Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-03

Il Ouriy COnttEteOs Out was HUaiiy uBttSA
tc-yeas. 81: nays. %.
Other amendments that were contested
were those striking out OF the bill the
| provision for dry.docks and buildings at
naval stations.
When the recess was taken the amend
ment had not been reached 20 reduce the
number OF new battle-ships from three to
| two.
The committee amendment striking out
the item for guns for auxiliary cruisers
| was agreed to.
| An amendment 10 strike out an item OF
$4,000 for construction and repair-shop
| at Port Royal 3. c.. was allowed 10
stand over at the request OF Mr.. Butter.
/ During the days session conference re-
ports on the Notifications bill. the agr'-
| cultural bill. and the Indian bill were pre-
scented and concurred In. but as All the
| Disbursements on the Indian bill had not
been arranged further conference was
ordered upon that bill.
| ARREST OF CUBANS.
| The arrest and Imprisonment OF two
| Cubans-Sanguilla and Aguire-claiming 10
| be American citizens for participation III
| the revolutionary movement In CUBA was
| this morning called TO the attention o,
| the Senate by Mr. Call. who presenter
| a telegram received by him on the suDJee.
and had II referred 10 the COMMITTEES vn
Foreign Relations. with a request on h,s
part that the committee act promptly !"
| the matter.
NIGHT SESSION.
The night session OF the Senate began
atsP. NJ. A few House bills were tahen
| from the calendar and passed. among
them n bill for the restoration 10 '"e
| public domain OF lands In Alabama a'u
| Mississippi not needed for naval purposes,
The naval appropriation bill was again
taken up. When the paragraph M"s
| reached as to the construction OF three
ELECTROMAGNETIC Appropriation Committee
recommending that only two be- provideu
! for--and the debate on that proposition
vac about starting IL was interrupted by
the conference report on the diplomatic
and consular bill, showing continued JUS
agreement on the Hawaiian-caoie amenu.
mert Mr. Blackburn. who had preseh'eu
the report moved that the Senate receuc
from the amendment, as there was no
probability of the Houses agreeing 10 IL.
on that a long debate sprang up, which
IL still lat midnighO going on. Mr., Pe'u-
grew (Republican), of South Dakota
argued against the amendment, whiie MI
Lodge and Mr.. Morgan supported the
amendment, and spoke in favor OF the an
nexation OF the Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. Lodge declared passionately that
rather than give 1t up he wouio Preie'
Mr. Morgan is still speaking. ana IL APP
parently good for several hours.
Conference reports on the DISTRICT Oh
Columbia appropriation bill and the Iesis-
latiye appropriation bill were presented
and concurred in.
Mr.. Frye followed Mr.. Morgan. advo-
ca ting the Hawaiian cable proposition.
The Senate refused. by vote OF 81 10
q. to recede from its Hawaiian cable
amendment.
PETER BEGINS SPEAKING.
At 1:sO A. NJ the naval appropriation
bill was again taken UP and rapidly as
posed of until the last and most impor-
tant amendment was reached-the one 10
reduce the number of battle-ships TO be
constructed from three TO two. Before
its being entered upon, Mr.. Aldrich sus-
gested that the amendment couiu not
be disposed of tonight, and that recess
should now be taken for an hour TO give
time for the sundry civil bill to be re-
ceived from the House, and that the
Senate should then take n recess until
II A. NJ. To this proposition Mr. German
indicated his assent, but Mr.. PETER pre-
ferred that debate should go on with the
speech he desired TO deliver against the
proposed increase of the navy. Mr.. Butler
asked him to yield for the pooling bill,
hut he positively declined, and at l:45
began his speech. having before him
large supply of material for IT.
Mr. PETER yielded the floor Temporarily
TO permit the passage of the House JOINT
resolution for payment TO the State or
West Virginia for her share OF the sums
paid back by the Treasury on account
Of the direct tax collected from the
States during the civil war.
When the resolution was passed Mr.
PETER resumed the floor and declared that
the object of the increase of the navy
was to "pander to the idea Of glamor
and display
House of Representatives.
The first session Of the last days pro-
ceedings of the Fifty-third Congress lasted
from noon until o'clock. In that period
n considerable amount of business was
transacted. under the operation or the
rule providing for a suspension or the
rules for the passage OF bills Hereunder,
and by unanimous consent. Measures
carrying appropriations for private claims
generally speaking. met very poor success
either Mr. Savers chairman OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations. or his alert, In
defatigable lieutenant. Mr.. Dockery, in
terposing fatal objections.
Notwithstanding this was the last le-
gislative day OF this Congress, the pro-
ceedings on the floor of the House were
marked by no unusual scenes OF confu-
sion and but little delay was occasioned
thereby Among the measures that were
passed by unanimous consent were the
following:
Senate Joint resolution to continue the
present officers OF the courts In the Indian
Territory in Office until the bill providing
for the reorganization Of the courts OF
the Territory shall become law.
G. A. II. BADGES.
Senate resolution donating to the cti-
zens committee in charge Of the Grand
Army of the Republic national encamp-
ment, to be held at Louisville next ihli'
condemned cannon from which to make
badges for the delegates to the encamp-
mcnt.
Senate bill to reimburse officers and sea-
men for property lost or destroyed IN the
naval service of the United States.
Conference reports were agreed 10 upon
the following bills: Giving TO the widow
OF Rear-Admiral Earl English pension
OF so per month; increasing the pension
of Hosea Brown, a veteran or the war g
1872 TO so per month; authorizing the
erection of a statue in the District OF 20
lumbia OF the late Professor Samuel
Gross. NJ. j.. of Philadelphia. and ap-
proprating 81 500 for a pedestal therefor;
the agricultural bill; partial agreement
upon lne inUldu dHpippiittp.' INN
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
Under a suspension of the rules. a bill
was passed TO pay the trustees OF WASH
ington and Lee University, Virginia, the
sum of ST. ,4Si for the use and occu-
pancy Of the buildings OF the institution
by Union troops during the war. Upon
this motion an interesting debate oc-
Cured in which Mr.. Reed warned the
House that the government could not al
ford TO enter upon the policy of paying
claims of this character.
Motions to suspend the rules and pass
the following bills failed: To pay the
trustees of Newberry College. ). c.. Slo.-
600 for the use Of the buildings by
Union troops during the war; to reim-
burse representatives for the amount OF
their salaries withheld during this Con-
gress for absences other than those &C.
casioned by sickness.
METRICAL SYSTEM.
a concurrent resolution was agreed to
naming the Secretary of the Treasury.
| the Superintendent of the Coast and Geo
| detic Survey. and the Director of the Mint