The record-union., 1899-02-14
DEWEY TO Be MADE
A FULL ADMIRAL.
The Senate Passes a Bill Rsviving
the Naval Rank.
II Being Intended That the Hero Of Manila
Should Get the Office.

Authorizes the President to APP
prove by Selection and Promo
tion an Admiral Of the Navy,
Who Shall Not be Placed Upon
the Retired List Except Upon
His Own Application, the Office
to Cease Whenever Vacated by
Death OF Otherwise.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-At no time
during the session of the Senate to-
day was there a quorum of the MEM
bers, the majority of the Senators being
w-bound at their homes. For the
first time in years no invocation was
pronounced at the opening of the ses-
sion, neither the regular Chaplain nor
any other minister being able to reach
the Capitol
A sharp debate over the unanimous
consent agreement reached Saturday
afternoon to vote on the McEnery res
olution tomorrow afternoon was pre-.
cipitated early in the session. Some
feeling was manifested by Senators
who object to the adoption of the res
olution, but none of them indicated
what might be their action tomorrow.
In connection with the consideration of
the resolution, the Senate decided to
meet at IL o'clock tomorrow morning.
The agricultural appropriation bill
u1I ynd
with only a few unimportant amend
ments.
A bill removing the disabilities of GER
tain persons engaged in the civil war
was passed
It was when Berry of Arkansas gave
notice that Bacon would address the
Senate tomorrow on the McEnery res
olution that the controversy Owe. the
question of the unanimous consent
given Saturday was precipitated.
Platt of Connecticut took the posi-
tion that the agreement ought to be
rescinGed, saying that it partook of the
nature of snap judgment, having been
made when an appropriation bill was
under consideration.
Hale of Maine demanded the regular
order, and made speech in opposition
to resembling the agreement. He de-
clared the proceeding whereby Mason
had secured unanimous consent was de-
liberate and said he had never wit
messed an occasion where AM agreement
of the kind had, been entered upon with
more solemnity.
Platt insisted that no unanimous con-
I sent was ever given under similar cir
cumstances, and although he disclaimed
making any threat, he said: I'VE
shall have no more unanimous consent.
if this method is to obtain
In response to the statement made,
Mel aurin of South Carolina explained
how the unanimous consent agreement
was reached, and them said: Il do not
know that there are Senators in this
chamber who would not have voted
for the treaty if they had not been as
sured of an opportunity to vote upon
the McEnery resolution. If any Sena-
tor was not present when the unani-
nous consent agreement was made it
was his own fault. 1 give notice, there
fore, that shall object to- any violation
OF the unanimous consent agreement.
IIoar of Massachusetts said he had
lust received a telephone message from
his illness to-day, that discussion of the
unanimous agreement go over until to-
morrow. when he might be present
Wolcott of Colorado-Does the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, understand
that the unanimous agreement of last
Saturday carries with it a unanimous
consent not to discuss the question In
the absence of the Senator from lii
nois?
Mr.. Hoar, with some feeling, replied:
II do not think the Senator from Colo
rado ought in fairness to address such
a question to me-
After Wolcott and Hoar had had
collouuy that was not audible to the
Senate, Hale of Maine rose and said:
LET the Senators adjust their differ
ences outside.
Allison of Iowa said it was well un-
derstood that if the resolution was de-
bated it would occupy the remainder OF
the session. He maintained that the
unanimous consent to vote upon the
resolution implied that there should be
no debate.
Hawley of Connecticut entered pro-
test against the unanimous agreement
to vote on the resolution, and said: II
do not wish to characterize this per-
formance, bat it was most unfortunate
and unfair and I think it will hereafter
be difficult to get unanimous consent.
A bill granting to the city of Boulder,
Col. certain lands for park purposes
was passed.
Hale, Chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee, favorably reported, and the
Senate passed, a bill creating an Ad-
miral of the navy, it being intended that
Rear Admiral Dewey should get the
office.
The bill reads: That the President
is hereby authorized to approve by Sc
lection and promotion an Admiral of
the navy, who shall not be placed upon
the retired list except upon his own ap-
plication, and whenever such office
shall be vacated by death or otherwise,
the office shall cease to exist
The Senate non-concurred in the
House amendments to the bills grant
ing pensions to Mrs. Semple, daughter
of President Tyler, and to General
John Palmer, and sent them to confer
ence.
Consideration of the agricultural ap-
preparation was then begun
The appropriation for vegetable
pathological investigations was in
creased from $22.5OO to $32,5OO, pro-
vided that 5000 should be used for
the investigation of the disease known
as Little Peach The appropriation
of $4,000 for irrigation investigation
was increased to $4,000.
Tillman offered the following amend
ment, which was agreed to: To en-
able the Secretary of Agriculture to in