The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-03

was devoted to unobjected nomina-
tons.
In open session. pending considera-
ton Of the fertilization bill. the follow
ing measures were passed: Authoriz-
ing the Commissioner OF the Freed
mems Trust and Savings Company to
pay 81 per cent dividends TO depositors:
House bill TO encourage the holding
Of a pan-American exposition on the
Niagara frontier at Buffalo. y. Y. in
1901
The Senate then proceeded with the
Notifications bill, the bill being in pre-
cisely the same form as it passed the
House. 1t carries $4,744, 1875
Pettigrew proposed an amendment
striking out an appropriation Of $4,000
for the purchase of a Gathmann gun
and one of $4,000 for the ammunition.
The amendment was defeated.
The Senate, on motion of Hoar. at
s o'clock, went into executive session.
AT the conclusion of the executive ses-
sion, the Senate resumed legislative
business at 6:15 p. m.
After remarks by Foraker on the
death OF Representative Stephen A
Northway OF Ohio, the usual resolu-
lions of regret were adopted. and the
Senate took a recess until SIS D. m
When the Senate reconvened Quay
moved that the Senate concur in the
amendment Of the House to the meas
ure providing for the erection of a
the amendment limiting the cost to
81 000, GOO. The motion was agreed TO,
which passed the bill.
An effort was made by Senator Fair
banks to obtain consideration of the
bill to extend the anu-contract labor
laws of the United States 10 Hawaii,
but Morgan, one of the Hawaiian COM
missioners, objected and the measure
went over.
Consideration of the Notifications bill
was resumed and Tillman was recog-
nized TO reply to speeches made earlier
in the day by German and Lodge. He
said that ii was an anomalous condition
that the conference on the naval bill
was in control of men who were op-
posed TO the Senate amendment to re-
duce the price of armOr plate. He was
willing and anxious TO give the admin
istratiOn all the support it needed, both
for the army and the navy.
Later Platt of Connecticut inquired
II TiIlman believed the Krupp armor
could be procured at even $445 per ton.
Tillman replied that perhaps it could
not be, but he was convinced that the
extra price for Krupp armor was sim
ply a scheme to rob US out OF $145 a
ton" He was willing TO complete every
battleship now on the stocks and pay
S400 a ton for the armor, but he wanted
Congress to proceed to the erection of
an armor factory and thus free the
country from the clutches of the armor
trust
Platt Of Connecticut said he desired
simply that the war vessels of the
United States should be covered with
the very best armor made, and he
thought all other Americans felt as he
did. He did not believe that England,
Russia and Germany were submitting
TO the exactions of an unconscionable
trust and it was in evidence that they
were paying about 1915 a ton for the
Krupp armOr.
Chandler OF New Hampshire declared
in answer TO questions that there was
no evidence that the Krupp armor was
any better than the Harveyized armor,
as no investigation had been made of
armor since Secretary Herbert made
his investigation.
The Notifications bill was then passed
without division. The bill was passed
precisely as it came from the House,
without amendment, and goes to the
President.
The conference reports on the census
and naval personnel bills were agreed
to and these measures also go TO the
President