The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-15
EIGHT REVENUE CUTTERS
The Sen0|e Orders Their Construction
0I 0 C0SI OIL SL,O25,OOO.
RARLIkt PREPARATIONS STILL CONTINUE
Tho Presidont Is Direct cd 10 Iustitnto
PrOcoodiucs Against Spain for In
dcmnity for Wrongs Suffered D.,
Americans u. tho Hands of ncnr,-
less spnniards.
HARLIKE PREPARATIONS STILL CONTINUE
Washington, March If, 1898.

Washington. March II, 1898.
During Its session of three hours to-
day the Serate passed Il considerable
number OF bills from the gs:acral cad
endar, umong d5n number hsing one
authorizng TN, construction OF eight
new revenue cutters aiLt exceeding The
aggregate cost $l.O25.oO The national
quarantine bill nns made the regula:
order of business and will b. taken up
probably on Wednesday,
~ resolution offered Thursday by MIR.
Chan dler, IN. H. authorizing the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs 10 send for
Iersons and papers in the cCt-s.. ,G
invcst.Gat tion of the Maine disaster ives
adopted.
All'dst immediately arperward Mr..
Allen. tNehraSka) Hauu!Nd Of Mr..
Chandler what the Naval Affairs Com
mittee End done regarding the invcs-
tiSatton of the Maine cataStropha ans
provided for lyI his resolution OF Soy
eral weeks age.
Mr.. Chandler, in reply, called attcn-
tinn 10 the absence Of tn, chairman of
the Naval Comm.ttcr Mr.. Hale, and
d!scl aiming ahaIi desire or intention to
speak for the comm:ttee He said,
'
had taken no action regarding the in
N>StigatioE beyond presenting and Sc
curing the passage Cl' l..e ~: :olut.On au-
| thoriEing the committee TO proceed ~:
| court He expressed uhta opinion tina;
| the policy az ths committee wolIn,, be
tc await the action ard findings OF ,hc
naval court OF inquiry. He called at
tertion TO the interesting fact that
naval courts have no authort;rl under
the laiM compsl Witnesses 10 pestify
or to punish u:lem If they should re-
fuse. He thor'ght. uhe:sfore, that the
Naval Committee IN making It's iav.,.-
tigaion ought 10 he empowered to force
testimony from witnesses or suffer Il
panaity for refusing.
is the Senator advised as tc, whcth-
er phe Naval Affairs Committee viii
make an Investigation Of the Maine
uts 'stcr' inquired Mr.. Allen
i am not pr5i.Nared 10 sp>ak COR the
ctmm."tce." replied Mr.. Chandler.
The resolution, ! take II, places al in
Junction upon i:c committee 10 con-
duct an investigation and the rcscGu-
tlon agrsed 10 n few minutes ago is
in lire with tina; Injunction. This is Il
subject which do no; think ough, TO
be GiSHussad in public I desire 10
commend the Senator from Nebras 4
for his patriotic restraint in refra aniig &
from discussing tho matter"
THE confereErN report on the army
appropriation bill was presented by Mir.
Quay, GeE'a) and MIS- agreed 10.
Mr.. Ledge. CMass) of tn, Foreign Re
lations Committee. called i:n he Joint
rrolut!on for u.:n relief of August
lBol;on and GuEplive Richclau 1ne
resolution was reported from thr For
eign Relations Committee is as fol-
lows:
That the President of the United
Staaas be. and ne Is hereby empowered
to take such measures as H., his judg
mcnt may be necessary. Ia obtain the
indemnity from the Spanish Govern
menc for the wrongs und Injuries suf-
fcred by August Bolton and Gustavc
Richelieu. by reasI,rp of their wrongful
arrest and Imprisonment by Spanish
authorities AT Santiago de Cuba, in the
year 1895: and TO secure this end he is
authorized and requested to empty
such means or exercise such power
as may be necessary"
The resolution, TO which objection
was nAisde n few days ago, was passed
with,ut debate.
Other bills were passed as follows:
To pay Hat;tc a. Phillips. widow ,-,f
,Johrr Phillips. $1,000 for services rem
dered by John Phillips in bearing dis
patches from tine commanding officer
aa Fort Phil Kearny to Fort Laramie
III I'tCen Der, lSbb. alter the massacre
of the United States soldiers und 81
Colonel Pettcrman by the
SI~uX 1rcliaCs was rescued and saved
from annihnation; 10 increase the pen
sion of Mrs. f.eti;ia Tyler Scmplc, a
daughter Of President John Tyler, TO
$50 month.
The bill authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury u have constructed e.gha
vessels for the rcVanuc cutter service
provided f-r them as follOws
Cc:c TO take the place of the steamer
Seward, cost no.: To exceed $lGO. 900; one
to take the place Of the Mclanc, cost
nos uN exceed 100000; one 10 take the
plac" of The CN-ifaX. cos: not TO exceed
100000: one 10 take the place of the
Boutwell,, cost not to exceed SlGO. OnA :
one for service IN and in the vicinity
of the Columbia river. Cnar Pacific
coast. cost MT 10 exceed $3.50. 900: on.
FOR harhor service at Philadelphia to
replace iha steamer WashingtOn cost
not ~ exceed $4,000; one for hurbnr
service at Boston 10 replace the steamer
llnml!n. COST not 10 exceed $t5 900; one
for haG'bor service at. New York 10 re-
place the Chandler, cost not 10 exceed
$4,000.
AT 2:iO p. m the Senate. i,Q motic,S
Of Mr. Quay, went into executive scs-
SION and soon aftenward alj2nrncd
IN THE HOUSE.