The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-03

Shali be treated as prisoners of wa
ana De accorded humane treatment and
10 INFORM the Spanish government that
the United States will Insist on this
| demand WI $50
Mr.. Call also sent to the CIerk,s .6ea,<
and had read newspaper parapranh
slatinS That Juan Gualberto Gomez ey-G
cuitor OIL The La Lucia, who had been ar
,v9.eu ana sent to Ceuta, Africa, for no.
itlcal reasons, had been tortured to
uealh because ne would not make false
charges aginst Sanguilly. an America !,
citizen. 1Ai s. 49, W 81
AFTER remarks by Mr.. Call the resoIli-E
,Ion was referred to the COMMITTEES m
foreisn Relations. RI m 1sfSs' "a
approprln ton bill - 4 49,
The Presidents veto mass. * y, us
Dill leasing school lands in Arizona J, . :.
presented and read; and the bill and VefSstf
ihesSase was referred to the Comn,;f taaS
on Public Lands. Hits }sf5S
me senate then, by unanimous con.
, ,S Droeeeued to the consldera tim &ofa
o ,"e ".ias on the calendar unobjected tos.S
amu pussed among others Senate Sbllj8
authorizing the Secretary of the N aSis,
90 enlist additional men for the servIcsss!
OF the navy. SAG aei shcssii
i,i pili authorizes the Secretary trS
e"iIst Ior service in the navy MS n,anyS
1880 a. ne no may deem necessary, not tsS
for the purpose: ''~>> YoSo,ygcyyg
- aiso authorizes the Secretary OF this.
Na9S whenever an eXIgency NAV rxisfea
Whlch In the Judgment of the .PresIda,5StsSS
lehuers their services necessary. to enIIstS
'or Two years (unless sooner iischareedS8
ouen VI me haFal militia and other meSis
| as may be required for the purpose s OfIs
manning vessels of the navy not hayine,s
| Iuii crews, and such other ships as the
President may desire to call into Service
II also authorizes the Secretary of the
Navy, whenever in the Judgment of tiiss
president an exigency exists rendering
| such action necessary, to charter ffSg
| temporary service any private yessnSs
that may be required for the transporta9s
ton OF officers, men or freight for naval.
purposes. 5g3llfsEs S
Mr. Call inquired of Mr.. Hale, who
was in charge of the bill, whether ffleres
was any need for such additional forGsJ
in the navy. and whether 1t was intendadig
for future eventualtles. ss!!ss55sSas
"The BILL" Mr.. Hale replied, 'shaa =
double purpose. 1t provides for a COO
men needed for the ships now In service
and 1t provides further. that should an
occasion arise, the Secretary of the NtaVtsssas
may summon and enlist the men tempo!
rarily. He may commission officers, tirss
to the grade of lieutenant, Temperatures
! The officers commissioned would SSufss
| doubtedly be officers of the reserve ssiissss4
| MI. Sali injured as 10 the numbergOEi
men i'm the naval reserve; and was 5fofdE
by Mr.. Hale that it was something
| about 5000. N ~
Mr. Chandler remarked that the rn 1feassS y
sure was equivalent to calling outSthss
naval militia exactly as the militia Isl
called out on land. The bill was, ti,ss3 an
| passed. ~ s 49,
| The remainder of the day was con siiras
| sd IN me passage Of bills on the calers
| oar mat are unobjected to-, the most jf,Sss
portant being one to promote the5 atiis
| cheney of the revenue cutter service ~ y5
establishing permanent retired LIST ~
| three-fonrths pay, and the omnihiis
| Sriase Dill, Regulating the CONSTRUCT on 81
| bridges over the Mississippi and MissSs;Sf
rivers. 'iTi1 tts'9y. ~
The Cuban resolutions as passed bS-
the, House were laid before the sanafa
4 eign Relations. a so s n IS
At 4:45 the Senate adjourned unss 81