The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-22
IMPORTANT MEASURES.
Three Bills Passed By the Senate
Yesterday.
ALL RELATED LARGELY TO THE
NATIONAL DEFRNSE-
The Sundry Civil Bill Passed-Naval Bill
Same as Completed he Bill Author
fzing Call For Volunteers Goes

The Sundry Civil Bill Passed-Naval Bill
Same as Comp1eted-ihe Bill Author
izing Call For Volunteers Goes
Through.
Z Washington, April 2l.---Just before the
Senate convened today telephone mes
sage was received at the Capitol ANNOUNCE
ing that Mr.. Walthall of Mississippi was
dying. The news cast feeling of gloom
over the entire Senate.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont secured the
passage of bill to restore to citizenship
in the United States. Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris, daughter of the late President
Grant, who forfeited her citizenship by
her marriage to subject of Great Britt
ain. "s&
Mr.. Quay OF Pennsylvania introduced
the following resolution:
That the President is hereby autho-
rized. i'll his discretion and with such
Limitations and exceptions as shall seem
to him expedient, to prohibit the export
of coal or other material used in war
from any sea port of the United States
Mr.. Quay gave notice that later in the
day he would call up the resolution.
The sundry civil bill was laid be-
fore the Senate, its consideration being
by agreement under the five-minute rule.
Mr.. Money of Mississippi, said he had
noticed in morning paper the statement
that the state department had announced
there would, during the approaching
war, be no privateering by the United
States and this government would abide
by the treaty of Paris, made in 1856.
II desire to inquire" said he, "wheth
er any member of the foreign relations
committee can inform the Senate if the
statement made in the newspapers is
true?"
II have heard nothing about the mai
ter responded Mr.. Davis, chairman of
the foreign regulations committee, except
what have seen in the newspapers y
Mr. Money, continuing, said that he
could not believe the President had taken
such action. Neither, the United States
nor Spain is signatory to the treaty of
Paris; but in every thing relating to the
rights for neutrals the United States has
taken most advanced ground.
Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, interrupted
Mr.. Money to note that this was an in
opportune time to discuss the question as
the Senate had no knowledge that the
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power.
II desire simply to call attention to
| the fact," continued Mr.. Money as it
was my duty TO do, that this proposition
cannot be tolerated by Congress and
would suggest the senators in the conf
dence Of the President that they suggest
| to him the situation in Congress-"
| MIR. Morgan of Alabama said that the
foreign relations committee hao "no
| jurisdiction over this war That duty
devolved upon the military affairs COM
mittee.
Mr. Hoar announced that hereafter
he would insist that such discussion as
that precipitated by Mr.. Money would he
held in secret executive session.
A sharp fight was made upon the two
amendments of the committee to that
section of the bill relating to the depre-
dations of public lands and timbers.
The amendments, however, were finally
| agreed to. The sundry civil bill as
amended, was then passed
The naval appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate. The bill as it passed
5 5ss. 10 inc sen"'s 1t carried s4'S7'''
| Pending the consideration OF the naval
| bill. Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut, chair
man of the military affairs committee
called up the resolution introduced few
Gays ago ana REINFORCED iVOQay relating
to the expectation Of coal and other war
materials After so amending the resoIu-
ton as to enable the President net only
to lay but TO raise the embargo the sesoi
luton was passed without division
The reading of the naval bilpwas then
resumed and completed its amendments
at 2. p N. An amendment wasr added
by the committee providing that the sec
Rotary of the navy may establish depots
for coal or other fuel for warships and
appropriating $3.50, GOO for that purpose.
Mr.. Perkins of California, secured the
adoption of an amendment appropriating
| 100000 for the reconstruction of build
| ings destroyed recently by earthquake
at Mare island navy yard, California.
| Several minor amendments were adopted.
| AS the bill was about to pass the armor
| matter was brought up and, rs it was
likely to lead TO debate, Mr. Hawey,
brought up the volunteer army bill which
was considered by unanimous consent.
The bill has been fully described in these
dispatches, together with today's amend
ments by the senate military committee.
Some other minor amendments were
offered by Mr.. Hawley and agreed to-
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia suggested that
the bill be so amended as to provide that
| no man in the militia service should be
compelled to enlist by the vote OF the
company of which he is q member. Mr..
hawley explained that nobody could be
forocd to enlist as volunteer in the ser
vice OF the United States and there would