The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-30
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman's Resolution Looking Il
Adjournment Laid Aside.

Mr.. S10rman'6 he5OluJlOn LOOKING VO
Adjournment Laid Aside.
WASHINGTON, March 20 Vice President
Morton laid before the Senate this morning
the resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Sherman for the appointment of a COM
mittee of two senators to wait on the Presi-
dent and inquire if he has any other bust
ness to lay be ore the Senate.
Mr.. Sherman-I think that the resolution
may lie on the table subject to call.
1t was so ordered.
The Vice President also laid before the
Sc ate the resolution introduced yesterday
by Mr.. Manderson instructing the commit
tee on coutinge + expenses, in connection
with the architect of the treasury, to take
such steps as NAV be necessary to help the
ventilation of the Senate chamber and wing.
THE RESOLUTION DISCUSSED.
The resolution was discussed, Mr.. Man.
derson remarking that the ill-ventilation OF
the Senate chamber was an evil under
which senators had suffered for a long
time.
Mr.. Hawley expressed the opinion that
the ventilation of the Senate chamber was
better than any senator supposed.
Mr.. Blair sneered at experts as class OF
people.
Mr.. Dawes expressed like contempt for
experts, and praying not to be subjected to
the final conc lusions Of experts on ventlla
tion.
Mr.. Dawes added that fatal mistake
was committed when the air of the cham
Der was shut up in an iron box. There
never had been anything so preposterous as
the shutting up of the senators in such a
coffin, and there would never be a " great
Improvement in the ventilation + the two
halls until the walls we extended back so
as to let the air of heaven come in.
BUTLER FAvORS 1T.
Mr.. Butler favored the resolution and
suggested that as two senators, Messrs.
Blair and Dawes, seemed to know so much
about the subject they should be added to
the committee to inquire into the matter.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to amend the resolu-
tion 50 as merely to authorize an inquiy to
be made. IL the senators would inform
themselves they would find that there
was no parliamentary hall in any country
that was not constructed on tho same
principle as the Senate chamber. Not one
Of them had its halls extended to the
other side to the outer air. If The
Senate chamber were extended sc
as to have open windows on one
side the senators sitting next those windows
would probably be attacked by pneumonia
every week or two. As to the complaint
that the atmosphere was worse whe the
Senate was in executive session than at any
other time, be suggested that perhaps that
would not be the case if the Sc ators did not
avail themselves of the opportunity in
order to smoke cigars. He subsequently,,
however, ION a suggestion from Mr.. Hoar)
withdrew the latter remark. Finally the
resolution was agreed to be modified so as
to give the committee on contingent ex'
penses the right to consult other experts
las well as the architect of the capitaD,, but
not have any plan executed, requiring q
report to be made at tle next session, and
extending the inquiry TO the light as well
as to the ventilating of the Senate chamber
and wing.
INDIAN RESERVATION LANDS.
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution, which
was laid over, calling on the Secretary OF
the Interior for formation a to laying a
claim to certain lands in the Lapwai Indian
reservation in Idaho territory.
Vice President Morton presented a me
mortal from the committee app linted at the
meeting of union soldiers held at Washing
ton week ago for exempting holorably
discharged soldiers, ETC., from civil service
examination. 1t wa laid on the table.
Vice p, esident Morton announced the ap-
| pointment of Messrs. Sher nan, Dawes,
Allison, Cullom. Ha npton, Eusts and Col
| quit as a committee to attend the New
| York centennial celebration, and on mo-
| tiJn of Mr.. Evarts, President pro tenn,
Ingalls, was added to the committee.
The Senate, at ;55 o'clock, proceeded tx
| the consideration Of executive business.
At o'clock the Senate adjourned until
| 9 O'clock to-mOrrOw