The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-11
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
New Public Building Bills-Blair Gets
the Floor.

SAS E4OOEs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-fn the Senate to-
day among the petitions presented and re-
ferred were two from Mississippi and Geor-
gia, praying for the passage of national
law osecure the right of suffrage and for
the enforcement of the Fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Bills making appropriations for public
buildings were reported and placed on the
calendar as follows: Sterling, IN. $50, COO:
Oakland, CAL, $500. 200; Cheyenne, Wyo.,
Sl5OOO0; Chester, Pa, 100000; Helena,
Mont, $l50, ,00O; Salt Lake City, U tah, $780,
| 600; Stockton, Cal, $4,000; Monmouth
dot Springs, Yellow,ton National Park,
$4,000; Pawtucket, R. l., Sl00,000 Wood
stock, K. l., 100000; Portland, Ore, $780,
600; Hudson. n. Y, 100000; Virginia
City, New, $4,000; H lstngs Neb., $780,
600; Dales, Ore. 100000; Salem, Ore.
New, SIS ,0,000; San Diego, Cal, S3Oj,000.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson, the Senate
bill appropriating $S00,000 for site for a
public building at New Orleans was taken
from the calendar and passed.
GOVERNMENT OF OKLAHOMA.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Dill to provide temporary government for
the territory of Oklahoma. Mr.. Plumb
offered an amendment to include within the
boundaries of the territory all that tract of
land bounded on the east by the Tooth
meridian, on the south by the st ite of Texas,
on the west by the territory of New Mexic },
and on the north by the states of Colorado
and Kansas, and known as the public land
strip, Tor No Mans Land.)
Objection was raised that the country
described in Mr.. Plumb's amendment was
not contiguous to that described in the bill.
After long debate the question was
taken on Mr.. Plumbs amendment and the
vote was: Yeas IA, nays Is; no quorum.
After call of the roll, and the ascertain
ment Of the presence of a quorum, the bill
was laid aside without final action on Mr..
Plumbs anne ldment.
BLAIR's EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The bill to aid in the establishment and
temporary support of common schools was
then taken up as the unfinished
argument in favor of the bill.
He read extracts from the reports of school
commissioners in New York, Connecticut,
Rhode Island and other states, showing a
bad state of things there in a public school
point of view, and declare that the con-
dition of education in tho north was most
dangerous, and that the northern people
| lDIguG as Wei EeO over UDelf S9lI-flgnGeOus
notions that they were much better off
than their neghbors in the southern
states. He notified the senators that
| if they defeated the bill thev
would deserve, and would suffer the utm ost
condemnation at the hands Of an outraged
people, or at all events at the hands IF a
posterity that would call them TO account
for it if nobody did to-day.
Mr.. Allison asked Mr.. Blair las he hat
been speaking nearly two hours to yield
the floor for other business.
WOUND UP FOR THREE DAYS.
Mr.. Blair said he was under the impres.
sion that he would require to speak two OF
| three days more. as the facts winch he had
| he desired to go to the Senate and the coun-
try. With senators having matters pressing
upon them, he would be under the necessity
of extending little courtesy to them, as he
wished to receive as much in return.
The bill was laid aside till tomorrow, and
the Vice President laid before the Senate a
message from the President on the subject
| of the recent negotiations with the Sioux
| Indians, and recommending an immediate
appropriation to carry out the erecommenda-
! tions of the commission. The message was
referred
Bills were passed providing for public
buildings at Sioux City. Ia, to cost $780,
600, and at Cedar Rapids, la.
After several bills of local interest were
disposed of, the Senate went into executive
session, and, al 4:45 O'Clock, adjourned.