St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-05
FOR FoRTIFICATIoNs.
The Senate Passes the Bill With
Amendments.

Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Feb. An the senate
Mr.. Blair presented the credentials of
his successor, Jacob II. Gallinger, and
they were placed ON file. After a short
executive session the doors were re-
opened and legislative business was re-
sumed. In reference to the presenta-
ton of petitions as to the Conger lard
bill colloquy took place, going to show
that all these petitions emanate from
the same source before they are for
warded to the senators; that they are
distributed from central agency, and
that they seem to be the result. not of a
spontaneous movement, but of SOlicita-
ton. Apropos of the manner in which
such memorials are got up, and in or
der, as he SAID, to show that all ignor-
ance as to legislation is not confined to
the farmers and labor associations, Mr..
Cockrell read resolutions of the Phila-
delphia maritime exchange protesting
against the passage by the house of rep
resentatiyeS of the senate bill of May,
1890, for the monthly purchase of 4.500,-
900 ounces of silver. There was no
such bill, he said, passed by the senate
in May, 1890; and yet these ''Wiseacres"
in Philadelphia were meeting and pro-
testing against it. He went Oh to criti-
else severely the views and action of
Edward Atkinson on the silver and
other economic questions. This criti-
ciSm of Mr.. Atkinson was taken up by
man was a constituent of his, but that
his (Mr Atkinson's) political and econ
omical affiliations were with the sena-
TORS who were tradupiDO him
Dawes and COckrelI.
Mr.. Cockrell (exeitedly)-Who has been
traducing MI. Atkinson: Will the senator
please specify?
Mr.. Dawes-There is no occasion to specify.
I assume that the effusions of the senator
this morning are perfectly understood and
need no specification from me.
Mr.. Cockrell twho had moved forward
from his own seat to the middle aisle, near
which Mr.. Dawes sat)-Have / said word
this morning that is not true, and is that an
effusion. sir? Is it an effusion or a reflection
on Mr. Atkinson to tell what he said under
oath: Is that reflection? What does the
senator mean? Can l not tell what Demo
crat swore to under oath without slandering
a Democrat?
II do not know about that" Mr.. Dawes re-
marked, facetiously.
The remark seemed to irritate Mr..
Cockrell to still higher degree, and
Dawes, declaring that it was beneath
that senator's position to take such an
underhand. back-handed way of meet
ing the question. The scene was a lu-
dicrous one, and provoked general
laughter. There was some further in
terchange of sentiment between the two
senators in the same general direction,
after which the fertilization bill was
taken up and proceeded with. The
amendment reported by the appropria-
tons committee apprOpriating $4,000
for rifled
Sea-COast MOrtars
of cast iron, hoped with steel with Mr..
Chambers amendment to it requiring
them to be wholly of steel gave rise to
a long discussion, at the close of which
Mr.. Chambers amendment was agreed
to; and then. at the suggestion Of Mr..
Dawes. the committee amendment as
amended was rejected. The committee
amendment to reduce the item for com
plotting the army gun factory at Water
vliet. n. y, from S24S, 743 to $l4S. 743 was
agreed to. The committee amendment
to reduce the appropriation for ma
chlnery at WatervlieU arsenal from
$46S, 900 to $26S, 900 was agreed to. The
committee amendment to increase the
appropriation for the board of ordnance
and fertilization Ito make purchases, ex-
periments and tests of the most effect
tive guns. small arms, etc. from $780,
600 to 100000 was agreed to. Mr.. Cock
rell moved to add to the paragraph the
following words:
And one additional member shall be added
to the board of ordnance and fertilization
who shall be civilian, and not an ex-officer
OF the army or navy, and shall be nominated
by the president, by and with the consent of
the senate. hold his Office for four years, and
receive salary of 1000 and actual travelling
expenses.
Mr.. Chandler favored the amendment,
but suggested that there should be two
civilians on the board instead of one.
Mr.. Cockrell accepted the suggestion,
and the amendment was modified ac-
cordingly and was agreed to. The last
committee amendment was to insert
paragraph increasing to S4,250,000 the
appropriation in the fOrtifcation act of
last session for the procurement of
heavy ordnance. After a long discus
sion the amendment was agreed to. Mr..
Dolph offered an amendment appropri-
ating S1,000,000 for plant for heavy ord
nance at some point on the Pacific coast,
and for the appointment of a board to
select the site. The amendment was
disagreed to-yeas 90, nays 81. The bill
was then passed. The military academy
bill was then taken up and passed but
with one amendment. The pension APP
preparation bill was then taken up and
went over as the unfinished business.
After an executive session the seuate
adjourned.