The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-06
ronr1rIolr1oNs nIEI rAssED.
All Easrts @ Increase the Apprspstns,ens ars
sueeeusfuily Res,stea.

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All Essrts % Increase the Apprspsiasiene Are
Successfully nes,stea.
wAsHNeror. Feb h-After three days dis.
cussion the House this afternoon passed the
Fortihcations bill just a. IL came from the Com
mittee on Appropriation. all efforts 70 increase
tho amounts carried in tho bill being success.
fully resisted. In this policy the Republican
managers had the efficient and earnest support
Of Mr.. Sayers Of Texas. the leading Democrat on
the Appropriations Committee, who said that II
he could have had his way the bill would carry
but $1,000. 900 instead OF 100000
Upon the paragraph in the bill appropriatlne
&2s9,O00 for finishing and assembling high
power guns for coast defence, Mr.. Hull REP,
1nl asked IL the committee thought that there
should be no appropriation for emplacenents
for guns. He had been informed that only sev.
cnty.four OF the 4G5 guns included in the Endi-
colt plan OF defence had been put in position
and only 1s4 OF the 9S2 nortara
Mr.. Henenway tTtop., Ind.) said that IL was
the policy Of the Ordnance Bureau to keep the
em~placemcnts about a year behind the gums.
MIR. Pearce (sep., MOI said that an inspection
OF all the defences on both ocean coasts satisfied
him that at least g., 100000 WAS necessary to
provide tho necessary emplacements, and that
on the Pacific coast the work was stopped for
NJ, MsciaIlap lDe%p; \. y Informed the com.
plan OF defence had been placed. and only forty
sSsE ss% Il SEs IA Az! M III. T]e $SSF ssS,S Ss SGt 'Ss 3 .Ssi
c~cssfully attacked by a hostile feet.
., Mr.; SHySEs sRpom;iaA T E H. said Mst that seSSn of Tot n
proprieted except In the face Of a pressing ne.
OF ofI preparinf ne tS Ss' b IS'a Tho en total amount n ste would Suis
not exceed $4,000 900 instead of over $4,000
900. He said that when tho Naval Appropria-
tion bill came in the House would. be asked to
vote for new battleships. He did not believe
they should be permitted togo, or were lifted for
great. They should DO confined TO coast defence;
they are not ,ocean:going vessels.
Mi. johnson tRep.. INDY made some sarcastic
dissertations y, upon the question OF hs . 7 n
FOR putting them into a condition q defence.
ocrat. I'm with you on that proposition.
Mr.. Johnson-I nm not q Democrat, but on
some questions OF public policy I do get outside
Mr.. sayors.!do not want to be offensive, but
The gentlemen has made one Of the most sensi-
Mr.. Mcclellan endeavored unsuccessfuliy to
secure increased representations for most OF tho
upon the declarations by the officials of the ne
cessities OF the service. as made before the Com
The COMMITTEES re jected all amendments, and
the bill as prepared by the Committee on Ap.
preparations was reported to the House and
passed.
Upon the unanimous report Of Elections Com.
mittee No. 2. submitted BY Chairman Royce, the
House adopted q resolution declaring William
McAler. Democrat, entitled to the seat from the
Third pennsylvania district, contested by Sam
uel r. Hudson. who also ran M q Democrat.
4 House bill was passed granting to the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad right of way
for a branch into Indian Territory. Also Senate
bill authorizing the Muskogee Coal and Iron
Company to construct and operate II railroad
through Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
MIR. Bartholdt tRep.. No. introduced q bill au-
thorizing the holding of An international expo
centennial of the Louisiana purchase. st. Louis
is the largest city within the limits OF the pur-
chase, and for that reason Mr.. Bartholdt thinks
the exposition should be held there. The bill
carries an approximation of $25O. 900.
The House adjourned until Monday,