The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03
Allen of Nebraska Desires Some
Information About the
Pacific Lines.
IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED.
One Authorizes the Enlistment OF
Additional Men for Service in
the Navy.

WASHINGTON, ID. u, MARCH, 3
Among the petitions presented in the Sem
ate during the morning hour was one from
the American Protective Association of
Maine, by Frye (R.) of Maine, protesting
against placing the statue OF Pere Mar
quette in the Statuary Hall of the Capitol.
A resolution was offered by Allen (Pop.)
Of Nebraska and agreed to, directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish
statement OF the gross earnings, operating
expenses and net earnings of the Pacific
railroads from their organization till the
end of June, 1894, by years.
The credentials of Allison (R.) of Iowa
for his new Senatorial term, beginning
March 4, 1897, were presented by his col
leage, Gear, read and placed on file.
A conference was ordered on the appro-
priation bill
The Presidents veto message on the bill
for leasing school lands in Arizona was
presented and read, and referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Senate bill to prevent the carrying of
obscene literature. etc., from one State or
Territory to another State or Territory
was taken up, amended and passed.
The Senate then, by unanimous consent,
proceeded to the consideration OF the bills
on the calendar unobjected to, and the
following bills were passed:
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Navy to enlist additional men for SER
vice in the United States navy.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of the
Navy to enlist for service in the navy as
many additional men as he may deem
necessary, not to exceed 1000, and it ap-
propriates $3S0,0O0 for the purpose.
1t also authorizes the Secretary of the
Navy, whenever an exigency may exist
which in the Judgment of the President
renders their services necessary, to enlist
for two years (unless sooner discharged)
such of the naval militia and other men as
may be required for the purpose of man.
ming vessels OF the navy not having full
crews and such other ships as the Presi-
dent may desire to call into service. 1t
also authorizes'tee Secretary of the Navy,
whenever in the Judgment of the Presi-
dent an exigency exists rendering such
action necessary, to charter for temporary
service any private vessels that may be re-
quire for the transportation of officers,
men or freight for naval purposes.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: Providing for vessels propelled by
gas, naphtha, fluid or electric motors; to
commission passed assistant surgeons in
the navy and to provide for the examine
tion preliminary to their promotion to
surgeons.
Authorizing Lieutenant S. S. Jordan,
Fifth United States Artillery, and Captain
E. G. Carter. assistant surgeon, q. S. A.,
to accept medals from the British Govern
ment, and Rear-Admiral Kirkland to ac-
cept gold box presented to him by the
Emperor of Germany: providing for
naval training station on the island of
Yerba Buena Tor Goat Island), in the har-
Dor of San Francisco.
Omnibus bill authorizing the construc-
tion of several bridges across the Mis-
souri,, Mississippi and Des PLANES rivers
and to describe the character, location and
dimensions of the same.
To authorize the St. Louis and Oklahoma
City Railroad Company to construct and
operate railway through Incian and
Oklahoma Territories.
To promote the efficiency of the revenue
cutter service by providing for perma-
nent retired list at three-fourths pay; to
promote Commodores L. c. Sartoris and
0. G. Badger, now on the retired list of
the navy, to the rank and pay Of Rear
Admiral on the retired list; for the con-
struction of a steam cutter at cost of
$150,0O0 for service in the Gulf of Mexico;
the amendment of the law in relation to
the marking Of vessels names at the bow
and stern and to provide for marking the
draft.
To authorize the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to
place Lieutenant-Colonel and Bfevet
Major General Alexander Stewart Webb
on the retired list of the army.
The bill to prevent the desecration of the
National flag was made the special order
for clock on Friday next
| After a short executive session the Sem
ate at AS P. NJ. adjourned until tomorrow.