The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-30
SESSION OF TaB SENATE.
a Vote of $e,2oo,ooo for Galveston
Harbor.

a Vote of $o,2oo,Ooo for Galveston
Harbor
WAsHINGToN, March 29-Mr. Dolph ad-
dressed the Senate to-day on tho resolution
offered by Mr.. Voorhees, as to agricultural
depression, making an argument in favor
of protective tariff.
Mr.. Reagan gave notice that he would
next month, submit some remarks on the
two bills for the issue of treasury notes on
silver bullion and for free coinage of gold
and silver.
The Senate bill approprlating 50, lbs, 900
for the Improvement If tho ST. Mary's
river. Mich, and S1,GS4, 900 for the i'm
provement Of Hay Lake channel, Mich.
was taken from the calendar and passed.
GALVESTON HARBoR WORK.
MIR. Coke moved TO take from the cal
endar and pass the Senate bill for the COM
pletion of the work on the entrance to Gal
weston harbor, Texas appropriating
81, 100000 ih TIE agas rate, but tbe OK
pendlture IN any year not to exceed
sl000000. This bill provoked discussion.
IN the course OF which Mr.. Henderson asked
Mr.. Frye, Chairman OF the committee on
commerce, what was to be the rule Il der
which certain rivers and harbors were
taken out of the general river and harbor
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HOW THE GOVERNMENT LOSES MONEY.
Mr. Frye stated that the committee on
commerce was convinced that the create L
extravaganza committed under the policy
OF the river and harbor improvements was
no6 IN making appropria ions for small
creeks and bayous, but II failing to make
sufficient appropriations for great national
works SO Us to have no cessation Of opera-
tons, as was now so frequently the case.
Therefore tie committee had reported this
and ore or two otner bills appropliating
sufficient amounts TO complete works.
Mr. Manderson moved to amend the bill
by inserting Sabine pass and Aransas pass.
RAP AT THE ARMY ENGINEERS.
Mr.. Plumb, while favoring the bill, ex-
pres ed his belief that the object proposed
would nos bs obtained at reasonable cost.
so long as the work was entrusted to army
engineers.
Tho discussion was continued. generally
in favor of the bill, by Senator'S Paddock.
Teller and Vest. The latter. like Mr.. Plumb,
questioned the policy Of entrusting the
work to army engineers.
The amendment vas rejected and the bill
was passed.
THE URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. Hale presented the conference report
on the urgent deficiency bill, and stated hat
open, and which would have to be h4 sub
ject Of further conference, ~as an amend
ment relating to the location OF arteian
wells. The conference re9ort was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Voorhees, the Senate
bill appropriatiag 914,G75 for the purchase
OF the Capron colec ion Of Japaness work
Of art now in the national museum was
takelup.
Mr.. Berry demanded the yeas and navs.
The bill was passed, the voso beiug-yeas
27, nays 10.
After brief executive session the Senate
at 5:l0 O'Clock adjourned TIL Mon1ay.
ANOTHER BIG APPROPRIATION.
Senator Gibson today reporte a bill ap-
propriating IS, ,G3l $50 tor the Improvement
oIthe Mississippi river from tire head Of the
passes TO the Ohio, for the salaries and ex-
penses Of the Mississippi river C mmissiOn,
and the improvement Of the herbors at
Hickman. KY, GreeIvlle Natchez and
Vicks5urg, Miss. AMI New Orleans, La,
and fJr rsctiiicati3n OF the X d and Atcha-
faiyG rivers, provided that not more than
half Of said sum shall be expended in any one
fiseai year The bill was introduced as q
substitute for the bill previously introduced
on the sagf1a flhippt