New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-11

privatcs to each organized division OF troops Two
thirds OF all the officers below the rank OF major
and the same proportion Of tho enlisted men shall
be skilled electricians telegraph operators
Mr. WHITE Dem Cab introduced the follow
Ing resolution:
Harry X Spring and Charles, W Nelson. citizens
California who are under arrest in the Republic
OF Colombia and TO inquire whether said Spring
trial or have been otherwise unlawfuy restrained
Of their liberties. and whether the diplomatic ON
public OF Colombia have made appropT t cset
and report by resolution or otherwise.
The resolution went under the rules.
IMMUNE BILL AGREED TO.
Mr. HAWIEY (Rep. Comm. chairman Of the MIL
uary Affairs Committee called up the bill prov.d-
ing for a volunteer brigade Of engineers and the
enlistment OF thousand immunes I'm the South
ern States 1t had been passed by the House. with
two amendments. and Mr. Hawley moved that the
Senate concur in the amendments. The motion pre-
vailed. The bill now goes to the President for his
signature.
Mr. MORRILL, (Rep.. VI called up the House
bill 10 readmt Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris 10 cti.
zcnshp in the United States The bill passed.
1t has already passed the House.
At los ?. m the Vice President announced his
signature to the resolution OF thanks to Acting Ad-
miral Dewey and the officers and men OF his COM
mand
The consideration OF the Postofice Appropriation
bill resumed Mr. BUTLER Pop n. c..
whose amendment was pending when the Senate
adjourned last evening. offered amendment
dividing his proposition. His substitute amend
ment provided for the appointment OF two Joint
committees. one to investigate the OF trans
porting the mails by the railroads and the other
to investigate the receipts and expenditures OF tho
Postofice Department
After hours discussion OF the Butler amend
ment. the discussion being participated In by MT
Butler who consumed practically all OF the time.
Mr. Chandler, Mr.. Pasco aud Mr.. Quay the
voting began at o'clock. The first vote was on
Mr. Buffers amendment providing for two investi-
eating committees. The amendment defeated
PA to, 40
THE POSTOFFICE BILL PASSED.
Mr. CHANDLER (Rep.. n. H offered the amend
ment proposed last evening by Mr.. Butler. limit
Ing the investigation provided FOR in the bill to
tho cost OF transporting the malls. II was de-
feated without division. Mr.. Butler offered an
other amendment striking out the paragraph or
the bill making 1t discretionary with the POST
mastcr-General whether he shall expend $l7lZ3S 10
secure a special fast mail service between New
York and Washington. to Atlanta and New-Or-
leans The amendment defeated-u TO d. The
bill then passed without division. a..
the Constitution OF the United States. substituting
the last Thursday In April Tor March as trs .ne
dent. ami the beginning OF the terms OF senators
and Representatives was considered
TO CHANGE INAUGURATION DAY.
The author OF the resolution. Mr.. HOAR (Rep..
Mass) made a brief explanation of the necessity
of making the change proposed He pointed out
the fact that Inauguration days under the present
arrangements are too often characterized by dis
agreeable weather. the nature OF the weather IN
volying danger TO the health and lives OF those
who take part In the exercises. The most impor-
tant reason for the adoption OF the amendment
was that the time between the date Congress con-
vened in December and March 4. when the term
OF Congress expired by limitation every two years.
was too short for the proper and decent consdera;
ton OF the thirteen great appropriation bls ana
other matters OF Importance which must neces-
sarily be considered in the short sessions.
MIR PERKINS tRep... CALI spoke against any
change in the date OF inauguration. He favored
March 4 because OF what he termed It's hallowed:
almost sacred associations" He said that one
argument In favor OF the change that had been
advan was that March 1 sometimes fell on Sun
day He thought that was really the only argu-
ment In favor of the proposed amendment. Mr.
Perkins closed with argument against asking
Senators and Representatives TO vote for an extern
sion of their own terms.
Mr. BACON Dem. Ca and Mr.. STEWART
pop. New advocated fixing a day Of the month
instead OF a day OF the week so as not to shorten
or leng then Presidential terms
Mr.. Chandler elaborated the desirabality OF -