The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-15
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
NUMBER OF HILLS FROM THE
GENERAL CALENDAR PASSED.

onc Authorizes he Construction of
right New ReHnue Cutters at AN
aggregate Cos Not Exceeding
st.025 O00-The Boutwell, One of
he vessels 1t : Proposed to Re-
ire-Brave Dee i'm an Indian War
Recalled.
washington, Mara A.-During its ses-
sion of three houn to-day the Senate
oassed a considerable number of bills from
the General calendf, among the number
baisg one authorizlg the construction of
a;gbt new revenuecutte not exceeding
on aggregate cost II $1,O25,OOo.
The national quarantine was made the
REGULAR order of fnsness and will be la
ken up probably q Wednesday.
resolution offered last Thursday by
MIR handler of Jew Hampshire, author
izing the committee on naval affairs to
send for persons and papers for use in
tbe Maine investigation, was adopted.
Almost Immediately afterWard Mr. Al
len Of Nebraska, inquired of Mr.. Chandler
what the naval affairs committee had done
regarding the Investigation of the Maine
catastrope as provided for in his reso-
luton of several weeks ago.
Mr. Chandler, in reply, called attention
10 the absence of the chairman of the
naval committee Mr.. Hale, and disclaim-
ed any desire or intention to speak for
the committee. He said, however, that as
vet the committee had taken no action re-
earding the investigation beyond present.
ing and securing the passage of the resola-
-srrf.a he tor 70 cd
as a court He expressed the opinion that
the policy of the committee would be to
await the action and findings of the naval
court of inquiry He called attention to
the interesting fact that naval courts have
no authority under the law to compel
Witnesses to testify or to punish them if
they should refuse He thought, therefore,
that the naval committee, in making its
Investigation, ought to be empowered to
force testimony from witnesses or Inf1lct
a penalty for refusing.
us the senator advised as to whe ther
the naval affairs committee will make an
Investigation of the Maine disaster?' in
CURED Mr.. Allen.
81 am not prepared to speak for the
committee" replied Mr.. Chandler 1.-THE
resolution, I take it, places an injunction
upon the committee to conduct an investi-
CATION, and the resolution agreed to few
minutes ago is in line with that injunction
This is a subject which l do not think
ought to be discussed in public. 1 desire
10 commend the senator from Nebraska
for his patriotic restraint in refraining
from discussing this matter"
The conference report on the army ap-
propriation bill was presented by Mr.. Quay
Of Pennsylvania, and was agreed to-
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, of the for
eign relations committee called up the
Joint resolution for the relief of August
Bolten and Gustave Richelieu. The resolu-
ton, as reported from the foreign rela-
tons committee, is as follows:
THAT the President of the United States
be and he is hereby empowered to take
such measures as in his judgment may
be necessary to obtain the indemnity from
the Spanish government for the wrongs
and injuries suffered by August Bolten
and Gustave Richelieu, by reason of their
wrongful arrest and imprisonment by the
Spanish authorities at Santiago de Cuba
in the year 1895; and to secure this end he
is authorized and requested to employ
such means or exercise such power as
may be necessary"
The resolution. to which objection was
made few days ago. was passed with
out debate.
Other bills were passed as follows:
To pay Hattie A. Phillips, widow of John
Phillips, 5000 for services rendered by
John Phillips in bearing dispatches from
the commanding officer at Fort Phil Kear-
ney to Fort Laramie in December, 1866, af-
ter the massacre of the United States SOL
diers under Lieut.. Col. Fetterman by the
Sioux Indians, and by whose services the
garrison at Fort. Phil Kearney, then sur
rounded by Sioux Indians, was rescued
and saved from humiliation.
To increase the pension of Mrs. Letitia
Tyler Semple, daughter of President
John Tyler to $50 month
The bill authorizing the Secretary of the
treasury to have constructed eight vessels
Tor the revenue cutter service, providing
for them as follows: One to take the
place Of the steamer Seward, cost not to
exceed $4,000; one to take the place OF
the McLane, cost not to exceed $4,000,
one TO take the place of the Colfax, cost
not to exceed 100000; one to take the place
OF the Boutwell,, cost not to exceed $780,
WO; one for service on and in the vicinity
OF Columbia river bar, Pacific coast, cost
not to exceed $250,000; one for harbor SER
wee at Philadelphia, to replace the
steamer Washington, cost not to exceed
S47O0O one for harbor service at Boston
10 replace the steamer Hamlin, cost not
70 exceed $40, 600; one for harbor service
at New York, to replace the Chandler, cost
not to exceed $4,000.
AT z;4O o'clock the Senate, on motion of
MT Quay, went into executive session and
soon afterward adjourned.
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