The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-15
House Approprlatss Elsven Mllllan Three
Hundred and Eighty Thousand Dollars,
FOR FoRTIfIcA1IoAs AND DEFfssssI
senator Morriil's EiEhsy-six.h Birth.g
day AiIuded TO by the sehats
Chapiafn-The Debate ON shs xd-s
mission OF aIy. Dupont, or DeIs-
ware, 70 Re Resnmea TO-DAY.

wv ashington, April 14.--After q set {
speech IN the Senate to-day by Mr.
squire ihep.), of Washington, In support
OF HIS bill making largo approximations
Ior sea coast defenses. the rest OF the
session wasitaken up in the consideration
VI 'he delaware election case. Mr. Chand-
!sr arguing at great length In favor OF
seat In the Senate. 1tsS
Inc other side of the case is to be
sustained Tomorrow by the Senator
from Delaware, Mr.. Gray Dem.) who,
nolas that Gov. Watson was entitled to
Sas Sast ms vote in the Legislatura as =
state senator and Speaker OF the Senate IS
ana that having so voted. there wns M, 4
naJority Tor any candidate Mr. GRAY
animated that his speech would probabivs
close the case on that side. Mr.. Hour
gave NOTICE. however. of his purpuse 60
Dupont's claims. l7y 80
The fact of Senator Morrill, (Rer). OF
vermont. having attained his .8sth birth
Jay, with more than half his life spent
IN Congress, was recalled in the Chap
lain,s prayer. In which the Senator was
rmthfully described as hale in body ana Y
clear. sound and vigorous In rnteIieot q a
AT p. m. the Senate adjourned ur,tn
Tomorrow 80 - i
House,-The House to-day pass-
ed, without division and praetis
cally without objection. the Bill
cations and coast defenses It's pas
sage was advocated by Mr. Hainer
lRep). OF Nebraska; Sayers IDem,) u OF &
Texas; Bartlett (Dem.). of New YORK;
Livingston Dem). of Georgia; Herfiin-
way Rep), of Indiana. and Cannon
(Rep) of Illinois. all members Of She
COMMITTEES OH Appropriations, and by
Mr.. Baker CRep), of New Hannpsire.e
The latter criticised the committee forss
not goinei further and appropriating all 4
Inc II money recommended by Generals
Flagler and Craighill.
Mr., Berry (Dem, Ky.) was the oHty
opponent Of the bill. He said the money
would be better spent In building ships
The Secretary. Of War estimated that
$S,0ab,l6S could be expended In the COM
Ing year. The bill carries specific ap-si
preparations amounting to $5,842,337, and
authority Is given the Secretary of War
to make contracts involving the further
expenditure of s5.542276, making the
total authorized expenditure in the bill
Sl1. 1884, .6l3. EEB
The following shows the aggregate
amount appropriated and authorized by
namely saf
Gun and mortar batteries, $500, coo.
Sites for fortiflcations. s250,0oo.
preservation and repair of fortflca.a
tions. $50, 1000
Plans for Notifications. $4,000. s
Sea walls and embankments, $17,975.
Torpedoes for harbor defenses, $780, v
900. y !, 'ts
Armament for fortifications, $500, 2,473.
Proving ground. Sandy Hook, N. j..
s3S. 600.
Watertown Arsenal, Mass s4s,6oO.
Beneira Arsenal, Cal. $4,000.
Watervliet Arsenal. N. Y, $3,1Q5.
Ordnance and Fertilization Board,
$1,000
Fortress Monroe Sewage System.
IS. $50.
The House agreed to the conference
report upon the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill. as far
as the conferees had agreed, and ordered 4
another conference upon the matters
still in dispute between the two Houses,
of which there are something over 100
out Of 314 items added by the Senate. i
At 4:25 o'clock the House adjourneS
until tomorrow.