The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-27
CONGRESSIONAL GIST.


The House Passes the Naval Bill without
Any substantIal Amendments.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The sem
ate spent most OF the day on the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, but did not com
plete IT, owing 10 Mr. Sherman's mo-
bon TO strike out the proposition for the
Alange from fees to salaries Tor united
states district attorneys and marshals:
The subject was debated at length ana
will be voted on tomorrow.
As n result OF the sudden death yes
terday OF General Casey. engineer-in-
chief Of the construction OF the congress
slonal library, Mr.. Morrill,. OF vermont
to-day presented TO the senate Jolnt
resolution appointing Bernard K. Green,
A civil engineer, to succeed In charge OF
the library construction at 5000 annu-
ally. A long discussion ensued. MI
mn obiecting on the ground that II was
proposed to leEislate a man into once
Mir. Hin finally withdrew his objection
and the Green resolution was adopted.
The bill appropriatng $4,000 for
public building at Washington Pa was
passed.
Senator Allen to-day introduced a
resolution declaring that Congress
should not adjourn without restoring
the free coinage OF silver, and taking
from the secretary of the treasury the
power to issue bonds.
Dennis +. Murphy, who had been one
OF the reporters for the United states
genote since 1888, and the chief OF the
official reportorIhl corps since 1873, died
here tonight aged G. years.
The naval appropriation bill was
passed to-day by the house without
substantial amendments. An effort
was made by the advocates OF larger
increase of the navy than was author
ICED by the bill to Increase the number
Of battle ships from four TO six. This
Increase was supported on the floor by
Messrs. Manley, (Rep., lnd.).CummlnSs'
(Dem., y. ", and Johnson, lRep., CALI
and opposed by Messrs. Boutelle, CHAIR
man OF the committee; Hulick, (Rep'
Ohio, and Robinson, (Rep.. Penna):
The house by n large majority stood
,by the recommendation OF the commit
tee. the proposition for six battlcships
getting but thlrty-two votes against
iSi. Various other amendments were Of
fercd. but all failed. The bill as pass
cd carries S3I .Gl3. .O3i and authorizes the
construction Of four battleships and hf-
teen TORPEDO boats, the total cost OF
which will be In the nelghborhood OF
S35. 600 ono. The Sundry civil appropria-
ton bill which was reported to-day VIII
be taken up tomorrow.
At the opening of the session of the
house to-day, MIR. Pcatwole, Rep.,
Mimi. introduced the following resolu-
ton which was referred:
"Whcrcas. In view Of our present in
adequate banking and currency system,
tt Is desirable that Congress have the
aid OF such recommendations as non
partisan commission OF experts might
be able to offer.
Resolved. That the President is
hereby authorized to appoint ninG cit
liens, eminent In trade, political econ
omy and banking, 10 act with the COMP
trolIcr OF the currency as such COM
mission and that such commission re-
port it's conclusion to Congress
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was completed to-day by the house
committee on appropriations and will
be called mp in the house tomorrow.
Tho hill carries S2a4OS.S7i. which %
Sli .OGi. 40 loss than the estimates fur
nlshcd hy the department and $lIsil.-
sS5 less than tit" appropriations Tor
the current year The total FOR contin-
ninc the river and harhor works here
toforc authorized Is S2.S7S.597. The es-
t!matcs for this were N0ii,6s7 and the
appropriations f1r current year by the
last Congress Sll,2S7.llj.
Under the treasury department tho
'5llowinG public building upPropr,a-
Ions are made:
Continuing postoiilCes at Allegheny
"a, $50 1000: Runnlo. y, Y, $4,000.
Establishing and maintaining post
lights for temporary use ON the rivers
and hnrhors, 100000
Punishment OF Internal revenue laws,
s5O.O00 suppression ~ CounterfeitinE
'sS.OOO: enforcement OF the Chinese cN-
cluslon act Slgj,0O0; enforcement OF the
allen contract labor law $4,000: quar-.
antiHc seTviCe $4,000
Under tho department of the interior
r. an item OF S25. .Q50 for an Investigation
BY the national academy OF sciences of
national forestry policy