New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03


10 o'clock and was conducted with great vigor on
both sides. -,
After long debate, the House agreed to the
Senate amendments prONdIhB lof t"e PAYNE
Of the sugar bounty.
Mr.. sayres moved that the rules be suspended
and the House insist on It's disagreement to the
remaining arguments. Agreed TO. .
At 3 a. m the House was still N session. dls-
cussng the conference report On the indian bill
SENATE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Washington March The arrest and imprison-
rent Of two Cubans. Sanguiili and Agurre. claim
ing to be American citizens for participation IN the
revolutionary movement in Cuba. was this morning
called to the attention Of the Senate by Mr. Can
Dem. FiaJ. who presented telegram received by
him on the subject and had II referred 10 the Com
mlttee on Foreign Relations with a request that
the committee pr) npty in the matter
The conference report the Fortlfcatons Dill
was presented by Mr.. Call AMI read and concurred
in leaving seven other apprci Ration bills stu IN
conference.
At il:35 the Naval bill the last Of the great APP
propriation bills taken up and the sena,e pro-
cce led to consider II. The first committee amend
msrt to attract attention Was that reducing from
f"o 1000 the number OF additional seamen that
the Secretary Of the Navy may enlist
Mr. Lodge 0lep. Mass argued against the amend
ment and appealed the Senate not to cripple the
Navy-that great arm OF the public service when
was likely TO be called upon at any moment 20 pro-
tect American interests in any part Of the word.
Mr. Aldrich (IIep. X. ID and Mr.. Butter 'Den''
< - a.so expressed the hope that the amendment
would bs voted down.
Mr. Gorman dem. MIDI In charge Of the bil' eX-
planel ard defended the amendment as being really
IN tho interest OF the Navy. The bll. had come rom
the House with provision that the Secretary ot the
Navy night enlist 200 additional sailors. but with
out any appropriation f.. them In that case as IN
all others the Appropriations Committee hal pro
viled for the current fiscal year The Increase oi
l0D would make the total number oi sailors a"o"'
500 and when al the rev ships werc c'mple'ed 'he
number Wou.i ny 10 l2.S" men. Inc last '"''"
or four Secretaries OF the Navy had been abe men
and had hy appealing 10 Congress succeeded III get
ting beral appropriations FOR building up the
present wonderful Navy. But 10 overdo It, IN time
. OF depression and in the present eohai'loh % ~
Trea stry, would only react aga'rst the Navy me
pendulum would swing the ether way ihs o'i'
vas most extraordinary In the fact that 1t appro-
priated moce than the Secretary Of the Navy asAeH
for in MS estimates The estimate for the year was
go 5000: the House bill appropriated s}i's'' me
amount nov reported to the senate was rei"'''o"
Se.e36.H".
Mr Hunton dem. VaD declared himself diSpoSed
20 strengthen the hands OF the Secretary oi 'ne
navy and he therefore saw with regret not oh'E
a decrease In the number Of ,eanen 'iS proN'"''
In the Hous. bin. but alsc decrease IN the mum"
be- OF vessels to be hilt lie hoped that the sen
Al. . ould disagree to the committee amendments
Mr. Morgan dem. Alal concurred fully with
the remarks OF the senator from Virginia. II was
not easy pick up efficient sailors Al % %nionle,, ~
Of 'urpr@e anh damser syetdmat ngrn MS bning up
and thorough training. 1t Was the e4llpmTTni OF o. ="
men, stokt~s ard engineers The country coult
not afford to have a navy without p'oP'' anu
sufficiently full equipment OF men,
Hill. COMPLIMENTS CHANDLER
Mr. HIN dem. y. " SAID that he did not wish
oI,.f IL. in he. he
Appropriation bill. He had criticism to make
on the completion OF a scasoing navy which the
bill contemplated. He yielded to no one in com
incubation OF the sasacity and energy Win whch
the STRENGTHENING OF the Navy was uhuertaheh
by the Senator from New Hampshire Mr. Chandler,
when he was Secretary OF the Navy and with
which it was prosecuted by his successor. Mr.
whitney But he wished that. At the same time
greater consideration had been given to the ad-
wee OF Governor Tlldcn respecting seaboard de-
mnrkable occurrences IN American history "here
raT nIrG pa bt beca,is The state Dtpartmcn
VAS IN the hands OF strong men-Fish. Marcy and
other Secretaries ana H. expressed the wish that
there could be "A permanent equipment OF the state
Department 50 that, though Secretaries might
come and go conscientious ana learned stan
Mr Pait CI,ep Comm said that although the
pending amendment was not very lhpor' 'aht
one. IL opened up the whole question as 10 the
policy OF the country in regard 10 "A navy. Ma
tional respect was largely measured in THIS world
by the power Of nAvles. Even Japan, through It's
rank among the secondary Powers OF the earth.
Therefore a consideration Of american interest
not be guilty OF any false economy IN ne matter
Of providing FOR n srong naval ssaolishmen Inn
contentious that might arise. The very prepara-
Il24 D,eG Y states s was in position to dend s"n ITSELF
would be the things that would avoid bloodshed
Mr. Adrch dcp.. Il. L. said that he had heard
argument or suggestion on the part OF the Ap.
the amendment should be adopted. He hoped that
It would be voted down Perhaps sloooo.eo had
but OF what value. he asked. were ships unless II
emergencies arose. they could be manned and
Mir Chandler Rep. ~ IL said that he would
SqU. OF ane No great harm could be done
the full complement OF men was not on board each
committee had reasons for reporting the amend
meni. he would support it. He favored, however.
armament Of the Paris .New-York and the other
Scb TH shs mcb U be e rssaTd as an AUXILIARY navy
He would have the guY so onasea bors s"So notice e'
Mr. Hunton read letter from the Secretary OF
the Navy showing that the new vessels 20 De COM
500 seamen but that all the vessels would not !
be- in commission at the Same uiNe. ne "ou'u o''S
ask authority to enlist 2o"
MIR GORMAN PLEADS FOR ECONOMY.
Mr. German said that for the next six months
tho additional 900 men provided for In the
amendment would be all that could be properly
utilized. What the committee proposed was 10
make provision for the future not to cripple the
Navy and to let the next Congress deal with the
future Increase. He gave notice TO Senators that
~ ali the appropriations voted for by the Senate
~ n,thin hi the last two three days and by the
tInmsa uithin the last two or three weeks became
iiou' & th" aggregate appropriations at this session
id nm H he more than $52O.0C00o0-a larger amount
hsn was ever appropriated before. and that too
IN tho face OF a depleted Treasury. lie submitted.
therefore that this was not the time Tor extraord-
nary haste in making appropriations The com
nitiee had not been unfair TO the present Admin
stra, ,ion for the President had wisely said in his
message at the beginning OF this Congress that so
much money had been appropriated for new ships
Tor the Navy that all that could be done would be
70 snend H. Ii had not all been spent yet The
Nayy Department and Its friends complained be-
cause the Appropra tons Committee had reported
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