The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
PROMOTION FOR DEWEY
Senate Passes Resolution Great
ing New Position.
ADMIRAL OF THE NAVY
Office Will Cease to Exist Upon the
Death of the acknowledgement
tural Appropriation Passed.
McEnery Resolution.

Washington Feb. 15.-At no time dur
ing the session of the senate to-day
was a quorum of the body present a
majority of the members being snow
bound at their homes. For the first
time in many 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 Nc
Emery resolution tomorrow afternoon
was precipitated early in the session.
Some feeling was manifested by sena-
tors who objected to the adoption of
the resolution, but none of them indi-
Gated what might be their action to-
morrow. In connection with the consid-
Grafton of the resolution the senate de-
cided to meet at IL o'clock tomorrow.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
called up, considered and passed with
only a few unimportant additions.
A bill removing the disabilities of
certain persons engaged in the civil
war was passed 1t was when Mr.. Ber-
ry, Ark, gave notice that Mr.. Bacon
would address, the senate tomorrow
on the McEnery resolution that the
controversy over the question of the
unanimous consent given on Saturday
was precipitated.
Mr.. Plat, Conn, took the position
that the agreement ought to be recind-
ed, saying that it partook of the ma
ture of snap judgment having been
made when an appropriation bill was
under consideration.
Mr.. Hale, Me-, demanded the regular
order and then made a speech in op-
position to resembling the agreement.
He declared that the proceeding where
by Mr.. Mason had secured unanimous
consent was deliberate and said he had
never witnessed an occasion where an
agreement of the kind had been entered
upon with more solemnity. Mr.. Plat
insisted that no unanimous consent was
ever given under similar circums tanceS
and although he disclaimed making any
threat, he said: We shall have no
more unanimous consents if this meth
cd is to obtain
In response to the statements made,
Mr.. McBaurin, S, c., explained upon
what the una nimous consent agreement
and then said: u do not know that
there are senators in this chamber who
would not have voted for the treaty
If they had not been assured of an op-
portunity to vote upon the McEnery
resolution. If any senator was not
present when the unanimous consent
agreement was made, it was his own
fault. / give notice. therefore, that I
shall object to any vacation of the
unanimous consent agreement"
Mr.. Hoar, Mass, said he had just
received a telephone message from Mr..
of his illness, that discussion of the
unanimous agreement so oyer until to-
morrow, when he might be present.
Mr.. Wolcott. Colo, said: Does the
senator from Massachusetts understand
that the unanimous consent of last Sat
day carries with it a unanimous con-
sent not to discuss the question in the
absence of the senator from Illinois?'
With some feeling, Mr.. Hoar replied:
Il do not think the senator from Col
orado ought. in fairness, to address
such a question to me-"
After Mr.. Wolcott and Mr.. Hoar had
a colloquy that was audible to the SEN
ate, Mr.. Hale Me-, rose and said: Let
the senators adjust their differences
outside
Mr. Allison. Ia. said it was well I'M
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
Mr. Hawley, Conn, entered a protest |
against the unanimous consent agree |
ment to vote on the McEnery resolution |
and said: Il do not wish to character
ize this performance, but it was most
unfortunate and unfair and I think it
will hereafter be difficult to get unan- |
imous consent.
A bill granting to the city of Boul- |
der, Colo, certain lands for park pur-
poses was passed.
Mr.. Hale, chairman of the naval af-
fairs committee, favorably reported
and the senate passed. a bill creating
the office of admiral of the navy, it
being intended that Rear Admiral
Dewey should get the office. The bill
reads:
THAT the president is hereby author
lied to approve by selection and pro-
motion, an admiral of the navy, who
shall not bS placed upon the retired list
except upon his own Applicant ton; 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 bill granting
pensions to Mrs. Semple, daughter of |
President Tyler and General John Pal
mer and then sent them to conference
Consideration Of the agricultural APP
preparation was then begun. The APP
preparation for vegetable pathological
was increased from $22,-
800 to 1872 500, provided that $1,000 should
be used for the investigation of dis
ease known as little peach,
The appropriation of $4,000 for irri-
CATION investigations was increased to
s35, 0G0.
Mr.. Tillman offered the following
which was agreed to-
ITO enable the secretary of agricul-
ture to investigate and report on the !
cost of raising tea and the best meth |
DDS of cultivating and preparing the !
same for market, SO as TO demonstrate |
it is practicable to continue |
its cultivation, S. 600"
The bill was then passed
Mr.. Teller, Colo. then made a brief |
statement to the senate. in which ne |
said he proposed tomorrow to vote for |
the McEnery resolution. He knew of |