Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-26
SAVE THE NEW SHIPS CLAUSE
Several Congress 5 p Consumed Time in Max
ing : }nal Explanations.
FEE sYSTF s AsCUsSED BY THE SENATE
Senators N and George Kicked Against
thei : les Proposed by the Bnl7-An
Early Adjournment Resolution
Was Introduced.

Washington, March 25.-There was a
| snght reminder of yesterdays proceed
lngs IN the house today when Mr.. Bou-
telle, republican, of Maine, rising to
personal explanation stated that the coll
loquy between himself and Mr. Wheeler,
democrat of Alabama, regarding the at
titude of ex-Confederates toward the bill
TO retire General Grant had been
changed He said it did him an injus-
tiee. for as printed it left his statement
resting upon nothing, whereas as it ao-
tually occurred it was based upon the
record of the house.
Mr.. Wheeler explained that he changed
the copy in order to correct a mistake
In his statement, having been denied the
opportunity to make the correction In
open house in the course of the debate
when he had discovered 1t yesterday
The Record was ordered corrected so
as to accurately report what had oc-
Cured.
Before this incident Mr.. Bartlett. dem-
ocrat, of New York, as matter of per-
sonal privilege, denied the truthfulness
of an item in yesterdays Washington
Post stating that he had furnished to
Mr.. Sulzer, democrat, of New York the
copy of the circular letter to his constit-
uents written by Mr.. Gibson, republican,
of Tennessee, which had formed the SUBJ
Ject OF rather amusing passage be-
tween these gentlemen In the course of
the debate on the Bayard resolution of
censure.
These personal matters being out of
the way, the house addressed itself at
l2:3O p. m. In committee of the whole to
the consideration of the naval appropri-
alton bill. All of 1t, save the paragraph
providing for new ships, was disposed of
by the committee with single amend
ment appropriating $780, 900 for building
the quay and wing walls of the Brooklyn
dry dock. The only incident of interest
in the discussion was the renewal OF the
old fight to transfer the naval observa>
tory from the Jurisdiction of the navy de-
partment, Introduced by Mr.. Cannon, re-
publican, OF Illinois. There was rather
warm exchange of sarcastic complImenth
between Mr.. Cannon and Messrs. Bon-
telle and Robinson, republican of PENN
sylvanfa, on the subject, but nothing
was done with the matter At 4:4B the
house adjourned until tomorrow.
The Senate.
move in the direction of an early adj
Journment of congress was made In the
senate today by Mr.. Platt, republican, of
Connecticut, who offered a resolution to
fix the time Of final adjournment for the
IND OF May next. In offering 1t Mr.. Platt
remarked that 1t was time to consider
the subject. The resolution took the
usual course-a reference to the COM
mittee on appropriations. 1t will proba-
bly, not be reported back until all the an
nual appropriation bills have passed both
houses. After the legislative appropriar
ton bill, which has been before the senate
for the last three days. shall be disposed
of there will be only two others left for
action by the senate. These are the In
dian and the postofice appropriation
bills, neither of which is likely to occupy
more than one day. Nearly all the dis
cussion today was on the subject of
changing the fee system of United States
district attorneys and marshals to a
salary systematic amounts proposed in
the bill being assailed as extravagant by
Senators Allen popullst, of Nebraska,
and George, democrat of Mississippi.
In all cases, however, the propositions
for the higher amounts were agreed to.
"A joint resolution to amend the consti-
tuition by prohibiting congress and state
legislatures from using public moneys in
aid of any institution controlled wholly
or in part by any sectarian or religious
association was introduced by Mr. Gal
linger, republican, of New Hampshire,
and laid on the table for the present
The senate at 5:55 adjourned until to-
morrow.