Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
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House Agrees to Conference
Report on Naval Bill.
AMENDMENTS ARE MADE
Senate. It Is Thought, Will Accept
Single Battleship Plan.
PARTY LINES ARE IGNORED
Representative Foss Arraigns Demo-
Gratis, Declaring They Neglect to
Properly Defend Nation.
PARTY LINES ARE IGNORED

ship OF the super-dreadnought tTpe
through the naval appropriation bin for
the present fiscal year. This was assured
when the House yesterday afternoon
agreed TO the conference report on tho
naval bill with certain amendments "a
the Senate amendments, one OF which
changed the provision inserted by the
Senate for two battleships to a provision
for one hattleship II is believed that the
Senate Will accept this compromise. and
that the bill will become a law with this
provision.
Party lines were sadly broken in tho
voteson the battleship provision. The real
vote came on Representative Foss mo-
ton to concur in the Senate amendment
for two battleships. Many of the two
battleship' democrats continued in their
determination to vote for such a pro
vision. Notwithstanding the action of tho
democratic caucus. which provided for
one battleship as a compromise. On the
other hand, many of the republicans.
particularly the insurgent republicans
from the northwest and middle west
states, sided with the democrats In their
vote against the two-battleship plan.
Representative Bartholdt. apostle OF
world peace In Congress, was found vot-
ing against the two-battleship program
also.
Mr.. Foss' motion was defeated 15o 10
20.
The democrats recorded as voting
for two battleships Were Representa-
tives Curley of massachusetts, Hamill
of New Jersey. kinkaid of New Jer-
sey. Lee OF Pennsylvania, Maher OF
New York, Murray of Massachusetts.
Q'Shaunessy of Rhode Island, Reilly
of Connecticut-eight in all. There
two battleships who were paired with
opponents of that program, among
them Representatives Sulzer of New
York and Hobson of Alabama.
Republicans Switch Over.
Seventeen republicans were recorded
as voting in opposition TO the two-bat-
tleship program as follows: Repre-
esntatives Anthony OF Kansas, Bar
tholdt of Missouri. Campbell of Kan
sas, Davis of Minnesota. Helgeson OF
North Dakota. Jackson of Kansas.
Lindbergh of Minnesota. Mckinley OF
Illinois, Mondell of Wyoming. Norris OF
Nebraska, Parran of Maryland. Stee-
nerson of Minnesota, Switzer of Ohio.
Wedemeyer of Michigan, Willis of
Ohio. Young of Kansas.
The final vote on the adoption OF the
conference report was taken without
The discussion of the naval bill was
begun Immediately after the House
met at 1890 o'clock yesterday morn
bill out of the way in the course of a
couple of hours. had been hoped, the
consideration of the measure dragged
along until afternoon and the final
vote did not come until nearly
o'clock.
In the debate over the battleship pro-
vision Representative Foss OF Illinois,
former chairman of the naval committee.
arraigned the democrats for their opposi-
ton to the development OF a strong navy.
declaring that the defense of the nation
should not be made a party issue. as IL
had been by the democratic caucus. He
said that the attitude of the democrats in
regard to the navy this year. however.
was merely of a piece with the attitude
of the party toward that important de-
Tense of the nation since the days OF
Thomas Jefferson. He declared that
President Jefferson had been most mig
gardly In regard to his recommendations
for the navy. and quoted figures 10 show
that this had been the case with every
democratic administration since the days
OF the patron saint of the party.
At Variance With Wilson.
He undertook. also. to show that the
majority of the House was at variance
on this topic with Gov Wilson OF New
Jersey. the recently chosen standard bear
er of the democrats. as well as on
number of other matters.
q
Baltimore" he said. II refer TO the
yanized-Tammanyized convention After
you had nominated by nine successive
ballots the Speaker of this House. VINO
holds the affection and confidence 81
every member in it, You permitted VIII
liam Jennings Bryan to exercise the veto
power on that presidential nomination
and you did not have the courage OF your
convictions. nor the nerve, nor the Nlrn-
ity as a party. to override that veto with
a two-thirds vote. Now you nominated
whom? Wilson: that is all.
"They did not nominate him. inter
jected Representative Hin OF Connecticut.
republican Mr.. Bryan nominated him.
Mr.. Bryan" continued Mr.. Foss. ''sug-
gested that the platform should not be
adopted until after the candidate was Sc
lected. Just whom Mr.. Bryan had IN
mind as the candidate at that time no
body knows and he has never told Us
Probably he is trying 10 forget IL. Your
candidate whom you nominated has not
been on speaking acquaintance with the
platform Of the democratic party since
ii was promulgated.
Mr.. Kinkaid Makes Appeal.
Representative Kinkaid of New Jersey.
democrat, made an impassioned appea
for the two-battleship program. declaring
that he did not feel bound by the caucus
action In this case. since the develop
ment OF the navy was a national not a
party matter. He urged his democratic
colleagues to vote for two battleships.
The action of the democrats In support
ing a one-battleship program was sup
ported by Representative Padgett or
Tennessee, chairman OF the committee on
naval affairs. Representative Levy OF
New York read a letter written by
Thomas Jefferson. advocating a stronE
navy, in refutation of the statements o.
Mr.. Foss. He was followed by Repre-
sentative Thayer of Massachusetts, DEM
ocrat. who Endorsed the action OF the
democratic caucus. Mr.. Thayer wanted
to be allowed twenty minutes extra time
to Law his views before the House, but II
was pointed out TO him that a resolution
had been passed. setting the time or de-
bate on the battleship amendment. lie
then made the point of no quorum, which
still further delayed the action OF the
House.
The debate was closed by Mr.. Cannon
of Illinois, who made a vigorous speech
in behalf of two battleships. He pointed
TO the fact that the United States has not
only the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto
Rico to protect, but has also to maintain
the Monroe doctrine throughout TINS hem-
fsphere, and will soon have the Panama
canal to guard. He pointed TO CHINA as
an object lesson to all countries or the
need of maintaining naval and military
forces sufficient to defend themselves
against other nations.
Jeffords Nominated for Judgeship.