Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-27
MAKING UP DEFICIENCIES.
The Senate Passes the Bill After
Making a Few Amendments,

Making a Few Amendments,
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Senate, at
11:4j O'Clock this morning, proceeded to
consideration of the deficiency appropria-
tion bill. The first clause that attracted
attention was the one on page 10 in rela-
! tion to an increase OF the water supply in
| Washington.
AS passed by the House, the bill appro-
| PIRATES $l60,000 to complete the reservoir
and So ,950, 900 to complete the tunnel, the
amounts to be expended under the super
vision OF army engineers. The commit
tee amendment provides that the money
shall be expended under the supervision
OF board composed of one. half civilians
and half army engineers, and the scope OF
| the board is extended to embrace the en-
tire system of water supply for the dis
| trict. The committee amendment was
adopted.
SLIGHT INTERRUPTIONS.
The reading Of the bill was interrupted
| to permit Mr.. Dawes to report from the
Committee on Appropriations the fortit-
cation bill. He gave notice that he would
call it up as soon as the deficiency bill
was passed.
The House bill to Increase the naval
establishment was laid before the Senate
and referred to the Committee on Naval
| Affairs.
The reading of the deficiency bill was
resumed. An item was inserted to pay
| Edwin B. Smith $1,000 for legal services
rendered the government in the Gulteau
case.
OPEN TO AMENDMENT.
| The reading of the bill being completed,
| and all the amendments reported by the
| Committee on Appropriations being dis
| posed Of, the bill wa5 open TO general
| amendment. Items were added of $24S,-
! 600 for the repayment to importers OF
duties paid in excess, and also 1926, IA on
account of mail transportation over nom
subsidized railroads operated by the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company for the
| fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, and prior
! years.
A PLAT TAKE FOR THE TYPOS.
An item of of So, $50 was inserted to pay
! 60 printers on the Congressional Record
! for time "waiting for copy" during the
! present session. On motion OF Mr.. Butler
an item Of 1900 was inserted for com
pletiug the cOaling shed and building at
! Port Royal harbor.
The bill was then reported back to the
| Senate, and all the amendments, except
| the one In reference to the Washington
water works, were Concurred in. This
amendment was changed in few slight
particulars, not affecting its main
features, and then the amendment was
agreed TO and TIE bill passed. The Senate
then went into secret session after order
| ing a recess from to s O'Clock. Five
minutes later the officers of the Senate
were sent to the corridors OF the commit
tee rooms, and telegraph and newspaper
! offices of the second floor, all the Occu-
! pants OF which were promptly elected.
! AT 6 O'Clock @ recess was taken until 5
! O'Clock, the proceedings to be then con-
tinued in secret session.
PENSION BILLS PASSED.
The Senate reconvened In secret ses-
sion at O'Clock. At $40 O'Clock the
doors were reOpened, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of private
pension bills which nave been favorably
reported. Fifty were passed, in
sion to the widow OF Gen. Durbn
Ward. On motion of Mr.. Vest the bill
was passed authorizing the construction
OF hotel on the government land at
Fortress Monroe.
There were but few more than quo
| rum of Senators present, and attention
being called to the fact, both sides to the
controversy asseuted to postpOnement
OF action until tomorrow.
The calendar Of unObjected cases was
then taken up again and large number
OF nominations were confirmed, from
| which the Injunction of secresy was not
removed. The most important ones were
those of j. 5. Hagar, Collector OF Gus
toms, and Israel Lawt0n, Superintendent
OF the Mint, both of San Francisco.
The greater part of tomorrow may be
passed in secret session, it having been
decided not to take up the fOTtiticatiOns 8
appropriation bill till Wednesday.
a number of public building bills were
passed, among them the one authorizing