The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-09
THEY WANT To VOTE
BsIDY ADVOCATES GET
TING ANXIOUS.
sUT DEMOCRATS SAY NAY.
r,t PROBABLY RESULT IN EXTRA
SESSION.

o-itcbard of North Carolina Snip
orts the Measure - Will Advance
.bern Industries and Southern
..ricuIturc, He Declared-The
,.,-oI Bill Confederation Many
y.-oJ officers Holding Down soft
Rerths Ashore, said Mr.. TiIlmnn.
Wellington. Feb. S.-An Intellectual eff
ms made in the Senate to-day to Sc
an agreement upon a time for final
...,..,nnr the shipping bill. Vigorous pro-
..-,s we're made by opponents of the
..oasrrs against any such agreement,
o,.on fer date in the indefinite future.
NJ Pritchard of North Carolina spoke to-
a.. IN support of the shipping bill, and
...r rbe naval appropriation bill was con-
.,dora5 the rest of the day, the shipping
,fl being laid aside informally. The naval
,,in had not been acted on when the SEN
ale adjourned
ur Pettigrew offered resolution call
;,, nnon the Secretary of War for a copy
- Cen NacArthur's report as to the con-
nitons in the Philippines and for other
,,oer- relating to the Philippines. and it
was adopted.
consideration of the shipping bill was
resumed. Mr.. Frye then made an appeal
n the Senate that a time be fixed for
vote upon the pending measure.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas said he did not
think that at this time any agreement
eould be made for a vote.
Mr.. Hale of Maine thought the Senate
would be indulgent with senators who de-
sired to prepare speeches on the measure.
Mr. TiIlman expressed his admiration
for the wisdom and diplomacy always
exhibited by the senator from Maine"
(Mr. Hale) and for the placid way IN
which he has attempted to smooth the
troubled waters here
He inquired, however, how senators
could prepare speeches when they were
now under full head of steam from
o'clock in the morning until II O'Clock at
night.
Mr.. Tllman said he had no great OBJ
tections to a vote unon the bill provided
he could be absOlved from any RESPONSE
bHW for permitting the passage of the
measure. because, in his opinion, the more
rope the Republicans We're given in draw
ing money from the treasury the sooner
would they hang themselves.
Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire thought
the solution of the pending question was
TO be found in an extra session of Con-
gress.
Mr. Money of Mississippi declared his
willingness to accept responsibility for an
extra session called to pass appropriation
bills which might fail by reason of the
debate upon the shipping bill. THE
extra session will be your affair."" said he,
not ours. We can go fishing"
Mr.. Pritchard of North Carolina spoke
in support of the measure, dealing par
ticulary with it in connection with the
advancement of Southern industries and
Southern agriculture. 1t was. in his
opinion. the most vital measure present
ed to Congress in recent years, at it pro-
posed to build up an industry not only
valuable in itself, but especially valuable
in advancing the interests of the en-
tire country. He produced facts and fig
ures to prove that the South was particu-
larly interested in the enactment of the
pending measure.
The naval bill was taken up and read in
full. All but two of the committee
amendments were agreed to.
committee amendment was agreed to
providing that the promotion of officers
or the navy and marine corps made on
account of war service shall not interfere
with the regular promotion of officers.
The first amendment of the committee
which was reserved related to the issuing
Of commissions to naval cadets and in
voved the length Of the course of study
at the naval academy. The House provis-
ion which the Senate Committee had
stricken out was that the cadets who had
completed the four years course at the
Academy should be commissioned at
once.
Mr.. Hale explained that the House pro-
vision would have created hump in
the list stopping the promotion of the
Younger officers
Mr.. Caffery, Mr.. McEnery, Mr.. Butler
and Mr.. Foraker supported the House
provision
Mr. Tillman supported the Senate
amendment He complained that too
many of the naval officers now were
holding down soft berths ashore, frolick-
ing and dancing, instead of doing duty
AT sea
After brief executive session the SEN
ale at O'Clock adjourned.
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