Savannah morning news., 1886-06-18
SAVANNAH In BIG LUCK.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING BILL
PASSES THE SENATE.
100000 the sum Appropriated for the

$780, 900 the Sum Appropriated for the
WOrk-Passageo of the Measure to Re-
COmpense the Gallant Crew of the
Chance for their Heroic WOrk-The
Congress of American Nations.
WASHINGTON, June 17.--In the Senate
to-day the following measures were
passed;
The bill to pay to the representatives OF
the government of Great Britain $15,5O0
to enable that government to indemnify
the owners OF the British bark Chance for
abandoning their whaling voyage in the
Arctic Ocean in 1871 and rescuing SO
American seamen from shipwreck in the
ice. Mr.. Frye explained that the action
of this bark was most humane and credita-
BILE. Having heard that American ves-
sells were so placed as to involve the de-
struction of all hands if not speedily re-
lieved the bark promptly abandoned its
own business for the season and went to
the rescue of the Americans.
Mr.. Frye thought it shame that this
claim bad been torso many years before
Congress without passing.
The House bill granting an annual
leave of absence OF two weeks, with pay,
To the employees of tue government print
ing office.
The House bill authorizing the con-
struction of a road to the national ceme-
terry at Natchez, Miss.
The House bill authorizing the transfer
of the United States barracks at Baton
Rouge, La, to the Louisiana State Uni
versity at that place.
The House bill appropriating S150,000
for additional barracks at the soldiers
homes at Hampton, Milwaukee and Leay-
enwOrth.
The bill providing for the construction
of new wharf at Fort Monroe, Va.
The bill to authorize the construction of
a road to the National cemetery at Knox
Vile, Tenn.
SAVANNAH's PUBLIC BUILDING.
The bills for public buildings at Ashe-
Vile, n. c., appropriating $S0,000, and Sa-
vannah, Ga, appropriating $200,00O.
The bill for the construction of mill
tary telegraph line from Sanford, Fla, to
Point Jupiter, Fla, aud the establishment
OF signal station.
The bill to promote the political pro-
gress and commercial prosperity of
American nations. This is Mr.. Frye's
bill authorizing the President OF the
United States to invite. on behalf of the
people of the United States, delegates
from Mexico and Central and South
America, to meet in Washington Oct,
/, loNt, W ille6J NSleg6IeS Ou Tue pdTb VI
the United States to consider such ques-
tiOns and recommend such measures as
shall be to the mutual interest and
common welfare of the Ameri-
| can States. One hundred thousand dollars
is appropriated for the incidental ex-
penses of the conference. The delegates
of the United States are to be twenty-four
in number and are to serve without COM
pensation. Mr.. Frye said that Messrs.
Morgan and Evarts as we'll as himself
! MIR. Frye had intended to address the
/ Senate with regard to this bill, but as the
/ session was advancing and the bill
received the unanimous support of the
/ Committee on Foreign Relations of the
| Senace it was concluded that it would be
as we'll to take up the bill and pass it
without debate il that course met the ap-
proval OF the Senate.
The bill was at once passed without de-
! bate.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was received from the
House OF Representatives and it vas re-
ferTed to the Committee on ApDropria-
tiOns. The Senate then adjourned.