The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-10-22
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN NJ HAMILTON.
OF WEST VIRGINIA.

OF WEST VIRGINIA.
IN HE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AIrC17cr - 80
me House having under consideration the conf. -
inc Dill H. *. 245o5, the naval appropriation bill p n
MIR. Hamilton of West Virginia said:
M n paker- am opposed to by this House in
80 or the Senate providing for building at this time
Two he" oesmP In the spirit compromise and conciiatior
which seems prevalent in branches of the CONGRESS m lii;
~ w m one O"teshp but no further The the building
TWO oaeShps VIII be S3ooooOOo and seems to me that the
interests OF this country far better served b dt;
nan OF TINS money not the whole thereof purposes of internal
lh bill was originally passed by the House on the 18th d Of
May without provision battleships Nearly month 49,
at time the House had passed Posoce annronaio hi,
which carried provon assistance y the Government - 49,,
o roads throughout the country. road provision
known as the Shackeford one OF about 20 nno
penang IN the House for the Improvement roads was much
interested III 1t because knew in no other av could . ~
INTERESTS OF my constituency as in the advocacy of good
@ measure was one OF the IS Members the House who
some time prior the passage BILL signed the petition for the
procurement OF rule by which the Saceord or proposition
could be considered the House under which rule was -
and acted upon with the result that passed it by an over
mg vote Now the Senate has stricken of that bill the
provision Tor better roads and has inserted bill under ons;de
% ia provision Tor the building Of two battehips. matters
partial extent its convictions batehp Question te Suot
the hope that they so am Whine to vote f @ ana IN
1t IS very much disputed question this country needs
without the desire any considerable part Of b n people
conquest and advocated from highest sources that our pres
navy SuIhcent Tor all purposes of defense. than 60
years ago Daham Lincoln stated that the Europe com
6ed could not penetrate into this country beyond the Allegheny
fountains ana II tnat was then what
"eh we nave coast defen all along shores and millions f
Young and vigorous ready and willing respond to our con
tys needs should foreign occur? - ~
Batleslips useful in s,te.rv. r ,oi 800.
pose III tunes OF Roads absolutely necessary 10 every
]c OF the land especially to the agricultural classes who const
ue inc bone and sincw of the
eaten and worn and by far the important class both in MIN
bers and patriotism ~ ' d" NUM-
me great oRlan Empire nation of Nv
war extended its conquests the civilized But it was
also road builder and today the foreign traveller is more fobv
struck by the vast highways built by this ancient nation many 81
mem sun existing and in public than by history of its great
great military achievements under its justly famed generals The
2n way which the apostle Paul conducted as prisoner
mo Rome sun exists as the Of
protector and builder while to- military heroes
nave passed away his great country of annually spends mil
o or dollars for public Improvements WATERWAYS and har
bor and 1T is crying shame that dollar has ever been e
pended or the improvement OF the public alleviate the hard
p upon the great of citizenship which must travel over
tnen ana use them IN the transportation of its wares
he subject of Improvement of not new question before
og as has been times forward not until the present
House adopted the Sac<cford bin and same TO tine Senate
mas anything ever been accomplished definite plan of action
ana masnuc as the House WILL believe consent TO the building
o one acsnp 1t to be hoped th the will agree with rs
ana make some provision for the bcrucnt roads I'm the contest
between balcshp the defendant should rovsi