The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-15

Washington, April 1.-THE house to-
day passed, without amendment, the
fortification appropriation bill, carry
ing appropriations and authorizations
involving an expenditure of $l1, 1884. .613
! The appropriation for forti6cations
since the Endicott commission, in 1856,
reported its plan for the defense of 27
seaports, at an approximate cost of
$lOOOOO,O00, have averaged something
more than $2,000,000 annually. During
the debate to-day there were a num-
Der or references TO our foreign COM
plications and the necessity of prepar-
ing for any possible emergency only
one voice was raised against the pass
ing of the bill. Berry, democrat. Ken
lucky, thought 1t would be wisdom to
build ships capable of coping with the
most powerful battleslips of other ma
tions, rather than erect fixed fortifica-
tions on our coasts.
Bingham, republican, PENNSYLVANIA.
presented the conference report on the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill and explained with
reference to the paragraphs to abolish
the Zee system in the case OF marshals
attorneys and United States commits
sdoners, that the whole question had
been referred to a subcommittee of
the judiciary committees of the house
who were to consult with the attorney
committee The senate, he said. had
added $229000 to the house bill of
which $4,000 had been disposed of by
the house agreeing to s39, 1000, the SEN
ate yielding the balance. About slS9.-
900 still remained in dispute. OF that
amount $4,000 was for the increase of
the salary list of the senate employees
ana as TO the last he predicted the
house would have to yield The record
showed that the average cost of en-
ployes to each member of the house
was 1899, while that of each member
of the senate was $4.4S3. Justice to the
house, he said, required that these facts
should be made. notorious.
Dockery. democrat. Missouri, fol-
lowed in the same lines.
Hartman, republican, Montana. caus-
ed a scattering of applause by stating
that he proposed to introduce a reso-
luton to instruct the confreres to yield
to the senate with an amendment for
annual clerks for members of the
house.
Cannon. chairman OF the appropria-
tions commTJtee said such an arrange
ment would not be germane
Hartman's motion was ruled out and
the report was then adopted and a fur
uher conference agreed to-
The mouse then went into committee
OF the whole and took up the consldera-
tin of the fortifications appropriation
bills. Hainer, republican, Nebraska, in
charge of the bill. explained its provis-
ions. In the course OF his remarks.
Hainer cweH on the necessity with our
present prospective complications. for
an adequate system or coast defenses.
Bartlett, democrat, New York, In
of the bill. called attention to
the helpless and defenseless condition
OF our coast cities. Livingston. demo-
crat Georgia, favored the bill. He
thought, perhaps, with great increase !
In the appropriations for Notifications
ISL, 100000 as against s2,000.o0o last
YEAR, needed explanation in view OF
the fact that we are borrowing money
at heavy sacrifice TO pay current ex-
pense. Il congratulate the country"
he continued. that IL is now conceded
that Mckinley will be the next re-
publican nominee and that the A. p. /
A. will heat him. IL is also acknowl- I
edged that che Jeffersonian democracy
will control the Chicago convention and
give relief 20 the country. After March
next the country will be safe"
Livingston, proceeding, said that he .
lid not anticipate war with England or
spain, but II was good policy and com
non sense TO prepare for a possible
After some further remarks by
dessrs- Sayers. democrat. Texas. Ra-
ter. republican. New Hampshire. and
hemingway. republican, Indiana, the
general debate was closed in a brief
peech by Cannon. chairman Of the
appropriation committee, who eulo-