The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-03
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Numerous Propositions to Reduce
are Agreed To.
ONLY 1000 MORE SEAMEN.
The Committee Amendment, Strik.
ing Out Money for Guns,
Agreed. Debate on the
Reduction Of Battle
ships. The House.
BY Southern Associatoi Press.

w hen the Senate met ut Il n, III.
10 day 1T entered upon the last leqIs-
latlve day of the Fifty third Con.
gress. because, although the Con.
gress does not expire till Monday
next at noon. its existence till than
Will be continued by recssses, not
adjournments.
Ihe only real, pressing work was
tue passage of the Naval Appropria.
ton bill and action on couferepce
reports IN the cases Of eight uppro.
priatiou bills. The Naval biil wns
taken up. the discussion occupied
almost nll the time until a recess WAS
taken ut y. IN. for two hours. The
discusslon started on the proposition
TO reduce the number of additional
seamen thnt the Secretary of the
Navy might enlist In the next fiscal
year from 1000 to l,0OU. That
amendment WAS vigorously contest.
ed but was finally agreed to-yess.
81; nays, %.
Other amendments that were con
tested were those striking out of the
bill Items for dry docks and build
lngs ut naval stations. When the
not been reached to reduce the
number OF new bate ships from
three to two. The COMMITTEES
amendment striking out the item
ior guns for auxiliary cruisers
was agreed to.
An amendment to strike ont an
item Ter $50, 600 for a construction
ana repair shop at Port ROYAL, S.
o., was allowed to stand over MT the
request Of Mr.. Butler.
During the duy's session confer
ence reports on the Fortitications
0ili, the Agricultural bill and the
Inuiup Oil were presented aud cou-
Cured IN, but as all the disagree.
ments on the Indian bill had not
been arranged, further conference
was ordered upon that bill.
The arrest and imprisonmeut of
two CuOans ns-Snugulli aud Aguirre
Claiming TO be American citizens,
Tor participation in the revolution
ary movement III Cuba was this
morning called to the attention of
the Senate by Mr.. Call.
Tho night session began ut S d. M.
The Naval Appropriation bill was
again taken up. When the para.
graph was reached as to the con.
struction of three battleships-the
Appropriation Committee recon-.
mendlng TINT only two be provided
ior-the debate on that proposition
was about starting, but was inter.
rupted by the conference report ON
the Diplomatic nnu Consular bill.
showing O continued disagreement
on the Hawaiian cable amendment.
hr. blackburn, who presented tue
report, moved that the Senate re-
cede from the amendment, as there
was no probability of the House
agreeing to it. The Senate reluaed
by vote of 32 to ~ to recede from
Its Hawaiian cable amendment.
HOUSE. Tho first session of the
last days proceedings in the House
OF the Flrty third Congress lasted
from noon until u o'clock, Among
the measures that were passed by
unanimons consent was the follow
ing: Senate bill to reimburse officers
and seameu for property lost or de
stroyed III the naval service OF the
United States.
blli Was passed to phy the trustees
. Washington and Lee University,
Va, the sum OF Sl7,i for use and
occupancy OF the buildings OF the
Institution by Union troops during
the war. Upon this motion al IN.
terestlng debate occurred, in which
MIR. Reed warned the House tha!
the Government could not afford tu
enter upon the policy of paying
claims of this chan acter.
a concurrent resolution was
agreed to naming the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Superintendent
of Coast and Geodetlc Survey anG
the Director OF the Mint as a com
mission to inquire into and repor;
to the first session of the Fifty
fourth Congress as to the desira
biiity and eXpedlency of the
adoption by the Government of the
United States OF the metrical sys
tenn aud also as to the prospect of
the adoption by leading nations OF
the world of the metrlcal system o.
coinage, weights and measures.
AT half an hour after midnight
the House was preparing to vote
upon the Senate amendment appro-
priatjng So, 000, 900 under the
bounty clause of the Mckinley law
to the sugar growers OF the couu-
try. t receded from its disagree.
ment to the Senate amendment to
pay the bonnty-yeas, 1873; nays,2l;
present and not voting. 2.
at 1:3O a. m. the Naval Appro.
priatiop bill was agaiu taken up and