The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-01
A SURPRISE PARTY.
The Republican Senator's Find Them.
selves in Minority.
DEMOCRATS TWICE DEFEAT MO-
TION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The House Abolishes the Duty on Pig. Tin
Maine Pensions and Patents.

The House Abolishes the Duty on Pig. Tin
Maine Pensions and Patents.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-The nav
al appropriation bill was taken up
and amendments reported from the
committee on appropriation first acted
upon. The first amendment that elected
discussion was one near the end of the
bill, appropriating 100000 for expenses
review. Information as to the necessity
Of appropriating SO large sum was
asked by Mr.. Vest. He was told by Mr..
Hale in charge of the bill, that invita-
ships of war to participate in the review
| would be a large item. Another ex-
pense would be the employment of
temporary seamen, (the navy being now
"hard up'' for men, Another consider
able item would be the matter of salutes.
He could not give in detail the purposes
| for which the money would be used.
! Mr.. Cockrell read and commented up
| on communication from the New York
Chamber of Commerce, signed by Henry
| Willard, chairman, askii G aid of Con-
gress in the entertainment in New York
Of foreign visitors to the Worlds Fair.
He asked Mr.. Hale whether the $500, 900
proposed to be appropriated included
anything for that "illustrious and mag
nifcent proposition"
| Mr.. Hale replied he did not know ex-
actly what was wanted by the New York
gentlemen represented by Mr Willard,
| but had the impression they wanted the
government to do some of the New York
| entertainment of foreign visitors.
s'Why,'. said Mr.. Cockrel with irony,
| ''the senator from Maine does not sus-
pect these gentlemen asking the peoples
money, wrung from them by taxation, to
| be placed in the hands of the millionaires
of New York to be expended in riotous
entertainment of every foreigner who
may land on our Shores"
ST do not know about that" said Mr..
Hale. 'sThe Senator from Missouri can
tell me much more about Mr.. Willard
than can tell him. Mr.. Willard is a
gentleman well and favorably known
throughout the country. He stands to-
day as very near representative OF the
new reform administration. | do not
know he asked for anything or his New
York friends asked for anything to come
out of taxes paid by the people. But
to us.as At all events# the government
does not OF course propose to do New
York entertainment We cannot keep
Mr.. Willard from coming here with a
memorial. He has right to come and
make the suggestion" After further
discussion the appropriation of $500, 1000
| was agreed to with the words ''or so
much thereof as may be necessary add
ed to it.
The next point which provoked discus
sion was the provision contained in the
same paragraph limiting the number of
enlisted men in the navy to 5000. A mo-
ton to strike it out was rejected.
The amendment appropriating $6oOO
| for army expenses incident to the naval
review, and for the construction of four
light draft protected gunboats, instead OF
one as provided in the bill, were agreed
to without opposition.
This completed action on amendments
reported by the committee on appropria-
tons The bill passed.
Mr.. Sherman moved to go into execu-
tive session and said he could not give
the reason why it was important now to
have an executive session, but would be
brief. The yeas and nays were demanded
on the Democratic side. The motion was
disagreed to-yeas 27, nays 20, strict
party vote.
The result seemed a surprise to the
Republican senators. Their side was
defeated simply because some senators
had not voted and were not paired.
The Senate then passed the House bill
regulating the sale of Intoxicating Hq-
uors in the District of Columbia
Mr.. Hill of New York, moved to pro-
ceed to consideration of the Hudson riv-
er bridge bill.
Mr.. Manderson moved to proceed to
consideration of executive bushes.
Mr.. Hill-''If the Senate by vote takes
up this bill, if the senator will then
make his motion to proceed to executive
business, will not antagonize his mo-
tion.''
Mr.. Mandersen assented to the prepo-
sition, but Mr.. Frye, who was deter
mined the bridge bill should not be
taken up if he could prevent it, renewed
the motion to proceed to executive busi-
ness, and said he would not give way.
Mr.. Hill called for yea and nay vote on
Mr.. Fryes notion
The vote was taken and for the second
time today, a motion to proceed to ex-
cutive business was defeated. The Dem
ocratic vote in the negative was compact,
but there was one detection on the Re-
publican SLUG. MI. OloWdrG IWo IOpu-
lists, Messrs. Kyle and PETER, voted with
the Democrats. Mr.. Hill then renewed
his motion to take up the Hudson river
bridge bill.
The motion was agreed to and the bill
was taken up. At the request of Mr..
Allison and with consent of Mr.. Hill, the
agricultural appropriation bill was
passed, with a few unimportand amend
menls.
The Senate at p. m., adjourned.
In the House.
The House considered the Alabama
contested election case of McDufie VS..
Turpin and seated the Democrat.
On motion of Mr.. Springer of Illinois
passed (without the slightest opposi-
tion) providing after July 1, 1893, pig tin
be exempted from duty.
On motion of G. W. Stone of Pennsyl-
vania the bill passed establishing stand
ard guage for sheet and plate iron and
steel. An amendment was adopted, pro-
viding nothing in the bill be construed to
increase the duty on any imported
articles.
On motion by Mr.. Breckenridge of
A r11ansos to sl1snend the rn]eS and mass