Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-16
AGRICULTURAL NEXT
Naval Appropriation Bill
Finally Passed.
SENATE DOES MUCH WORK.
Democrats Will Pass the Tariff Bill
fIt Takes Until the Snow Flies.'

wAaIE1ToN, May i6-In the absence
Of the speaker Mr.. Dockery performed
the duties of speaker pro tenn in the
house
The naval appropriation bill was
passed. An amendment was agreed To
requiring all naval cadets appointed by
the secretary OF tn navy to be actual resi-
dents of the districts which they were
appointed TO represent. and another per-
mitting members Of congress whose dis
tricts are represented at the naval aoad-
emy by nonresidents TO nominate cadets
from their district.
Considerable discussion followed the
reading OF the paragraphs relative TO
armor plates and increase OF the navy,
but no alteration was made In the bill in
these respects.
Al 2:4S consideration OF the naval APP
proprlation bill In committee OF the
whole was concluded. Mr.. Cummings
made a brief statement In regard to the
bill, saying that he would have liked TO
make a liberal appropriation for the In
crease Of the navy, but that he did not
feel warranted in doing so at this time.
He then demanded the previous question,
and at 2:54 p m. the bill was passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Hatch, chairman of
the committee on agriculture, the house
went into committee of the whole and
the agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up. After the reading Of the bill in
full the committee rose in order to allow
Mr.. Dockery from the committee on APP
propriations to report to the house the
legislative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill, when the committee Of the
whole again resumed its session without
final action being taken.
A pleasant episode occurred during the
afternoon when Mr.. Wilson, the author
of the tariff bill, entered the cham Der
and received warm, spontaneous ova-
tion from both sides OF the chamber.
Signs Of Work.
1--WE intend to pass this bill, IL IL takes
until snow flies next winter" Such was
the assertion OF Mr.. Vest in the senate
yesterday, and 1t we'll illustrates the tenn
permanent In which many of the Demo
cratic senators find themselves. More
progress was made yesterday than for
some time, and a number of paragraphs
in the tariff bill were passed upon. No
amendments, except those agreed to by
the Jones conference, were adopted.
During the morning hour few bills
were dCltu upon, anu lueu bue bhrlu was
taken up. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced a
resolution regarding the amount Of reve-
nue. to be raised under the Jones bill, and
1t was this which caused the only exciting
incident of the day and brought forth
the remark of Mr.. Vest above referred to.
He claimed that the Republicans were
flibustering, but Mr.. Aldrich declared
that 1t was not the intention of his side to
resort to such methods, but that they
would consider the bill aud debate it in a
fair and proper manner.
Politics Should He Laid Aside.
II there is no change in the situation of
affairs in the senate there will proba bly,
be another conference held at an early
day
The Democratic managers express sur
prise at what Is alleged to have been the
action of the Republican senatorial con-
ference, as they do not believe that lead
ing Republican senators will permit the
radicals ia their party to pursue a line of
policy so unpatriotic. The managers pro-
pose, therefore, to go ahead and press the
pending bill and amendments.
III they discover that there is a settled
determination on the part OF their oppo
nents to delay action for the sole purpose
of defeating the bill, they will then en-
deavor to adopt some method that will
enable the majority to reach a vote. They
believe that the time has arrived when
politics In its narrow and restricted sense
sho=ld be laid aside. The condition of the
country Mt the present moment is too
grave to warrant puerils play.