The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-02
CARTER GETSlT THROUGH
He Withdraws His Amendment and it
Passes at Once.
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL TAKEN UP
A mendment by Berry Against Quar.ermaster's
Department Buying From Trusts Defeated.
House Considers Measure to Auth
orize Building Inter- Oceanic Canal.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, May 12.-After having been
under consideration more than two
months, the Alaskan Civil Code Bill was
passed by the Senate today. The amend
ment relating to the alien location of min
ing claims has delayed the passage of the
measure for several weeks, and at times
has engendered deal of feeling in de-
bate. Mr.. Carter therefore today with
drew the amendment and all other points
in dispute, and few minutes later the
bill was passed. 1t provides full civil
code of procedure for the district of
Alaska.
During the greater part of the session,
the Army Appropriation Bill. carrying
supplies for the military establishment OF
more than $114 1000, 900 was under consid-
Grafton. The feature of the discussion
of the measure was a debate on trusts
precipitated by an amendment offered by
Mr. Berry (Dem., rk.), providing that the
Quartermaster's Department should not
purchase supplies from any recognized
trust. The amendment was defeated. The
bill had not been completed when the
Senate adjourned.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Tillman rs.
vi,
Navy for information as to the tests
made at Indian Head of Krupp armor
was agreed to soon after the Senate
convened today.
When tie Alaskan Bill was laid before
the Senate Mr.. Carter, in charge of the
measure, conceded that further effort at
adoption of various pending amendments
relating to location Of mining claims
would result in the bills defeat. In view
of the most elaborate and remarkable
preparations for developing that country
and urgent immediate necessity for en-
acting civil laws for Alaska he asked
unanimous consent that sections 70 and
70 of the bill and all amendments there
to, including his own amendment be
withdrawn.
After some colloquy, the request was
granted The bill was then reported to
the Senate and after the other amend
ments had been agreed to was passed.
The Army reorganization Bill was then
called up but soon laid aside for the Army
Appropriation Bill The latter as reported
to the Senate carries $114, $50.
The reading of the bill for amendment
was begun. Mr.. Stewart offered an
amendment providing that nothing in
what is known as the Foraker amendment
to the Army Appropriation Bill of 1899,
prohibiting the granting of franchises or
concessions in Cuba should ''be con-
strued to apply to the landing in Cuba
of submarine cables from the United
States or as authorizing the military au-
thorities to obstruct or prevent the land
ing of such cables
Mr.. Foraker believed the matter ought
to go over for more mature consideration
as this was the first legislation pro-
posed for Cuba since the Spanish War
and it should not be considered hastily.
Debate was cut off by Mr.. Plat Comm
who made the point of order against the
amendment that it was general legisla-
ton. The Chair sustained the point of
order
Mr. Hawley in charge of the bill, Of
fered and secured the adoption of the
following amendments:
"Appropriating $4,000 for clerk hire,
furniture, stationery, etc, for the war
college; increasing the appropriation for
paymaster's clerks at 81, 400 each, from
$126,00O to $133, 900 and fixing their COM
pensation on a service basis thus: those
who have served Is years $1,S0O; ten
years, $1,000; five years, $1,000; less than
five years, 81 400; fixing travelling allow
the insular possessions at four cents a
mile
committee amendment was offered
by Mr.. Hawley striking out the last para
graph of the bill and inserting the follow
ing:
THAT the act approved January 18th,
1899, granting extra pay to officers and
enlisted men of the United States volun-
oh fa oil of
listed men of the volunteer organizations
who have served honestly and faithfully
in the volunteer army of the United
States during the war with Spain and
have been honorably discharged prior to
January 18th. 1899, with their organiza-
tions without furlough, or by reason of
their services being no longer required,
or at any time by reason of wounds re-
ceived or disability contracted in the
service and in the line of duty and who
have not received the extra pay granted
in said act or subsequent acts of Con-
gress supplemental thereto"
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. Berry offered the following amend
ment which precipitated debate upon
the question of trusts:
THE Quartermaster's Department, in
making contracts and purchases of arti-
cles and supplies for the military service.
shall give preference, all other things
including price and quality being equal,
to articles of the growth production and
manufacture of the United States and as
between the producers, manufacturers.
merchants and dealers of the United
States, preference shall be given, all 9th
er things, including price and quality, be-
ing equal, to those producers manufac-
turers, merchants and dealers who are
not members of or in any way connected
with any trust or combine formed to pro-
duce, manufacture or sell the articles
which are being contracted for and pur-
chased by the Quartermaster's Depart
ment for the military service"
Mr.. Sewell IN. J) designated the
Standard Oil Company and the American
Sugar Refining Company as two combina-