Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-18
NAVY BILL fASSES.
SENATE FORMALLY .EssI
SYMPATHY FOR FRANCE.
EssEs
HEpBURN'S CANAL POINT RULED OUT.
Additional Naval Cadetships, One Cor
n Son of Captain GridIey's and An
other for Brother of Ensign
Baglcy's.

w AStlN1lON, rtuiudfy ifs-Ht no
session to-day the Senate adopted a re-
solution instructing the Vice-President OF
the United States. as president OF the
Senate, to express to the government and
to the people of France the sympathy OF
the Senate in the bereavement that has
fallen upon the French republic in the
death of President Faure.
The navy personnel bill, for which the
Navy Department has been contending
for so many years, was passed by the
Senate this afternoon. 1t was under dis
cussion for several hours, but was passed
practically in the form in which il was
recommended by the Senate Committee
Its provisions have heretofore been fully
given.
The remainder Of the days session was
devoted to the passage OF bills on the
private-pension calendar, seventy-four I'm
number. and to the reading OF the Alaska
code bill. The agreement under which
the Alaska bill was read provided that
no other business than the formal read
ing should be transacted.
REVOLUTIONARY PICTURES.
Mr. Tillman presented to the Senate
letter from Octavius A. White, OF New
York city, Offering to the Senate three
notable paintings Of Revolutionary war
scenes by Mr.. Whites father. Mr.. Till
man said he had referred the matter TO
the Committee on Library for the Sem
ate, which had considered the subje l.
The paintings had been sent 10 this city.
and were pronounced to be really works
OF art
Mr.. Hansbrough. acting chairman Of
the Library Committee offered resolu-
ton accepting the paintings, and proyid-
Ing for suitably hanging them in the
Senate wing Of the Capitol. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
Among the bills passed was one grant
ing authority to the Pensacola and
Northwestern Railroad Company to build
bridges over certain rivers In Alabama.
ARMY BILL MONDAY.
Mr.. Hawley. chairman Of the Military
Affairs Committee, gave notice that on
Monday, at the close of routine business.
he would move to take up the army re-
organization bill
The Senate adjourned at 6:15 p. NJ
House Proceedings.
In the House to-day a bin was passed
authorizing the President to appoint five
additional cadets-at-large to the Naval
Academy.
During the course Of the brief debate
upon the bill il developed that one of
these cadetships was TO go to a son of
Captain Gridley who commanded Adj
miral Dewey's flagship at the battle of
Manila. and another 10 a bro her of En-
sign Worth Bagley. OF North Carolina.
the hero of the torpedo-boat Winslow
engagement with the masked batteries at
Cardenas.
HEPBURN BILL DONE FOR.
THE regular order was then demand
ed This was a vote upon the mo-
ton. made just prior to adjournment yes
terday, 10 lay upon the table the appeal
from the decision OF the Chair wherein
the Speaker ruled that Mr.. Hepburn's res
olution TO recommit the sundry civil
bill, with instructions to incorporate with
IL the Nicaragua canal bill amendment,
was not in order. No quorum having de-
veloped upon the motion yesterday, the
vote was again taken by ayes and noes.
The Chair was sustained, and the ap-
peal laid upon the tabe-155 to SO. The |
sundry civil bill was then passed.
NAVY BILL.
The House then went into Committee |
of the Whole, and took up the naval APP |
preparation bill. The bill, as reported,
carries sit16S.6O5. exceeding by $. i055i6
the largest bill ever reported by the Naval
Committee but being 50. 7653O0 less than
the estimates.
No general debate was demanded upon
the bill, and it's reading for amendment
under the five-minute rule was imme
diately commenced.
An attempt TO defeat the provision for
a Joint arrangement between the govern
ment and the Fitchburg Railroad Com
pany, at the Boston navy-yard, failed.
NAVAL ACADEMY BUILDINGS.
A point of order against the provision
In the bill relative 10 the Encouragement
and reconstruction OF the buildings at
the Naval Academy went over until to-
morrow.
At 5 o'clock the House took a recess /
until Z. NJ, the evening session being /
devoted to private pension legislation.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session OF the House fifty !
seven private pension bills were passed, |
none of them being OF special importance. |
At 1890 p. NJ. the House adjourned.
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