Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-28
SENATE VOTES WAR MONEY
Passes Military Academy and Naval Appro-
p~ristion Bills with Amendments
REFUSES TO CONSIDER TRUST MEASURE
BIHckBurn's Motion 90 Take Up Little
HeId's Combine Curber Is speed
Iy voted Down by Ma
Ft Jority of Ten.

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wAsHINGToNy Feb. 27.-The senate to-
day passed the Naval and the Military
Academy appropriation bills. Mr.. Black
burns motion to take Up the Littleheld
antitrust bin Has5fost, 2s to Ss.
Tho, senate from las to- 5:t5 was in
executive session. when the doors we're
opened a number Of bills we're passed with
out objection. The immigration bill was
considered and a number Of amendments
made to meet various views, but no vote
was taken on objection of the New Eng
land senator's. who feared it would exclude
French Canadian labor.
Refuses Unanimous Consent.
At the opening session Of the senate
today, Mr.. Blackburn (Ky.) announced that
he would object to all requests for unani-
nous consent until the senate had an OPP
portunity TO say whether 1t would con-
slider the Littleheld antitrust bill.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up and the following amendments were
agreed to. Increasing the limit Of cost
of constructing granite dry docks at Ports
mouth and Boston, from 81, ITO, 900 each to
81, $50, 900 and 81, 222. 900 respectively; APP
propriating 81, OOO, 900 for the clothing and
small stores fund, removing the restriction
put upon the secretary of the navy that the
four b~attleships provided for shall be Of
the general type of Oregon and the two
armored cruisers shall be Of the general
type Of Brooklyn.
An amendment by Mr.. Nelson Mimi
was agreed to providing that retired officers
Of the navy ordered to active duty shall
have the rank, pay and allowance Of officers
Of the active list of like length Of service
and as actively employed for three years
after retirement shall. when detached from
duty, retain the rank and highest retired
pay OF the rank they then hold, and pro-
viding that the rank and pay OF any on
Ger Of the retired list shall not be re-
! duced.
An amendment was also agreed to appro-
p~riating $1,000 for the erection OF a mohu-
ment in Arlington cemetery, Alabama, in
memory Of Captain Charles Vernon Grid
ley Of the Upited States steamship
Olympia. q
Mr.. Foraker offered an amendment, which
was agreed to, providing for plans for the
erection OF a monument at Vicksburg mill
tary park to the memory Of the gunboat
fotilla operating in western waters during
the civil war. The bill was then passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Warren the military
academy appropriation bill was taken up.
The amendment providing for the appoint
ment Of a cadet from Porto Rico caused
some debate as to whether or not the COM
missioner from Porto Rico should have the
authority to appoint the cadet.
Mr.. Foraker solved the question by offer
ing an amendment Inserting the words ITO
be appointed by the president" which was
agreed to. Nss
The provision was further amended so az
to provide that the cadet from Porto Rico
shall be a native of that island. The bill
then passed.
military Bin Passes.
Al / the statehood bill was laid before
the senate. bHt'pwas not considered the
military appropriation bill being taken uI
instead.
An amendment was agreed to amending
the general stan law providing that the
chief Of artillery shall hereafter serve az
an additional member Of the general staf
and have the rank, pay and allowance Of 8
brigadier general. The amendment further
provides that when the next vacancy oc.
ours in the ofice of colonel Of artillery IL
shall not be filled and that hereafter the
number Of ~oolonels of artillery shall moi
exceed thirteen. The bill then passed.
The conference report on the Alaskan ap'
preparation bill was agreed to.
Mr.. Blackburn pressed the Littlehelt
antitrust bill and demanded a vote.
Mr.. Quay asked to be excluded from
voting on the Littlefeld bill because hi
owned stock in corporations which he sait
he supposed would be treated as trusts.
The senate refused TO take up the Little
field bill, 2s to SO, as follows:
~Yeas-Baoon, Bailey, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Carmack, Clay, Culberson, Dubois
Harris, Heitfeld. Jones (Ark.), McComas
McEnery, McLaurin (Miss.), Mallory, Mar
Min, Morgan, Nelson, Patterson. Pettus
Rawlins, Simmons, Taliaferro, Teller, Till
man, Turner, Wellington-2s.
Nays-Aldrieh, Alger, Bard. Beveridge
Burnham. Burrows, Clark CWyo.), Cullon
Deboe, Depew, Dietrich, Dillingham;, Dol
liver, Dryden, Fairbanks. Foraker, Foste
/ CWash.t, Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Hanna
Hansbrough, Hoars Kean, Kittredge, Lodge
Willard. Mitchell, Perkins, Platte Conn.,