The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-09
DEFICIENCY BILL NEXT.
ruE PRICE OF ARMoR PLATE DE-
LAYS 1T IN THE SENATE.

, south Cnroiina wants the Limit
,,...s nj stOo-Eiiia Island appropriation
.-..d Ex-senator berry Demand. Irnuas-
s,,te Action on tho Competitor Case.
WARRINGTON July s.-Tho whole session Of
,,o senate to-day was given mp TO the General
noacicncy bill, which passed the House on tho
10Th Of March last, and which has since then
I'm crowded out by the Tariff bill. Tho bill,
~hicb contained 125 printed pages, was dis
noacd OF without any discussion or friction un-
IN the provision as 10 armor plato for the three
ba,tleships was reached. That obstacle pre-
vented It's passage to day.
After some preliminary morning business,
,ho General Deficiency bill was taken up, but
hcfore It's consideration was begun Mr.. Berry
AZ Arkansas offered q resolution requesting the
p,.,,dent TO demand the rolease of Ona Mel
ton. A nntive-born citizen of the. United States,
,ho WAS taken prisoner on board tho COMPETE
tor. and Is now confined in q Spanish. prison in
C,ha" In discussing the resolution Mr.. Berry
said:
"This young man Ii q native Of the State Of
ysnsas. lie afterward removed to Arkansas.
He went to Florida and was employed by .
pevspaper In Jacksonville as a correspondent.
He was on board the Competitor ct the time Of
her capture. He never had arms in his hands.
Hs did not 60 there as o soldier, but simply as
a newspaper correspondent. He had q sum-
MARI trial and was sentenced to be shot. Tho
findings Of the court were not approved by tho
SPANISH Government, and he has now been i'm
prisonod for moro than q year. He has had
no trial since, and there is no assurance that
he will be tried within any reasonable time.
think that under all tho circumstances 1t Is o
rase where the United States should Interfere
and demand his release. While my sympathies
have been with tho Cubans, I have not hereto
fore expressed any views on the general ques-
'O At q his isJ point ONT Mr.. Hale of Maine, WIFI was in
charge OF the Deficiency bill, interpreted with an
EXPRESSION Of his n hope e,s that Il, she S,s senator oGsf from
This morning, but would let the resolution 60 to
the Committee on Foreign Relations. which
Ing up on tine Cuban question, as its members
were all ''ono way"
marks MEi e BE- This sai Time ne il T1 he had adm not 1'p been In inter-
rupted. He believed that every American
would say that the Spanish authorities in Cuba
nne him in prison, and deny him a trial.
'The senator from Maine,'' Mr.. Berry added,
..thinks there is no need to hurry about it, But It
made for the release Of this man the better"
The resolution was referred to the Committee
the Deficiency bill was proceeded with: =.
The amount appropriated in the bill, as 1t
Is reported to the senate was s7.sIi.4e5 the
and Of rssSstiens si.sSs'S4s. the net rcdaO'
The republic Of France p take part IN the Paris
!, .s B 3 ai5sS q s :Ps ~. Soasaias ssssts saEs 5 t.
s s%SssIas SEoS of lssy1es to 5h the aRe Fesiaens Mit n {
without tho senate being informed who the
When Nj. Thurston represented that, in CON,
sequence Of the hitch" At the other end Of the
saS1ision 1t to mao an O seprd asisissons biz III e NJ. M t%s
gan withdrew: his .objection. with the remark
that no stood in the presence Of q humiliation
and accepted 1t along with his friends and col
leagues on the other side q the CHAMBER; v.,
An amendment to pay an indemnity Of ss. oot
for injuries to Christopher schmidt, a German
{p nfj,sS s who was va. shot fSSgs soe 81 Fsnt sn az m,
N Masn e;.p %an a1 Ss %n. Hale Z as a an act Sau OF %fnter ant
general V drifs Of i It at being in favor Of the pSymen
Of the indemnity, the amendment was agreed to
limits tho price Of armor plate for the thre,
battieships to S425 a ton, Mr.. Butler Of Nor,i
Carolina moved to reduce the 81 limit to $40
II not able to mako contracts at that rate, TO es
tablish o Government armor factory and +
amendment was passed over until the remain
der Of the bin is disposed of. seyeral, add
tional amendments were agreed to, including
the following:
To pay out or humane considerations and withou
regard to the question Of liability. to the italian Gov
ernment. as full indemnity TO tho heirs of thre
Italian subjects taken from Jail and lynched in Louis
1ppropristins SEQ, 900 for repairs to building II
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Appropriating $3.50, 600 for . building for the imm
grant station at Ellis island. New York. and to enlarg
the island, the total cost being limited TO $500 oOO.
Amendments for the payment Of, ,privat
claims were offered 1o. 6y Sep ma r. T Haie a Sb'
made the point of order that such claims are eS
Guided by the Senate rules as amendments :
appropriation bills. Without action on tn
point OF order, the Deficiency bill went over an
the Senate, after q short executive session
adjourned until tomorrow.