The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-14
Senators Snowbound
at Their Homes.
ADMIRAL OF NAVY.
A Bill Creating Such an
Office Passed.

Washington, Feb, t3,--At no time dur
ing The session Of the Senate today NYag
a QUORUM Of the body present, a ma
jority NJ the members being snow
bound az their homes For the first
time IN many years n0 Invocation was
pronounced 90 the upaiipg Of the Fes-
sion, neither The regulr chaplain nor
any other minister being able ~ reach
the capitol, A sharp debate over the
Unanimous consent agreement this ar
ternoon 70 vote Oh tho McEncry reso-
luton tomorrow afternoon, Was preclp-
itated carly in the session, Some feel
ing was manifested ~ senators who
object to the adoption " the resolution.
The FIRST measure passed was one APP.
propriating $4,000 for HE remoya, Of tho
ice In the Potomac river
Mr. Berry Of Arkll8as gave notice
thai Mr. Bacon would address the SEN
hie tomorrow on the McEnery resolu-
ton deolaratory Of the purpose Of the
peace treaty, and IN doing 80 opened
up the controversy oven me question
o. the unanimous consent gwen Oh Sat
biday 10 vote on the McEaery rcsoiu-
llon AZ go O'Clock Tuesday,
MI Pat OF CONNECTICUT took the
position that the agreement ought to
pe fesrlhded, saying tHat i partook Of
me nature Of a snap judgment, having
pFeh MADE when an appFOpfiat bill
WIS under consideration, Unanimous
consent under such circumstances was
lihble 10 put senators in false posi-
ton.
Mr. Hale Of Maine demaEded the reg
ulaf order and then made speech
II opposition 10 resembling the agree
ment,
lie declared that the proceeding by
winch Mr., Mason had secured unani.
nous consent was deliberate. and saId
ne never had witnessed any occasion
whefe an agreement Of the kind had
been entered upon with more aolemnlty.
ne thought the Senate should hest
l"le some Time before abrogallng a
resolution OF this character.
In response 70 7ome of the atato-
nehts, MI McLaurln Of South caro-.
ma explained how the unnnlmous CON
sent agreement was reached. and then
said II do know that there are SEN
ators In this chamber who would not
nave voted Tor the 'euy If they had
liot peeh assured Of an opportunity to
any senator was not present when the
unanimous senate agreement was made.
II was his own fault, | give notice.
therefore, lhat | 7hlll object to any
agreement" 80
M Hoaf Of MASSACHUSETTS, said he
ilHd JUST received telephone message
from Mr. Mason Of Illinois who no.
iuesled on account Of hs illness today.
mat discussion of the unanimous CON
sent agreement so over until tomor.
row when he might De present,
Mt Nolcott of Colorado' Does the
senator from Massachusetts understand
that the unanimous agreement reached
~ laat saturday carries with IL a
unanimous consent not Ia dlRcuaa the
= from Iliinois?"
WIN some feeling Mr., Hdar repIled,
90 not think the senator from Col.
ofado ought IN fairness to address such
a question to me-"
MI Allison Of Iowa said that II was
understood that IT the resolution was
dgphted II would occupy the rcmainder
81 the session lie maintained THAT
me unanimous congent to vote upon
me resolution implied that there should
ne no debate, II was agreed aubqeu
quenlly on motion Of Mr., Allison that
the Senate should meet at II a, m, to.
morrow,
Mr., tlaWley Of Connecticut entered IL
protest against the unanimous consent
agreement 70 vote on the McEnory res
oiNlom ana said "l do not wish To
ehnmoieriHo this performance, but IL
was most unfortunate and unfair and I
think 1t win hereafter be dinleulf TO
gct unanimous consent"
Mr., Hale, chairman Of the naval af.
Ialrs committee, favorablN reported a
hill creating an admiral of the navy.
The bin read; "That the nreadent ~
hereby authorized to appoint, by so.
lection and promotion, an aa.
mhal Of the navy, who s6niI
not be placed upop the retired iiat
except upon his own application and
whenever such office shall be- vacated
by death or otherwise the oflcc shall
cease To- exist"
Th" bill, W IN we'll understood, Ia
made lo M Rear Admiral Dewey, and
II Is expected that when the BIN
becomes a law he win be- nominated nv
the president for the Office,
Mr., Cockrel) INQUIRED II tho nonlipoa
under he OH would have to be con.
timed hY the Senate,
Certainly undoubtedly" replied Mr.
Hale,
The bin was passed
The Senate uon-ouncurred I'M tho
House amendments ia Tho bills grant.
iug pensions Ia Mrs, Scmple, duughter
" President Tyler and Gen, John nj.
Palmer and sent Thorn to conference.
The agricultural bin was then taken
up, and number of amendments we're
adopted, The senate adjourned at S,Ss
o'clock