The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
General Debate on the Meas
ure Held for Six
Hours
HOBSON AND BATES
SPEAK FOR MEASURE
Economy Advocates Insist Upon Biz
Providing for One Battleshj' -
y Annually-Continue the
Debate Monday
TIE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Senate: Met at II o'clock.
Senator Brandegee read Washing
tons farewell address.
Took up river and harbor appropria-.
ton bill.
Agreed to vote Tuesday on House
Hill TO create a department of labor.
rulogies were delivered on late SEN
ator Rayner of Maryland and late
Representatives Utter of Rhode Island
and wedemier of Michigan
Secretary MacVeagh in response to
Poindexter resolution sent explanation
of authority Tor issuing order requir
ing deposit OF customs receipts in ma
tional banks.
Adjourned al 4:20 p m. until 10 a. m.
Monday.
House: Met at 1890 o'clock
Washington's farewell address read.
Renewed economy fight on the naval
bill.
Baltimore exporters testified before
shippinS trust investigating committee.
Appropriations committee began con-
si6eration OF general deficiency bill,
cerrying about SIS. 100000
Adjourned at 6:57 p. m. until noon
Sunday for eulogies
Washington, February 22-Centerins
their efforts upon cutting in half the APP
preparation for two battleships. opponents
of big navy in the House today began
their final assault upon the annual naval
appropriation. When the House an
journed tonigh, after general debate on
the measure had been in progress for six
hours, the opposing forces compromised
on a two hour limit for continuation of
the debate Monday. II was practically
conceded that the bill. carrying slissls. sG4
would go through without change except
in the construction section. Leaders
among the economy advocates insisted
that only one battleship would be pro-
,ided for, but The progressive naval pol
icy men claimed TO have enough votes to
retain the provision for two.
Representative Padgett OF Tennessee.
chairman OF The naval committee. who
voted against two battlestips ia the cora-
rnittee. Representative Moss OF Illinois.
ranking republican member. Representa-
tivo IIobson Of Alabama and Representa-
Tive Loud of Michigan and Representa-
tive Bates spoke for the bill Repre-
sentatives Witherspoon of Mississippi and
Dies OF Texas made lengthy speeches
against It,
Representative Hobson declared that six
battleships a year were needed to keep
the United States in second place among
naval powers. and that two year were
essential to enable the country to main
tain a serviceable navy He said indi-
vidual provision for defense by each ma
ton was the only guarantee of peace;
that there is no court to determine what
is international law, and in the true sense
there is no such thing as international
law
Economy democrats in the House de-
clared today that they were peaceably dis
posed toward the majority OF the naval
affairs committee, though insistent on a
reduction in the bill. Representative
kitchin OF North Carolina, active in the
economy programme opposed a suggestion
that the reorganization of the naval COM
mittee be taken up at a caucus of the
House democrats. Mr.. Kitchin holds II
was not a matter with which the confer
ence had anything to do.
Washington, February 22.- Because the
conference report on legislative, executive
and judicial appropriate bill contained n
provision eliminating the assay office at
Carson City, Ney.. Senator Newlands of
Nevada today prevented adoption of the
report when 1t vas brought into the SEN
ate. The provision extending the life OF
the commerce court until June 80 next had
been also eliminated by the conferecs.