The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-03
BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATIoN COMPLETED
IN norm HOUSES.

for Alaska Passed by tho scnate-The
Naval Appropriation Bill in Conference
Tho Qualifications Bill Passed in the
Senate ms 1t Cnmo from the House.
WARRINGTON. March 1.-The Senate met at
1880 this morning, Conference reports on
the Naval Personnel bill aud on the bill to re-
imbursc States and Territories for expenses in
ra.sing and equipping volunteer troops for the
war with Spain we're presented and aGreed to,
House bill appropriatinR $4,000 for n public
building at Winston, n. O.. and House blu to
amend the act suspending the operation oil
certain provisions OF law relating to the War
Department. were passed.
The bill to incorporate the National White
Cross of America was reported. Tho incor-
p~orators arc all women, and the objecti s de-
clared to DO general emergency and relief
work." Mr.. Gray dem, DELI expressed
doubts as to the constitutionality and pro-
priety of the bill, nasmuch as tho same field
was already occupied by an international So
ciety. the Red Cross. Objection to its consid-
Grafton was made by Mr., Morgan Dem. Ala.)
and the bill went to the calendar.
A protest OF 40 out OF 81 members OF the
Legislature Of West Virginia against the seat
ing OF. Mr.. Scott, tho Senator elect from that
State, was presented by Nr. Faulkner and was
ordered printed as u public document.
The House bill TO define and punish crimes
IN the District Of Alaska and to provide a code
OF criminal procedure for that district was
taken up and amended in various particulars.
An runner was made by Mr.. Gallinger rep.
N. H. against the removal Of the prohibitory
liquor system in Alaska and the substitution OF
a high-license system. He moved to amend
the bill by striking out the license sections and
inserting a prohibitory liquor law.
Mr.. Perkins rep, Call showed from his own
experience the impossibility of enforcing pro-
hibition in Alaska. and expressed his belief
that high license was the best law that could be
enacted in favor of good government, good
morals and good society. He sent TO the Clerks
desk and had read an. article from q Seattle
newspaper to the effect that "A purse Of several
thousand dollars had been made up. by the
OF III repute and forwarded to the agent of the
prohibition party, IN, Washington to be used in
Mr.. Vest Dem. Mo- said that the temptation
to violate the liquor law in Alaska amounted to
nothing but an inducement to crime. There
never had been a people who did not use q
they made up for lost time until two-tRirds OF
them were destroyed. If he had the power to
would do i with great pleasure and alacrity;
suit Of absolute prohibition was to deteriorate
the The sitIl lms y lanai gf Ss sbd If Hgn ~ one ne wanted ssss n to see
there was a drink called Russian brandy. which
had fifty 9dn,n murders to egs Il every j PINT; It was as a5s9,
impossibiiity,to keep It out Of Alaska; -,
om AFTER inft hes r disSHssion Mr. TO- GS naEs 1as
and the Bill was Was passed. The Senators rsy Voting
hiiSs Sn fhs s%%SnsRef HoS Mer fo ailsn' H SsYs; Ghn,
Piatt Conn, Proctor. Roach and Ross.
and tn tbdps T,y reIIeTni ensi from PIE asaT on the 6f d ssis1ds5
(some fifty in number) were taken up and
The conference report (partiaD on the District
Of Columbia Appropriation bill was presented
Sill Sill f IL DISPUTE iS; ]re ierFE are pr R1nis IfISir to e sHenis
ties. an increase in the police force and electric
i'fThhs e Fin { to ,e enaoar sGn'G ths hoI Hfs o of q Pan
anne6B4int EixpsS SHH G66 at for a!n : G9vd in 1S0l. and n
Senators Hale. Perkins and German were APP
Pointed conferees on the Naval Appropriation
The conference report on the Census bill was
i''on, motion Of Mr.. Turley Dem, Tenn House
bill limiting daily services on Government
States o to eli eig RRtIhni ou ToT Was af tafe nor up rnf but Tnl Was
lhma1nF @ talsn set ct as Its IIn6eu the foaE t
Rep. iHs.i., Mr., Perkins IReP,. Cali. in Charge
SI!i f9r ioiitifsatIoas was s.. IA us H1Sat That I si4.e
sS5.s1o ooh had var 5 }Smd, t allotted Is a.. 9 w. S Of nt the
subsequently appropriated and some $9.00O,00O
put in t sso R PEI JsB BILL making the whole
THAT accounts. said Mr.. Chandler. o rthe
small appropriation in this bill. and | am will
Ing to vote for it exactly as it came from the
In some remarks on the bill Mr.. German re-
IoIItu W JIG utbIOhp " tilt EotIutt yesterday on
p%rleeio armor plate to $500 a ton and pro-
pressed the fear that the Senate. in it's eeono-
my and its desire to prevent eXtortiQn. had
the Government. He thought it unfortunate
that while spending i've or six hundred mil
ate had not thought it better TO submit to eX-
tortion for the time being.
two tens Of $4,000 and $4,000 for a Gath
mann gun and for powder and proiectiles for
Chandler Rep. \, H. and Hanna REP. Ohio.
the discussion about the armor plate amend
,ments TO The. Naval Appropriation bill. Mr..
Lodge tRep, Mass.l spoke Of the extrayagant
m made Tor IN th Sh hnbIid aPbp pIidihss snd had is9 rI Rssa
and hafbors, while there was an attempt to
ee9n9mize on the nayy-the great arm Of
, test s SssiPSt be sp sarea Z G pOlig nImG The o,, qmG %6t
country should have trouble with any great
battleships, and that England was paying &117
psr I tSn f2 inr @r the m l%n he me Sn a MTP. Car ns had
who sod fraudulent aEmor plate to the Gov
soseer 9S as f tRsti fh ss% Go %S8i& hslp h sSrh nS @
srInor plant he e. agreed S"V With dHf the S" SENATOR az a m"h from an
MarylaRd that ne greater mistake could be
plate. He hoped that the House would stand
ilrm on its %e9ntesti and H. insist upon the price
better" he said. TO face an extra session than
such a blow as is aimed at ii by those amend
ments."
While the y2te was stIll pending on the
Ptors Vest and Lindsey 70 get up aud pass the
relating to distilled spirits commonly known
as the Outage bill" ,. but objection was made
by Mr.. Pettigrew.
The Deficiency bill was reported. and Mr..
Hale said he would call 1t up the first thing to-
morrow.
Without final action on the Fertilization hill
the Senate. at $40. proceeded to executive
business.
When at S:l5 the Senate convened. after q
recess. the House amendment to the bill for
the erection OF a new building for the Depart
ment Of Justice was coacurred in. The amend
ment limits tho cost 10 81 100000.
An ntLnmIt TO secure cDnSlnaEatlhn for the