The herald., 1895-03-03
THE FINAL SESSION
Rush Of Private Bills Floods the Upper
Branch Of Congress

A Rush Of Private Bills Floods the Upper
Branch Of Congress
Washington, March 1.-The Senate en-
tered upon final SESSION today, with the
prospect of sitting continuously until
Monday noon. There was rush of private
bills, as this was the last chance of many
eager claimants. Call presented the fol-
lowing telegram from DR.. Moreno at
Tampa Fla.,: 1.-TWO American citizens,
Sanguilly and Aguirre, have been incar-
cerated at Havana. Enter protests and
have the case investigated at once. "
Call asked the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations to promptly communicate with
the State Department with view to
American intervention.
Final action was taken confirming the
conference agreement on the Notifications
appropriation bill.
German, in charge of the naval appro-
priation bill, cut off the rush of private
bills by urging urging the need OF speedy
consideration of this the last OF the great
appropriation bills. His plan prevailed
number of extra seamen to be enlisted by
the Secretary of the Navy in times Uf
emergency was reduced from 1000 to 1000.
Lodge of Massachusetts, earnestly opposed
q reduction.
The committee amendment reducing
the number of emergency. seamen to
1000 was adopted, 81 to Is. Final action
was taken confirming the conference
agreement on agricultural appropriation
bill.
Consideration of the naval bill being
resumed Chandler moved to appropriate
$500, 900 for the guns OF the steamers
Paris, New York and their auxiliary cruis-
ers. Blackburn urged there was no need
OF more guns.
Mitchell at this juncture pressed the cre-
dentials of William S. Mcbride as Senator
from Oregon for the term beginning next
March 4th.
Naval bill taken up. German said the
pacific condition of affairs made it GER
tain there would be no possible use for
the ships for years to come.
The Senate resumed work at PM,
and the following bills were passed: To
amend the act for the relief of certain
volunteer and regular soldiers of the late
war and the war of Mexico; to amend the
act incorporating the American Univer-
sity to amend the act as to liens and
DEGREES OF United States Courts.
Consideration of the naval bill was
taken up again and Squires resumed his
speech on the Puget Sound naval station,
and after speaking an hour German con-
sented that the item be placed at $3.50, 600.
Pettigrew yielded for the presentation
of the conference agreement on the Dis
trlct OF ColumDla Oil, Whlcn was con-
irmed.
The conference report OF the legislative,
executive and judicial bill was also con-
hrmed.
Lodge made spirited reply to Petit
grew. He had a large map hung, graphic
ally showing by colors the various naval
stations in the Atlantic and Pacific. By
various lines he showed the comparative
naval strength OF the United States and
Great Britain. There was great interest
in this, and the galleries broke into loud
hand -clapping when Lodge dramatically
said: LET the United States once plant
its flag on Hawaiian soil and no nation
on the face of the earth will ever haul it
down. The demonstration in the gal
leries lasted so long that the presiding
officer threatened to clear the galleries.
Mr.. Morgan read extracts rom mes
sage of President Cleveland in 1886, in
which he said the importance of tele-
graphic communication between the Ha-
waiian Islands and the United States
should not be overlooked. Referring to
this, Mr.. Morgan said that meant that