The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-21

kansas, TOR the issue OF SreeHDdCkS W
meet the appropriations made by the
Notifications bill Both propositions
were offered as amendments to the
Notifications bill which was passed,
thus leaving but one of the appro-
priation bills TO be acted upon. Mr..
Germans amendment developed an an
imated financial debate with Mr.. Sher-
man and Mr.. German as participants.
The fortification bill as passed carries
$40, 763, S8S, or $4.91S,051 more than the
house appropriated.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 2O-Among the
bills introduced by Mr.. Allen Pop.)
of Nebraska, was one so defining the
authority of the United States supreme
court that no bill passed by congress
and approved by the president, or be-
coming a law without his approval, or
enacted over veto, shall be declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court
except when all the judges concur.
On motion of Mr.. German, the sem
ate reconsidered its action in passing
the bill for the enlistment of addition
al men for the navy, and giving the
secretary of the navy authority in case
of emergency to charter transport
ships.
Mr. Frye, (Rep.) of Maine, submit
ted the conference report on the river
and harbor bill. The senator explained
that an agreement had BEEN reached
on all items except the California deep
water harbor and the San Pedro, Cal,
inner harbor. He desired immediate
action on the conference report, sug-
a
sons we'll understood by senators why
this bill should be expedited. This
brought out
PROTESTS FROM SEVERAL QUAR-
TIERS.
as senators wished to examine the re-
port.
Mr.. Bacon Dem.) of Georgia, said
he would expect TO be fully heard in
opposing the conference agreement
against the appropriation for Bruins
wick harbor Ga. He added that there
was no great public exigency that de-
nFanded the adjournment OF congress
before the public business had been
duly considered.
On motion of Mr. Frye to proceed
with the river and harbor conference
report, the standing vote was "a to Is,
eight short of quorum. On a call of
the senate a quorum was secured. Mr..
Bacon again protested against push
ing" the bill and asked what was the
great emergency for this haste. After
further discussion, Mr.. Frye consented
to let the report go over until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Butler (Pop.) of North Carolina,
had intended to press for vote on the
resolution prohibiting
THE ISSUE OF BONDS
without the authority of congress, as
he said the shipments of gold, over
million yesterday, showed that an
other bond issue would be made. In
order, however, not to displace the for
tifications BILL Mr.. Butler said ne would
defer his motion until the bill was
passed. probably today or tomorrow.
Mr.. Hill Immediately gave notice
that at the first lull in appropriations
he would press the bill relative to pun
ishment for contempt Of court.
Mr. Sherman also gave notice that
he would try to take up the filled
cheese bill at the first opportunity
The Notifications bill was then taken
up.
All of the committee amendments
were agreed to.
Mr. German then offered an import
ant amendment providing that in order
to provide moneys not supplied from
current revenues for the expenditure
of the government, the secretary of the
treasury, with the approval of the
president, be authorized to issue per
cent
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
of Indebtedness to the amount of $780,
100000, redeemable at the pleasure of
the government a6ter three years.
Many senators were on their feet
with objections and points of order,
but before these were considered Mr..
German spoke briefly on the need of
the amendment. He said he had al
the expenditures called for by the ap-
preparations there would be short
age before next January.
Mr.. Mills Den.), of Texas, responded
in few words urging that there were
well defined means of raising revenue
Congress was here and should remain
here to enact proper and well
matured measures of relief instead of
resorting to any emergency plan such
as that proposed by Mr.. German.
Mr.. Sherman called attention to the
of the amendment, and
asked a call of the senate as the at
tendance was meagre. When a quorum
was secured the presiding officer, Mr.
OF New Hampshire, ruled on
a point of order raised against the
German amendment that it was in
order.
Mr. Mills appealed from the ruling
of the chair. Before the vote was
taken on the appeal Mr.. Sherman ad-
dressed the senate against the amend
ment. He said
~ WAS UNEXAMPLED
in the history Of the country that such
a proposition should be made in a
time of peace to keep the treasury
from bankruptcy. 1t came at a time
when the country was amply able to
provide revenue for the government.