Show I DEBATE IN SENATE Day Was Passed Discussing the Na Naval Naval val Bill Washington March senate to today today day passed a bill for tor the amendment ot of the law governing leav leaves ot of ab absence settee sence of persons employed in the ex cx executive departments It specifically ox ex excludes eludes Sundays and legal holidays from the thirty days das annual leave of such and extends the law so 50 as to make It cover the clerks and or of the government prInting office The naval approprIation bill was ta taken taken ken up and the tho amendment of the corn com millee on naval affaIrs appropriating for the establishment of a Tin na Tinval val 01 station on Lake Michigan was the first feature or of the bill to receive at attentIon Mr Quarles suggested an amendment providing for the appoint appointment appointment ment by the presIdent of oC a commission of three no one of which shah shaU come from a state touching Lake Michigan n nto to 11 select the most available sIte The question aroused considerable debate senators from the states tes touch louch touchIng Ing Lake MIchigan defending the pro provision provision vision and others whose states border borderon on other lakes opposing No o conclusion slon sion was vas r reached chedo |