The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
Murray and Deputy Ser
geant-at-Arms Ex-
change Blows.
ADVOCATES OF BIG
NAVY DEFEATED
Amendment Providing for Con
struction of One Battleship Is
Passed by Housc-Predicted
That Provisions for Two
Will Be Inserted
in Senate.
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Washington. February .8.-Repre-
sentative Murray, OF Mnssacbusetts.
aud Deputy ScrEcant-at-arms Kctron
were the principais to-day In the fret
Hstic combat In the present session OF
COpSress.
I'm the turmoil over the naval ap-
propriatlOn hill, Murray ascendcd the
platform, upon which, several stcp,
higher, is the Speakers rontrum, The
House WAN I'm committee of the whole
aud Representative Alexander, of Mi.-
souri,. uns In tho chnIr.
Murray, s nc explained afterwards.
wished 10 make n protest agains, the
tel!ers appointed by Alexander TO
count the vote on the Trihble one
battieship amendment Alexander re-
fused to recognize Murray. and the
latter. having made his way TO the
platform, shouted at Alexander. Alex
ander directed I<ctron to remove Mur.
ray, which Kc,ron did. pulling Murray
on the platform.
The two then exchanged blows as
they scrimmaGcd around on the floor
of the House. Friends interviewed and
stopped the mill"
Murray afterwards publicly apollo.
S!zed 10 the House. Speaker Clark
TOOK charge after the disorder and
declared that Murray had violated tho
rules OF the House. He declared. now
ever. that the erscant-at-arms had
no right 10 take physical hold of mem
hers unless ne displayed the mace. the
Speakers symbol Of authority After
all explanations were made the Incl
dent was closed
nil In pnnsed.
After four days of debate, accom-
panied by scenes OF disorder seldom
witnessed at the Capitol the House
passed the laval appropriation bill.
carrying approximately .I3s 900 600
and authorizing the construction OF
one battlcth!p. six torpcdo boat
destroyers ana four submarines. An
amendment 10 provide for ono battle
ship instead of two as recommended
by the committee was carried by vote
OF l74 to l56
An amendment offered hv Rcnreeen
tative Calder, Of New York. and adopt
cd. requires that the battleship shall
be CONSTRUCTED in n government navy
yard.
AS reported by the committee, the
bill carried appropriations aggreGat-
ing sl46.00o,000 and provided for two
battleships. transport and a supply
ship. Points OF order by Representa-
tive Sisson. Of Mississippi In the com
Inittee OF the whole, struck out the
transport and supply ship. Represen-
tative Alexander, OF Missouri. the chair
man. holding there WAS no authority
for the appropriations. because no yes
sells OF this type ever had been au-
thoriZed before.
Until to-day the big navy" men.
headed by Representative Hobson of
Alabama, and Representative Ayers, of
New YORK, had been confident that the
two -battleshtp program would go
through. and the result was by no
means certain until the final roll-call
on the amendment. II had been con-
tended that the Democrats were about
equally divided on the appropriation.
and that the Democratic leaders would
take no active part in the fight against
the committees report. To-day. how
ever, Democratic Leader Underwood
spoke for one battleship. and. when
the vote on the amendment came, 146
Democrats voted for the amendment
and only ffty-four against it. OF the
Republicans. 10o voted against the
amendment and twenty-eight for il.
No Roll-Call on Pansage.
There was no ll-call on the pas
sage of the bill, s amended, but Rep
resentative Roddenberry, OF Georgia,
held up the vote long enough to pre-
dict that the Senate would send the
two battleships inserted.
While the amendment for one battle
ship. which was offered by Represen-
.SuIpued suM 'u!SLoeD 10 'stqqILL sAIlr4
Representative Hobson introduced
amendments to authorize four battle
ships. three battlcships and ono battle
ship and dreadnought cruiser. Each
proposition was lost by an oyerwhelm-
ing vote
Throughout the consideration of the
bill there were heated exchanges be-
tween members and frequent disorder.
The climax came when Murray was
thrown bodily down four steps and
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