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Show ' ONE DAY OF PEACE 'I IN LOWER HOUSE ! Democrats Oease Their Fili. . JM buster Tactics and Congress- W men Get to Work. ' m NAVAL APPROPRIATION ' BILL UNDER DISCUSSION M Western Representalives Scoir ml Strongly in Favor of au In- . 4 crease in Size of Navy. WASIIIN'GTOX, April 10. Thc Uovd ' ' of peace hovcrcrl over the House today., tC' Instead of interminable roll calls and! t clashes of party leaders on questions' L f if of parJiamontary law, there was an or-' t derly session demoted almost, entirely! HI to consideration of the naval appropria- ' jtljT tion bill. Bor.h Chairman Yoss of Tlli- "' ? now. and Mr. Padcctt, of Tennessee, t Uf of the committee on naval affairs, madoi ffi 6 ) exhaustive speeches .iustifvin thc ac. ! U ' lt lion of the committee in rcpor'tinj: what' w f-M they characterized an a conservative; m naval programnic for the next lipca.1 ye' M?ssr?- IcKinlny arid Knowl- r'im and, California, pleaded for a navv of 1 j Iff such size as to be capable of upbofdiujr I at all times the honor of the countrr at home and abroad, while Mr, Bart- fMl lioldt. of Missouri, advocated a halt ;K in naval increase and the substitution for it of arbitration in matters of in- iKf tornationaj dispute. :Wt, Day of Many Speeches. s .' Trjl Many other speeches were made undci . Mm the order of general debate, but thv . f Mm vore on other subjects. The list iii- ' IM eluded Messrs. Webb of N'orth Oaro- " tffil lina, who favored the rcculation of in- if IfB terstate trajfic in inlo.xicatipK Miquorsj ft Lamar, of Missouri, who wanted astride "-j cr Sunday observance law for thc Dis f M trict of Columbia; Touvellc. of Ohio. ' ; I who pleaded for a monument to the - 'H men under Generals St. Clair and ( ' 1M Wayne, who fell in battle acainst tho U t : Tfl Indians: Perkins, of New York, who dc- t?H iU sired free wood pulp; Custermunn ol FJi- !M Wisconsin, who etnphnsized tho'ncces til ' sity for decent American legation build- gj? fl incs abroad, and Mr. Aiken,. of South fU M Caroljna, who pleaded for a refund ol i ; 'M tho cotton tax. -1 "w Consideration of the naval bill had (fr- JM not been concluded when thc House afc u o o'clock reccsscjl until 11:30 tomor- -if -fl |