Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-11
THE FORT|F|CAT|ONS BILL
Carries $11,383,l83 With 1t as
Reported.
MUCH LARGER THAN USUAL
Debate on the Filled Cheese Bill Was Con-
cluded Yesterday.
MRS. MAVERICKS CASE DISCUSSED
Senator Sherman Thinks 1t Is Subject
Over Which the Senate Has No Juris-
diction-The Indian Appro-
priation Bill Taken Up.
MRS. MAVERICKS CASE DISCUSSED

Is
cluded today upon the question of the
filled cheese bill, which was begun yes
terday afternoon. The chief advocates
of the measure were Messrs. Grosvenor,
republican, of Ohio; Tawney, republican,
of Minnesota, and D9Iliver, republican,
Of Iowa. 1t was opposed by Messrs. Nc
Millin, democrat, of Tennessee; Otey,
democrat, of Virginia; Evans, republi-
can, of Kentucky; Linney, republican, of
North Carolina, and others. The bill will
be further considered tomorrow under
the five minute rule for amendments. The
objection of several of those who spoke
today was not to the principle of the bill,
but to the extent of the taxation sought
to be imposed Efforts will be made to
reduce the rate of tax and the schedule
of licenses, and If this is accomplished
the opposition to the bill will be appa-
rently comparatively feeble.
Saturday, April IS, at l o'clock was Sc.
apart for the delivery of eulogies upon
the late Representative Cogswell of the
Sixth district of Massachusetts.
The appropriation bill for Notifications
and coast defenses for the year ending
June 30, 1897, was reported by Mr.. Hahn
er, republican, of Nebraska, and placed
on the calendar.
The measure, as agreed to, recommends
specific appropriations amounting to
$5,842, 1897, and in addition gives authority
to the secretary of war to make contracts
involving the further expenditure of
$5,542.278 under the engineer and ordnance
departments, making total of the bill
of $11 ,383, 1873. The aggregate amount ap-
propriated and authorized by contract
under each natural subdivision of the bill
follows:
Gun and mortar batteries, $500, 900;
sites for fortifications, $3.50, 900: preserva-
ton and repair of fortifications, $4,000.
In. &C. t<~.1
and embankments, $17,975; torpedoes- for
harbor defense, 100000; armament of
fortifications, $500, ,673; proving grounds,
Sandy Hook, N. j., $3S,000 Watertown
arsenal, Massachusetts,, $43500; Water
vliet arsenei; New York York ssiO5; Benicia
fertilization board 100000; Fortress Mon
roe sewerage system, $780,
The report accompanying the bill states
that during the Forty-ninth congress no
appropriation was made on account of
Notifications their maintenance or arma-
ment, and for the twelve fiscal years of
1876 to 1886, inclusive the appropriations
by congress on this account averaged
only $780, $50 per annum, and only $463, 900
per annum for the four years including
1887 and 1885, for which two latter fiscal
years no specific appropriations were
made, as stated. The bill reported today
contains appropriations in continuance
of the policy adopted by the Flftieth,
Fifty-first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third
congresses. The appropriations for the
eight fiscal years, 1889 to 1896. aggregate
1922, ASS, ,224, or an average of $2,S11 128 per
annum.
A number of local and private bills
were passed and then, at O'clock the
house took a recess until O'Clock, the
evening session to be for the considera-
tion of private pension bills.
The evening session was marked by
tonf fhy-aa N 10 m
against the policy of increasing the pen
sons of widows of general officers. Sew
eral such bills had been acted upon by
the house in committee of the whole
and when the last one came up Mr.. Nc
Call, republican, of Tennessee, said that
If that policy was to be continued while
widows of private soldiers could get no
such consideration, he for one did not
propose to attend any more Friday night
sessions.
During the evening nine bills were
acted upon In committee of the whole
and three of them were passed In the
house before the hour of 1890 caused an
adjournment.
The Senate.
Mr. Call inquired of the chairman of
the judiciary committee whether that
committee had made any progress in the
consideration of the matter heretofore
referred to it, as to the legislation neces-
cases of contempt. He made the inquiry,
he said, at the request of Eugene V. Debs
and the leaders of the labor movement in
the United States.
Mr.. Hoar stated in reply that the mat
ter had been referred to Senator Hill as
a subcommittee, who had undertaken
to make careful collection of the laws
on the subject and to prepare measure
for the committee. A carefully prepared
bill on the subject had been introduced
yesterday by another member of the COM
mttee-Mr. Thurston. The matter,
therefore, had not been overlooked. The
committee was dealing with it as rapidly
as the nature of the case admitted How
soon the matter would be ripe for re-
port by the committee was a question
which ought to be passed to the senator
from New York, not now present
Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Call in reference to the imprison-
ment of Mrs. Maybrick in England. 1t
declares that 1.-The people of the United
States sympathiZe with Mrs. Maybrick
in her suffering under sentence of life
Imprisonment at hard labor" that they
almost universally believe in her inno-
cence," and that she was unfairly con-
victed before a presiding Judge whose
harsh rulings were caused by demented
mind almost bordering on insanity"
And II requests the president of the
United States to communicate the resolu-
tion to the government of Great Britain
AS soon as the resolution was read, Mr.
Sherman rose and said, with every ap-
pearance of annoyance: Let that joint
resolution be laid on the table. 1t ought
not to be introduced. l happened to be
I'm England at the time of the trial.
There was great deal of difference of
opinion on the question whether she
ought to be convicted. But certainly. it
is a subject over which the senate Of the
United States has no Jurisdiction.
move that it-be laid on the table"
LET II lie On the table for the present.
Mr.. Call pleaded getting II lie on the
table being entirely different In senate
pfs .eice frrnl- having It laid on the table,.
II should like" Mr.. Call continued. Ito
have the senate vote upon IT,
ssWeIIn Mr. Sherman said relenting.