The news & observer., 1898-02-22
MAINE APPROPRIATION
HOUSE BILL APPROPRIATING
$2OO,oOO ADOPTED BY SENATE.
NEWBERRY CASTLE GET DAMAGES SIS, 900
For Damage by Federal Troops After HOstiIites
--House Voted to Observe Washington's
Birthday. But Was Lost on Point
of No Quorum.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 21-FOr three
hours today the Senate had under dis
cussion the bill providing for the taking
Of the twelfth and subsequent cen
Guses. 1t was so amended as to place
the census bureau under the Secretary
of the Interior, but the extended discus
sion which followed disclosed so wide a
divergence of views ON the part of
Senators rs to the various features Of the
measure that no further action was
taken. A resolution offered by Mr..
Allen, (Nebraska), directing the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs to make an in
vestigation of the disaster to the battle
slip Maine, was adopted without de-
bate.
The joint resolution providing for the
recovery of the bodies of officers and
men from the wrecked battleship Maine,
and for the recovery of valuable prop
erty on the ship. which was passed by
the House of Representatives last week,
WIS presented 20 the Senate and passed
Immediately. 1t carries an appropriation
of 100000.
Mr.. Allen, Nebraska), introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Naval Affairs be, and it is hereby di-
rccted to make thorough inquiry into
the destruction of the battleship Maine
III Havana harbor on the 10Th instant,
and report to the Senate"
The resolution was passed imme-
diately.
AS no other business was pressing. the
Senate ut the suggestion of Mr. Hale.
tAIaine). began to consider unobjected
bill on the calendar. Among those pass
ed were the following:
Requiring Masters and mates of sail
vessels of over 700 toms to have licenses
issue by United States inspectors; pro-
yiding for the collection of fees for fur
nishing certificates of title to vessels.
At O'Clock consideration of bills on
the Calendar was discontinued and the
measure providing for the twelfth and
subsequent censusets was laid before
the Senate.
The proposition was discussed until
$40 O'Clock p. m, when. without action
upon the bill the Senate, on motion of
Mr.. Carter, (Montana). went into exc
cutiye session and shortly afterward ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Washington, ID. c., Febraury 21.-This
was private bill day in the House, but
little was accomplished owing to the fact
that most of the time was consumed
in the passage of private pension bills
coming over from the Friday might ses-
SION three weeks ago. The feature
OF the day was the spirited contest over
tie bill to pay Newberry college. a Lu-
theran institution in South Carolina,
$4,000 for damages sustained by it
while used as barracks by Federal
troops shortly after hostilities ceased.
1t was strongly opposed by Mr.. Ding
ley and Mr. Dalzell, who announced
their antagonism to war claims of this
character but Mr.. Cooper, of Texas,
who championed it on the Democratic
side was supported by Mr.. Mahon, OF
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts, and other Republicans, and it
was finally passed. On motion of Mr..
Bailey, the Democratic leader, the
House voted 50 to 35 to observe Wash
ington's birthday by adjourning over
tomorttr, but Mr. Dingley raised the
point OF 10 quorum, and before further
action could be taken, the House re-
Ct ssed under tne rule until s o'clock.
The Republicans desire to go ahead with
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
tomorrow