The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-04-15
RATTLESHlP BILL
' PASSED HOUSE
,rc7ION OF TWO EACH
LAD AUTHORIZED BY DE-
cIsIVE VOTE.
-. Not Along Party Lines
,..ehinoton Representative Pro-
.s to Stop Discrimination by
,,,v Department Against Use OF
,,,s.srn Coal for BattIeships.

,inoton, April 9.-Representa-
uurpbrcy started a fight on
i've s,oor which, while he did not win
. .ne noint Immediately at ISSUE prom
wv "a break up the practice OF ship
n ,j Atlantic coal for use IN naval
r.ocsels in the Pacific.
'' ~ humphrey proposes, he says, to
" tho Navy Department to use Pa
81 ,s;o coal Failing IN this, he will see
'I''S = that the department next year
r,.s no appropriation to PERM. them
5iscriminate against our coal and
mo same time, by using foreign bot
o.. &c cclliers, commit an outrage
w the merchant marine OF the coun-
try. 49,. ~
,,o cutter service use our coal and
t,nd # satisfactory, he said. why
not the navy
Point Lost by One Vote.
nnrng the debate on the navy ap-
nronriation bill Mr.. Humphrey offered
on amendment prohibiting the navy
taking Atlantic coal to the Pacific for
noraI use there. The naval committee
rocictad the amendment and long de.
hoto ensued The amendment finally
uas rejected by one vote, the vote
standing 10 to IA.
Kabns amendment to increase the
concentration for coal to permit the
dpnartment to pay large differential
~ American bottoms for Atlantic to
the Pacific coal carrying also was de-
feated.
Two BattIeships Authorized.
Bv the decisive vote of 1852 to ITO,
fourteen being present and not voting,
the house late today authorized the
construction of two battleships to cost
100000 each. Thirty-three Demo
Gratis voted for two battleships and
tventyfour Republicans against the
proposition.
This action was taken just prior to
the passage of the naval appropriation
bill, carrying s12S,037, SOP. This
amount is about 100000 less than
was recommended by the Navy De-
partment In addition to the battle
ships, the bill also provides for the
construction of two fleet Golfers and
four submarine boats.
"No BattIeships" Lost
Nj. Gronna, of North Dakota, moved
to strike out the authorization for the
construction of any battleships, but
viva VOce vote showed there were not
handful Of advocates of a mo bat
tleShip policy"
Mr.. Thomas, of Ohio, proposed an
amendment for four battleships, but
the house voted it down almost unan-
imOusly.
Ar. Tawney's amendment for one
Oattleship was lost by a vote of 1O4 to
49, At least thirty Democrats voted
with the Republicans against Mr.. Taw-
neyS plan.
Eight-Hour Law Wins,
A point Of order was sustained
ELIMINATING from the bill authority
iVl Inc consideration of a million
Uolar fIeet-collier to be built on the
ISclllc Coast by private contract. I'm
CeF existing law it will be constructed
government navy yard on the
faeific Coast.
IHe appropriation of 100000 for
VIV repair ship was also stricken out
On point of order.
MI. fitzgerald, of New York, Of
.s'eu On amendment which was adopt
" " !! vote of 131 to Is, under which
" NC TWO 0attleshlps and two fleet col
rs s!s must be built by firms working
r,. the eight-hour law.
~ .uI'ythree Democrats voted with
W., republicans for two battleships,
~ ing tWenty-four Republicans joined
' democrats on one battleship.