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FOR THE NAVY
The Navy Appropriation Bill In
) oludes 100000 for Fort Bayard
and Provides for Four New
Battleships and Two New
Cruisers.
A SWORN STATEMENT THAT
sM00T IS A P0lYGAMIST

Washington, Feb. 26.-Soon after the
senate met today, Mr.. Hale of Maine,
reported the naval appropriation bill
and gave notice that he would call it up
tomorrow. Mr.. Burrows, chairman OF
the committee on privileges and elec-
tions, filed an additional protest against
| the admission of Reed Smoot as sena-
| tor from Utah. The consideration or
the civil service sundry bill was then
| resumed.
| The senate has passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill which carries
among other things an appropriation Of
5000, 600 to eX-Queen Liloukalani of Ha-
waii.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
| Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Hale,
from the committee on naval affairs, to-
day reported the naval appropriation
bill The most important amendm mt
recommended by the committee relates
to the increase of the navy The entire
house provision is stricken out and in
it's stead provision is made for four first
class battleships of the general type of
the Oregon, and two first class armored
cruisers of the type of the Brooklyn.
The battleships are to cost not exceed
ing SO, 10000 each and the cruisers
81, 750, 900. The battleships are to be of
1900 tons displacement, and the cruis-
ers Of $500 tons. There is provision
that not more than two of these vessels
shall be built by one establishment and
for the building of any or all of them in
government yards in case of combina-
tion to deprive the government of the
benefit of fair competition. The house
provision for submarine boats is made
items of increase are COAL $780, for
hospital at Washington, D. c., $685.
900, for a hospital at Fort Bayard, N
M. 100000. The total net increase rec
commended over the appropriation as
the bill passed is $1,937,S61, making
grand total of $S1,277,2S1.
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST SMOOT.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The chairman
of the senate committee on privileges
and elections, today presented to the
senate protest signed by Rev. j. l..
Leilich, representing the Minister'S AS
sociation Of Salt Lake, against the seat
ing of Reed Smoot. The statement
which is sworn to, declares that Smoot
is a polygamist, and now has plural
wife.
| THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The decision of
the Democrats at their caucus this
morning to fiilibuster for the remainder
of the session if the Republicans press
ed the Wagoner-Butler election contest,
caused considerable tension on both
sides when the house assembled today.
The leaders We're alert and the fight
began. almost at the drop Of the gavel.
After the chaplain had delivered his IN
vocation, the speaker was about to d.
rect the clerk to read the journal when
Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic leader,
Interrupted him and made the point OF
no quorum. ''The Constitution requires
the presence of quorum to do busl-
ness" said he. The speaker acquiesced
but was able to count only 1877. There
upon Mr.. Payne, the Republican lead
er, moved call of the house, and upon
that motion the Democrats forced roll
call.
DEMOCRATIC OBSTRUCTIONISTS.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The house
Democratic caucus today adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That we shall resist by all
honorable means at our command, the
unseating of Contestee Butler and the
seating of Contestant Wagoner being
convinced that the Republican manag-
ers in the house have determined to dis
regard the large majority of $500 votes
by which Contestee Butler was returned
and disposed of the contest arbitrarily
in blind partisanship without reference
to its merits and to prevent the pas
sage of vicious measures which there is
every reason for believing the majority
have planned to rush through the
house in the confusion incident to the
ending of the final session Of an expir-
| ing congress; we pledge ourselves te
stand together in support of demanc
for the presence of quorum at al
times, for the transaction of business
and a recorded yea and nay vote upor
everything upon which the house shal
act up to the moment Of final adjourn
ment."