Show THE SENATE strong discussion indulged in over n amendment by call washington aug 3 in the senate the house bin for the protection of persons furnishing materials and babot for the construction st of public works was passed strong discussion was brought out by an amendment proposed by mr call to ay naval officers and sailors or their airs the difference between their sea pay and shore pay for the time they served on vessels which never went to tea from to three such claims bad been allowed by the court of claims when congress invoked the statute of limitation and barred all future claims more than six years old clr hale opposed the as did also senators george brye and chandler while senators hoar and gallagher advocated it mr cockrell then moved to lay the amendment on the table which was to on an amendment proposed by mr bianchard BIanc bard but which was ruled out of order mr blanehard ao pealed from the decision of the chair and inaugurated obstructive tive tactics by making the point of no quorum on the roil call fifty one senators eight more than a quorum answered by their names mr amendment gave rise to an unusual scene in the senate for mr alien populist demanded that there marks of senator dockrell when making bis point of order against the amendments should be read by the reporter mr cockrell repeated bis statement which mr alien intimated was not the same as the one first made when the clause in the rule was not stated and insisted upon the reading of the stenographers grap hers note senators hale tucker and other republicans and democrats explained that the roles did not require a senator in raisina rais a point of order to state what rule it came under leaving that question to the lii officer the pros and cons were fully discussed the presiding officer mr janes directed the reporters note to be read this was done and mr supplemental statement was confirmed and mr alien proved to have been in error the question occurred on the appeal from the decision of the chair but mr hale moved to lay the appeal on the table at the bill was passed and the report of the conferees on the river and harbor bill was submitted but not acted oc A short executive session was had and at the senate adjourned |