The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-03
new LAWS FOR ALASKA
Senate Passes the Bill Providing
a Criminal Code.
A HIGH LIQUOR LICENSE
The Provision Creates Much Discussion,
Fortifcations Appropriation Bill
Adopted Without Amendment.
More Armor Plate Talk,

Washington, March 2.--During almos
the entire session to-day the senate
was engaged in routine business. Three
score or more of minor bills were pass.
ed, the calendar being cleared entirely
of private pension bills and of meas
ures correcting military and naval rec
ords. Two measures of national i'm
portance were passed. the Notifications
appropriation bills and the bill provid-
ing a code of criminal laws for the
district of Alaska. A provision for the
high licensing of the liquor tra fic in
the latter measure created considerable
discussion and an effort was made to
incorporate an absolute prohibition
amendment but it failed by a decisive
vote. The Notifications bill was pass
ed precisely as 1t 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.
An effort was made to obtain consid-
GRAFTON for bill to incorporate the
National White Cross of America, but
y Mr.. Gray objected.
Mr. Carter of Montana secured con-
sideration for the bill providing a code
of criminal laws for Alaska. The SEN
ate committee amendments were adopt
ed by unanimous consent with the I'M
Outstanding that the entire text should
be subject to amendment.
Mr.. Gallagher of New Hampshire ar
gued against the abolition of the pro-
hibtion of the liquor traffic in Alaska
and the substituting of the license sys-
TEN. He offered an amendment strik-
ing out the license provisions of the
bill and inserting in their place the
present provision of the revised stat
utes relating to the sale of liquor in
territories Of the United States. 1t
was defeated. II to 46. The bill was
then passed without division.
The senate then devoted As minutes
TO passing a number Of private pension
bills to correct military records.
A bill to amend section 941 of the re-
Nised statutes was passed and the CON
ference report on the census bill agreed
to.
Mr.. Turley of Tennessee moved to
take up house measure limiting the
hours of daily services of laborers,
workmen and mechanics employed up
on the public works or work done for
the United States. The motion prevail
ed, 30 to 20. A conference was agreed
to on the naval appropriation bill and
Senators Hale, Perkins and German
were named as conferees.
Mr.. Perkins then moved to take up
the &c forti9sationS bill and it was agreed
The vote upon the Qualifications bill
displaced the labor bill. Pending con-
sideration of the Notifications bill the
following measure was passed: Au-
thorizing the commissioner of the
rnn n nY,fs
to pay per cent dividends to deposit
ors; house bill to encourage the hold
ing of PanAmerican exposition on
the Niagara frontier al Buffalo, ~ Y,
in 1901.
The senate the proceeded with the
Notifications bill. the bill being in pre-
cisely the same form as it passed the
house. 1t carries s4,744,79S. In the
course of an argument on the prices
paid for Notifications guns, Mr.. Cor
man adverted to the action of the SEN
ate yesterday on the armor plate ques-
ton. when the price of armor plate was
reduced to $500 a ton. While a large
army had been provided, yesterdays
action indicated that no effective pro-
vision had been made for the navy
The action of the senate on the armor
plate matter would prevent the compile
ton of any war vessels. the armor for
which had not already been contracted
for.
So he said. eve shall have until
1901 top-heavy army and no proper
navy to go with IT. ! believe there is
close understanding among the ar
NOR plate manufacturers of the world
and that they have received larger
prices for armor than was Just. NV be
lief is however, that in our desire to
economize and prevent extorton. we
will embarrass the government. If we
were not in position to get into quar-
rels with other nations. it might be
wise to give our manufacturers an OBJ
iect lesson. ] believe that while we
are spending s6OO.0O0,OO0 to $4,000 900
to elevate foreign people, IT might have
been wise, perhaps, to submit to this
eXtortion in the interests of safety"
Mr., Pettisrew proposed an amend
ment striking out an appropriation of
$4,000 for the purchase of a Gathman
gun and one of $4,000 for the ammu-
milton. The amendment was defeated.
The remarks made by Mr. German
regarding armor plate drew out a brief
reply from Mr.. Chandler. Mr. Lodge
declared that while millions of dollars
were expended for the Improvement of
rivers ana harhors an attempt was be-
Ing made to economize on the navy.
a great national defense. He protested
against such policy He thought the
amount that might be saved on arnlor
plate would be insignificant compared
with the loss If the United States should
become involved in difficulty with any
of the great nations. He declared thar
Cramps were paying S5I5 per ton for ar
NOR for the Russian ships they were
building and that England had con
tract for armor at Gll7 per ton. He held