The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-03
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The senate
entered upon its final session to-day will
prospect of sitting continuously unit
! Monday noon. On motion of German
ihe naval appropriation bill, the last OF
the great appropriation bills, was taken
up. Lodge and Aldrich paid a high
tFioute to the present secretary of the
! navy. Oormau said this naval bill was
| one oil the most extraordinary measures
! that had ever come to the senate from the
house. Tho navy department had esti-
mated its total expenses for tho year at
soo,9o2.OOO. The house had increased this
TO Sjl $50, 900. including three battle ships.
SO 1t was the most exceptional bill ever
sent here.
Hale said there was no purpose to Grip
pie the navy and the reductions had been
the result of wise economy. Morgan
spoke oil the strong American navy. We
could not, he said, have a great commerce
with the world, unless we took care of IL
with navy worthy of the name.
Hill spoke from carefully prepared
manuscript of the needs of an American
navy.
Piatt said the respect of the world in
creased or decreased according to the
naval strength of the nation. 1t was this
that gave Great Britain her prestige and
was now bringing Japan rapidly to the
'front.' as great power.
Chandler urged that the most practical
means OF permanently building up the
navy was judicious economy on tho lesser
items.
Go-man gave in detail number of now
ships TO be floated in the near future and
SAID the most ample provision had been
made for them. With great earnestness
he added: but it is time for the soma
tors to consider the vast sum they bava
Appropriated within recent DAYS. Tho |
senator's should know that if the sum ra- |
mains in the bill, this congress will he tho |
most expensive that ever assembled since
ne adoption of the constitution. You will
nave appropriated $500 0OO,OOO-a greater
um than was ever before Appropriated.
on nave done 1t in the face of a depleted
reasury."
Lodge declared the objection was not to
economy, but to making the navy the only
leld for this economy. The committee
mendment reducing the number of
Emergency seamen to 1000 was then
dopted, 81 TO %. Then final action was
AIKEN confirming the conference agree
1ent upon the agricultural appropriation
Ill. Consideration of the naval bin heinz
esumed, Chandler moved to appronriate
5OO,OOO for the guns of the steamers Paris.
ew York and other auxiliary cruisers.
blackburn urged that there was no need
more guns.
German said the pacific condition of !
liars made it certain there would be no I
ossioie use Tor these private ships for |
ears. I
Inc partial report on the Indian appro- L
nation bill was presented and con- {
'med and the items of disagreement
mt back to the conference. c
Squire spoke against the committee il
nendments reducing the appropriation I
r the Puget sound naval station from o
5000 to 100000. The item was pend r.
g when, at :i5 o'clock. the senate held
brief executive session and then tool, n Fl
cess until o'clock. 81
ne senate resumed work at o'clock D. q
The following bills were passed: To 3
lend the act for the relief of certain VOL Il
teer and regular soldiers of the late war 81
d the war of Mexico; to amend the act 81
cooperating the American university: to u
lend the act rs to liens of judgments NJ
DEGREES of United States courts. Con- 90
Grafton OF the naval bill was resumed. W
squire resumed his speech on the puget SC
lnd naval station, and after speaking tn
hour. German consented that the tier,
placed al $4,000. III