The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-03
THE LAST LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Congress Wrestling With the Amendments
10 The Various appropriation Bills.
ALL NIGHT SESSIONS In BOTH HOUSES.
Each Branch Refuses to Recede From It's
Amendments - The Hawaiian Cable
and the sugar Bounty Discussed.

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| WASHINGTON, March 2.-When the
| Senate met to-day it entered upon the
last legislative day Of the Fifty-third Con-
| gress because, although the Congress
| does not expire till Monday next at noon'
its existence till then will be continued
by recesses, not adiournments. OF the
| eighty-eight members of the present
body sixteen will cease to be Senator'S at
that hour, and two others have merely a
cnance of survival. The sixteen are Sena-
tors Butler. South Carolina; Camden,
West virginia; Carey. Wyoming; Coke
| Texas; Dixon. Rhode Island; Dolph. Ore
| gon; Hunton, Virginia; McLaurin, Missis-
! slppi; Mcpherson, New Jersey; Mander-
son, Nebraska; Martin, Kansas; Power
| Montana; Ransom, North Carolina;
| Walsh Georgia; Washburn, Minnesota;
| and Wilson, Iowa.
The two whose cases are in suspense
| this morning are Senators Higgins, Oh
Delaware, and Shoup, of Idaho.
| The only real pressing work absolutely
| necessary to be transacted by the senate
before the close of the Congress when
| of the naval appropriation bill and action
on conference reports IN the cases Of eight
APPROXIMATION bills. The naval bill was
taken up for consideration without much
| delay, and the discussion on the various
| amendments TO It as reported from the
| Committee on Appropriations occupied al
most all the time until a recess was taken
at +. NJ. for two hours. The discus
| sion started on the proposition TO reduce
| the NUMBER of additional seamen that the
| Secretary of the Navy might enlist in
| the next fiscal year from 1900 to 1000.
That amendment was vigorously con-
tested, but was finally agreed to-yeas, 81;
| nays, 25.
other amendments that were contested
were those striking out Of the bill appro-
| priations for dry docks and buildings at
naval stations. When the recess was
! taken the amendment had not been
| reached to reduce the number Of new bat
| tie ships from three to two.
The committee amendment, striking out
! the item for guns for auxiliary cruisers,
was agreed TO-
An amendment to strike out an item
| of $4,000 for a construction and repair
| shop at Port Royal, $. c., was allowed
| TO stand over. at the request Of Mr..
| Butler.
CONFERENCE REPORTS.
During the days session conference
reports on the fortihcations bill, the agr-
| cultural bill and the Indian bill were
| presented and cOncurTed in, but as all
| the disagreements On the Indian bill had
not tCon arranged, a further conference
| was ordered upon that bill.
The arrest and imprisonment Of two
| Sanguilla and Aguire-claming 10
| be American citizens for participation
was this morning called 10 the attc4uOu
| of the Senate 10y Mr.. can. who presented
"a telegram received by him on the sub
| ieCt and had il referred TO the Commit
| tee on Foreign Relations. with a request
| or his part that the committe act prompt
| ly in the matter.
! FIGHT oyER THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
The night session of the Senate began
at s u. NJ. A few House bills were taken
| from the calendar and passed, among
| them a bill for the restoration TO the
public domain Of au1s in Alabama and
| Mississippi not needed for naval purposes.
| The naval appropriation bill was again
| taken up. When the paragraph was
reached as to the construction of three
| battleships- Appropriation Committee
recommending that only two be provided
| for-the debate on that proposition was
| the conference report on the diplomatic
| and consular bill. showing a continued
| disagreement on the Hawaiian cable
amendment Mr.. Blackburn, who pre-
sented the report. moved that the Sem
| ate recede from the amendment as there
was no probability of the House agreeing
TO it, on that a long debate sprung UP.
which is still midnighO going on.
Mr.. Pettigrew Rep. :. ID argued
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and Mr. Morgan supported the amend
ment. and I'm favor Of the annexation OF
the Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. Lodge declared passionately, that
rather than give il up, he would prefer
to have ten extra sessions. Mr.. Morgan
is still speaking and is apparently good
for several hours.
Conference reports on the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill and the lee1s-
lative appropriation bill were presented
and concurred in.
Mr. FRYE followed Mr.. Morgan. advo-
eating the Hawaiian cable proposition.
The Senate refused by a vote Of y 10 =
to recede from it's Hawaiian cable amend
ment.
PETER BEGINS WINDY SPEECH.
At 1870 A. N. the naval appropriation
bill was again taken up and rapidly dis
posed of, until the last and most import
ant amendment was reached-the one 10
reduce the rumber of battleships to be
constructed from three to two. Before
it's being entered upon Mr.. Aldrich sug-
gasted that the amendment could not be
disuosed of tonight, and that the senate
should now take a recess for an hour 10
| give time for the sundry civil bin TO be
received from the House and then take a
| recess until IL A. NJ. To this proposition
Mr. German indicated his assent but MI.
PETER preferred that debate 90 on win
| the speech he desired TO deliver against
| the nroposd increase of the navy
| Mr. Butler asked him TO yield for the
rooling bill. but he positively refused
| and at 1:45 began his speech, having pc
| fore him a large supply OF material for II.
| Mr. PETER yielded the iio0r Temporarily
| IN Kermit the passage OF the House Joint
| resolution for payment TO the State OF
| West Virginia of her share OF the sums
| naid back by the Treasury on account
| of the direct tax collected from states
| during the late war. ~,
When the resolution was passed Mr..
| PETER resumed the floor and declared that
| the object OF the increase or the navy
was to "pander to the idea Of glamour
and display"
| Proceedings of the House.
| WASHINGTON, March 2.-lne first
| session of the last days proceedings in
| the Fifty-third Congress lasted from
noon until o'clock. In that period a
| considerable amount OF business was
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