The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-28
FOUR SHIP PLAN
AGAIN DEFEATED
THIS TIME AT HANDS or SENATE
81 cvERWHELmi
VOTE.
DEBATED THREE DAYS
As Finally Passed Carries Appropria
ton Of sta3,ff5,659 - Fiiibuster
Shuts on Reading Presidents
Message In House.


Washington. April 27--By an over
wheiming vote Presidents RoopeYeIt's
four battleships program failed In the
senate. Just as II did in the house The
amendment for four battleships was
introduced hy Piles and the fight fer
Its ad ptioD was led by Beyeridga
trwenty votes were cast for the
Increased program. the number largFlf
being made up OF recently elected
senator's. Fifty senators voted to sup.
port the house. and the recommends
| tion of the senate naval committee In
favor of building only two battlcships
Debate Lasted Three Days.
Debate IN the hattlc0dp amendment
lasted three d1t TO the exclusion of
all otber matters II was begun bv
BevotIdge with an eloquent appeal for
support of the president aud the sug
gestion that larger navy might be
needed for war The members of the
committee upraided the Indiana sen
ator for this yeilcd hint OF war WITH
another country and sought 10 mafe
| him say he meant japan AZ times tbs
discussion came near being acrimincus
Especially sharp exchanges occurring
between Aldrich and Beysridge The
formers references 70 Beveridge ex
cited Smith of Michigan to protest
against the senate chamber being
made a slaughter house for the young
senator from Indiana"
Two Battlcshps a Year.
II was developed by Allison during
| the debate that there was well de.
fined understanding among the ser.
ate leaders for the authorization of two
hattieshipR each year, until the Amsri
Lean navy Ii regarded MS sufficient 10.
meet any demands that may be mad
upon II.
As finally passed the bill carries an
appropriation Of s123.tt5.659 and prn.
vides fer the construction two battle.
ships and two collicfs aud the pdT,
nhase of three additional colliers crn-
| struction Of submarines and othe
necessary craft, aud increases the paT
If officers aud enlisted men. as we'll
rs increasing both the pay and
strength of the marine corps
In the House.
Kcyed.up house rules to meet the
Democratic flibuster, reacted to shut
MT the message of the president pre-
pared and planned to have been read
in that body today n was found i'm
possible to untangle the smart Of mo.
tions tn get the house out of the com
mittee of the whole aud back iuto the
same committee tomorrow, aud also
TO recess until that time and finally
TO cover the point Of no quorum long
enough To have the presidents mes
sage read His SECRETARY. Mr., Latte
who had waited for an hour in the ccr
rider. was turned away with the mes
sage under his arm and made his way
| to the senate.
Little Accomplished.
It was with an eye single TO politi
cal capital that the house proceeded
Throughout the day The little ae-
complished was made vehicle for
political discussion Resolutions were
passed authorizing the news print
paper investigation committee 20
spend necessary funds to carry on II
vestlgation but not until the expe-
diency of that investigation had been
u cussed Williams. the minority
leader. characterized It a mgthcd Of
lelay. while the Republican sneakers
maintained Il was being made in good
faith and that a report would be made
1T the present session should the Dem
>cratic filibuster permit the members
# the committee to do their work.
sundry Civil Bill.
The sundry civil appropriation bin
was taken up aud three of the eight
hours decided on for the general de-
bate were used In this time Tawney
showed that the house had cut the an
preparation $4,000. 600. Rodenhers
# Illinois. hold that the Demo
ratio record Of the past few wears ~
70 ridicule and undertook to show
that the material progress had bFN.
made under Republican rule. Mar
hail Of North Dakota criticised the
Aldrich currency bill Spight 4 Miss
Esippi urged congress to refund -
the southern states $50 coo ooe eoi-
'ected in cotton taxes during the eiftf
war: Shact elford of Missouri took
The Republicans generally to task. anl
-necidcaIlv criticised the shortage IN
'hC st Louis sub treasury