Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-16
CHARGES HOUSE WITH DECEPTION
Weeterner Points Out loophoies In
Measure OstensibIy Framed to
Thwart ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Arouse
Discussion Covering Many Sub
jects.


TIL" House provision in the naval APP
! ropria ion bill that No part OF the
appropriation for powder should be
aid T. any trust Or monopoly 'eX-
cppl in even; OF an emergency was
The subject C runs!G.laHl" criticism
in The Scnat today.
Tha, il was inr -" purpose OF
houdwinking he ;uhl.r ana would
not really affGc; III" purchase OF pow,
der to any aprrrciablr extent. was
char sed BY Senator Cummins.
The provision OF the bill as pass
cd by the House. said Mr.. Cummlns.
is keeping the promise to the ear
and breaking 1t TO the hope He
added that he understood that the
navy department under this provis-
i'm would buy from others except
the trust only black powder for
loading shells. and such powder COM
pared with al the powder used by
The government is. he said, 50 small
az to be almost negligible.
House 10 Receiving.
He charged the House with al III
tension Of deceiving.
1T that be true" M. Cummins
said, I'VE have here bill which
has been heraldei to the world az
one which prohibits the United States
from buying powder from combina
lions in restraint of trade. while In
fact il contains no substantial liMi,
taticn Whatever
Senator Stone suggested that the
Du Point Powder Company was the
only source from which powder could
be obtained.
50" said the Missouri! senator,
the powder trust is the sole source
OF cur supply except SO far as the
government itself manufactures pow
der at Indian Head
What Is An Emergency
II the secretary Of the navy should
find that he could buy powder from
no one except the trust. Mr.. Stone
wished to know whether that would
be an .em srgency" as provided fol-
in he bill. and II so he wished to
kn,w whether the House proyisioL
was not a ''pretense and fraud on
It's face"
Mr.. Hale declared that he did no
below i, vas pAetense and fraud
Senat:- Tillman declared that the
Senator from Pennsylvania had had
the constitution revised in his be
half in order TO make him eligible
for cabinet position" AMI thTt 2
distinguished man should be relieved
from the treasurership Of the Re
publican campaign committee be
cause he was supposed 70 be pres!
dent Of the powder trust
Future Amendments Possible.
Concluding the discussion on tho
! purchase Of powder. suggestion.
were made by several senators in res
| pect TO possible amendment thai
NAV be offered to provide adequate
facilities for The manufacture OF al
the powder needed by the navy II
government factories.
Mr.. Tillman said powder could b.
| made Cor g. cents a pound.
Senator Dixon. of Montana. provok
ID sharp criticism Of naval methods
when he referred to published art'
, cIcs making specia! structures upoI
construction at navy yards.
He quoted the articles as charging
| that ten or twelve members Of 'h'
naval affairs coInm:''rC Ct tho Senate
! had navy wards in heir States
| VT. Chpn said II IN" Senate con
| iinucs 10 profess against these al
| prOpriat:ors without cutting th"u
down. the aggrcgstc would continue
| to increase.
| Hale Defends Navy Yards.
MIR Hale defended "a" apTropria
lions Tor navy yards. saying 'ha
while IL 70 v"a-a The Tinted Sat"
has spcnr ,.eIi .ssi on such w'rh
lGrrat Eriiaia had spent Sl26 $3.50
un its navy yards.
Nr. Clay claimed that four year
| ago the senate was told Ivy Mr. Ha'
that the program for naval incrcss
was for ono baitirship annually.
VI Hall replied thai while VIA
i fro.t,,vcA m S,.tb Iaxsl