New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
SPEEDY WORK IN THE SENATE.
APPROPRIATION BILLS RAPIDLY DISPOSED OF
PROVISIONS FOR THE ARMY


Washington. July l2.-The progress made by the
Senate to-day the matter OF annual appropriation
bills a par with that begun by 1t early in
the present week. Bills which, in previous Con-
crosses nave provoked long debates and occupied
the time OF the Senate for days and weeks have
Glided through during the last few days, meeting
hardly impedment. Last week there had not
been single OF the appropriations taken up In
the Senate. No less than five Of them were passed
before the adjournment Wednesday, and are
in the hands Of the conference committees.
These were the Naval. Pensions. Military Academy
and Diplomatic and Consular: and one-the POST
Office bill-has gone to the President To-day the
Army and Fortihcatlons bills were passed. and
progress made the River and liarbor Dill:
Those stll on the calendar are the ps1Fic. rr oil
cultural and General Deficiency bills 1900. ,,,.,o
outside OF the appropriation bills there was llttle
Of interest in the proceedings of the Senate to-day
The unusual II not unprecedenteI clrcuhis I'M, tiice
of having the conferences on the Tariff bill con on
fined. so far, 10 the Democratic managers OF the
two houses. excluding the Republican conierrees'
luton introduced by Senator Hale. The resolution
went over until tomorrow, under the rules, an
When the Army Appropriate Dill war taken up
Mr. Mills Dem. TexJ moved to strike the Fay
perartment from the re ennrsr 50 e d
partments. the ground that appointments Snoh hi
argument that General Grant had never appointed
ar Army officer TO position In the ray pepar
that military men should be paymasters Some OF
the sevcrest battles OF l1e years we s.'h, No ~
Western plains. $500, 60 Tho offec,
MIR Mills's amendment was agreed TO- me eI.''
Of IL is to leave appointments TO the ray b'pH'
ment open to civilians. So. ooo D.. ,,orLs \ NJ
An amendment approprlatlng N52.G" Tor clerks an i
roessen0ers AT the headquarters OF the Army an
~ the several department headquarters was aEft'I
., of,cr exclamation by Mr.. blackburn. ana AFTER
tho declaration by Mr.. Man icrs1n or the doctrine
tha, The Army Of the United states Is US ieacr
maker" II anything. he said. were n'entu - ~
emplifv that fact. IL was found In the occurreiV's
the last few days IN this country. lie woH'd ln1
advocate any great extension OF the Army put
realizing the fact tina; It no larger now win Il
,oruIaton Of 70 Oac0 than II had been win Iopu-
tfnn ~ "a C.0 600 ne believed that there should be
an Increase i'm the number Of enlisted men; Nter
gonln other amendments. the bill was passed
4 conference was ordered on the PENSION ApIro-
priation bill and Senators lirlce N)em onlol 'oI-
man dem Md and Cu.lom Oep. lu) were APP
pointcd confcrrees on the part OF the senate
the River and IIarbor Appropriation blll was re-
poricd and placed on the caleniar ,
The Fertilization Appropriation bill was then taken
ND and with various amendments. was ptSs'n.
Mr. Manderson Rep.. Nchl, In presenting ~ ~
Amendment 20 the Sundry C.vil Appropr"u1n mn
which he had referred to the Committee on Approc
priations said that II proposed an appropThtl'n o
SOl Oo for the widows and heirs 81 those VINO hd'
heen KILLED at the Ford's Theatre disaster.
Conferences were or lered on the Military Acnn"inF
bin and on the Diplomatic and Consular bilI. the
conferrees on the first being Senators hrlc" 'l'cn
Ohio) CAN Dem. Fa) and Teller etep, '"il an !
nm the second senators blackburn Dem. Ky). Fro
dem Ohio and Hale rep. Me-.
abou; half Of the committee amendments were acton