The herald., 1898-04-22
The SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
ALSO INCLUDES THE ITEM FOR
SAN PEDRO
HOUSE AND SENATE AGREE
On the Proposition That No More Coal
Shall Be Exported for Use Of
the Spanish
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, April H.-Three i'm
ate this afternoon. all of which relat'
largely to the national defense The sun
dry civil bill, which has been pending TO
two weeks and which carries larg
amount of money intended to be used IL
the strengthening of the countrys de
fenses was finally passed. The naval ap
preparation bill was Immediately taken VI
and practically completed, although pend
ing the decision of an amendment concern
Ing the price Of armor plate the bill wa:
displaced in order that the measure tenn
porarily increasing the military establish
mAnt Of the United States in time of wal
might be considered.
A joint resolution was adopted giving
the president power to prevent the expor-
tation of coal and other war material.
Morrill, of Vermont secured the passage
Of a bill to restore to citizenship of the
United States Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris
daughter of the late President Grant.
Quay Of Pennsylvania introduced the fol-
lowing resolution: THAT the president is
hereby authorized at his discretion and
with such limitations and exceptions as
shall seem to him expedient to prohibit the
export of coal or other material used Ill
war from any seaport of the United States
until otherwise ordered by congress-
Money Is Jealous
When the sundry civil bill was laid be-
fore the senate, it's consideration being by
agreement under the five minute rule,
Money of Mississippi said he had noticed
In a morning paper the statement that the
state department had announced there
would during the approaching war be no
prvateering by the United States and that
tk.S government would abide by the treaty
of Paris, made in 1856 Il desire to inquire"
said he, whether any member of the for
eign relations committee can inform the
senate if the statement made in the news
paper is true"
II have heard nothing about the mat
ter" responded Davis, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, except what
I have seen in the newspapers"
Money continuing said that he could not
believe the president had taken such ac-
ton. But" said he, sit is we'll enough
that the powers delegated to the president
be clearly defined here and now. The DOW
er to issue letters of marque and reprisal
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 neutrals the Unit
ed States has taken most advanced ground
1t was because the United States took
more advanced grounds than other nations
in this regard that the United States did
not become a party to the Paris treay."
Hoar interrupted Money to note that this
was an inopportune time to discuss the
question, as the senate had no knowledge
that the president had exceeded his consti-
tutional power.
Il desired simply to call attention to the
fact" said Money, "as it was my duty to
DO; but this proposition cannot be tolerat-
ed by congress, and 1 would suggest to the
senators in the confidence of the president
that they suggest to him the situation IN
congress"
A sharp fight was made upon the two
amendments of the committee to that sec
tion of the bill relating to depredations on
public lands and timber The amendments,
however, were finally agreed to.
The sundry civil bill as amended was
then passed.
The Naval Bill
The naval appropriation bill was laid be-
fore the senate. The bill as it passed the