The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03
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Of Kentucky, and Colonel Campbell, of
vania, in accepting commissions in the
army had vacated their seats in the
| House.
Mr. Lacey, Rep. Iowa., raised the
| question of consideration against the
resolution. On rising vote the division
stood 43 to 81 against consideration.
Mr. Bailey demanded the ayes and
noes.
A very interesting colloquy occurred
| at this point. Mr.. Bailey appealed to
Mr.. Richardson, Dem. TENN, who did
not rise to support the demand TO help
secure the ayes and noes
Il think you should" said he.
81 disagree with you," replied Mr.
Richardson.
You are afraid to go on record
''No, | am not
help"
You have no right to impugn my mo-
| tives," retorted Mr. Richardson.
| The demand was seconded by 81 mem
bers, more than sufficient number and
the roll was called.
The House refused, 164 to q to con-
slider the resolution.
| The announcement was greeted with
applause Mr. Walker, tRep. Mass.),
again attempted to secure unanimous
consent at this point to address the
| House for an hour upon the Banking
and Currency question, but Mr.. Barrett
| (Rep. Mass) objected. Mr. Hilborn
! (Rep. CALI then moved to suspend the
rules and non-concur in the Senate
amendments to the Naval Appropriation
Bill.
| Mr. Underwood Dem. Ala.), defended
| the proposition for a Government armor
| factory. Armor was made only for the
| Government 1t would not come into
competition with private concerns. The
| Government should, he argued, manu-
| facture its own guns and armor.
An agreement was reached by which
| the House should have opportunity to
pass upon the Senate armor plate and
| Gathmann dynamite gun amendments
/ before the confereeS rejected these
propositions, and with this understand
| ing the Senate amendments were disa-
| greed to and the bill sent to conference.
| Owing to the latepess of the session,
! MIR. Fisher (Rep.) said he would not
ask the House to set aside tomorrow for
paying tribute to the memory of his late
colleague Mr.. Hurley, of New York,
but leave was allowed members to print
remarks, and at $50 p. m, as further
mark of respect, the House adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, March 2-The Chaplain
of the Senate in his Invocation at the
opening of to-day's session paid tribute
to Lord Farrer Herschell, of the High
Joint Commission, who died in Washing
| ton yesterday.
The prayer was ordered to be printed
| in the Record.
The conference report on the bill au-
thorizing Governors of States to he re-
imbursed for expenses incurred in rails
ing and equipping the volunteer army
was agreed to-
Mr.. Hale (AIaine) presented the con-
ference report on the Naval Personnel
Bill and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Faulkner CIV. W, presented the
protest of 40 out of 81 members of the
West Virginia Legislature against the
seating of n. b. Scott, elected Senator
for the term of six years, beginning
| March 4th 1899. The protest was
| filed.
| A House bill authorizing the erection
of public building at Winston, n. c.
to cost not more than $4,000 was
passed
Mr.. Carter (Mont.). secured considera-
ton for the bill providing a code of Grim
| inal laws for Alaska. The Senate com
mittee amendments were adopted and
| the bill was passed.
| Under special order the Senate then
devoted forty-fve minutes to the pass
age of private pension bills and bills
to correct military records.
Mr.. Carter presented the conference
| report on the Census Bill and it was
agreed to-
Mr.. Turley (Tenn), moved to take up
| a House measure limiting the hours of
daily services of laborers, workmen and
| mechanics employed upon the public
works or work done for the United
States or any territory or the District
of Columbia. The motion prevailed, 80
| to 20.
A conference was agreed to on the
Naval Appropriation Bill, and Senators
| Hale, Perkins and German were named
as conferees.
| take up the Fortifcations Appropriation
i'lii, anu " was dSEeeu 10, % TO If.
The vote upon the Fortifcations Bill
| displaced the labor bill Pending CON
sideration of the Fortifications Bill a
number of measures were passed, among
them one authorizing the Commissioner
of the Freedmans Saving and Trust
Company to pay 62 per cent dividends
to depositors also the House bill to
encourage the exposition at Buffalo.
The Senate then proceeded with the
Fortifications Bill, the bill being in
tprecisely the same form it passed the
House 1t carries 81, 144 79S
In the course of an argument on the
prices paid for fortifcations guns, Mr..
German adverted to the action of the
Senate yesterday on the armor plate
question when the price of armor plate
was reduced to $500 ton. While
large army had been provided yester
days action indicated that no effective
provision had been made for the navy.
The action of the Senate on the armor
plate matter would, in Mr.. Gorman's
opinion, prevent the completion of any
war vessels, the armor for which had
not already been contracted for. go"
said he, 1--WE shall have until 1901 a
top-heayy army and no proner navy to