The sun., 1901-02-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Naval Appropriation Measure Passed
by the Senate.
SHIPPING BILL CONSIDERED.
The .President Nominates Fits Hugh
Lee and James Fl. Wilson to Be
Brigadier Generals In the
United States Army.

senator L0uSe 10 repoit thS oPoonSi
introduced Friday concerning
the government Of the Philippine Is
lands as an amendment to the army APP
preparation bill. One slight verbal amend
ment was made. AS the amendment was
introduced, it provided that all military,
civil and judicial powers as shall be nam
ed by the president. etc. The word '3u-
dcial' was stricken out because It was
the opinion Of the committee that all Ju-
dicial functions are embraced in the civil
The Democrats on TIE
committee made no opposition to the re-
porting Of the amendment. The pro-
vision will next be considered by the
committee on military affairs.
When the senate convened Mr.. Turley
lTenn.) presented the credentials OF his
successor, Edward w. Carmack, elected
n senator for term Of six years begin
ming March 4, 1901. Mr.. Teller (Colo)
presented the credentials of Thomas Nj.
Patterson, elected a senator from Colo.
RADIO for the term Of six years beginning
March 4, 1901. The credentials of both
senators elect were filed.
The naval appropriation bill then was
taken up.
Mr., Tillman Is. C.) had expected to
discuss the armor plate question. which
was before the senate when the bill
was laid aside on Saturday. He said
he desired to present evidence which
would show the bnd faith with which the
Carnegie and the Bethlehem companies
had treated the government. The com
panies had said positively they We're un'
able to make Krupp armor for less than
S545 per ton, yet they had entered into
contract for arnor at lower price. lie
would be satisfied, he said, if the chair
man of the naval affairs committee, Mr.
Hale, would corroborate what he said
Mr.. Hale replied that there was no ques
ton about the accuracy of Mr.. Tiilman's
statement.
The senate passed the appropriation
bill, and Mr. Hanna moved to take NJ
the shipping bill. Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas
demanded roll call, and the senate vot'
ed SO to IA to consider the bill.
CaTery Opposes Bill.
Mr.. Caffery Na.) addressed the sennt'
in opposition to the subsidy measure. IL
title, he said, furnished the hope that
some great public purpose was 70 b,
subserved by the enactment OF the bill
No one could doubt that ito promote th'
commerce and increase the foreign trad,
of the United States and to provide aux
| ilary cruisers. transports and seamcn fol
government use' was a great public pur
| pose, but careful inspection Of the bill
indicated that the purpose OF the meas
| ure was other than that set out.
1t was, he declared for the purpose ot
| furnishing gratuity, q donation. {
subsidy. h, certain steamship lines now il
existence and 10 others which may com,
| into existence II the bill should become ;
law" He believed, however, that n
| new lines would spring into existence. a
| the entire subsidy would be absorbed b.
the present lines.
| Mr.. Caffery maintained that the con
tract arrangement proposed by the bill
was unconstitutional. He analyzed tn
measure carefully and exclusively
dwelling particularly upon the larg
amount OF subsidy which under Its provi
sions would be received by the higl
speed ships.
Mr.. Aldrich, interrupting Mr.. Caffery
| directed his attention to q proposed
amendment as to new ships, giving subsi
dies to vessels already contracted for.
MIR. Caffery retorted that tn. bill coul
not be patched up by amendments. ii
believed the only remedy for it was I
destroy ito cut off its tail right ln,c
Of its ears" He asked Mr. Aldrich
the senator from Ohio (Mr. Hanna) ha
been consulted as to the proposed ainent
ments.
Mr.. Aldrich replied that he had no
and Mr.. Caffery then remarked sarcastic
ally that he had supposed Mr.. Ham
was the consulting engineer Of the pen,
ing bill.
During the afternoon the president sci
to the senate the nominations of Jam,
II. Wilson OF Delaware and Fitz-Hus
Lee OF Virginia, now hrigadier genera
of volunteers, to be brigadier generals
the regular army.
. In the House.
The desk Of Representative Albert
Shaw OF New York, late commander
J. chief OF the @. A. r., who died sudden
] of apoplexy, was draped in black NJ
covered with nzalias and roses when Il
house met. The chaplain in his invuc
tion referred feelingly to General Shaw
death. Owing to the extreme pressure
public business it was decided by I
, house leaders that il would be ineXpet
!, ent to adjourn Immediately out Of respe
II to his memory.
y Immediately after the reading OF {
journal Mr.. Payne, chairman of I
committee on ways and means by the
rection Of the committee, reported ba
the war revenue act as amended by t
v senate and moved the adoption Of re'
4 luton ito disagree to the substitute p>
i, posed by the senate as IN amendmt
e thereto and ask for conference"
~ NJ To ikfipnl y,ar1Iar ff ,
ways and means committee, asked for
division of the proposition so as 10 W
separately upon disagreement and the
quest for conference. This was agre
g. to, and the house, without division, yot
If to disagree to the substitute.
As The main question was then precipit
O. ed by Mr.. Tawney. The hous> he sa
pr had Just voted to disagree to n substit
n for a revenue bill, which substitute
a. originated in the senate. Under the c.
r stitution he insisted the senate had
m power to originate revenue legislati
: and he made the point of order that
house could not ask for conference al
a measure originating in the upper no
Of congress contrary to the constitut
without becoming party to the vic
tion made by the senate and with
Is waving Its constitutional privilege
originate revenue legislation. He dec
N ed that the speaker had no right to
M tertain a motion to ask for confere
81 On the substitute passed by the senate
lie. Mr.. Tawney spoke in impassio
In. tones, and his words brought several
pr. publicans to their feet.
Mr.. Hopkins interrupted Mr.. Taw
nm % declare that In his opinion the cons
.ution had not been violated. In eff,
he senate's proposition was only
amendment
Mr.. Tawney cited Webster in supp