New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-16
cents coupon as 600 at 107 SIS. Four and half
per cents, registered, 100000 at 10Y 5-s.
MONEY FOR FORTIFICATIoNS.
PROBABILITY THAT CONGRESS WILL VOTE AN
APPROPRIATION AFTER ALL.

PROBABILITY THAT CONGRESS WILL NOIH AN
APPROPRIATION AFTER ALL.
Washington, Aug Is (SpeciaD.-lt seems atter
all as IL tho present Congress would vote reasou
able amount of money for Notifications Tins
is due in the first instance. to the untring efforts
OF Senator Hawley, who, in season ana ouU Vi
season has devoted his energies to the TASK vi
demonstrating to members of Congress 'he H.
cessitv of providing for sea coast defenccs ana
plant for making heavy guns; and, IN the secohu
instance, to the jealousy existing between TWO
committees Of the House, that on Approprla,ions
and that on Military Affairs, of which DICK
Townshend is chairman The Appropriations Oon-
mit,oe had a bill of its own to propose, but be-
Tono - could do so Mr.. Townshend, who thought
that tho subject was one which rightly belonged
20 bis committee had managed 10 get the House
70 refer the regular Army Appropriation bill, TO
which tho Senate had attached an amendment
rrov,dinq for Notifications, to the Committee on
Military Affairs In this way the SUBJECT OF
military Notifications has been discussed twlce'
ON the one hand by conference committee OH
the Army Appropriation bill, and on the o'her MANU-
nv the House in the shape Of an independent propo-
s;tion submitted by the Committee on Appropria-
tons. c,.i ~.
This 1a++or Mr.. Townshend has been lighting al
everv stage going to the extent Oh einpioN iiis
fl;l,us+arino tactics in order to prevent uiie pi
troro boino taken I'D for consideration Dy lhe
House He succeeded in preventing any suos,ah-
rial nropress from being made until to-day, When
the House. as in Committee OF the Nhoio'
threatened 10 pass the measure. When suuueiii, .
IL was announced that the conferees on tne -i''
,arv Appropriation bill had agreed 10 se'u" .'i''
differences This being the case the repoIO y,
tho Conference Committee becomes d piiNH'7'
roo+,or and takes precedence before the appropii-
a.ioo hill now under consideration and tomorrow
lien the whole matter comes up again. NoOc
rri1 first be had on the bill suppof'eu ny 'N'
Military Affairs Committee. -.
whether it will be adopted, or whether 'ii'
House will vote TO pass the fortihca'lohS o'--
/ ported by the Appropriations Committee SEEMS u"-
certain. In either case, provision VIII h"Fo -
r,odo 70 berin The work Of fertilization 1I''
=; tho main thing The cOnferees on the AriH'
ACCOMMODATION bill recommend the estaohsn IL
80 = boord n consist of the Secretary OF VIZ
C,hio, Of Engineers. chief ordnance oihcer anu
senior officer of artillery, who are 10 sup
od dtrect the construction of heavy ordnance am
/ cost defences The bill apprOprlateS 49,.
iiior dollars for steel forgings, navy oru I
atr "a be expended under direction Oh ' dn 900 f
Tho conference report appropriate % 900 ooo
tool forCinrs: the Senate lnserteu - - 49,, :,
tho House conference proposed 10 Gu. ~ W - -,
60 200 600 This money is to De eAPeliu h -
! - direction of the board prOSpOsed 10 NC eS'"'
For the Watervliet Arsenal the Dill apProp na
| 80 e700 400 instead of $4,000 as was pro
nosed Another appropriation OF SoV'VVO - '0'f
| tained in the Sundry Civil BILL