Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-04

as to the officers Of the revenue cutter ser
vice was modified and the officers DIS
abled for active service were to be allowed
half nav. AS to the nine delegates to any
international conference on the monetary
question. the amendment was modified So
that three delegates-members of the
Honse-were to be members of the 5ith
Congress appointed by the Speaker OF the
nresent House. AS to the survey of the
route Of the Nicaragua canal, tho amend
ment was modified by requiring report
TO be made on or before November !, next.
AS to the transfer of the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth to the department OF
Justice. the House conferees insisted on It,
and the Senate conferees had to yield.
Frye said he WAS somewhat seriously
disappointed at the result of the conference
on the amendment rs to the officers OF tht
revenue cutter service. The retiring oil
those officers on half pay was an unjust
discrimination against them. 1t was
rather that or nothing" Cockrell put in
Stewart (Pop) of Nevada, argued
against the amendment as to the b.
metallic conference, as he believed II
would result in postponement and di' :
appointment
Wolc oft (Rep.) of Colorado made cut
ting reply to Stewart, whom he alluded
to as one of the "irreconcilables whose
mission in life it had become to agitate,
agitate, and again agitate.
After another speech from Stewart pro-
testing against recognition in any form,
Of the influence of Europe on the domestic
affairs of the United States, the sundry
civil conference report was concurred in.
z The Senate at 6. 40 took recess until
s. 80, with the agreement that vote on
the naval appropriation bill should be
taken before 10 p. NJ.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
I'D when the Senate resumed its session at
s. 80, and Chandler addressed the Senate
in support of the committee amendment
reducing the number of battleships to be
contracted for from three to two.
After long discussion, the amend
ment reducing the number of battleships
from three to two was agreed to, 33 to %.
The vote was devoid of party significance,
as was the preceding discussion. A num-
Der of amendments increasing the appro-
priations in the bill, were railroaded
through with scarcely any attention being
paid to them. German remarked that he
hoped the Senate would agree to all the
amendments This was finally done and
the bill passed.
Blackburn brought before the Senate
the great point of difference between the
two Houses, namely the Senate amend
mcnt inserting in the diplomatic and
consular bill appropriating $500, 900 for
the initial work of laying Il cable to Ha-
wall. Blackburn moved that the Senate
recede from the amendment in regard to
the Hawaiian cable.
Hale declared his belief that as ccrain
as the sunrise and the rise and fall Of
tides, the desire of the people of Hawaii to
be annexed to the United States would be
complied with.
The Vice President put Blackburn s
motion There was feeble response of
ayes and n chorus of noes, scarcely more
than audible. The Vice President de
clared the motion carried, and no one
asked division or roll call, and so the
Hawaiian cable provision was stricken
out of the bill Wolcott moved an execu-
tive session, and at 10. 40 p NJ, the Sen
ate doors were closed.