Show Ti KILLED IN SENATE Proposition to Build Armor Plate Plant Rejected i I I VOTE WAS A CLOSE ONE During tho Debate Senator Chandler Delivered a Sensational Speech in Which Ho Charged that the Government Gov-ernment Had Been Defrauded in Adoption of Harveyized Armori Senator Spooner Deprecated tho War Talk of Senator Lodge Senator Sena-tor Hoar Replies to Stewart Washington May 12 By a close vote the Senate today rejected the proposition i proposi-tion to erect without reference to tho price at which the Government could secure armor plate for Us warships an I armorplale factory The vole upon the direct proposition was 22 to 24 and subsidiary amendments were rejected by about the same vote When the committees proposition was about to be voted upon a filibuster was organized organ-ized Iho quorum of the Senate was broken and the question is still in the air CHANDLER SENSATIONAL During the debate today Mr Chandler Chan-dler of Now Hampshire delivered a sensational speech In which he charged I that the Government had been defrauded de-frauded In the adoption of the Har f veylzocl armor He declared a similar fraud was proposed In the attempt to force the Government to adopt tho Krupp armor DEPRECATED WAR TALK Mr Spoonor of Wisconsin and Mr I Hale of Maine made notable speeches deprecating the war tale yesterday by Mr Lodge of Massachusetts Neither the Senator from Wisconsin I nor the Senator from Maine was fearful that we might become Involved In dlfilcul ties with Germany on account of the Monroe doctrine ALWAYS A WORLD POWER Mr Hoar of Massachusetts protested against the wretched Imperialistic business and the talk that this Nation had only recently become 3 world power asserting that It had been a world power since the war of 1S12 LAFAYETTE STATUE Mr Davis reportoJ from the Committee tee on Foreign Relations a Joint resolution reso-lution respecting the unveiling of the statue o Lafayette at Paris July 4 1 1900 The preamble celled that the school children of the United Stales had contributed 50000 for the statue and that the United States had added 50000 for the pedestal of the statue Tho resolution which was adopted follows fol-lows i WHAT RESOLUTION SET FORTH That the people of the United States anticipate and appreciate this ceremony with feelings of the greatest satisfaction satisfac-tion and they regard the statue as expressing ex-pressing the honor and gratitude with which they cherish the memory of La layette and those of his countrymen who by their arms and counsel assisted I In securing the independence of the United States Thavt he t President of the United States JK I hereby requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the Government Gov-ernment of France STATUES F BENTON AND LATR t Mr Cockrell gave notice that on Saturday Sat-urday the 10th Inst he would ask I the Senate to receive formally the statues of Benton and Blair Missouris con Irlbullon tol to Statuary hal of the Capi ARMORPLATE QUESTION ConsIderation was then resumed of the armorplate section of the naval appropriation bil Mr Chandler speaking speak-ing of the Navy departments rot r-ot contracting with armorplate manu faclurers said that Commander Folgcr after the adoption of the Harvoylzed armor by this Government resigned and Joined the Harvey company at a salary of 5000 with an addition of 20 000 of stock in the company He then went to Europe In the Interests of trr company At the conclusion of Secretary Secre-tary Tracoys term he became Immediately Imme-diately counsel for the Harvey company com-pany in defense of the Harvey patents DECLARES PATENT A FRAUD Continuing Mr Chandler declared I 1 bolleve 1 am prepared to show that I the Harvey patent was a fraud and that it was imposed upon the patent II office and upon the Government by subterfuge if not by dishonesty When I the Government refused to pay more I than 300 a ton for Harvey armor the I I combined armor manufacturers of the world endeavored to obtain by subterfuge subter-fuge or by injustice another armor I do not believe that the Krupp armor which they offer us has any merit whatever except that it Is hardened deeper than the Harveyized armor by the wellknown means of hardening steel by means of carbonization There Is no patent about it and there Is no secret about It that is worth 0 dollar In any court COST OF A PLANT Mr Chandler concluded with the statement that the proposed Government Govern-ment armor plant could be erected for 1000000 and a steel plant alongside it for half a million dollars and he believed be-lieved the plants ought to be constructed con-structed He thought that Admiral ONell chief of the bureau of ordnance could well build such plants and build them wellMr Mr Stewart urged the construction of a Government armor plant not only to prevent the armor manufacturers from milking the Government but to enable us to do our own work If It 1 should become necessary in taking and maintaining our place as mnlnllnlns a world pow HOAR PROTESTS Mr Hoar made a sharp reply to a statement by Mr Stewart 4li wish he said to enter sai my protest as emphatically em-phatically us 1 can that the United Stale has cot lo bo a firslclass world power a world power I am sick of hearing Senators say that since this wretched imperialistic business we have become a firstclass power The United Stales came out of the war of 1812 a llrstclas power and she Wa has been a firstclaas power ever since a power that has kept off the whole of Europe from North America and the West Indian Islands except as It was there before The United States Is not as strong ao It was C year ago because it has bound Itself over since that time to keep the peace In distant porsssslons The little country that did that thing the remarkable achievements of the war of 1S12 came out of the war a f firstclass power There has not been a country since that lime great or small that has ventured