The herald., 1898-05-11
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MAY NOW MAKE APPLICATION
AS RECRUITS
PosToFFIcE APPROPRIATION
Made in Accordance With Committee
Recommendations
Day Change-House Work
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, May 10-Four war
measures were passed by the senate today.
One of them provided for carrying on the
additional work in the adjutant generals
office, the second authorized the enlistment
of volunteer signal corps, two-thirds of
the members of which must be expert cleo
tricians or telegraphers; the third was the
so-called immune bilp passed by the
house, and the fourth was measure sus-
pending the existing law so that additional
hospital stewards can be appointed.
The postoffice appropriation bill, carry
ing appropriations which aggregate more
htan $99, ,OOO, 900, was passed after debate
which has lasted for several days. A de-
termined effort was made by Butler of
North Carolina to cut off the sum appro-
priated for the fast mail service between
New York and Washington, Atlanta and
New Orleans and to provide for two COM
mittees to investigate postal affairs, but 1t
was unsuccessful, all amendments except
those offered by the committee on appro-
priations being voted down.
After an extended and interesting debate
lures of the various states an amendment
to the constitution of the United States
changing the date of the beginning Of the
terms of the president, vice-president and
members OF, congress from the 4th of
March to the 4th Of May was adopted.
Hale Of Maine entered motion to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate yes
terday passed the bill increasing the num-
1>av nf Univ 1c fvnv ciy m
The motion created some surprise, but 1t
is the opinion of the Committee on Naval
Affairs that the President has ample au-
thority to nominate Commodore Dewey as
rear admiral without the bill passed yes
terday. -
Mr.. Carter favorably reported and Sc
cured the passage of bill providing for
the volunteer signal corps of the existing
war.
Mr.. Hawley secured the passage Of the
House bill providing for the enlistment OF
10000 immunes in the South.
The Postoffice Appropriation bill was
then taken up and passed.
Sewell of New Jersey reported from the
committee on military affairs a bill pro-
viding for the increased volume of work
in the office of the adjutant general of the
army. The bill provides for one assistant
adjutant general with rank Of colonel and
one with rank of major. The bill was
passed. From the military affairs commit
tee Carter of Montana favorably reported
and secured the passage of bill providing
for volunteer signal corps. The measure
authorizes the president to organize VOL
unteer signal corps for the existing war.
White of California introduced resolu-
finn instr1lctinp tho cOrnu1iftna on fnrefpu
relations to forthwith investigate the
cases of Harry X. Spring and Charles w.
Nelson, citizens of the United States and
residents of California, who are under ar
rest in the republic of Colombia, to in
Quire whether they have been detained un-
reasonably without trial and whether the
diplomatic officers and agents Of the
United States in Colombia have made ap-
propriate exertions to procure their release
or trial, and to report by resolution or
otherwise.
The resolution went over under the rules
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution Of the United
States substituting the last Thursday in
April for the 4th Of March as the inaugu-
ration day Of president and vice-presidGnt
and the beginning of terms of members of
D.
was considered.
The author of the resolution, Mr.. Hoar,
made brief explanation of the necessity
of making the change proposed. Mr.. Hoar
pointed out the fact that Inauguration
days under the present arrangement were
too often characterized by disagreeable
weather, the nature of the weather in
volving danger to the health and lives Of
those who participated in the exercises.
The more important reason for the adop-
tion of the amendment was that the time
between the date congress convened in
December and the 4th of March, when con-
gress expired by limitation every two
years, was too short for the proper and
decent consideration of the thirteen ap-
preparation bills and other measures Of i'm
portance which must necessarily be con-
sidered during the short session of con-
gress.
The resolution was passed by yea and
nay vote-39 to 10-receiving the necessary
kwo-thirds' vote.
Mr.. Hawley secured the passage of a bill
suspending certain provisions of law so
that hospital stewards to number ex-
ceeding one hundred may be appointed
curing the existing war. Mr.. HaWley also
moved that the senate non-concur in the
house amendments to the bill providing
assistance to the inhabitants of Cuba and
arms and ammunition for the Cuban insur-
gents. The motion was carried and Messrs
Hawley, Carter and Cockrell were named
as conferees.
On motion Of Mr.. Quay Of Pennsylvania
the senate then, at o'clock, went into ex-
ecutive session, and at $40 the senate ad-
journed.
In Executive Session
There was some discussion by the sem
ate IN executive session today because none
of the nominations for stan officers of the
army sent in by the president yesterday
were from the south. Senator Money!
raised the question when the reference of
the nominations was made, and he and
senators Bate. Bacon and Lindsay all COM
mented upon the fact. Replies were made
py Senators Hoar, Carter and Wilson. The
last two stated that the far western Sec
ton OF the country also had failed tn re-
eeive any recognition at the hands of the
president In the matter of stan appoint-
ments.
Senator Hoar said there were still many
pther nominations to be made. and while
he made no claim to be in the least the