The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
NAVAL BILL PASSED
Carries with II an Appropriation Of
Over Eighty Million Dollars.
AN AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Removing Restrictions on Secretary
Of Navy Ia Making Contracts.
THE LITTLEFlELD ANTITRUST BILL
Suffered Another Defeat Upon a Motion
TO Take II Up.
Mr.. hOAR CRITICISED THE POLICY
OF Attempting to Govern Distant Island,
as Pursued by the Present
Administration.
Mr.. HOAR CRITICISED THE POLICY
OF Attempting to Govern Distant Island,
as Pursued by the Present
Administration.

Washington, February 1.-THE senate to-
gay passed the naval aud the military
academy appropriation bills. The total
carried by the former measure Is $slJ0T,
Az Mr.. Blackburn secured vote on hls
motion to take up the Iittleheld antitrust
hill, but hs motion was lost-2S TO 80 The
senate from l'45 TO 5:l5, was In executivs
session. When the doors were opened
IfTTffiIihcr OF bills were passed without oo-
lection. The immigration bill was CON
sdcred and I number of amendments made
20 meet various senators views, but the
bill failed OF a vote on objection from New
England senators, who feared It will eH-
| clude French Canadian labor,
At the opening Of the session Mr.. Black
burn (Kyl announced he would object
to nll requests for unanimous consent until
the senate shall have an opportunity to say
whether or not II WANTS to consider the
tittlchcld antitrust biz,
The naval approprint ton hill WAS taken
MP. Among the amendments agreed ia was
one removing the restriction put upon the
| secretary of the navy that the four bat
rti'sih1rt- provided FOR shall he OF the general
/ type Of the Oregon and the two nrlnored
| cruisers shall be OF the general type Of the
Brooklyn
An amendment by MIR. Nelson (Mnu)
was agreed to, providing that retired oft
GERS Of the navy ordered 70 active duty
| shall have the rank pay and allowances OF
officers Of the active list Of a like length OF
service.
! An Amendment was also agreed to APP
Iproprlatlng $500 for the erection Of
monument In Arlington cemetery, Virginia,
to the mempry NJ Captain Charles Gridley
OF The rnitcd states ship Olympic
4 Mi. fDf!Hgef onorpd an amendment.
witch was nerced to, providing for pians
for The erection OF monument AT Vlcks-
burg military park 10 the memory Of the
gunhout notIiln operating IN Western
waters during the civil war,
! The bn chen was passed
ON motion OF Mr. Warren the military
academy appropriation bill was taken up.
The amendment providing for the appoint
mcnt Of II cadet from Porto Rico accustomed
some debate as 10 whether or not the com
missioner from Porto Rico should have the
authority to appoint the cadet. Mr.. For
nker solved the question hy Offering an
amendment inserting the words TO be
appointed by the president" watch WAS
agreed TO
The provision was further amended so as
! 70 provide that the cadet from Porto Rico
shall be native " that island
MIR. Bailey CTcx) said he desired TO
record himself against the proposition
combining appointments to natives of any
place.
''rhen you want to stand up for the
tights of carpet-baggcrs, remarked Mr..
Honr
Mr. Bailey replied that he did not; that
he had had an unpleasant experience with
curpet-baggers
Mr. Pettus (Ala) characterized the
amendment as class legislation.
Consideration OF the military appropra-
ton bill then proceeded. An amendment
was agreed TO amending the general stan
law, providing that the chief OF artillery
shall hereafter serve as a member OF the
general stan and have the rank, pay and
allowances OF brigudier general. TIE
amendment further provides that when the
next vacancy occurs in the office OF colonel
Of artillery II shall not be hlled and that
hereafter the number OF colonies OF arul-
lery shall not exceed thirteen. The Amend
ment takes effect August i5 1893.
The bill then passed.
port on The bill to protect the president OF
the United states. Mr.. Blackburn pressed
the Lttleheld untl-trust bill and demanded
a vote On the question.
the senate refused to take up the Little
held bill, ~ 20 3s,
Al l,45 p. NJ. the doors were reopened and
the senate passed the house bills allowing
, free importation of British breeding
i animals; allowing the construction OF
bridge across the st. Francis river Al San
e Francis. Ark, and providing for courts In
several towns IN Indian Territory.
Mr.. Foraker called up a senate bill pro
q vldlng for the government of the island
2 of Gnum, placing the island under the
control Of the president through the navy
department
/, MIR. Hoar criticised the policy OF at
tempting TO govern distant Islands. lie
took occasion 10 highly praise Mabini.
The bill MRS passed also q similar OIL
for the government OF rutuila
Mr. Fairbanks called up the immigration
r bill section 3. providing for an eduea.
tiOnal test, was stricken out and the heao
tax was reduced from So TO ~,
$ Provision for the deportation q immi-
q grants who become Insane within Two
. years also was stricken out.
. Mr Fairbanks asked for unanimous con
: sent 10 vote on the hill At o'clock 20
morrow, MIR. lioar o0jerted aud Mr Falr-
!. banks gave notice that he would ask me
senate to take the bin up Immediately after
{ the conclusion OF the morning business TO
! morrow.