The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-02
THE FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
GOOD PROGRESS IN THE SENATE ON
THE APPROPRIA TION BILLS.
Fcrtincasiors and Army Bni- rrourt
Passed and the District Mi Taken Up
Thc Sundry t1ytl Btu In the House

The Fortincntiors and Army Bills r~rourty
Passed and the District Mn Taken Up
The Sundry t1vu BW In the House.
WASHINGTON. Feb 1.-Good progress In the
practical legislative work OF the Senate was
made to-day. Immediately aftcr the routine
morning business the Committee on Arrro-
priatons asserted its right Of precedence and
maintained It up to the timo OF adjournment.
1t even refused to Yield to tho urgent appeal
OF Mr.. Harris Dem. Tom. to let him report q
substitute for the House Quarantine bill and
to have action uron 1t.
Mr.. Washburn tRcp. Mimi moved that tho
Senate insist on its amendments to tho Anti
Ortion bill. and ask a conference with the
House. The motion was agreed to. and
Messrs. Wnshburn tRep.. Mimi Mitchell
tRer., Orr. and George tDem.. Miss were ap.
pointed coaferrees on the part Of the Senate.
Mr.. FELTON, tRen. Cal. sent to the Clerks desk.
and had read. resolutions adopted Mt q meet
ing OF the Chamber OF Commerce OF San Fran
| cisco. Cal. "Hailing with satisfaction tho
! friendly offer to be made Ivy the Hawaiian
Govern ent TO cede the islands to tho United
States. and urging on the United states Gov.
eminent the prompt Acceptance OF tho pro-
posed cossion." The resolutions were re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Tho Fertilization Appropriation was then
taken IN In a discussion on the subject OF
the reduced appropriations provided In the
bill. Mr.. German tDem.. Md raid that tho
condition Of the finances made Il absolutely
be practised.
ought Mt,'s so! e'i al, dGf M MT aa %rpI9p FEsS.s G Gs1a T ..au 4
the whole scheme OF arminG our coastwise de-
fences is going on at u limnins. nltogsther un.
talking about what We will 40 in n certain
emergency that may he upon us, any day.
while W. have absolutely nothing whatovor 10
Nj: Flat. tEIsE,. Conn: rcSsrdcd tho o bill tS as
TnpT nf ony 4e.' aos 10 d" a thing Tor coast
coming. and he hoped that ,hose who Tspre-
ton Of the needs OF the country. and to q rut-
pose to do what wns necessary to nut the
Mr.. German said that. in his judgment. Con
Cress had been az literal as 1t ought 70 he J
the pre sea been sS'r np msna1. sI" to put t ali tIie
innnnractIre Of steel to make great guns; The
steel Establishments were not In u condition TO
male for them. The Sil Ia apEropriatss ali that
1854. Eesiies. it would le impossible to make
larger appropriations without EMBARRASSING
tI"n T Ina, i" mryea Iss revenue pycns"1y must Us IT be 1' RaS i" even
to meet the expenses rs far as we had gone.
He was not Ire!ared to Pile W. ar sEGI% a ons
ii. no condition to meet"
Mr.. Iin,t ti'"u.. Conn %reaonted, the intima-
ZION ~. II bunktNUt lTpRSuTy.. I ht i'chsuiJ'
he snid. had money TO m.ct all Its obligations.
un.i would have money on hand NJ tho close OF
the. fiscal year. 1t would have money enough.
TO meet all its obligations during tn" fiscal
year. The Treasury was not BANKRUPT. the
, country was tho richest on tho face NJ tho
globe. Its ere dit was tho hest. Its financial
| affairs were in the host condition..
The paragraph on which this debate oc-
curl, cd was agreed to.
Mr.. Teller n'"r. Col offered mn a%mendm~nt
arrropriat'ng 1000 for testing the ,,weive-
inch elcvating gun carriage OF \. II. Emery.
Agreed to.
The Il! was then Iassed. and tho Army Ap-
! rropriatinn Till WIS taken up and passed with
tut n single amrndment. increasing tho
monthly pay Of serEeRniS OF the army.
The District OF Columbia bill came next In
order. All the commit, q amendments were
agreed to-. except one that was reserved for
action o.morrow. lookinEto the erection OF II
STNO.OGU inunirirnl fulfilling in Washington
city. and the bill went over.