew, would not permit
them to hesitate voting :or four ships.
Referring to M. Beve.tdSes statement
that he had come here on his own re-
sponsibility as senator. he said it was
apparently as a representative OF the
government. He did not come here. 1t
IL true" continued Mr.. Aldrich, with the
mace of power In his hand as a militant
representative of the President. but he
came as the apostolic delegate. probably
clad In flowing robes of peace and de
manded that they should vote
Senator Smith Of Michigan came to the
defense Of Mr.. Beveridge. He declared
that Mr.. Aldrich had unfairly criticised
Mr.. Beveridge and had put wrong inter
prstation upon his remarks.
The American people are accustomed ;
he said, Ito listen to the senator from In
diana. l object to having the Senate
turned into a slaughter house for the
young senator from indiana. The rea-
sons which he had for his intention to
vote for four ships he declared. were
that the President wanted them. and
he might nave some good reason which
he had not communicated to Congress.