The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-11
Question TO be Submitted to the
States.
FOUR WAR MEASURES PASSED.,
The Immune" Bill Agreed To-Meas-
urc Adopted AppropriatingS 100000,
900 for the POstofIice Depart
ment-Butler Made an At
tempt TO Cut on Sum for
Fast Mail Service.

WASHINGTON, May I0.-Four war
measures were passed by the Senate to-
day. one OF them provides for carrying
on the additional work IN the Adjutant-
Generals office, the second authorizes
the enlistment OF volunteer signal
corps. two-thirds OF the members OF
which must be expert electricians. or
teIeera piers: the third was the so-called
immune bill" passed by the House OF
Representatives; and the fourth was
measure suspending existing laws so that
additional hospital stewards can be app
pointed.
The postofiice appropriation bill. carry
ing appropriations which aggregate more
than sg9.O00000, was passed. \ determined
EFFORT was made by Mr.. Butler ,POpulisD
North Carolina, 10 cut on the sum OF
Sl7l. 49, appropriated for the fast mail
service between New York ana washing
ton 10 Atlanta and New Orleans ana TO
provide for two committees to investigate
postal affairs, but II was unsuccessiul, all
amendment. except those oners py the
Committee on Appropriations being voted
down.
After an extended and interesting de-
bate. the resolutions TO be submitted TO
the LEGISLATURES of the various States.
changing the date OF beginning OF the
terms OF President, Nice-President ana
members of Congress from tho Attn OF
March 10 the ith OF May. was adopted
Following is the text OF the proposed
amendment:
THE RESOLUTION.
THE term OF office OF the President and
Vice-President and OF the F1fiy-Sixth
Congress shall continue until the LIST day
OF May. in the year 1901. at noon; and
the fourth day or May. at noon, shall
thereafter be substituted for the ith OF
March. as the commencement and termi-
nation Of the official term OF the Presi-
dent, President. Senator'S and Keep
resentatives 10 Congress.
Soon after the opening OF to-day's ses-
sion OF the Senate. Mr.. Hale. Of Maine.
entered a motion to reconsider the vote
bv which the Senate yesterday passed the
bill increasing the number OF Rear Ad-
mirals from six to seven. The motion
created some surprise. but it Is the opin-
ion Of the Committee on Naval Affairs
that the President has ample authority 10
nominate Commodore Dewey as rear Ad-
miral without the bill passed yesterday.
Mr. Morrill,, Of Vermont, called up the
House bill TO re-admlt Mrs. Nellie Grant
sartoris to citizenship in the United
States. The bill was passed. II had al
ready passed the House.
Later in the day Mr.. Hawley Of Con-
nectcut. moved that the Senate non
acquiesce In the House amendments to
the bill providing assistance 10 the In
habitants Of Cuba. and arms and ammu-
milton for the Cuban insurgents. The mo-
ton was carried and Messrs. Hawley.
Carter and Cockrell were named as con-
ferees.
on motion Of Mr. Quay. Of Pennsyl-
vania, the Senate then at o'clock went
into executive session and at $3.50 adjourn
ed
SHORT HOUSE SESSION
WASHINGTON. May l0.-The House
was to-day I'm session only fifty minutes.
the early adjournment being due to no
urgent measures being before the House,
and a general indisposition 10 take up
minor matters The consideration or Dis
trict OF Columbia business occupied most
of the short session.