The morning times., 1896-05-06
HOUSE WANTS THE SHIPS
Rejects Senate Amendment for
Reducing Number Of Fighters.
CALLED A BUSINESS MATTER
1t Is Proposed to Have the House Sit
in Continuous Session from Noon
Today ntil Don Tomorrow to
Grind Out Big Grist of Private
Pension Bi!Is-Can Pass Sixan Hour.

There is strong probability that the
members OF the House may today be put
10 d test of physical endurance which will
have u tendency to determine their stay ylng
qualities. A proposition Is under con-
sideration by the Republican leaders TO
ethe House remain ia continuous session
from noou today until noon tomorrow.
The object sought to be attained is easily
explained. Today and next Wednesday
will, under the rule adopted. be devoted to
the consideration OF private pension bills.
debate on each measure being limited TO ten
minutes. There are between 800 and 400
or these bilisan the idea has beenadyanced
that it would be a good plan nd productive
OF beneficiai results to stablish the
remarkable record Of having all these bills
disposed of in the period especially assigned
for their discussion.
According to the rule it will be possible
to pass at least six bills an hour and the net
result for a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. continuous
session would therefore be / A bills, or
approximately half of those upon the
private calendar.
WOULD HELP THE PARTY.
The Senate now holds the belt for the
expeditions disposal OF pension legislation,
having On one day during the present ses-
sion passed eighty bills in seventy minutes.
j
sHrpass or equal this record, but some OF
those high In the counseis Of the Republican
party believe that spurt of energy along.
these lines at this time would be of great
service to the party In the coming cleo
tions, and would not only be justice to the
old soldiers, but remove any cause for
dissatisfaction among them.
The question OF concurring in the Sen
ate amendments to the naval appropriation
l,ilI a AP hn tiasb IN
be authorized from four to two was called
up in the House by Mr.. Boutelle. and Mr..
Sa yers spoke in favor of his motion to
concur.
He expressed the opinion that this was
business question and that no politics We're
involved. He did not propose TO criticise
the appropriations that had been made at
this session.
NO EXTRA VACANT AMOUNTS.
The appropriation bills, independently
OF the contracts authorized by them, he
regarded fair and reasonable and not
extrava CANT He directed the attention
of the House 10 he estimated revenues for
the next fiscal year which were placed
by the Secretary OF the Treasury a $464,-
$4,000, including the postal revenues.
The appropriations that had passed the
House amounted TO 1885, 100000 If
to these he added the permanent appro-
10 $119, 100000, there was total appro-
priation of S505. 900, 900. as against esti-
mated revenues of S464. 600 900. or the
permanent appropriations $50 900 900 was
estimated for the sinking fund.
Mr.. BOutelle expressed regret that the
gentleman from Texas, and those who
agreed with him. had not vouchsafed these
economical views n t a time when the at
tudc of Congress and a part of the public
Iny fanT l.
boyant." There was no telling, he said.
what influence they might have then had
upon legislation and good sense.
He referred TO the action of the House
at the time the bill was passed. stating
that the Committee on Naval Affairs found
from its first meeting q pressing demand
from members of the House, a EelIigerent
aggressiveness. that it should go beyond
what it recommended. There was great
deal OF Cuba in the air then.
REFUSED TO CONCUR.
Mr. Cummings followed Mr.. Boutelle In
opposition to the motion to concur He
recalled the action of the Senate last
year on this bill. They struck out one
battleship. aud then maneuvered so that
the House never after that had an oppor-
tunity OF voting on their action. and they
were compelled to accept the naval appro-
priation bill as II came from the Senate,
duu iIluS tHH pfOfiSlOIS Oh tilt tHnStiUutlcD
were virtually violated. He thought the
time had arrived for the House to stand
upon its dignity and to have some say
with regard to appropriation bills, at
least.
After further debate. Mr.. Savers motion
to concur in the Senate amendment. reduc-
ing the number of battleships from four
to two, was rejected yeas, ST. nays, 141.
Mr.. Boutele moved that the Senate's
request for a conference be concurred in
1t was agreed to. aud the House, at AIS
p. M, adjourned.