The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-09
.ARNOR SECTION
not ACTED ON
It viii Be Considered in Secret SEES
sion of Senate To-Day.
COMMISSIONING OF CADETS
The Attempt Of House to Abolish the
Two Years Cruise at Sea Nipped
in the Bud-House Passed
Private Claims Bills.


WASHINGTON, May s.-The Senate
concluded consideration of the naval APP
preparation bill with the exception OF
that section relating to armor and arma-
ment. TEis went over until tomorrow,
when it will be considered in secret
legislative session. During the morning
hour a number of minor bills were
passed, among them one to reimburse
various collectors OF internal revenue for
internal revenue stamps charged against
them but not accounted for.
The debate on the naval bill was prac-
tically confined to the para graph relating
to the commissioning of naval cadets.
The committees amendment striking out
the proposition in the House bill, which
sought to commission the cadets at the
expiration of the four years term at
the Naval Academy, abolishing the pre-
lininary two years at sea, was carried
after warm debate
Mr.. Foraker, of Ohio, vigorously OPP
opsed the amendment and said 1t was an
Injustice to the cadets to wait two years
after graduating Before they received
their commissions.
Mr.. Cafferv. Of Louisiana. strongly OPP
posed the amendment, declaring there
| was now a shortage of 69I officers in the
navy.
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina. mem
Der of the Naval Committee, supported
| the amendment He pointed out the
Immense responsibility d,evoNing upon
| naval officers, and he did not approve
! of sending to sea "geenhcrns in charge
of property worth millions of dollars
ARRAIGNED THE NAVY.
In a characteristic speech Mr.. Tilman
| arraisned the Navy Department for nav
| ing SO many officers on shore duty, VINO,
| he declared were doing little but draw
| ing their salaries.
Mr.. Hale denied proposition that the
| cadets performed the duties on their TWO
| years cruise of junior commissioned offl-
| GERS.
Mr.. Lindsay urged that experience and
| the advice of all naval authorities were in
| opposition to the proposed amendment, and
| only the Senate committee advocated its
| adoption.
| Mr.. Hale, in charge of the bill. declared
| that the amendment was the best piece
| of legislation he had seen in many year
| It would, by gradual and steady fioW
| increase the number Of officers in the navy.
| every one of whom would have had full
l
| life work.
| at this point The act amending the gen.
(, eral pension laws. known the Grand
! Army of the Republic pension bill, was laid
| before the Senate, as 1t passed the House,
and amendments were agreed to without
| debate.
| The debate on the pending naval cadet
| amendment was closed by Mr. Foraker In
| opposition to the amendment, and Mr.
| Chandler in favor of it.
! The amendment was agreed too to II.
| The reading of the bill was then resumed
| and nearly completed. When the amend
| rnents were reached relating to armor and
| armament the bill AZ nd aside for the
| day
Mr. Hale gave notice that he would call
| 1t up Immediately after routine business
| tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Tfllman, the Senate
| then, at 1870, went into secret session, that
he might explain why he desired the armor-
! plate question to be considered in secret
session.
At p. NJ the Senate adjourned.
III the House.
WASHINGTON, May s.-The House de-
voted most of to-day to the consideration
OF private bills reported from the ON
| mittee on Claims, and ten bills were
passed The most important was a bill to
| remit the penalties imposed by the gov
| eminent on the Union Iron Works of San
| Francisco, the builders of the Monitor
| Monterey for her failure to make contract
speed.
Taking up the claims reports, the House
passed over for this session the old bill
for the relief OF the Cramp shipbuiFding
| concern.
Other bills passed by the House included
the following:
| To pay the General Marine Insurance
| Company Of Dresden sl.434 for coupons
! of United States bonds lost on the Cunard
steamer Oregon. sunk at sea March IA.
| 1856; to pay Mary A. Swift, widow of the
late American minister to Japan, $4,000;
to pay the employees of William NJ Jacobs,
| Of Lancaster, Pa, whose tobacco factory
| was seized. the salaries due them
Subsequently a series OF bills were pass
| ed to reimburse collectors of internal reve-
nue. for the value of adhesive stamps
charged to them. but lost in the confusion
following the passage of the act Of June
10, 1895
At 4:2o P NJ the House adjourned.