Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-03
Senate Agrees tC the Confer
ence Report.
THE ARMOR PLATE QUESTION
n Heavy Army ID No Proper Nnvy
10 Go with ii Biils Rushed
ThrOugh-HOuS Refuses 10 Cons
slider Report on General wheeicr's
Claim TO Seat-0nc Million voicd
to Expositions.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Prot.)


Washington. March 2,-The chaplain
OF the Senate in his Invocation at the
opening OF to-day's session, paid IL tri-
butte to Lord Farrer Herschell, of the
High Joint Commission, who died in
Washington yesterday. The prayer was
ordered to be printed in the Record.
The conferepce report On the bill au-
thorizing Governors of States to be re-
imbursed for expenses incurred in rails
ing and equipping the volunteer army
was agreed to.
NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL PASSED
MIR. Hale, Maine, presented the con-
ference report on the naval personnel
bill and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Faulkner (West Virginia) pre-
scented the protest of 40 out of 81 mem
bers Of the West Virginia Legislature
against the seating OF n. Ii. Scott,
elected for n senatorial term of six
years beginning March 4, 1899. The pro-
test was filed.
~ House bill authorizing the ercc-
ton of public building Mt Winston,
N. c., to cost not more than $4,000
was passed
NIr. Carter (NIontana) secured consid-
Grafton for the bill providing Il code of
criminal laws for Alaska. The Senate
Committee amendments were adopted
and the bill was passed.
Under special order the Senate then
devoted forty-five minutes to the pas
sage 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.
THE EIGHT HOUR BILL.
Mr. Turley (Tennessce) moved to take
up House measure limiting the hours
of daily services of laborers, workmen
and mechanics employed upon the pub
lie works OF or work done for the
United States, or any Territory, or the
District of Columbia. The motion pre-
vailed, 80 to 20.
a conference was agreed to on the
naval appropriation bill and Senators
Hale, Perkins and German were named
as conferees.
Mr.. Perkins California; then NOV
ed TO take up the fertilization appro-
priation bill and it was agreed 10, 80
to II.
The vote upon the Fortilcations bill
displaced the Labor bill. Pending con-
sideratio of the Qualifications bill Il
number Of measures were passed.
among them being one authorizing the
commissioner of the Freedman's Saw
ing and Trust Company to pay 90 per
cent. dividends to depositors; also the
House bill to encourage the eNposition
at Buffalo.
The Senate then proceeded with the
Fortifications bill, the bill being I'm pre-
clsely the same form it passed the
House. 1t carries %.7ii, 79S.
ARMY AND NO NAVY.
In the course of an argument on the
prices paid for Notifications 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 IL ton. While n large
army had been provided, yesterday
1naction indicated that no effective
provision had been made for the navy.
The action of the Senate on the armor
plate matter would in Mr.. Germans
opinion, prevent the completion of any
war vessels, the armor for which had
not already been contracted for. so"
said he TWO shall have until 1901 a
top-heavy army and no proper navy to
go with 1t.
Mr.. Hale reported the General Def
cheney Appropriation bill, and gave no.
tice he would call it up early to-mor-
row.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr..
Hoar. at Cos p. M. went into executive
session.
AT the conclusion OF the executive
session the Senate resumed legislative
business, at $50 u. m. Mr. Foraker
COMO called up the resolutions on the
death of Representative Stephen A.
Northway, of the Nineteenth Ohio Dis
trict, and delivered an eulogy on the