Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
HALF HIS LIFE IN CONGRESS
Senator MorriIPs Birthday Re-
membered by the Chaplain.
DUP0NT'S CASE WAS ARGUED
Mr. Gray Contends That = Was No tIec-
tiOn of $50
THE FoRTIFlcATo,s 0n PASSED
s.
Mr. Baker Critic the Committee for Not
Appropriate All the Money Asked
fcrby N nerals Flagler and
- Craighill.
)UP0NT'S CASE WAS ARGUED
THE FoRTIFIcATo.s 0s PASSED

| Washington, April 14.-The house to-
day passed without division and practi-
cally without objection the bill making
appropriations for fortifications and coast
defenses. It's passage was advocated by
Messrs, Hainer, republican, of Nebraska,
Sayers democrat, of Texas, Bartlett,
democrat, of New Yock, Livingston,
democrat. of Georgia, Hen >nway, repub-
lican, of Indiana, and Cannon republic
can, of Illinois, all members of the CONF
mittee on appropriations, and by Mr.. Ba+
ker, republican, of New Hampshire. The
latter criticised the committee for not
going further and appropriating all the
money asked for by Genarls Flagler
and Craighll.
Mr.. Berry, democrat of Kentucky, was
the only opponent of the bill He said
the money would be better spent In
building ships than in fixed batteries.
The secretary of war estimated that
$S,045,1 1863 could be expended in the coming
year. The bill carries specific appropria.
tions amounting to 5,S42, 337, and author
ity is given the secretary of war to make
contracts involving the further expenI
diture of $5,542, 276, making the total au-
thorized expenditure in the bill $l1 ,3S4,-
613.
The following shows the aggregate
amount appropriated and authorized by
contract under each subdivision of the
DILL namely: Gun and mortar batteries.
S5,260,000 sites for fortifications, $3.50 600!
preservation and repair of Notifications,
$4,000; plans for fortifications, $4,000; sea-
walls and embankments, 1876; torp3-
does for harbor defense, 100000; arme>.
ment for Notifications, $5,502,6 ,675; proving
grounds, Sandy Hook, N. j., $3s,O00; Wal
tertown arsenal, Mass, $43, 800; Benecia
arsenal. Cal, $4500; Watervliet arsenal,
N. Y, $3105; ordnance and fortifcation
board, 100000; Fortress Monroe sewerage
system, $9860.
The house agreed to the conference re-
port upon the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill as far as the
conferees had agreed and ordered another
conference upon the matters still in dis
pute between the two houses, of which
there are something over 100 out of 314
Items added by the senate.
At 4:25 O'Clock the house adjourned.
The Senate.
After set speech in the senate today
by Mr.. Squire, republican. of Washing
ton, in support of his bill making large
appropriations for sea coast defenses, the
rest of the session was taken up in con-
slderation of the Delaware election case,
Mr.. Chandler arguing at great length in
favor of the claim of Mr.. Dupont to the
vacant seat in the senate. The other
side of the case Is to be sustained tomor-
row by the senator from Delaware, Mr..
Gray, democrat who holds that Governor
Watson was entitled to cast his vote In
the Legislature as state senator and
speaker of the senate, and that, having
so voted, there was no majority for any
candidate. Mr.. Gray intimated that his
speech would probably close the case on
that side. Mr.. Hoar gave notice, how
ever, of his purpose to address the senate
In support of Mr.. Dupont's claims, so that
a decision of the question Is not yet In
sight.
Tho foot of Mr. Morrill, ranuhIi-
can, of Vermont, having attained his seth
birthday, with more than half his life
spent in congress, was recalled In the
chapains opening prayer, In which the
In body and clear, sound and vigorous in
intellect
At p. m. the senate adjourned until
tomorrow.