The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-15
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
THE STATUS OF THH APPROPRI-
ALTON BILLS SET FORTH.

THE STATUS OF THH APPROPRI-
ALTON BILLS SET FORTH.
The Total Amount Carried S35o,ooo,-
900. Exclusive of S1oo,ooo,ooo OF
New Pension Grabs-The sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill Taken Up
Talk of the Latin-American Lii
brary.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The Senate this
morning proceeded to consideration Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
MIR. Edmunds asked Mr.. Allison if he was
prepared to give to the Senate the status of
the various appropriation bills. Mr.. Allison
said that the agricultural bill and army bill
had become laws, the consular and diplo-
matte bill was in the hands of the president
the District of Columbia bill was pending
in the House of Representatives on the con-
ference report, the fertilization bill was in
the hands of the conference commission.
The Indian appropriation bill would be re-
ported to-day or tomorrow from the Sem
ate appropriations committee. The legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill was a law and SO was the military
academy bill. The naval appropria-
tion bill, the pension appropriation
bill, the river and harbor bill
and sundry civil bills were still Enacted on
by the Senate. The general deficiency bill
(which would probably cover 1000 900 or
$4,000, ,0G0 was still behind. ALI those ap-
preparation bills with the river and harbor,
sundry civil and deficiency bill estimated)
will aggregate about 359,000.000.
Mr.. Gorman-That does not include pen-
sion appropriations of about SlO0, 200, ,000g
Mr.. Allison--It does not 1t only includes
the regular appropriation bills.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Among the amendments to the sundry
civil bill reported from the committee on
appropriations and agreed to by the Senate
were the following:
An item of $4,000 for building an addi-
tion to the bureau Of engraving and print
ing, where silver certificates are printed, to
furnish accommodation for more presses
An item of $333, 800 for the purpose OF
improving, extending and repairing the
vaults in the treasury building, and for
constructing new vaults or safes therein.
Inserting a large number of items for
lighthouses, beacons and fog signals, among
the locations being: Waackaack light
station. 100000; first class light vessel at
Fenwick Island shoal, Nd. $40, 900; q
lighthouse and fog signal at Maryland
Point, in the Potomac river, $50, 900; addi-
tional land for the Portsmouth lighthouse
depot, Va, $40, ,000 new dwelling at Cape
Hatteras light station, $1,000; lightship al
Frying Pan Shoals, N. G., $40, 600; a light
vessel at Martins Industry, S. c., $40, 900
THE MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
The amendment to insert an item of $780,.
600 for establishing in Washington Latin
American memorial library, the site to b,
selected by the secretary of state and tn
building to be erected under his direction
and supervision having been reached, Mr.
Vest opposed it as being part of a senti
mental programme to secure commerct
with the South American states. 1t wa
nonsense to expect that any glamour coulC
be thrown over the subject in the way o.
sentiment that would bring such trade. l
could only be brought by making it to tht
interest Of the South American states Il
trade with the United States. Be
sides, there was now being erected
magnificent library building at
cost of 100000, and certain rooms in tina
building might be dedicated to the purpos
indicated in the amendment The Senat,
was asked to Appropriate 100000 for a
spectacular performance, and that at time
when there was notroom in the public build
ings to transact absolute aud exigent public
public business.
HAWLEY AGREES WITH VEST.
Mr.. Hawley said that he agreed with
everything that Mr.. Vest had said. Tht
library of congress had already a fine col
lection of old manuscript, maps and book:
relating to the early history of the Ameri
can continent, and he suggested that in.
stead of dividing those resources it woulC
be very much better to take a section ol
branch of that library and entitle it the
''Latin-American Memorial Library" He
offered an amendment to that effect, anC
appropriating $25, 600 for the purpose
Mr.. Vest sent to the clerks desk and hac
read the Presidents message suggesting tht
establishment of Latin-American memoria
library. He contended that it would be nc
discourtesy, even to the advocates of the
plan, if an apartment in the library OF
congress was set apart for the purpose. Mr.
Silva, delegate from Colombia, who had
originated the suggestion, had used the
words, Building or apartment"
SEPARATION INADvIsABLE.
Mr. Edmunds remarked that il was obvi.
Gus to any scholar or student that the
separation of the historical documents OF
one particular country or set of countries
from those of all other countries was really
destruction of the value of both.
Mr.. Vest predicted that if the COMMITTEES
amendment were adopted the cost would
HOb Oe pooO,oVV, DuG dU letsI %, ,0UU, ,UUO. de
had no disposition to criticise the pau.
American conference or its work, but he
preferred to wait and see what
the result would be before a
monument to it was erected.
He agreed with Mr.. Hawley in the idea
that if a monument was to be erected il
should be in the shape Of an arch or some
work of art. Finally, at Mr.. Gorman's
suggestion, to which no objection was
made, the suggestions we're agreed to and
the amendment, with the Others, went over.
MIR. Spooner moved to increase the limit
of the cost of the public building at Mil
waukee, Wis. by 100000. This was
agreed to.
Having disposed of fifty of the ia pages
of the bill, it was laid aside till tomorrow.
After clearing the calendar of number
of bills of local interest the Senate at $50
o'clock adjourned.
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