The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-22
NAVY BILL TORN TO 7ATTERS
We Ct\'T ny lRNOR ~ ~
rs WiDE ny A Trust.
Eight Hour Provision Put In Brli for Con.
structioD Of All Kinds OF Warshlps
blow Struc, Al Atlantic Coat IN.
tcrcsts war on the Steel Trust.

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impossible the expenditure Of dollar
Of the many millions carried by that
measure for The purchase Of a pound Of
steel for use in battleship construction
until the Attorney General has decided
whether the United States Steel Corpora
tion il or liz not trust. a monopoly or
combination in restraint OF trade.
This is the Interpretation placed upon
the amendment by the Democratic side
Of the House. which ,s jubilant tonight.
Those Republicans who are opposed to
tho amendment. although they we're
extremely reluctant TO vote against II
to-day. say nothing. This action is the
elimination Of the fight on the steel trust
de for years b. Representative Stanley
OF Kentucky.
This is only one of to.dav's radical
performances by the House. IL was IA il
the next Congress we're already in session
with the Democrats IN control OF the lower
branch. for in addition 80 the steel trust
amendment the HOUSE went on record as
I declaring that every war vessel. great
and small from submarine 10 battleshIp,
authorized bv this wears bill must be-
built under the opcrdt ION of III" eiGht hour
law And a. a final touch the Hous"
took shot az th" alleged intimate rcla-
lions existing between Navy Department
officials and the compdui-, which have
supplied coat 10 tn" navy for yeir, by
! prohibiting the transportation of coal
from tn. Atlantic 20 III" Pacific ocean
Tor the vs.. oi ,hip- of ia. nit-d St4'eS
navy
, - result of this action coal tor the
g II
/. purchased on the Pacific ,oasi and If
american dea sr- ara prepared to fix
too high a pIlce then authorization il
given tor the pur rChase of British Column
i bia coat This acton II made final must
inevitably result 1t was predicted to-day
in the opening Of III" great Alaskan coal
fields
lhe Naval Committee increase pro-
gramme. however, was undstIrbed and
tna h,li a. agreed To provides for two
latileahips Of the upcr-Drelduought
type. carryln., twelve - inch guns. two
fleet colll"rs, eight torpedo boar destroy
eI- ard four submarines
AsiG" from the navy nCreds" pro-
gramme the Lill was rddlod and the
naval rommittc"s recommendation
turned ups do down R.ior. the Hous.
adjourned tn" measure was perfected
and adopted. radical amendments and
all IN committee of the whole. Chair
man tosS of TIA" committee temporarily
av"rtcd final passag" Of the hill On roli
call 10y moving adjournment. II will
, come mp the frat thing after the House
meets AZ II O'Clock tomorrow and there
will probably ba "A separate record vot.
en- the eight hour amendment offered
hv Representative Hughes uf New Jer-
spv
Mr.. Hughes succeeded in having n
provision Incorporated in the naval bin
last session making tn. eight hour law
apply 90 the construction Of the two
hattieships then authorized To-day the
Hous. extended the eight hour provision
to cover all war vessels and the predic-
tion was made by Chairman Foss end 10y
Representative Padgett of Tennessee
that this action alone would add AZ least
$40. 900 900 to the cost of the naval con-
struction authorized in the bill
When the paragraph appropriating
si3. .53i 735 on account of hulls and out
fits of vessels already authorized was
reached Mr.. Hughes offered his eight
hour amendment Chairman Foss made
a point of order against i, hut was over
led. and the amendment was agreed
. to. "a to 81
I The Hughes amendment was also at
q 'aChed 70 the appropriation OF $500. No
for torpedo boats heretofore authorized
Then Representative StanleT Of Ken
tuClv got into action When the appro-
priation Of $40. 80? .oos toward the armor
and armament Of domestic manufacture
for vessels authorized" was reached Mr..
Stanley offered the following amendment;
Provided that no part Of this appro-
priation shall be expended for the p,!r-
chase of armor or armament from any
persons. firms or corporations who have
entered into any combination. o greement.
conspiracy or understanding, the effect,
object or purpose Of which ia to deprive
The Government Of fair, open and I'M
rest ricted competition in letting con-
tracts for the furnishing of any OF said
armor or armament, and no purchase of
arnor or armament shall be made Al a
price in excess of 100 per cent. above the
actual cost of manufacture
Mr.. Stanley made brief speech in
support Of his amendment:
This Government he said. is now
fostering a hungry. lawless' monopoly
in the manufacture Of its armor plate
and armament, II ia absolutely absurd
that we should drag one trust into the
courts OF justice and then support another
whose guilt is universally admitted
1T is a travesty on justice" said Mr..
Stanley. ito drag the oil tr,ls, and the
toba eco trust into one end of the Capitol
hands at the other end. II ia time this
Government shall say that it will not
become not only the principal purchaser
but the mantainer Of an illegal and la wless
combination in restraint OF trade
Mr. Stanley was enthusiastically ap.
Dlduueu anu Hle Wue duOptSu
without even a division. only few feeble
negatives being heard on the Republican
side.
On a point Of order by Represent ative
Mann Of Illinois the paragraph increas-
ing the limits of costs, exclusive Of armor
and armament. of the battleship Florida.
To be built at the New York Navy Yard
from $4,000, 900 to 81. 400 600 was eliminated
from the bill.
Representative Calder OF New York
by n point of order knocked out the com
mittee amendment intended to repeal the
provision in last years naval bill that not
more than one of the battleships author
ized should be built by the same contract
ing party. Representative Knowland of
California was equally successful in Sc
curing the elimination OF the committee
amendment authorizing the Secretary Of
the Navy to have constructed by private
contract the fleet collier authorized by last
years hill to be constructed in a Govern
ment yard on the Pacific coast.
After the last paragraph of the bill had
been read Mr.. Stanley made another as
sault on the Steel Corporation offering this
time an even more drastic aud compre-
hensive amendment than the one pre-
viously adopted. The text of this was:
Provided that no part of this appro-
priation shall be expended for the pur-