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WASHINGTON
Army Appropriation Bill in the
Senate-Features of the Forti-
fication Bill.
The Oklahoma Movemept-The
President Vetoes an Indian
Territory Railroad Bill.
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
eENATE.

flt'I1hIh SON6hESS.
eENATE.
WASHINGTON, July ga number of
bills we're reported from the committee
and placed on the calendar, after which
Senator Allison moved to proceed to the
consideration of the army appropriation
bill, stating it was important it should be
passed to-day.
Senator Fry said he had given notice he
would call up the fishery treaty to-day
He was compelled to yield to the army
appropriation BILL but he renewed notice
he would antagonze everything else for
consideration of the treaty, regarding it
as exceedingly important that it should
be pressed to final action.
Senator Alllson's motion was agreed to,
and the senate resumed consideration of
the army appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being an amendment
offered by Senator HaWley apfropriating
$4,000 for an armory gun factory at
Watervoiet arsenal, N. Y; $5000,000
for the purchase of steel high power
coast defense guns; $500O00 for the pur-
chase of submarine contrivances, and
! 100000 for submarine controllable tor
pedoes. The amendment WAS agreed to,
without division, and after the adoption
of a few other amendments the bill was
referred back from committee of the
whole to the senate.
Senator Perry called for separate vote
on Senator Hawleys amendment and
proceeded to address the senate in oppo-
sition to it.
He could not understand why propo-
sition for an appropriation for war ma
terial should be presented from day to
day. If there was any well grounded
ap prehension of war with England or
any other nation it was we'll an appropri-
alton should be made. He believed the,
object of these large appropriations had
different meaning than preparations
for war. He believed that on the part of
some senators at least the purpose was to
get rid of the surplus in the treasury and
to give an excuse for retaining existing
high taxes.
Senator German opposed Senator Haw-
ley's amendment, and proposed as an
amendment to it proposition which, he
said, had been thoroughly considered else
where-meaning by the house committee
on appropriations -appropriating $685.
100000 to be expended in certain amounts
yearly, up to 1892.
He sent to the clerks desk ard had
read very lengthy law providing with
great particularly for the testing OF new
guns and for a supply OF certain mum
Der of those that had stood 800 rounds.
Senator Gorman's amendment was re-
iected with division.
Senator Hawley's amendment was
agreed to. Yeas, "a; nays, IA, aud the
bill was passed.
The senate then proceeded to consider
the fishery treaty in open executive SEES
sion and was addressed by Senator VII
son, of Maryland, in favor of its ratifca-
ton.
At the conclusion of his
remarks Senator Frye said
he would ask the senate to meet at IL a.
m. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, and
until vote was reached on the treaty,
edding that shortly the tariff bill would
be before the senate and would occupy all
its time.
Senator Seller commented upon what he
Gale some of the remarkable statements
in speech of the senator from Mary
land.
long colloquy then ensued, after which
the motion went over without action.
The presidential vetoes were read and
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the morning hour the house pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the bill to
provide for postofice building. 1t pro.
poses to establish a plan for the con-
struction of public buildings for the use
exclusively of the postotfice department
of a uniform character, which shall be
especially adapted for the purposes of the
department. The provisions operate
only in places where the gross receipts
amounts to $4,000 annually for two sue
cessive years. The extreme limit of cost
to the United States for any building shall
not, in any case exceed $25,000. Subjec
to these limitations it provides for three
classes of buildings, varying in cost ac-
cording to t he gross receipts.
Pending action on the bill the morning
hour expired and the house went into
committee of the whole on the Oklahoma
. bill.
Joint resolution was passed to pro.
! vide temporarily, until September l, fol
the support of the government. gen
eral debate then ensued on the Oklahoma
] bill, at the close of which the bill wai
| reHu Dy buo Clerh dBhlu lOE dHouulhonVs
) Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, offered al
, amendment providing that lands con
tanned in the Oklahoma territory shall b'
/, disposed of under the homestead laws
instead of at $1.25 per acre, as proposed
8 by the bill.
! Pending vote the committee rose.
The fortifcation appropriation bill
p was reported.
!, Mr.. Springer gave notice he woul'
press the Oklahoma bill to final vot
tomorrow, and if any disposition to fill
buster against it is shown he Will, the frs
thing in the morning, ask for a call of tn
?. house in order to secure the attendance o
b quorum.
q The house then took recess, tn
3 evening session to be for the considers
n ton of bills reported from the committe
on judiciary.
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