Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-06
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
A VOTE EXPECTED ON MIR.
BLAIR'S BILL MONDAY.

/ Mr. Morgan Finishes His Remarks
Various Amendments Acted Upon and
One UnimpOrtant One Left Over
Uuited States Courts Deficiencies
Sailing Under False Colors to be
Punished.
w WAsHINGToN, April 5.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Garland, from the Committee
on judiciary, reported favorably with
amendment the House bill making it a
felony for person to falsely and fraudu-
lently assume or pretend to be an officer
or employe of the United States Govern
ment. Mr.. Garland asked and received
unanimous consent to put the bill on its
passage. 1t was read three times and
passed The penalty prescribed by the
| Dill for the Offense named is fine of not
more than 81, 900 or imprisonment for not
longer than three years or both.
Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would on
Monday, whether the educational bill
should then have been disposed of or not.
ask the Senate to take uD the naval an
preparation bill.
Mr.. Blair expressed the hope that the
Senate would consider the educational bill
as important as any other. In order that
action may be had upon the bill by the
House of Representatives at the present
y Nla
that it should be disposed of in the Senate
as soon as practicable.
Mr., Hale remarked that the educational
bill had now occupied the time of the
Senate during nearly three weeks, and if
any other business was to be done that
bill could not be allowed to run its slow
length much longer.
Mr.. Blair replied that he had observed
no disposition on the part of the Senate
to shirk labor on that bill, and had not
noticed that speeches upon the subject
were lacking in public interest. He hoped
the Committee on Appropriations would
permit consideration of the educational
bill to proceed since it had progressed so
far.
After the passage of bill to authorize
the building of a bridge across the st.
CroiX river, and the adoption of a resolu-
tlOn calling for report of Lieut.. Sit
watkas on his reconnaissance in Alaska.
Mr.. Blair moved that the Senate resume
consideration OF the educational bill,
which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Morgan, who had the floor yester-
day, continued his remarks in opposition
TO the bill. Mr.. Plumb's motion to recon-
init was Withdrawn, as was Mr.. Harri-
sons amendments. Mr.. LOgan's amend
nent increasing the total expenditure to
$l56,500,O00 was voted down, as was his
amendment appropriating $4,000, 600 for
school houses, but his third amendment,
providing that no State should receive the
benefit of the fund that did not distribute
all the school funds equally 4for all chill
dren, without regard to race or
color, was adopted. Mr.. Blair
accepted Mr.. H0ar's amendment reducing
the appropriation for the first year from
$l5.000,000 to $1,000, 900, but the Senate ad-
j0urned without action upon it after
agreeing that the debate should clUse
Monday, and that a vote upon the bill
shall be taken before adjournment on that
day.
IN THB HOUSE.
In the House to-day Mr.. Buckner, of
Missouri, offered a resolution providing
that on and after April IA the hour for
the daily meeting OF the House shall be IL
O'Clock. The motion was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. GOf, of West Virginia, from the
Committee on Naval Affairs, reported
back the resolution requesting the Secre-
tary of the Navy and of War to report on
the feasibility and expediency of con-
structing an interior coast line of water
way for the relief of the Atlantic and
gulf seaboard. 1t was adopted.
The morning hour having been dis
pensed with the House at 12:15 O'Clock
went into committee of the whole with
Mr.. Boyle, OF Pennsylvania, in the chair,
on the agricultural appropriation bill.
The bill appropriates $3.50, $50, being an
increase of $24, $50 over the bill OF last
year, and reduction of $S1 $50 from the
estimates.
Several amendments were adopted.
among them one increasing by $25, 600 the
appropriation for the distribution of seed.
plants, ETC., and then, the committee hav-
ing risen, the bill was passed.
The House next took up for cOnsidera-
tlon the bill f0rfeitiDg the Oregon Central
land grant, but without final action it
went over.
On motion of Mr. Browne, of Indiana.
the Senate amendments to the House bill,
making it felony for a person falsely
and traudulently to assume, or pretend
to be an officer or employe, acting under
the authority Of the United States or any
department thereof, were concurred in.
The Speaker laid befOr the House a COM
municatiOn from the Attorney General,
to Mr.. Randall, submitting an
estimate of the deficiencies in apprOpria-
tiOns for the United States Courts. as
follows: For fees of United States attor-
neys, 100000; Clerks OF United States
Courts, $50 0,000; jurors, $50, 600; witnesses,
$50, 600; miscellaneous expenses, $4,000
and fees of Marshals, $75, 900. The COM
municatiOn was referred. The House
then. at 4.35 O'clock adjourned