The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-13
F0RT|H|CAT|ONS BILL,
The Report Provokes
Quite a Discussion *
IN the Senate.
4 SHORT SESSION

Of the House Yesterday-We Print
ing Bill htroduced-- Tester-
day IN Congress.
By the United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL. In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Dolph from the
committee on Notifications presen-
ted two reports, the first of which
passed without notice, but the Sec
ond elected significant little de-
bate. The first bill reported favor
ably was Senate bill 1247, for the
purchase of sites for fortifca-
tions. The second report was
in favor Of Senate bill 81,
which provides for fortifcations aad
other seacoast defenses. MIR. Dolph
said he reported this bill by direc-
tion of the majority of the commit
tee. Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, i'm
lrnediately rose and said, as men,
ber of the committee ON coast de-
fenses, he was unable to concur in
the report just made. The bill car
ried with it an appropriation of
$l23,oO0,O0O, extending over a
period of eleven years. In view
, Of the facts that the revenues to-
. dav were hardly sufficient to meet
the ordinary expenses and
that there was an almost
. universal demand for relief from
:, excessive taxation, he for one wss
. - ,t willing to report in favor Of a
i bill carrying such a large appro-
!; priation at this time. Mr.. Dolph
d explained that the bill as amended
g carried an appropriation of only
: 500, 100000, s10,000,000 ex
). pended the first year and $4,000,
900 each year for ten years there
Is after. The bill embodied the pla1
l. Of the board of tortitications tol
n TO, tifying p Of our seaports wher'
a fortidcations were urgently needed
IS Ii was the most economical prop
osition with regard to coast deten sc
ever laid before Congress. H
Mr.. Dolph) undertook t
say by comparison with tn
y. river and harbor bill that the hul
dred millions appropriated by thi
:. act would 90 as far as hundre
~ ~ aud fifty million appropriated in th
- ordinary manner. He predicte
~ ~ that if this bill did not pass, Coz
~ ~ gress in twenty years would appr
~, M pirate $1O0,O0O,000 for coast d
S SNe fenses in an irregular and spa smod
=, way and then $50,000,OOO mo-
81 would be required to carry out tt
~ work which it was now proposed
- do in eleven years at a cost OF 5 lOC
"o M 100000. Mr.. Chiffon, Of 1exa
~ ~ said he concurred with the Senat
w from Arkansas. Mr.. Blackburn,
oD' KY, introduced bill to reno
e' the penalties from the dynaml
o cruiser Vesuvius. The morni
ano ls hour having expired the Sena
~ N took up business on the calend
" and passed seven or eight OF
first bills on the list and sent the
-, over to the House for concurren
Wy Wv then finding there was no likeliho
., Of any important executive comm'
= ications the Senate resolved It's
W. W into executive session and
y, moments later at 220 p. m.
~ iourned until tomorrow.
an A SHORT SESSION.
The WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan.
as After reading the journal OF
,nds House this morning Mr.. Richa
him son of Tennessee introduced a
nan. providing for the printing and
Mrs. fishing OF public documents. l
the tie bill prepared by the joint c
.imi- mittee on printing and regul;
ar 2 the whole subject of public print
nba congressional and executive.
most ferred to the committee
printing. Mr.. Carter