The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-02
CONTINUOUS Session.
Senate Discussing the Navy
Bill-Appropriations in
Conference.

| WASHINGTON, March Q, 1S95.-The
indications today are that Congress VIII,
! with the exception of short recesses, be
in. continuous session until noon Monday,
when it expires by law. Seven appropri-
Consular and Diplomatic, Deficiency
Agriculture District of Columbia and
Legislative, Executive and, Judicial-are
attention of both Houses before they
can go to the President. The Naval APP
preparation bill is now under consldera-
OF the bills in conference the Sundry
Civil, Deficiency and Diplomatic and Con-
sular win probably give rise to debate;
The Senate increased the Sundry Civil
by about eight millions, and also placed
important matters on the Deficiency bill.
The increases in these appropriatiomns on
will be stubbornly contested by the
House. especially the item of $5,0o0,0o0 in
the Sundry Civil bill for the payment of
tss item In tnf of or the
commencement of a cable to Hawaii
is the bone of contention. DisagreementS
on this item have been reported several
times, but the conferrees have so. far
been unable to reach an UNDERSTANDING.
The House wants the item stricken OUT,
and the Senate so far has insisted on
its retention. ~, ,,,,
We're in session until three O'Clock this
morning, and, after recess OF SIX hours,
at nine o'clock resumed their VOTE
Their report has not yet been presented,
but it is said they have made good prog
The arrest and Imprisonment of two
Cubans-Sangulli and Aguirre-claiming
to be American citizens, for pafticlpatlon
in the revolutionary movement IN cuba
was this morning called to the attention
of the Senate by Mr.. Call (Dem. Fla-),
who presented telegram received py
him on the subject and had ii referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
with a request on his part that the COM
mittee act promptly in the matter;
The conference report on the Fortin-
cations bill was presented by Mr.. Call
Dem., Fla) and was read and concurred
in, leaving seven other appropriation pliis
At 11:35 the Naval Appropriation bill,
the last of the great appropriation bills;
was taken up and the Senate proceeded
The first committee amendment that
from two thousand to one thousand the
number OF ADDITIONAL seanien thar the
Secretary of the Navy may enlist.
Mr. Lodge tRep.. Mass.) argued against
the amendment and appealed to the
Senate not to cripple the navvLthat great
arm OF the public service which was like
iy to be called upon at any moment to
protect American interests in any part
Mr.. Aidrich Rep.. R. ID and Mr., But
ler. Dem.. S. CD also expressed the
hope that the amendment would be voted
Mr.. German (Dem. Md in charge of
the bill. explained and defended the
terest of the navy itself. The bill had
come from the House with a provision
thai the Secretary of the Navy might
enlist two thousand additional sailors
In that case as in all others. the Ap-
preparation Committee had provided for
the current fiscal year. The increase
of 1000 would make the total number of
sailors about S.000 and when all the new
ships would be COMPLETED the number
would run up TO $4,000 men. The last
th1ce. or four SECRETARIES of the Navy
had baen very able men and had, by
appealfng to CONGRESS. succeeded in get
ting verv liberal appropriations for build
ing lfp the present wonderful navy. But
to overdo It. in a time of denression and
in the present condition of the Treasury
The r1endult,n would swing the other
vay This b:p was most extraordinary
II the fart that 1t appropriated more
Fhau thn Secretary of the Navv asked
for in his estimates The estimate for
the wear wae 500 os90 co., the House ap-
propriating s31. .6S50G0.