to tackle us and them Is not a country on earth great or small that would not have gotten out of any trouble with us by diplomacy rather than by war RAWLINS ON FOREIGN POLICY Mr Rawlins speaking In support of a Government armor factory made an attack upon the Administrations foreign for-eign policy He spoke of the United States as trying to play the bully of the Dardanelles thus bidding l defiance to the rest of mankind Mr Spooner Wisconsin did not approve ap-prove of limiting the price of armor to 300 per ton and said he regarded it an cY humiliating to the United States that our ships should Htxnd In the I stocks awaiting their armor FAVORED A BIG NAVY YORD increase said of an I am in favor he sid desire to crease In I have no our na crpasr navy magnitude or iis rival England In the masnltude the navy I am not ambitious that enter Into rom United States should l petition with an European power any Furoplan 1 theso ships to 1 not vole to speed thetf suggested by the completion ns was Senator from Massachusetts Lodge Mon defend the i yesterday In order to roe doctrine The Senalor almost sid on wo wore In danger from Germany r I doctrine The doctrine account of that Is dearly cherished by Limo American i people Ii Is regarded as a vital prin I be surrendered clple and Itwill never f at the challenge of any Government choleugl empty the ai even though we have to or the most unllmitable resources country in Us defense NO DANGER OF WAR I believe there has not been a time bElee less dan In fifty years when there was ger yeaN there Is today of the challenge chal-lenge of the Monroe doctrine by any I Government under the sky I was surprised sur-prised at the suggestion contained In ot ton the speech of the Senator from Massachusetts Massa-chusetts yesterday us an argument in favor of speedy completion of the ships or of Increasing spldj our navy that It might bo necessary that we should hp ready to Iecessnn meet challenge of that doclrlne In Germany 1 do not believe be-lieve It have on authority warrant for asserting that there has not been a time when there existed a more cordial cor-dial relation between the United Stales and Germany than exists today AN AGGRESSIVE NATION I look for no war no trouble with the empire of Germany I think there Is no foundation for any such suggestion sugges-tion But we must have a large navy I do not say that we have become a firstclass nation In the sense that we have not been one but we are 3 developing de-veloping and an aggressive nation Our commerce Is constantly expanding and will be content with no limit or boundary boun-dary We must have a larger navy We will have commercial Interests In every country and we must be ready as we wil be willing to safeguard our interests In-terests In all parts of the world al I SHOULD OWN ARMOR PLANT In conclusion Mr Spooner argued I that inasmuch as the country lo defenseless de-fenseless and al the mercy of two armor I ar-mor companies the United States ought to erect Its own armor plant Mflhoui delay The present situation I he declared was intolerable In closing clos-ing the debate Mr Hale In charge of I the bill said I dont believe that a great need or necessity for an Increase of the navy stalks before us because of any apprehension appre-hension o hostilities either now or In the future with the empire of Germany Ger-many That great country is tied to us by Indissoluble bonds in the name o 10000000 people of German extraction who today make somo of our best cill zens zensNO NO DANGER FOR GERMANY I have o fear that any danger awaits us from German intervention But we do need a respectable navy of the best ships in the world And with the vale o aters between us and Europe nobody need fear that any nation na-tion is likely to trouble us The amendment offered by Mr Pen rose to pay Sli for the armor for the defeated Maine Ohio and Missouri was VOTE A CLOSE ONE Mr Pettus offered an amendment making It mandatory upon the SeCretary SeCre-tary of the Navy to erect an armor plale plant at once at a cost not to exceed ex-ceed 4000 000 The amendment was defeated 22 to 21 as follows YeasBacon Bate Berry Carter Chandler Cockrell Daniel Davis Harris Har-ris Jones Ark Jones Nev Mallory Money Morgan Nelson Peltus Spoon PI Stewart Teller Thurston Tlllman Vest 22 Neys Allison Baker Clark Wyo Depew El kins Fairbanks Foraker Foster Frye Hale Hansbrough Hawley Haw-ley Hoar Lodge McBrlile McComas McCumber McKnery Penrose Perkins Per-kins Proctor Quarks Ross Shoup 21 1 KILLED BY SAME VOTE I Mr Tlllmans amendment striking out the committees proposition to pay SHf per ton for armor fixing the maximum maxi-mum price at 300 per ton except for armor for the battleships Maine Missouri and Ohio for which S515 was to be paid and making it manda tory upon the Secretary of the Nato Na-to construct an armorplale plant was defeated 22 to 24 the vote in no respect re-spect differing from the vote on Mr Pelluss amendment FAILED A THIRD TIME Mr Tillman then offered his amendment amend-ment three limes each time raising slightly the limit of cost of the armor Each time the amendment was defeated defeat-ed An effort was made by those opposed op-posed to the committee to prevent Its proposition from coming to a vote Mr Hale made an appeal to the Senate that It should stand by the unanimous agreement to vote finally upon the armorplale question at todays session ses-sion NO QUORUM Mr Chandler offered an amendment prerlscly similar to those proposed by Tlllman The vole on the amendment indicated the absence o a quorum the vole being 17 yeas to 23 nays A call of the Senate was demanded and t quorum was developed A vote on Mr Chandlers amendment was ta ken again resulting ayes 17 noys 22 not a quorum 1 I Is evident said Mr Hale that we cannot dispose of this question to day We are at the mercy of the minority mi-nority On his motion the Senate then at 115 I p in adjourned |