New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-04
A SUNDAY SESSION HELD.
ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS, HOWEVER,
1T IS STILL SATURDAY IN CONGRESS-
AND PASSES THE NAVAL BILL AS AMENDED
AGREEMENTS REACHED ON THE IN
DIAN APPROPRIATION AND strNDRY
CIVIL BILLS OTHER LEGIS-
LATION ACCOMPLISHED

| many years both branches of Congress have been
forced to sit through Sunday to finish up the
| routine legislation so essential to the contnu-
ance OF the ordinary operations of the Govern
ment-a result due chiefly to the dawdling indif-
| ference and incompeency of the responsible
! Democratic leaders al the two ends of the Capt.
| toll Last nights sitting was prolonged to about
! 3 a. m. when recess was ordered until o'clock
! this afternoon. But in spite Of this apparent
! squirt of legislative energy and industry. pract
cally nothing was accomplished In the Senate
wing, whore continued delay with the great
money bills has for the last three days threat
ened serious consequences and this afternoons
session began with the work Of supplying the
| needs Of the Government almost as little adj
vanced as It was twenty-four hours before. The
only important vote taken last night in the SEN
ate that negativlng Mr.. Backburn's motion
| to recede from the Hawaiian cable amendment
to the Diplomatic and Consular bill, and that
was reconsidered tonight, when the Senate re-
| ceded from its position. In the House the only
very notable approach toward an adjustment OF
! the differences now being fought out In con-
| ference the acceptance, on Mr.. Wilson's
| urgent appeal. Of the Senate amendment to the
sundry Civil bill. appropriating s5.ooo,Ooo for the
payment Of bountes for 1894 and 1895 on do
niestic sugars
| The main contest to-day IN the Senate came on
| Mr. Germans amendment to the Naval Appro-
| priatlon bill. reducing the number Of batteshps
to be authorized from three 10 two. and substitut-
! ing six light-draft gunboats and three torpedo
| boats for the nine torpedo-boats voted by the
| House The debate this proposed reduction
ran with unavoidable interruptions from early
| yesterday afternoon until late tonight. and was
! marked by unusual carnestness and intensity OK
- ne ~ IL -
| i,y to tho House Naval Committee and the Secre-
| tary Of the Navy has caused some surprise; inas-
| much as the MARYLAND Senator has hitherto been
one of the strongest advocates II liberal appro-
priatlons for the increase II the naval establish
mcnt. His purpose 70 oppose the Departments
programme for this year. which the House adopt
/ I'd without hesitation was made manifest about
week ago In an interview with Secretary Herbert,
and for the last two days Mr.. German has headed
ne bourbon following. which. under Mr. Cock
rolls leadership. has for five or six sessions past
-tubharrly resisted All legislation looking TO the
increase 1r Advancement; u tho Navy.
several explanations have been given Of Mr.
