Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-03
rLyIrITH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 9. 1885.

was dispensed with.
MI. Hoar submitted proposed
amendment to the sundry-civil bill APP
propriating $4,000 for the womens
department at the New Orleans Expo
si;ion, and moved that it may be in or
der without reference to committee to
present that amendment in the Senate
when the bill should come to be con-
sidered. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow
he would ask the vote Of the Senate
without debate on the proposed wo-
mans suffrage constitutional amend
ment.
The fortifcation bill was laid before
the Senate and referred to the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Allison. from the Committee on
Appropriations. reported the sundry-
civil bill and asked that it be taken up
at once.
Mr.. Mcmillan said he would object to
its being taken up if it would result in
displacing the unfinished business, being
the Sioux City and st. Paul land-for-
fixture bill.
Mr.. Allison said if the sundry-ciyil
bill was not passed to-day Congress
would have an opportunity to stay here
several days after the 4th Of March.
Dir. Mcmillan. after the discussion.
withdrew his objection, and the sundry-
civil bill was taken up and its reading
proceeded with.
The consideration of the sundry-ciyil-
appropriation bill was continued. OF
one hundred and two printed pages COM
posing the bill about fifty pages had
been disposed of by the Senate by half
past | O'Clock. The portion disposed
Of included an appropriation Of 1880 |
to reimburse ex-President X. Il. Hayes |
for account Of the expenses Of the |
commission appointed to go to Louisiana
in April, 1877. The Senate agreed to |
this item. as to most Of the other re-
concentrations Of the committee, with
out division or debate.
After remarks by Messrs. Brown and
Colquitt. the Senate disagreed to the
recommendations Of the Appropriations
Committee to strike out the House pro-
vision permitting the expenditure OF
SIS, 1000 for the purchase of a site for
an army post at Atlanta, Ga. The
item was therefore restored to the bill.
| Pending the reading Of the bill Mr.. Al
lison, at 1915 p. NJ. remarking that
the Committee on Appropriations deem
ed an evening session desirable, moved
that the Senate take recess from 6 to
s o'clock. The motion was agreed to.
Pending further consideration of the
bill the Chair appointed Messrs. Mitch
ell. Van Wick. and Jackson conferrees
upon the bill granting pension to Mrs.
Sarah Jackson. This is private pen
sion bill passed by the House, to which
the Senate added general amendment
increasing widows pensions from eight
TO twelve dollars month. Ii went
back TO the House. where it had little
chance of receiving consideration before
the end OF the session. Ii was recalled
to-day upon a resolution offered by Mr..
Van Wyck, and its remission to the con-
ference committee will give il the status
Of privileged question when next it
goes to the House, and in this situation
final action may be secured.
Mr.. Aldrich offered the following
resolution, which was read second
time and laid on the table to be called
up later:
Resoircd, That the President Of the
United States is hereby authorized to
enter into negotiations with the States
Of the Latin Union and such other for
eign powers as he shall deem advisable
with the purpose of securing such trea-
ties with them as shall bind the nations
agreeing thereto to open their re-
spective minis to the free coinage of
silver with full legal-tender power at
such uniform ratio to gold as shall be
agreed upon.
The consideration of the sundry-civil |
bill was resumed. On reaching the
New Orleans Exposition item some de-
bate arose. The House, provision was
for the purpose of aiding" the Expo
sition, 100000. The Senate committee
increased the amount to 500 900. but
made il . for final aid"
Mr.. Sherman asked why it was in
creased.
Mr.. Harrison asked why $1,000
more should be given;
Mr.. Allison said that practically,
even from this time forward, the Expo
sition would be losing business, or at
least 10 more than Self-sustaining.
There were thirty or forty foreign Gov
ernments represented at the Exposition,
and respectfully represented. The FIX
position as an Exposition Mr.. Allison
believed TO be success. Congress was
distinctly informed last year that it
should be asked for no more money
than the million then appropriated.
The practical situation, Mr.. Allison
said, was that if 500, 900 were now given
the Exposition could. he believed. hold
out till June. If only 100000, it
could rot last longer than the middle
of April or May; but it was a ques-
ton for senator's TO say whether any
more money should be appropriated.
II WIZ Si'Nh a. az N'AN ''NPN |
sition could not last more than week
or two. Mr.. Allison said state
ment had been submitted by the man
ayers showing the receipt, apart from the
gate-money. of the sum of sl.63O,96S
OF that sum. 81, 100000 was contrib
uted by the United States and s5S4.-
eco had been paid in by the State Of
Louisiana and individual subscribers.
A statement Of indebtedness he'd also
been submitted, showing that the ag-
gregste expenditure up to February LIST
was s2.070,000. Prior TO the opening
OF the Exposition the amount expended
was sl.700.000. The present debt was
s3S3.07l. Daily receipts about q, 800
per day.
Mr.. Blair said that less than two
millions had been expended on this Ex-
position. while seven millions had been
expended ON the Centennial. We were
holding the southern people responsible