Evening star., 1898-04-21
Some ChaageaaMade in the House
&c Measure.
TERM Of" ENLISTMENT REDUCED
Senate PassesCoal Embargo Res
oiution.
THE NAVAL BILL TAKEN UP

| Just before the Senate convened today a
| telephone message was received at the
| Capitol announcing that Mr. Walthall
! (Miss) was dying. The news cast a feeling
| of gloom over the entire Senate. The chap
| lain's invocation was repletc with pathos
| and significance. 1t follows:
"Oh God of Earth, In these eventful and
| solemn days. when we stand on the very
edge of battle, as our people believe their
cause to be Just, righteous and humane,
we appeal to Thee, oh God to be our guide,
guardian and defense Support Thy SER
want, the commander-in-ch chief of the armies
and navy of the United States: his civil.
| military and naval advisers, and grant that
their deliberations may be wise, skillful
and brought to a triumphant close. Unite
| the heart of the nation and make it the
heart of one man, sustaining the consti-
tuted authorities, Give vigor and power
| to the sailors and soldiers OF the nation.
and make their achievements equal the
| glory and triumrhs of the past and even
surpass them Bring the struggle to a
speedy and victorious close, that our peo-
| pie may return to the ways of peace and
quietness. Crown us with Thy benediction,
| oh Lord God of Earth and Heaven
Mr.. Morrill, (Nt.) secured the passage of
a bill to restore to citizenship in the United
States Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris daugh-
ter Of the late President Grant, who for
feited her citizenship by her marriage TO IA
| subject of Great Britain.
Mr.. EEkins secured the passage Of a joint
resolution directing the Secretary of War
| to have survey and estimate maue for
the improvement of the West Fork river,
West Virginia, by system of locks and
dams.
| Mr.. Quay Pa.) introduced the following
resolution: That the President IS hereby
auth orized in his discretion and with such
limitations and exceptions shall seem
to him expedient, to prohibit the export
of coal or other material used in war from
'eny seaport of the United States until
otherwise ordered by Congress-.
Mr.. Quay gave notice that later In the
day he would call up the resolution.
The Matter of Privateering.
When the sun1ry civii bill was laid be-
fore the Senate, it's consideration being by
agreement under the five-minute rule Mr.
Money (Miss.) said he had noticed in a
| morning paper the statement that the State
Department had announced there would,
during the APPROACHING war, be no priva-
teering by the United States and that this
government would abide by the treaty of
Paris. made in 1856 II desire to INQUIRE, y
said he, whether any member of the for
eign relations cofhmttee can inform the
| Senate if the Statement made in the news
papers is true. III
Il have heard nothing about the matter. -
responded Mr.. Davis, chairman of the for
eign relations comittee, except what
have seen In the Newspapers
Mr.. Money continuing, said that he could
not believe the President had taken such
| action. But i1e' said, lit is well enough
| that the powers delegated to the President
| be clearly .daffned, hare and now. The
power to issue letters of marque and re-
| prisal belongs exclusively to Congress.
| Neither the United States nor Spain is
signatory to the treaty Of Paris but in
| everything relating to the rights of neu-
trais the United States has taken most adj
vanced ground. 1t was because the United
States took more advanced ground than
| other nations in this regard that the United
| States did not become a party to the Paris;
| treaty"
| Mr. Hoar (Mass.) interrupted Mr. Money
| to note that this was an inopportune time
to discuss the question, as the Senate had
| no knowledge that the President had ex-
| ceeded his constitutional power.
Il desire simply to call attention to tho
fact" continued Mr.. Money, "as it was
my duty to do. that this proposition can
not be tolerated by Congress, and I wo,,Id
| suggest to senators in the confidence of the
President that they suggest to him the
| situation in Congress-"
| Mr.. Morgan (Ala) said that the foreier
| relations committee had mo iurisdiction
| over this war That duty devolved upon
| the military affairs committee
| Mr. Hoar announced that hereafter he
| would insist that such discussions as thai
precipitated by Mr.. Money relating to the
war should be held in secret Legislative
session.
sharp fight was made upon the two
| amendments of the committee to that sac.
ton of the bill relating to the depreda.
t'ons on public lands and timber.
| The amendments, however, We're finally
| agreed 10.
| Mr. Morgan secured the adoption of an
| amendment providing for the appropria.
ticn OF $4,000 for the maintenance of The
| channel in Mobile harbor by dredging.
The sundry civil bill as amended was
| then passed. !
The naval appropriation bill was laid be-
| fore the Senate. The bill as IT passed the
| House carried A$3s.c14.o5s AS it was re-
ported to the Senate it carries s46.277,55s
| Embnrgo. on Coal.
| Pending the consideration of the naval
bill Mr.. Hawley Comm, chairman of the
| military affairs committee, called up the
resolution introduced few days ago and
reintroduced today relating to the expor-
| tation of coal, and .other war materials
After so amending the resolution as to eli.
able the President not only to lay. but to
raise the embargo. the resolution was
passed witSHut vision.
Re prtj to the Senate.
House biIEpo4s providing for temporarily
increasing sthe military establishment of
the United Estates in time OF war, was re-
ported to the Senate this afternoon from
the committee on military affairs. The bill
is amended in several particulars. The
following is insested:
| "ProvideAr further. that the President
may authSFze ehe- Secretary of War to
organize cnpaqses, troops, battalions or
| regiments Fosaosirg special qualifications
from the naticnt 4 large, under such rules
and regulations, 1ncluding the appointment
| of the officers thereof. as may be pre-
-orihed ba- rY &c