The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-08

CT the hostile country. OF course Gen
cral Lee and the members of the court
OF Inquiry at Havana would be equally
Exempt from cnolcSta,tlon. Tlua per-
sonnSl Of the Montgomery is:
ommander-Converse
Lieutenant Commander and EXecu-
tive Ofliccr-I5cld
Observation-Disclosures IIutch:ns.
watch O'liC:rs-lieutenam Fields and
E.nSigns Sieiguer, Spear and Osborne.
Surgccn-Dr, Curtis.
ynlayIter-ItanlSry
Chicf Observation-Disclosures
Assistant tEnginccr-Allcn
Inc snip carries crew OF COS men OF
all classes.
Without delay the officers of Ghc Adj
1uiamt Gencral's department to-day
gave nhe necessary orders for the re-
crUtltnE Of thu two now artillery rcg!-
merits authorized by Congress.
'lHe purpose Is to enlist such men as
nave hau service III the artillery where
ever possible, 4Cnd no doubt Is enter
tanned THAT plenty of material of the
rlsht Kind will offer The oflicsrs of
the new regiments are nr2Iw being select
cd AS for the men. II Is the PLAN to as
@iSn liitccn soldiers from existing nrtiI-
i'rE regiments rs the nucleus Of each
rev company TO take hold OF ana break
III The new men who are enlisted an1 Il
Is expected III u short time Uncle sam
VIII have two good i gimcnts. The
h HhpuaitHrS If one of these regiments
VIII be established at Fort S!oc,tm. on
Long Island sound. commanding New
orN' as there are suitable quarters
aFiiil;rh!c th.rc. The destination of the
"'hcr regiment has not been decided
upon.
MOVEMENTS OF THE VESSELS.
NO report has come 40 the NAVY De-
paitmer,t since Saturday relative to ,,l,o
WORK OF the court of inquiry ut Havana,
",iu 'If' news Is confined to the reports
"i ihs newspapers, which are carefully
scanned by the officers. The Castine
WIich was dnckcd at Port cf France has
Sn,led i"r Earhadocs. The torncdo boat
Wm"lcw, hns arrived ut Charleston 90,
route TO Key West. Tho Ort,ron
which has been fitted with hllge kcels
S"l iAc iiremcrtCn dock cn Puget sound
mas sailed 10 San Francisco.
UNANIMOUS IN SUPPORT OF TIE,
PRi;Sl DENT.
ihe sentiment at the Capitol to-day
ana especially on the House side. was
unanimous In support of the action OF
the PRESIDENT in declining to recall
General Lee. The immense gravity of
lhc situation seemed PROFOUNDLY TO
illprSS The members who stood about
| ~ io"picS DtiOre the House met.
| w lthoui regard to party MI unItcd I'm
commenting the Presidents firm stand
! ana the unanimous desire EXPRESSED
was in support of any measures he
| may deem necessary 10 maiutlin the
| American contention.
| BACKING UP THE ADMINISTRA- j.
TuCtN
Senator Hale, chairman of the SEN
| ate Committee on Naval Affairs. ana
| also chairman of the sub committee on
! Appropriations to consider the naval
| DILL SAID to-day that he had suggested
| TO Secretary Long, of the Navy Depart-
ment, the advisability of making the
! purchase OF any supplies which might
be deemed necessary in the event of
war, with the understanding that the
! FUNDS for them would be provided by
| Congress.
4 mere WIS conference last night at
the residence OF Senator HOar, or Mas
| sachuscttS, which was attended hy
| members Of the Cabinet, Senators and
/ Representatives Some OF those known
/ 10 be present are Secretaries Long and
/ A'Ser, Judge Day assistant Secretary
! Ut state, Senator Allison and Reprosen-
| tiiivcS D!nSlcy ana Cannon Ii is also
! known that some Democrats were nrrs-
! ent. Assurances were given the rep
! rc$entttives ri the administrat ton that
! any amount OF funds that were deemed
! necessary would be provided by Con-
/ grt IS to put the government in a state
/ OF defense, and that the administration
| would be backed UP in anything that
| was thought necessary
The result of the conference was q
! meeting OF Secretary Alger ana Speak
| cr Reed to-day and Il conference at the
! White House today Of House and SEN
! ate leaders. followed by the introduc-
| tion of the S50.0Oo.O coo defense bill by
| MIR. Cannon today.
| Secretary Long sent to Congress to-
day for inclusion IN the urgent def
! cheney bill an estimate Of an app.o-
| priation o: 100000 To be Immediately
! available for the equipment Of vessels
! IN the navy for the present fiscal year
and for the immediate supply of 10000
tons OF coal to Key West
SrAIN'S REQUEST.