The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-03
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IN THE SENATE


Washington, May 2.-!Several war meas
ures were passed by the senate today, and.
Notwithstanding their Importance. not one
of them ELECTED the slightest debate. Prob
ably the most important one was the
emergency war deficiency bill, carrying
$35, 100, s45. Not more than ten minutes were
consumed in passing that time being oc-
cupied in reading the measure.
Mr.. Hawley chairman of the military
affairs committee, secured the passage OF
a bill providing for the enlistment OF
volunteer brigade of engineers and of TO-
600 men in the south who are immune to
yellow fever, these enlistments to be in
addition to those provided for in the presi-
dents call for $4,000 volunteers. The men
will enlist for the war" Two other war
measures were passed, one suspending Tor
the duration of the war the restrictions
placed by existing laws upon the quarter
masters department of the army in order
that supplies may be purchased without
the present formaities, and the other pro
viding that owners of mining claims snail
not forfeit them for not performing assess
nNnt work upon them.
Mar revenue measures passed by the
house last Friday was received by the SEN
ate and referred to the finance committee.
At the opening of the senate session the
chaplain offred devout thanks for the
glorious victory won by Commodore
Dewey's Asiatic squadron.
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democratic caucus, presented an order ap-
pointing Mr.. Chiffon (dem Tex.), to fill the
vacancy on the finance committee caused
by the death of Senator Walthall. The
order was adopted
The conference on the sundry civil bill
was agreed to and Messrs. Allison, Quay
and German were named as the senate con-
ferees.
r. The final conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was agreed to. A bill
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right of way through public lands to tram
ways canals and reservoirs, was passed.
The resolution by Mr.. Butler declaring
that no necessity existed for issuing bonds
to provide funds for the war and in favor
of the levying of an income tax was laid
| before the senate Mr.. Butler declared in
| favor of paying the expenses of the war
! ''as we 60" No issue of bonds would be
! necessary if the war was carried on as
| Lincoln carried on the great civil conflict
If the navy and land forces of the United
States were allowed to move upon the enc
my promptly and aggressively the war
would be over before the bond sharks
could further succeed in mortgaging the
future of our own people.
In Fxecutis @ Session
The resolution was then referred to the
finance committee The senate agreed on
a motion of Mr.. Allison to adjourn today
until Wednesday next and at p. M went
into executive session.
At 2:35 p. m. the doors of the senate were
reopened.
The senate then took recess until p. M
to await the emergency war appropriation
bill. When the nate~reconVened piilS
were passed as follows:
Directing the secretary of the treasury to
nav to the respective bands of Chippewa
Indians in Minnesota $109 1897 and to amend
the postal laws relating to the use of postal
cards so that persons using cards may
provide them, under certain restrictions and
mail them by placing upon each a one cent
stamp.
The emergency appropria ton bill was re-
ceived and Mr.. Hale asked that it be laid be-
fore the senate at once. Mr.. Chandler
inquired whether the bill had been prop
erly considered by the committee.
Mr.. Hawley thinking that Mr.. Chandler
referred to his bill, replied hotly, address,
ing Mr. Chandler directly. 81 have al
ready stated that the bill was duly con-
sidered.''
Little Warm Talk
"Do understand the senator to say" in
quired Mr. Chandler that this army def
cheney bill has been before the committee?"
1.-The bill I've got here is an appropriation
BILL replied Mr.. Hawley.
"If the senator had kept his temper" sug-
gested Mr.. Chandler, tartly, The would have
learned that the bill / addressed my re-
marks to was not his BILL"
The war emergency deficiency measure
was read at length and passed without
/ word of debate.
The senate then at p. m. under the or
der previously made adjourned until
Wednesday.