The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-12

| the amounts and prices; the basis on which
/ an estimate is made OF the market price OF
silver; and the amounts and prices Of silver
/ bullion purchased outside Of the United
| States.
MONEY FOR THE NAVY.
Consideration of the naval appropriation
bill was resumed the pending question be-
ing on the amendment in reference TO the
| site of the dry dock on the Pacific coast.
The amendment recommended by the
committee on appropriations, leaving 60 the
Secretary of the Navy to decide upon the
site of the dry dock, was advocated by
| Messrs. Dolph and Mitchell, while Mr..
Allen argued in support Of his amend
ment fixing Port Orchard on Puget sound
as the site. The discussion lasted so
| long that Mr.. Hale lin charge OF the bill
threatened that he would move to lay the
committee amendment on the table, thus
| putting an end to the whole thing. The
discussion was nevertheless continued by
Messrs. Cockrell, Hiscock, Washburn, Call,
Squire, Spooner and Hale. Finally, after
nearly three hours talk, vote was taken
on Aliens amendment, and it was
agreed to-yeas 81, nays IL. 1t
directs the Secretary of the Navy TO
acquire lat a cost not 10 exceed $4,000 a
tract of 200 acres on Puget sound at Port
Or hard, in the state of Washington, and
to cause TO be erected a dry dock not less
capable Of admitting vessels drawing 80
feet Of water, the cost Of the dry dock not
to exceed 100000.
MONITOR TO BE SOLD.
The next amendment by the committee
was TO insert paragraph authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy 10 sell one or more
of the old single~turreted monitors, the
price to be determined by the board Of navy
officers. 1t was agreed to, after being lin
tied, at the suggestion Of MIR. MCPHERSON,
to the sale of one monitor. The remainder
of the committee amendments were agreed
to without contest.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hale was
adopted, providing that no contract shall
be made until ats subject matter shall have
been submitted TO public competition by
advertising.
Mr.. Call presented the same views in
favor of the re-establishment and proper
equipment of the navy yard at Pensacola,
aud of the establishment Of proper plant
in the region of Alabama where iron and
steel are produced for the construction and
repair of vessels at Pensacola.
The bill was then passed.
RETENTION OF VETERANS
Mr.. Wolcott, from the committee on civil
service, reported back without recommenda-
tion the Senate bill to insure preference in
the appointment, employment and retention
in the public service of the United States Of
veterans Of the late war, and it was placed
on the calendar.
The District Of Columbia appropriation
bill was reported and placed OH the calen-
dar. and Mr.. Plumb gave police that he
would ask for its consideration tomorrow
The copyright bill was then, at 4:45
O'Clock, taken up, but as MIR. Platt realized
that little progress could be made upon it
to-day he consented that the bill should be
laid aside informally and that bills on the
calendar should be taken up. Quite num-
Der were passed. among them the Senate bill
appropriating $4,000 for an equestrian
statue of Gen. Francis Marion in Columbia,
s. c. The Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for public building at Charlottesville,
Va, was reported and placed on the calen-
dar
The Senate at $50 o'clock adjourned until
tomorrow morning, the copyright bill be-
ing the unfinished business.