Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-08
TN TIE sBN.AFE,
sharp Talk on the Sundry Cayu BIZ
Yesterday.

Yesterday. -
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. April 1.-S,oune sharp
war talk WAS indulged in. by the Sem
ate today. When the consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill was
resumed the question pending was the
amendment of Mr.. Petuus, of Ala banla,
providing soI' such improvements of the
harbor at Mobile as wpslid enable war
vessel. to obtain ccal and other supplies
there. Mr. Allison, of Iowa, in charge
Of the bill. made a point OF order against
the amendment This called out a bit
| WHO charged tine. appropriation commit
tee with Discrimination against the
proper measures and threatened to- as
.sist in diessolv'ng the committee;
las for. the threat Implied by the
Mn Allison, hotly, IF know myself
do not crave the work that is now inn
posed upon me by the Senate. If the
Senate wnnts to dissolve the committee
it may, do 80 without delay"
MIR. Morgan said that already We
heard of q great coal combine that is to
| control the price Of coal to be Supplied
to the government at Southern ports.
He llciped that tie report was not true.
but he realized. he said. the opThsrtuni
ty for such treasona BILE spolia tibn of
the government. He pointed rut some
Of the advantages of opening the coal
fields of the South by the improvements
| suggested in the pending amendment.
The government wt1nuiid thus be enabled
70 obtain hts coal in any quantities Tt
reasonable rates near the theatre of ac-
ton i'm case OF hostilities- Il do not
| know. Mr. President whether war IS
conrl.g or not" said he. II Rave never
myself done anything that might in
| vc.lve this country i'm war hut it seems
! To ME that the sworn testimony now
| before the Senate is sufficiently strong
| 10 compel US to stlGke i'm defense of the
| honor and dignity of the c,nulu,y and in
memcry of cur dead seanlen s:Jrputle,
i'm thu n:tld OF Havuna harbor. I am
| willing To vote FIR a declaration that
may involve us i'm hostii,iesI because
believe that we have just c,uSe.'
MIR. Md gan was of tlle opinion that if
naiiload company had brought, the
amendment into the Senate III would
| sent from the committee and he did not
thnal that. in the present circunn-
stances. There th,-uld be the slights st
aa.sitatinn to pass it. because. alth5ngh
II had not received the approval of any
committee. it had received the sanction
Of the secretary nf war. II am willing,
said he. TO DO anything that will sue
| cor the United States navy and strike
DOWN the monopoly that seeks to prey
| uia'n tEa government.
Mr. .AliiSon had a telegram lead from
Secretary uAlger. saying that while. he
| was willing that the Improvement
shculd be made the money to be ex-
| pended Within the discretion Of the sec
rotary of war. be thought the outer bar
al"uld be left for the present TO as 10
| ireve::f the TOO ready ingress of FIR
| seign hostile ships. 1t is better not
the Secl'-tary's dispatch read. TO open
| amy deep harbor,s that would admit
| "arsh ilys- 1t would make simply, one
| more place to guard
On this telegram the chair over-r,lls, 4
| Mr. Al.ison's point of Older and sub
| united the. C1lestltn to the Senate WHY
the AIMS ndment Should not be consider
| ed.
AN aye and no vote was taken on thi.
prorosition' and resulted in the negative
1888 The vote had the effect of ruling
! the amendment out of order
I AT O'Clock the bid WIS laid aside
and Mr.. WalthaM. of Mississippi. pre-
| scented Resolutions on thu death OF his
ate colleague. Sena tot ia mes z. George.
Those who paid tribute to the memory.
| or senator George Were Mr. WalthaN.
Of Aississippi: Mr.. Proctor, of Yer
| mont: MI. Turpie. OF Indiana: ,sIr. Bate.
| OF tennessee; Mr.. Teller, of Colorad do !:
Mr.. Gray. of Delaware; MIR. Plat al
| sipp W ~, - -
| Al O'Clock. a sa further mark Of ra-
1pect' the Senate adjourned until Mon