Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-18
Urgent Deficiency in Senate, Army
in House.
CONSULAR And DIPLOMATIC TAKEN UP
Prospect of a Thorough Dis
CussIon.
XECUTIVE SESSION

Mr.. GaIlinser of the committee on public
health and national quarantine today re-
ported favorabIy to the Senate bill pro-
viding for an Investigation of the subject
of lcDr1sy and it was placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr. Vest CIo). for the finance committee
reported the Teller resolution, which was
adopted by that committee today, and gave
notice that he would call it up at an early
date.
Mr. Plat Comm and Mr.. Morrill, Vt)
desired il to ne understood that the report
of the committee on finance, relative to the
Teller resolution, was not unanimous.
Mir. Daniel OaD secured the adoption of
a resolution directing the Secretary of
State 70 supply the Senate any information
the Department of State has respecting
the killing of Frank Epps, a sailor of the
United States ship Olympia. by japanese
subjects in the harbor of Nagasaki, Japan,
in December 1897 and to inform the Sen
ate if any steps have been taken looking
to rcpdratiOn-
The resolution presented to the Senate
yesterday calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for the reasons why the item OF
$li.un,noD interest due the United States
from the Pacific railroads had been drop
ped from his statement, which went over
under objection, was agreed TO.
Mr.. Alien CNebD called up his resolution
calling for an inYesti CATION by the pension
committee as 20 the authority of the COM
missioner of pensions to promugate an or
der that no consideration should be given
to applications for Increase of pensions
within twelve months after the last appli
cation had been made.
Mr. Gallinger, chairman of the pension
committee. announced that he believed The
resolution TO be entirely proper, and it was
agreed 10.
Urgent Deficiency BILL.
N accordance with notice previously
given Mr.. Hale CIe) called up the urgent
deficiency bill. The bill. as il passed the
House, carried Sl.74l ,si:;; as it was reported
to the Senate. it carries Sl.S91, 923, an in
crease of siJO,uSO.
The amendments to the bill proposed by
the committee on appropriations We're read
and agreed to.
In addition Mr.. Hale offered an amend
ment TO pay Henry A. DUPONT of Delaware
q SO for the expenses he incurred in max
ing his contest for seat i'll the Sena tie,
and another carrying $2o.eOo. for the House
of Representatives. with which to pay mis-
cellaneous and general expenses Both
were adopted. The dill, carrying s1,913, sol.
was then passed.
Mr.. Foraker COhio) of the Pacific railroad
committee asked for consideration of the
bill reported yesterday comforting upon the
President authority to bid on the Kansas
City branch OF the Union Pacific road at
the forthcoming sale.
Mr.. ThIrston of Nebraska announced that
the measure, comforting authority upon the
President TO sell the road in ii should
be purchased by the government. and would
oppose any authority to purchase the ROAD
unless his amendment was agreed to.
II BEING evident that the bill would pro-
Woke considerable discussion, Mr.. Foraker
withdrew his request for immediate consid-
Grafton.
Mr. Davis moved that the Senate go into
executive session.
The Census Bill.
Mr.. Carter. chairman of the census COM
nlittee, said he desired 10 call attention
to the notice he had given yesterday that
he would today call up for consideration
the pending census bill. The committee
he said regarded this bill of great i'm
portance. and felt that it should be passed
promptly.
From published statements made by
members of the foreign relations commit
tee, said Mr.. Carter. 1t appears that the
Senate may be engaged for perhaps thirty
days in the consideration of the Hawaiian
annexation treaty. The census bill ought
not TO be delayed so long as that. The
necessity for effecting the preliminary ar
rangements for taking the census is evil
dent to all senators. The census commit
tee cannot look with equinimity upon d
possible delay of thirty days. My opinion
Is thar We shall make progress with the
treaty by promptly disposing of the CEN
sus bill, the consideration of which will
require only a few hours
Mr. Davis, however, insisted upon his
motion
Alr. Carter then proposed that the time
for taking d. final vote upon the census
bill and pending amendments thereto be
fixed for O'Clock on Wednesday after
room, the 18th instant.
AL the request of Senator Faulkner,
who spoke for the democratic members of
the cer's - committee, Mr.. Carter agreed
to postpone his request to fix a time for a
final wee until tomorrow morning
Tie Senate at 1:IU pm. went into execu-
tive session
senator Morgan speaks.
When The Senate went into executive ses-
sion TO-DAY Senator Morgan was recognized,
and he continued his speech in support of
the Hawaiian annexation treaty. lie con-
tImusl his reNieM OF the conditions IL, the