Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-08

hllni"S ana naVlcS, rank 3ld grad,
cpanlcts and paraphernalla.'
Mr. Hale spoke of the fhlllppin,
islands rs "a hostile county whicl
had contributed TO the polio of mil.
tary expansion" He saldshe zen.
eral stan would not now abAdon an,
''ricker;y post because oflhis pro
posed military expansion. he army
lie said looked upon the goyrnment's
revenues as great reservoir Tor an
preparations and the naval officers
WIN Few exceptions. he Pclareh
nhd tne same idea The nay today
~ sa'u' WAS Tue second nav of the
woriu' ana YET haTai men wntcd il
uouhIeu' TIC navy, he said, las now
ana would continue 10 be uslss.
Mn Hale said the reason Icn for
this enlargement of tho armylnd mn
w was hat the country miglthayc n
big war"
Aldrch Gives Figures.
M. Aldrich expressed the DO that
the uttciences by the senati from
Mainc would have the carefi aticn
ton Of members of the majoly. "Wo
have" he said. "cxpendituE this
year or $3S.0OO,000 IN exec of re-.
ceipts. last year we had'eceipts
in excess of expenditures of52.0OO
600, n difference of 100000. We
are certain TO have u large ficiencv
in the revenues" He add that
there were pending DNfore b Senate
spccial bills involving more hn 500.
cocoon ana referring to r.acon. he
said he was sorry to see "econo-
mist in observation advocdIg bill |
TO pay Sl0000,000 for CERT cotton
claims, and there were 9th hin TAX.
ing money out of tho treas,' hat he |
Sd,"' would insure an indlsch de- I
hcioncy.
Mr.. Beveridge having s. that an
army OF $4,000 would besclcss no
ainst SINGLE army coruMr. IInin
inouired Where does 3 senator
think this imaginary armiorps is TO
come from?'
lie added that conn of This
country with another nehg large
army WAS practically imIsible. Ue
would have no more ldirrs and
said the senator from lana would
never ,, see a war lie hraoicrized
war talk as sheer nonhe."
Mr. Warren suggestehat vas
inc unexpected that h;hnest Mr.. ,
Warren defended the ak and laid
much OF its time wqslfsh I'M win ;
looking after river al, hbor work !
and added that there nao country
In the world with so srlhn army ne
that OF the United Ties cxcon.
Switzerland |
Mr. Aldrlch suggd that This I
country was better pIted natural. 4
ly than any other.
pa NOT the secret;pf war ask i
ed Mr.. Galllngcr, lin ecent speech | c
favor large increase he army ?"
Mr.. Warren said he not know Of :,
such speech but ID that the
country would grow enough and e
rich enough to feel having an
army ne large rs sueed."
Il hope not" said Male. il
Senator Hale havinit the cham
Der. Senator Fry me in his col. =,
leagues behalf to laylh table The .,
motion of the latter ,consider. :,
eurkett Says lpIitics. F"
Senator Bnrkett. obraslia. cri
ticised this action asnnwarranted
method of 'attractinsntion to this c,
country" IN
1--WE inject into ,hl.y." said Mr. IN
Burkett, politicaeussion that
the senator from Maiad no right w.
10 inject into the deii II is a no.
liiical attacl; upon AMIN political &c
candidate in this co; and It has cd
not the element of fss." DO
He charged the id;tenator with
failing TO exercise goth, in pre- ar
senting his motion reconsider an
which was. he said, S by the mo. no
ton of his colleague thdraw.
The motion was L. in TINT
candor which should icterize the DO.
proceedings OF the So
He declared that Qss and rot w;
the war department Responsible tn,
for increases in the and held Mr.. the
Hale, a senator of h)sition. res. an,
ponsibie in greater than the III
secretary of the navyhcreases of M,
the past ma
ut comes with po;oe for the
senator 10 criticise tcretary for TN
something for which IS not res Gel
iponsilae said the Ma senator rio
and If The motion VIDE in good car
faith 1t should not bdrawn. II the
the bill was wrong tlator from dic
Maine owes it to hind to this =
body to persist in hon to SO
cure reconsideration Dw its de- nao
fec's. The withdraf the mo. Mn
ton shows that he Intended 10 ofiic
press it, but that he merely TO por
make It an opportuniiet up here A
and lambast the sec'' con,
Senator Fry defend colleague Ian,
against the charge of tn and re- y,
fused to recedc. Hon 10 Inv NJ
on the table prevailed Tee,
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Hurt in Reseuins CT Maniac.