Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-04

The senate.

TIE DEFICIENCY AND FoRrIFIcArIoN BILLS
PASSED.
MI. Hale called up the deficiency appropria-
ton Dill. An amendment putting in 81 90. 900
for the pedestal Of the Bartholdi statue was in
s ,sent Win that and several other amend
menus the blu was passed.
A., inc Iortincation bill was next taken up. and
~ M. Dawes said that in view of the temper of
suNclent amount of money for coast defenses
s sppanp. AMER the adoption of few
am9e s.nn the bill was passed.
AZ leu p: m. short executive session was
neid, after which . recess was taken until 9
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
was taken up.
The committee amendment increasing the
am a9! OF the appropriation from five to ten
miiion collars was agreed to-yeas %, nays
The remaining committee amendments were
SHARP DEBATE ON THE RIVER AND HARBoR
BILL.
MI Van Wyck, in moving an appropriation
for the Improvement of the Missouri river, East
port, opposite Nebraska City, criticised the
methods OF Improvement carried on in the Mis-
slss1pp1 and Missouri rivers. While the army
gentlemen, he said, were experimenting at one
elected. They had endeavored to hold the
Mr.. George did not think it fair at this hour
,
Mr.. Van Wyck.-"Have levees protected that
section OF the country"
their Mr b GsSEgeverS WELL sir; except where
Mr.. Yam wyek-SWhen do they brease"
Mr.. George.-"When the water gets too high"
Mr.. George insisted that the levee system had
PEE neen demonstrated to be capable of protecting
the river country.
talking against time in order to kill the bill
ne !Mr. congerl merely wanted the country to
see why the bill failed, II it should fail.
MI. Van Wyck disclaimed such intention,
he wanted the country to know that over 400
miles OF the Missouri river had been left out in
the cold by these commissions and that the
ravages of the water had driven hundreds of
people irom their homes and swept away their
discussion of this bill was the merest waste of
mme. he therefore moved to lay 1t on the table
The motion was defeated-yeas, seventeen;
on MI: Jones (Nevl motion tolay river and har-
Dor blll on table: 1eas-Messrs Allison, Cam
ep0n Ms, Cullom, Frye, Hale, Harris, Harri
Y, Mitchell, Morrill,, Plumb, Sewell, Van Wyck,
R Miisop BILL IL Nays-Messrs: Aldrieh Bayard,
Dawes, Dolph, George, Gibson, Hampton St; H5ar,
jackson Jonas, kenna, Lamar. Mcmillan, Ma
none, Henderson, Morgan, Palmer, Pike, Pugh,
Saoln, sawyer, vance, Vest, Walker, 81.
THE P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL
message from the House announced agree
ment on the post office appropriation bill on
every point of difference except that relating
to the special ten-cent stamp for letters requir-
ing special expedition in delivery. Mr.. Plumb
HOY noVea mat me Senate recede on this. The mo-
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution calling on the
secretary OF the Interior for information relat-
ing 10 the boundary lines of the Sioux reserya-
ton.
MIR. Cullom called up his resolution to author
ize the committee on transportation routes to
the seansard to sit during the recess of Con-
gress. 1t was agreed to.
THE LEGISLATIVE, ETC, APPROPRIATION RII1
AT $50 a. m. Mr.. Allison, from the confer
ence committee on the legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill, submitted
conference report showing agreement on every
point OF variance, except that providing com
Ailison's motion the Senate insisted on its
amendment, and the conferees were reap
pointed.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL AGAIN.
On the Senate resuming consideration of the
river and harbor bill, Mr. Van Wyck offered an
amendment to appropriate $4,000 for the i'm
prOVement Of the Missouri river, at Omaha. II
was not agreed to.
MI: Plumb spoke at length on the bill, and
was followed by Mr.. Conger.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL THROUGH
AT O'Clock MIR. Hale submitted final con-
ference report on the deficiency bill, showing
all differences adjusted.
AT 7:15, on motion of Mr.. Hawley, the Senate
At TAO the doors were reopened, and at a.
IN. the senate took a recess to $50.
SOCIAL CHAT.
Upon reassembling Mr.. Cockrell took the
chair. For nearly an hour no business was
done, nor was there any effort to transact any
Der chatted with each other. Among
the early arrivals upon the floor were Secretaries
aed APsefney General Brewster
and Senator Lamar engaged in long nnd
earnest conversation, the former presumably
giving the latter points as to the manage
ment OF the Interior department. AT 1920
Mr Conger asked unanimous consent that the
river and harbor bin be read a third time and
river and harbor bill came up as the regular
business Mr.. Plumb moved to lay ii on the
table, and yea and nay vote was taken
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL TABLED.
The river and harbor bill was laid On the.
table by vote of % to 90
The chair (Mr. Edmunds) announced his sig
nature to the post office appropriation bill, and
the legislative, executive, and Judicial bin.
both Of which had, during the recess been re-
ported nom oonterence, all differences having
been adjusted by the House receding, but with
minor amendments which were accceded to by
the Senate.
THE CITY POST OFFICE ITEM IN THE suNDRY
CIVIL BILL.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference report
on the sundry civil BILL showing an adjustment
Oh all dlnerenceS between the two houses by
mutual concessions.
The Senate receded on the WASHINGTON most.
Office item.
TIE sUNDRY CIVIL THROUGH.
The report was then adopted, which passed
the bill.
THANKS TO MR.. EDMUNps
During the night session the Senate unanimous.
ly adopted resolution, That the thanks OF the
senate are due: and are hereby rendered, TO the
hon. George f. Edmunds, Senator from the
State OF vermont, for the courteous, impartial
and able manner In which he has presided over
Its deliberations and fulfilled the duty of presi-
dent pro tempOre."
The New Senate Organized.
At noon president pro tempore Edmunds de-
clared the Senate adjourned. Almost lmmedi-
ately the new Senators were called to order,
President Arthur's proclamation read and the
new Senators sworn In. Then the Senators pro-
ceeded In body TO the congressional platform
ADJOURNED TILL TWELVE O'CLOCK TOMORROW
After the inaugural was delivered and Presi-
dent Cleveland was sworn In the Senate reas-
sembled. committee, consisting of Messrs
Allison, Beck and voorhees,, was appointed to
wait on President Cleveland and inform
him that the Senate was ready for
business. The Senate then adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow. Therefore there will be no
cabinet nominations to-day.
The House.
The House continued In session right on
through last night and disposed of all of the
appropriation bills except the sundry civil and
navy. This morning the conference committee
agreed to the naval bill, the House receding
from its position with relation to the new
cruisers, allowing the construction of two
cruisers and two gunboats, the Senate receding
from the amendment authorizing the compile