Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-26
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
senate.

ate to-day, the pellullS qltsclon peiHS tiio
provision tor an increase OF the navy. Inc
House bill provides for one armored cruls-
er of about 5000 tons displacement to cost
Exclusive of armament not less than
S3.50O000, and the Senate amendment
provided in addition for one sea.
Goinr coast line battle ship of
about 1000 tons displacement to cost not
over $4,000, 900; also for one harbor defense
double turret ship OF the monitor type
with displacement Of $500 tons to cost
not over $4,000, 900; four light draft gun
boats and six torpedo boats. Mr.. McPner~
son, who had on last Friday offered an
amendment to strike out the House pro-
vision tor an armored cruiser and the Sen
ate provision for battle ship and to pro-
vile for three, instead OF one harbor de-
fense double turret ship. OF the monitor
type, modified his amendment so as to con-
part of it, leaving the number, Of
monitors at one. Alter long debate
the amendment was rejected by vote OF
Is to go MIR. Morgan offered an amend
ment providing that it the harbor defense
ship be built on the Pacific Coast, an al
IoWance of per cent. may be made on its
cost to the contractor Ill addition to the
contract price to cover the cost OF the
transportation of material. The amend-
ment was agreed to without division.
The question REQUIRED on amendment re-
ported by committee on appropriations.
the Senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 18.-President pro
TEN. Henderson presided to-day IN the
Senate. The consideration of the naval
appropriation bill was resumed and MIR
COckrell continued his argument against
the amendment reported by the Senate
committee on appropriations. After
long discussion the question was taken on
the Senate amendment and it was agreed
to-yeas, 80; nays, Is. Mr.. Teller
offered amendments approprlating $50
00C for the purchase OF one eight
$4,000 for making trial tests OF three
or more rapid-tire, twisted One-pounder
breech-loading rit1ed guns and an equa!
number of three Founders and three two
Founders, and it was agreed to. Mr..
Henderson offered an amendment apprO-
priatlng $4,000 0 for the purchase OF tor
pedoes and it was agreed to. The bill
was then reported from the committee OF
the whole to the Senate. The amendments
were all agreed to and the bill was passed
without a division. The Senate then
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Senate bill
authorizing the secretary of war to detail
for special duty in connection with the
World Columbian Exposition such army
officers as may be required was taken
officers detailed are not to be subject to
loss OF pay or rank on account of
such detail. The bill exemptmg
American coastwise vessels piloted by
their licensed masters or by a United
States pilot, from the obligation to pay
state pilots for services not rendered was
taken 10. Mr. Butler offered an amend
ment repeating such parts of the naviga-
ton laws as prevent the purchase by clu-
Zens Of the United States OF ships in for
eign countries and the right to registry
and to fly the American flag. Mr.. Frye
to mr. m aof
Oh the table, and Mr.. Butler asked
the ayes and nays on the motion. The
motion was agreed t0-yeas, 81; nays, ).
The bill was then passed without dlvi-
SION. Mr.. Aldrich offered q resolution
(Which was agreed TOY abolishing the Of
ate and placing the entire clerical force of
the Senate in the secretarys office. The
river and harbor appropriation bill was
then taken mp and MIR. Mcpherson
made the motion (of which he had given
notice this morning) to recommit the bill,
with instructions to reduce the amount so
per cent. Mr.. Dolph moved to lay the mo-
zion on the table; agreed to- to e.
Among the amendments reported from the
committee on commerce and Hcreas-
are the following: Increasing the
Grand Haven, Mich, from $4,000 to
soc, 900; reducing appropriation for harbor
at Buffalo, n. y, from S6UO,O1O to S225,-
600: striking out the item of $50. 900 for the
harbor at PetOskey. Mich: increasing ap-
preparations for Green Bay, WIS, from
S10,O0Oto S25, goo; for kewaunee, Wis, from
$50. 600 to $50, 90 Q; for Sheboygan. Wis. from
$50. 600 to $25, 900: for Duluth, Mimi, from
$4,000 to Sl25,000; and for Agate Bay,
MIMI, from $4,000 to $4,000; reducing
Mich, from 100000 to $4,000; in
sertlng an item of ISL. SS3 for making free
to commerce the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan ship canal: inserting an
item of SIC, 700 for survey for canal con-
Meeting Lake Superior with the Mississippi
River; increasing the appropriation for the
care and maintenance OF the reservoirs at
the hcadwaters of the Mississippi River
from $4,000 to 100000; reducing the ap-
preparation for the Mississippi River from
the mouth of the Ohio to Minneapolis from
Sl,5oO, 900 to 81, 10000: reducing the appro-
from the head of the Passes to
the mouth of the Ohio River from
$3.50, 900 to 2,20S, 250 (the amount first
recommended by the committee having
been 81, 100000; reducing the approprla-
ton for ship channel III the shadows of
between Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo from
$500, 000 TO $500 600. All the committee
amendments having been disposed Of
the hi went over till tomorrow
(Wnen IL Will De open TO general
amendmentl and the Senate adjourned.
WAsuINGToN, May 20-After little
routine business the Senate to-day re-
sumed the consideration Of the river and
harbor bill III committee of the whole,
and various amendments of small inn
portance were offered and agreed to. Aft
er long political discussion the bill was
reported back to the Senate. All the
amendments agreed to in committee
were concurred IN in gross, and the bill was
passed without division. a conference
was asked, and Messrs. Frye, Dolph and
Ransom were appointed conterees on the
part of the Senate. The following bills
were then taken from the calendar and
passed: Senate bill approprlating S100,-
o. for a public building IN Joliet, Ill;
House bill to ratlfy an agreement with
the indians residing on the ColvlIle reser-
walton in the state of Washington: Sen
ate bill authorizing the construction Of a
bridge across the Red River OF the North :;
Senate bill to increase to S12500O the ap