| G1rmaus sudden change ~ front. one Is that
ho has felt much dissatisfaction at not being
able to control local appointments at the Wash
lrCton Navy Yard. as be- does sti.l a the PuOic
| Printing once. and used 10 do at other Govern
ment workshops. Another theory advanced ~
| that Mr.. German i ANXIOUS 10 nave tHt ""Ih
! = 1upding the new snps p" divided that thr
/ Columbia iron Works. of Baltimore, may get 4
larger share 81 contracts than II has "A prospect
~ securing ,lndcr the provisions ~ the House
! nm on this ground II a. plausibly urged. he
! faVors dropping one battlcship from this years
list of authorizations. ana substituting six lIght-
draft Runboats ~ clasc which the ColuWoia
Iron Works has facilities f'r building MT. "ot-
! man himself bases his change ~ policy on the
] ground II economy al"n', aithouHh tne SAVING
| made hy his naval amendment II inhnitesina
| compared with the vast total Il additions saddled
on other appropriations bills with his approval
and that ~ the APPROPRIATIONS committee
on the nnN vote, at 10 O'clock to-hiRht' the
! MARYLAND Senator won derit 81 personal victory,
! the committee amendment being sustained oy Il
! vote ~ 30 to ~. Mr.. Gormans Success was que
mainly to the support II his colleagues On IN" AP-
propriations Committee. and t. some rather unac-
| countablc ac'cssons to the ranks u me checS-'
| pairing economists M"ssrs. Gray. Was ana
! Palmer all Administration "Cuckoos. voted 10
| unset the programme Il the Secretary of the
! Navy and indors- Nr. Germans rival programme
! on tho ReIublIcan side. several Senators Ike Nc
! MILAN Chandler Morrill, and Wolc''t usuaily
/ cordial supporters of a liberal Naval pohcy' gave
| their votes 10 Mr. Germans am"nim'ht, ana
| helped materially 20 transform the former hour-
| bon and roactlonary. antl-NaNal minority "''"
| temporary majority. ,u
Af,cr 10 O'Clock. the last Appropration bill
! having heou sent % conference. House bllS un-
| objected To- were considered for an hour or 'wo'
! while further news from the conference c'liiill-
! tees still at ogg.rhoads was waited Tor. 'h'
! stumbling block was soon got OUT Qi the WY
hv IN. decision OF the senate to rcceGe from IN"
! Hawaiian cable amendment To the Diplomatic
! bill This step was taken with reluctance pu1
! was considered necessary by Senator's on pom
! sides 10 gave IN. Diplomatic bill from tallure
! At midnight the prospect was eNcell,ht ioi a
! continuous session until noon tomorrow "'."
! the chance ~ failure 10 agree Oh al ''S' ''''
| bill. the General Deficiency ., =,
The evening session II the House vas spent III
unaVailing efforts To secure undIl''mSS Us 'vHa'l'
for the consideration Of private bIlls ne pl'l.l
pal item OF business was the report 1''''ou,'i,S ,,
! an agreement by the conferrces upon the matters
! I'm DISPUTE between tn" two houses on the sunny
! civil Appr,pration bill. Tho paragraph '"N''''H
m. r,r'r,.eI International monetary conference
| gave r,s. to an animated debate. az the close "t
which the report wa agreed t"; n' sons .'s'r
| propiiation bill a agreed upon uH t''' H. t,
| was also approved. thus dlspoSI"s o' ~ WV
! measures a. far rs the House was cohI'rh'u
| Among the misceil 'uS matters ulSl,H'" ~, ~
was a resolution requesting me Tl'"N' % ~ 'h
! Crisp Of Georgia. tO appoln- hlhSe'i oi,r -, '.'
| dolarotns an the part II the House to the inter
national Monetary Conference III c,in ,nnr,-
| with the provisions Of the Sundry ''Nl' HPP''-
At midnight all the approximation blllS save save
nvc. namely Sundry CiViI. Indian, -nininn,tir
cral Deficiency. and C1nsu ar anu A.. C,tr
mad henn Sent tn the President Inc 7"l"'S
Civll and the Consular and Dip%n,aJir Dip%'Jr of tb,
being compared and Will be IN 'ne "dii' I'm yIu he
| President by daylight the in'ill" ~" wa "
the next after these To reach nm ,, h rI.v
| Evcentionally pleasant weather drew ho"uay
crowds to the Capitol for poth th' W. oYmirinr,
evening sessions TO the credit ol tht lii Al,,,i5
Compress little of the disorder when uSuali!
characterize the closing night p.Si', 80 rnsto,,
servable. and there were none ol ''o ,h nnor NJ
arv exbihItIons of undue hilarity on the moor VI
either branch with this the proprltutS ., ,t .,1
day may have had much To 90; SF, So, ' -" Narrb of
| improvement In decorum over ."1 ,'noticrd n
other recent years should ho' r"
BUSINESS IN THE SENATE
w,sb,pyton March S--After recess ot e'e'e"
bours bepInnng nj O'Clock on sunday moIn''H
the Senate reassernbed at p. m Ihe ,