The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-09

As amended on motion of MI Fitzgerald,
OF New York, the two battIeships and two
fleet golfers must be constructed by
firms operating under the S-hour law
After fixing an hour and a half as the
time for debating amendments for the
authorization of ba1tleships the House
wasted a large part of that time in par
/ liamentary contention concerning the man
ner in which the time would be divided
| between the two sides. The debate pro-
! ceeded under the five minute rule.
The committee on naval affairs had re-
ported In favor of two battleships. Mr..
TaWney, of Minnesota chairman of the
appropriations committee, offered an
amendment providing for only one battle
ship, while Mr.. Hobson proposed an
amendment for three. Mr.. HObsOn con-
/ tended that three battleships would give
/ no increase but would provide only for
/ the ordinary depreciation in the naval
| force. By an almost unanimous vote the
House rejected this proposition.
/ Mr.. Gronna of North Dakota moved to
strike out the authorization for the con-
structiOn of any battleships, but a viva
vOce vote showed there We're not hand
I ful Of advocates Of a mo battleship' pol
/ icy.
Tawney's Economy Talk.
/ Speaking in favor of his one battleship
/ plan Mr.. Tawney reiterated his statement
that II per cent OF the revenue CT the
/ country was being expended for wars that
( has passed and for preparation for wars
/ to come. He declared that one battle
/ ship was sufficient to maintain the prop
er strength of the navy.
/ Mr.. Thomas or Ohio, proposed an
amendment for four battleships, but the
/ House voted it down almost unanimous
/ ~.
( Mr. Tawney's amendment for one bat
/ tleship was lost by a vote OF lO4 to l38.
I At least 50 Democrats voted with the Re
publicans against Mr.. TaWneys plan.
Mr.. GOldfOgle offered an amendment
providing that at least one battleShip be
constructed at a navy yard, the second
/ to be built either by contract or at a navy
( yard. After extended discussion Mr.. Mann
of Illinois, who occupied the chair, de-
clared the amendment out of order.
l An effort was made by Mr. Norris Of
4 Nebraska, an insurgent, TO amend the bill
[ to provide for one battleshtp and six
transports. the latter 20 cost 81 10000 each.
/ The amendment was ruled out OF order.
A strong speech against two battle
! ship policy was made by Mr.. Bartholdt or
Missouri, the House apostle of peace,
who briefly reviewed the progress Of ar
/ bitratiOn.
Amendments Ruled Out.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, of
/ Philadelphia, attempted to induce the
House to limit the draft Of the new bat
tleships TO 30 feet, but his amendment
! for that purpose was rejected. Various
other amendments were offered to con-
/ troll the building of the battleships under
| the operation OF the S-hOur law and In
navy yards but they were all ruled out
! of order.
/ point of order was sustained eliminat-
! ing from the bill authority given the sec
rotary of the navy for the construction
( of a million dollar fleet collier to be built
on the Pacific coast by private contract,
1 Under existing law it will be constructed
I in a government navy yard on the Pacific
/ coast The appropriation of l,OOO.VtO for
/ one repair ship was also stricken out on
! point of order.
Mr. Fitzgerald OF the navy offered an
amendment, which was adopted By
vote of 13l to IS, under which the two
/ battleships and two fleet golfers must be
built by firms working under the S-hour
/ law
/ Following closely upon this action Mr..
| Hughes, Of New Jersey, attempted to
have the same law applied to the build
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