The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-03

Report on Naval Bill Adopted Inv
the House.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The passage
| of the emergency war appropriation bill
was the feature of tOday's action nv
the house. The naval appropriation
bill, with the amendment providing for
the payment of officers of the navy
for the use of their inventions by the
government stricken out, was reported
from the conference and passed II now
goes to the president.
Mr. Cannon, in explaining the neces
sity Of the emergency war appropria
ton, pointed out that there was not a
dollar available from any other source
to meet these demands. Prompt action
was needed in each instance to place
at the disposal of the authorities means
to equip and make most efficient the
forces of the United States.
Mr.. Dingley (Me) called attention to
the probable expense Of the war ana
the necessity for extraordinary revenue
He said the $50, 900, 900 appropriated For
defense had been exhausted, that the
present emergency bill carried s36 O0O :
oco, and the expenditures made neces
Sary would amount to $100, 900 900 he
cause Of the fertilization appronria-
tons.
The bill was then passed without di.
vision.
The bill carries 1886, 100, 945. A sienif-
can't feature of the bill is an appropria.
ton of $150,004 for the expeditionarv
force to Cuba. With it is a foot note
from Maj. Gen. Miles, urging that tho
fund is required with the least posi-
PIE delay, explaining that the $50, 900
Ooo appropriation for national defense
mas been allotted, and there is no money
aVallaole for this particular object. The
Cuban expedition paragraph includes
s41'ooo for unforeseen contingent ex-
penses, which involve immediate ex-
pend1ture for purposes of imnerat tive
urgency" $23,225 for portable electr;c
outht, and $19,O95 for entrenching tools
Inc largest Item under any head i
$!o,OO0,00O for clothing, campnand oar
rlson equipage. The other big itenos
were published with estimates.
More Money Given.
10 the estimates, as originally suh
m1tted by the war department tho
committee added 100000 for nav for.
miscellaneous purposes in the noo,
establishment. The bill makes all ~
the items available until Jan. 1. 1899.
The item of $75O,OOO for incidental az.
Penses includes the line Of Interpreters
spies or guides for the army, for the
apprehension Of desertersy and limits
ehe payment to army officers Or citizens
LOT such services and expenses to S1O
each, and donates $50 to each dishon
oraoly discharged prisoner On releasa
from confinement under court martial
sentence involving dishonorab Bile dis
$3.50 sc, l1r painting torpedoes in all
palhcipal harbors, $500, 900; for pl1rcba 90
VI aodltlonal torpedo material, $50. OOO
for transportation of the army en6
us supplies $4,000, 900 is appronriated
ana payment to land grant railroads
Whlch nave not received aid in govern
naent bonds, is limited to so per ceni
VI Inv, the 1ull amount of service.
ne loT III feature in the bill
lnciudes $4,000 for procuring 32-inch
held cannon; s51O,SOO for siege
suns, carriages, ammunition and ma
cHihery; tools, etc, for their mani
1acture at arsenals $50, 900: for range
1inders, and instruments for Are con
l1ol. 100000; $1,015,0G0 for powders and
ProJectlles for seasoast gins and NOR
tars, ana Tor projectile explosives, etc. ::
ammunition for rapid fire guns. s425
600; fitting up twenty-one fifteenSincb
smooth bore carriages for eight-inch
breech-loading rifles, $21, 900; for twelye-
men barbette carriages, 1915, 900.
Alaskan Bill Up.
Mr.. Lacey Qo) presented the con-
VII eAiC SSilSFdl Alaskan
Dill extending the homestead laws to
ara granting railroad rights of way In
that territory.
MI. Loud reserved a point of order
pending an explanation of the measure
as involving new legislation.
Mr.. Dingley CMe) protested against
the feature of the report creating a.
commission to consider the North At
iantic fishery question and other con
troversies He believed the conferees
had exceeded their authority in in
cooperating the provision, and more
over the proposition in Itself was not
such as to command support.
Mr.. Moody (Mass) spoke and con-
GUIDED by making the point of order
against the amendment that it was
beyond the jurisdiction of the conferees
as beng beyond their duties.
Speaker Reed sustained the point of
order made by Mr.. Moody and the re-
port was declared rejected and fur
Their conference was asked with Messrs.
Lacey, Shafroth and Ellis as house
conferees.
Mr.. Boutelle (Me.), Of the conferees
ON the naval bill, announced the re-
suit of the conference, and the bill and
conference report were accepted.
The bill to increase the number Of