Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-02
F%IFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, MAY .
SENATE.

SbNAIh.
At the opening of the Senate's So
sion to-day the chaplain offered m
thanks for the "glorious victory wo op
by Commodore Dewey's Asiatic squad.
ron.
Mr.. Turpie was appointed to Gil tbs
vacancy on the finance committes
caused by the death of Senator WI,
thai.
The war revenue Measure passed br
the House on Friday was reported -
the Senate and referred to the finance
committee.
A conference on the sundry civil bin
was agreed to.
Another conference was agreed to On
the naval appropriation bill.
Immediately Mr.. Hale presented tbo
new report of the conferees, an agree.
ment having been reached in advance
OF the authorization of the conferercs
The Senate receded from the amsnf.
ment relating to patent claims for nave.
officers, which was opposed in tho
House. The report was agreed to.
A House bill providing for the s,s.
pension, during the war, OF certain
| provisions of the law relating to The
quartermaster's department Of The
army was passed without debate.
MIR. Stewart reported from the com.
mittee on mines a bill providing thai
| the owners of mining claims who NAV
enlist in the war against Spain shall moi
be subject to the forfeiture of their
claims for not performing assessment,
work on them as provided by law dur.
ing the period of their enlistment. The
measure was passed without debate.
The Senate agreed to adjourn until
Wednesday and then went into execu.
tive session.
Later the Senate passel the emer.
gency war appropriation bill.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the House met tc.
day Chairman Cannon, OF the commit.
tee on appropriations, was Recognized
and presented the urgency deficiency
dill to provide for the ~extraordinsry
war expenses. Mr.. Cannon asked for
immediate consideration.
Mr.. Cannon, in explaining the neces.
sity of the bill, pointed out that there
was not a dollar available from any
other ource to meet these demands on
/ the appropriations made. Promp. ac.
: ton was demanded in each instance to
| place at the disposal of the authorities
near to equip and make most efficient
the forces of the United States
Mr.. Sayers said that in his opinion
the volunteers would be paid from the
| time of enrolment and not from the
time of being mustered into the sery.
ice.
MIR. Steele, interrupting, said be had
been advised at the War Department
that the federal government would pay
and desired to pay Immediately, vo!un.
teers from the moment OF their enroll.
ment, and Mr.. Sayers added that the
government would pay all expenses OF
volunteers incident to their movement
from their homes to the place OF En-
rollment.
MIR. Cannon's request was granted.
MT. Dlngley then called attention
to the probable expense OF the war aud
necessity for extraordinary revenue.
He said the $1,000, 900 appropriated
for defense had been exhausted, that
the present emergency bill carried
$36,00O,O00 and the expenditures made
necessary by reason of the war would
probably amount very soon to $lQ0-,
100000 because of the fertilization ~
preparations.
The bill was then passed without
division.
Mr.. Lacey presented the conference
report on the general Alaskan bill ex-
tending the homestead laws to and
granting railroad rights OF way in that
| territory.