The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
Conference Report as Agreed to by
Both Houses Accepted I'm the Sem
ate by a Vote of AZ to 13.
THREE WAR MEASURES PASSED
AND THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION DE-
BATED BY M'ENERY AND TURLEY.
Collectors of Internal Revenue Urged
to Provide for Sale of Adhesive
Stamps-MilIiOns Mailed.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The conference
report on the bankruptcy bill was disposed
of by the Senate to-day without debate. AT
the request of Sena tors, Mr.. Nelson the au-
thor of the Senate bankruptcy measure
made a brief explanation of the bill as
agreed on by the conferees The report was
agreed to by vote of 43 to 49, The Ha-
waiian annexation resolutions were under
discussion throughout the session, except
during brief time when routine business
was disposed of. The speakers to-day were
Mr.. McEnery Dem., Lao, who concluded
his address, begun yesterday, and Mr.! Tur-
ley Oem., TENN, who presented a consti-
tutional argument against the resolution.
Three measures designed to facilitate the
work of the War Department were passed
without controversy. ~
At the opening of the session Mr. Hale
reported from the committee on appropria-
tons the general deficiency bill, and an
nounced that he would; at an early date,
call it up for consideration.
Mr.. Hale reported from the naval affairs
committee bill comforting authority upon
the President to appoint five cadets during
the next year to the Naval Academy. In ex-
planation Of the measure, Mr.. Hale said it
was particularly designed to enable the
President to appoint TO the Naval Academy
tie son of Capt. Charles v. Gridley, captain
Of the Olympia, the flagship of Admiral
Dewey during the Manila bay fight, and
who died recently at Kobe Japan. The
President had authority to appoint no other
cadets at large, although he desired to name
young Gridley. Immediate consideration
was asked for the bill. Mr. Bate objected,
saying that this extension of the authority
of ha PTaS bod
fused, and he thought the measure ought
not to be rushed through the Senate. Mr..
Gear said that an effort was being made to
secure the appointment OF Oscar Deignan,
of Iowa. who was one of the heroes of the
Merrimac. This appointment the President
could not make unless additional authority
were conferred upon him. Mr. Bate re-
bill went over 49,
A bill to increase the efficiency of the
quartermaster' department of the army and
authorizing tpe secretary of war to make
such distribution of the force of his depart
twenty assistant quartermasters in the VOL
unteer army with rank of captains.
A bill to increase the efficiency of the
subsistence department of the army and
making provision for the appointment of
twenty assistant commissaries of subsist-
ence, with rank of. eaptaips1 was reported
from the military affairs committee and was
passed. F15 ar HaG~ttt-.
The bill relative to the engineer corps of
the army. recently reported was also called
uD and passed.
Mr.. Hoar called up the conference report
on the bankruptcy bill. After Mr.. Nelson
had made statement the vote was taken
and the report adopted--43 to 13-as follows:
Yeas-Al Allison, Bacon, Baker Burrows,
boe Elkins, Fairbanks Faulkner Foraker,
Frye, Gallinger, German, Hale, Hanna,
Hoar, Jones of Nevada. Lindsay, Lodge
Mcbride, McEnery, Mallory, Mantle, Money
Nelson, Penrose, Perkins oPlatt of Connecti-
cut, Plat of New York, Ppftchard, Proctor
Nays-Bate, Berry, Butler, Cannon, Clay,
Cockrell, Jones of Arkansas. Mills, Petit
grew, Pettus, Rawlins: Teller, White-13.
Mr.. Allison presented an additional partial
report upon the sundry civil appropriation
bill and said he hoped to have the report
considered Tomorrow. SOFAS. a
Mr.. Davis in charge of the Hawaiian res
olutiong, objected to any arrangement that
might impede the progress of the resolu-
tions. tsee
Allison, that the Senate convene at Il a. IN.
tomorrow"
Some objection to this plan was entered
by Mr. Jones' of Arkansas, but he with
drew his demand for the yeas and nays and
The Hawaiian resolutions were laid be-
fore the Senate, and upon the demand Of
Mr.. Pettigrew, they We're read: After
speeches by Messrs. McEnery and Turley
report on the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill. 1t was adopted.
A bill was passed providing for the retire
ment on full pay Of ,Cassius r. Foster,
of Kansas, and the appointment of another
judge. tx 5fnl
executive session, and at $50 p. m. adj
journed.