The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-15
IN THE HOUSE.
The Fortifications Appropriation Bill
Passed without Amendment.

Washington City. April H.-The house
today passed without amendment the for
tiications appropriation bill. carrying APP
preparations and authorizations involving
an expenditure OF sli.ss4Gis. The appro-
priations for Notifications since the Endi-
colt commission. in 1856, reported Its plan
for the defense of twenty-seven seaports,
81 an approximate cost OF 500 900. 900, have
averaged something over 5000 90 annu-
ally. During the debate today there were
Q number of references TO our foreign CON-
plications and the necessity Of preparing
for any possible emergency. Only one
voice was raised against the passage OF
the bill. Berry. Dem. Ky. thought II
would be wisdom 20 build ships capable OF
coping with the most powerful battleships
Of other nations. rather than erect fixed
Notifications on our seacoas,s.
bingham. Rep. Pa. presented the con-
ference report on the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation hill, and ex-
planned. with reference 10 the paragraphs
20 abolish the fee system IN the case of
marshais. attorneys and United States
commissioners. that the whole question
had been referred TO a joint committee of
the Judiciary committees OF the two
houses. who were 10 consult with the at
torney general and report TO the confer
enee committed. The senate. he said. had
added $4,000 TO the house bill. OF which
Se.oo had been disposed OF by the house
agreeing TO $50 eco. the senate yielding the
balance. About $4,000 stili remained IN
dispute. OF that amount $4,000 was for
the Increase OF the salary list of the senate
employees, and as TO this last he predicted
that the house would have TO yield The
record showed that the average cost Of
employees 10 each member OF the house will
be HIs. while that OF each member of the
senate was Af2. Justice 20 tho house. he
said required that these facts should be
made notorious
pockery spoke In the same line. lie
thought II but fair that the house should
understand that the senate had insisted on
an addition OF thirty annual clerks to SEN
ators not chairmen Of committees. and hasf
also insisted on the increase OF the COM
renra.ion OF their Individual clerks from
81. 81 TO tf,s1
Hartman, Rep. Mont. caused scatter
Ing Of applause by stating that he pro-
posed 10 offer resolution to Instruct tho
eopferecs 10 yield TO the senate. with an
amendment for annual clerks for members
OF the house
Cannon, chairman OF tho appropriations
committee. said such a resolution would
not be gerrnsne, II members desired pay
for their clerks during vacations. he said.
q must either be done by independent leg
fslation or BY appropria'ing the money
from tho contingent fund OF the house
Hartman's motion was shut out and the
report was then adopted and further con-
ference agreed 90. Hartman. pockery ard
Mccall were appointed ccnicre-s
Tho house went into committee OF the
whole and took up consideration OF the for
tiicatiors appropriations bin. Hainer. Rep
Nah.. in charge Of the hiii explained It's
provisions. In the course Of his remarks
Hainer d~elt on the necessity. with our
present prospective foreign combinations
for an adequate system Of coast defen-es
Bartlett. Dem, New York. IN support OF
the bin called attention 20 the HELPLESS
ana ief.nseless condition ~ our seacoass
cities. Today we are ht;h-rate naval
power. We are building navy. ard IN
Nts opinion the construction Of coast de-
fenscs should so hand In hand with the
strensth criue Of the navy. We were to-
day absolutely at the mercy OF any power
whose navy was superior 10 ours. he said
No bill. in his oplnioa. was frauSht With
rraver interest than this. The whole ccur-
try was united in savor OF coast for,ifica-
TORS
Mr.. Livingston. Dem. Georgia, favored
the hill He thought perhaps that the
great Increase in tha appropriations Tor
forttrcattons. 81. no ea. as against s. e.sa-
90 last year, needed explanation. In xtcsy
os the fact that We are borrowing money
AZ heavy sacrifice to nay current *
penses. Il congratulate the country ne
continued. that 70 Is ROW conceded that
Mckinley viii be the next Republican
nominee and that the A i. A vii heat
him. IL IN also acko~ lodged that the g.f.
fersonian nemocrecy ~fll control the Chi
cago convention. After March next the
country viii he safe" Livingston nr,,-