Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1898-03-10

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The presi.
dent at $40 p. m. signed the measurs
appropriating $50, 1883, 900 for the ma
tiona! defense, and it is now law.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-At lao p.
m. the speaker took the chair and an.
nounced his signature to the national
defense bill.
WASHINGTON, March 10.-The vice
president signed the defense bill at 3
o'clock, and it was hurried to the White
House by special messenger. The vice
president will announce to the senate
that he has signed the bill when the
senate meets. There are precedents for
this procedure, although it is unusual.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-In antici.
patton of discussion of the $50, 900, 900
emergency bill, people rapidly filled
the galleries of the senate. Two hours
before the senate convened, spectators
began to appear in the galleries to Sc.
cure desirable seats and long before II
o'clock the public and reserved CALLER
les were filed.
, On the floor of the senate the at.
tendance was unusually large when
the vice presidents gavel fell, calling
the body to order.
At the conclusion of morning busi-
ness. Mr.. Hale (Me.) Of the appropria'
tions committee quietly rose and said:
II report from the committee ON 40
propriations, wit::out amendment, an
act to supply urgent deficiencies for the
current year, and for other purposes.
and I ask that it be placed on its
passage"
The bill, which was the measure ap-
, propriating $50, lSs, 900, Of which $50..
\000, 900 was placed at the disposal of
Ahe president for the national defense
was then, amid an intense silence, read
in full At tho conclusion Of the read.
ing, there being no amendments to the
bill, it was placed on its passage.
Senator Hale asked that the yeas and
nays be called. Such unanmity as
the roll call developed was as unusual
Is it was significant Pairs were
broken on both sides of the chamber in
order that all OF those present might
evidence their patriotism and desire to
uphold the hands Of the president in
this time of emergency by voting
directly for the measure.
Within 26 minutes after the senate
had convened, the roll call had been
completed, and the vice president had
announced that the bill was passed, 76
senators voting in the affirmative and
not one in the negative.
Senators Remained Calm.
As the vice president made his an.
uouncement, a slight ripple Of applause
ran through the galleries, but the mem.
bers of the senate remained calm and
dignified, repressing all enthusiasm,
which it was evident from the smiling
faces and intense interest manifested
in every look and gesture great ma.
jority Of them felt.
During the roll call it was authori.
lively announced for every absent sen.
ator that il he were present he would
vote aye.
y Mr.. Chandler IN. II. presented the
following resolution, which indicates
that the disaster to the battleship
Maine is to have a thorough investiga-
tion by the senate:
"That in conducting the inquiry into
the cause of the destruction Of the bat
tleship Maine. in Havana harbor on
Feb. l6, 1898, under resolution Of the
senate Of Feb. 81, the committee on
naval affairs is hereby authorized to
Nsend for persons and papers, to employ
. stenographer. and to make the inves.
tigation by tho full committee or by
subcommittee thereof, the expenses Of
such investigation to be paid from the
contingent fund Of the senate"
The resolution was referred to the
committee on CONTINGENT expenses.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The latest IN.