The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-22
THE EXPECTATION OF COAL
Presidents Now Has the Right TO
Regulate The Matter.
THE sIlNDRY CIVIL BILL Is PASSED
II corries with II Contingencies for
War-NIoney Wants Presidents
Authority Defined.

Washington, April 81, Three importan
measures were passed by the senate thi:
afternoon. all of which relate largely Il
the National defense. The sundry civil
bill, which has been pending for two
weeks and which carries a large amour,
Of money intended to be used In strength
ening the coast defeuSes, was finally
passed. The naval appropriation bill was
then taken up and practically completed,
although pending the decision Of an
amendment concerning the price of armor
plate, the bill was displaced In order that
the measure increasing the military de-
partment Of the United States In time of
war might be considered After n long
discussion, the bill, after being amended
| by the committee, was passed. A Joint
resolution was passed giving the president
power to prevent the expectation OF coal
aud other war material
Just before adjournment, II became
known among senators ON the floor that
Senator Wathall (Miss), who has been i'll
for several weeks, was dead The formal
announcement OF his death was not made,
but viii be made when the senate convenes
| tomorrow.
MIR. Morrill, (vt.) asked for the passage
| of bill restoring to citizenship to the
United States OF Mrs. GIant- Sartorls,
| daughter OF General Grant.
Mr.. Quay introduced the following res
| oluiion
That the president is hereby authorized,
in his discretion and with such exceptions
aud limitations as shall seem to him ex-
pedient to prohibit the export OF coal or
other material used III war from any sea-
port unless authorized by the president.
When the sundly civil bill was laid be-
fore the senate. Mr.. Money said he had
noticed in the morning papers a statement
that the state department had announced
that during the coming war there would
be no pryateering by tho United States
aud this government would abide by the
treaty of Paris. made in 1856.
Il desire to inquire" he said, whether
any member of the foreign relations COM
mittee can confirm the statement
II have heard nothing about the matter"
said MIR. Davis, chairman OF the ioreigu
relations committee. except AShat | have
seen in the newspapers.
Mr. Money, continuing, said that he
could not believe the president had taken
such action. But" he said "it Is well
president be clearly defined here and now.
The power to issue letters of mardue and
ropriSal belongs exclusively TO congress.
Neither the United States nor Spain Is
signatory to the treaty of Paris; but in
everything relating to rights of neutrality.
tho United States has taken most ad-
yanced grounds. 1t is because the United
States took that advanced grounds in this
regard that the United States did not
become "A party to the Paris treaty"
Mr. Hoar (Mass.) interrupted Mr.. Money
To say this was an inopportune time to dis
cuss the question, as the senate hod no
knowledge that the president had exceeded
his constitutional power.
II desire simply TO call attention to the
fact as 1t was my duty to do. that these
propositions can not be tolerated by con
gress. and | suggest to senators in, the
confidence of the president that they sug-
gest to him the situation in congress" said |
Mr. Money.
sharp fight was made on the two
amendments of the committee, relating to
the REPRESENTATIONS on public lands and
timber. The amendments. however, were
finally agreed to-
MI Morgan secured the adoption Of an
amendment providing for the appropra-
ton of 900 for the maintenance of a
channel from Mobile harhor by dredging
The sundry civil bill as amended was
The naval appropriation bill was then
taken np. Tho bill as II passed the house
carried S3S,ol4,O5s AS II was reported to !
the senate it carried si6d7755S.
tending consideration of the naval hill |
Mr. lpwley Comm, chairman of the mill |
iary affairs committee. called up tho reso-
iuten introduced few days ago and re-
introduced today relating to the exporta-
Hon OF coal and other war materials. After
some amendment the resolution was passed
without division.
Reading of the naval bill was then re-
sumed and completed with its amendments
at . n M
an amendment was adopted hy the COM
mittee providing that the secretary of Tho |
navy may establish denots for coal or otbo- |
tucl for warships. and npprorrlatlng se5o.
WV tor that purpose, Several minor amend
inpn's were adonted. AS the bill was
ahout TO pass, the amor matter was |
hfonght up, and as it was likely 10 lead
10 debate Mr. IIawlev brought the vol,n- |
,eer army bill which was considered by