The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20
SUNDRY CIVIL CASH.
The Senate Finally Passes the Appro-
priation Bill.


priation Bill.
WASHINGTON, July lathe Senate re
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill this morning. Among the
amendments reported by the committee on
appropriations and agreed to by the Senate
were the following;
Inserting an item of s100, 900 to commence
the erection of a fireproof building for ma
chine shops at the national armory at
Springfield. Mass.
Inserting an item of s7,7OO for introduc-
ing electric lamps and wires into the execu-
tive mansion
Reducing the appropriation for the pur-
chase of additional land for the national
cemetery at Hampton, Va, from s17, 600 to
$4,000
Inserting items of $1,000 for a wharf, and
of $1,000 additional for a dining room at
the Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va.
Increasing the amount summed up as the
total of the appropriations for all the ma
tlonal soldiers homes from $2,611, 700 to
81, ,6S6,OO0.
An amendment to add to the paragraph
as to the appointment of managers of the
National Home, the following words, land
William B. Franklin of Connecticut,
Thomas W. Hyde of Maine, John G. Black
of Illinois, and George W. Steele of Indi-
ana for, the terms of office
commencing April 81. 1890. to
fill the vacancies occassioned by the expira-
tion of terms of Office and for the increase
provided hereby"
The discussion was long, but the amend
ment was agreed to after being modified by
substituting the name of Louis B. Gunckel
of Ohio for that of Mr.. Steele. and s. S.
Yoder of Ohio to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.. Harris.
THE NEW MANAGERS.
The paragraph now appoints as man
ayers of the National Home: Edmund n
Morrill, of Kansas, for the unexpired term
of John A. Marlin, deceased; Alfred l..
Pearson of Pennsylvania, for the unexpired
term of John F. Hartranft, deceased; L. b.
Gunckel of Ohio, for the unexpired term of
l.. A. Harris, deceased; William B. Frank
lin of Connecticut, Thomas w. Hyde of
Maine. John C. Black of Illinois and Samuel
S. Yoder of Ohio.
The next amendment that pro-
voked discussion was one appropriating
S4, 900 for aid to the Industrial Christian
Home Association in Utah territory. The
discussion took in the Mormon question,
the politics of negroes and some other minor
matters, besides assuming rather personal
tinge between Messrs. Vest, Edmunds and
Plumb.
The amendment was finally adopted.
PRINTING OFFICE ADDITIONS.
Amendments were adopted inserting pro-
visions for obtaining site for a building
for additional accommodation for the gov
ernment printing Office, appropriating
$250,000 therefor, and requiring the land to
be adjoining or In the vicinity of the pres
| ent building.
The amendment as to the proposed Latin
American memorial library, which had
been passed over without action some days
| ago, was taken up, the question being on
MIR. Haw wley's motion to amend it by strik-
| ing out the provision for q building to
cost $500, 200, and by substituting a pro-
| vision for a section of the library of con-
gress, to be known as the Latin American
Memorial Library, and appropriating
| S25, 900 for its outfit. The motion was
agreed to. and the amendment as amended
was agreed to.
NEW BUILDING FOR THE MUSEUM.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment appro-
| priating S500,000 for an additional fire-proof
| building for the use of the national museum
| on the ground west of the Smithsonian In
! stitution. The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment for the
| acquisition for building for the supreme
| court of the square of ground between East
| Capitol street and B street, northeast, oppo-
| site the square on which the library building
is being erected. This was agreed to, and
the limitation of cost was fixed at SS00, 700.
| Mr.. Vest offered an amendment appropri-
ating 1885, 200 for the purchase of the
| Globe printing office on Pennsylvania av-
enue in order to provide accommodation to
| the government printing office. The amend
| ment was agreed to.
| The bill was then reported to the Senate
and all the amendments agreed to in COM
| mittee of the whole were agreed to in bulk,
except those as to the irrigation sur
| vey, which were reserved for special
votes. Discussion of the irrigation question
was agan started and occupied about an
hours time and when closed the amend
ments were agreed to and the bill was
| passed.
| The tariff bill was taken up as the I'M
| finished business and Mr.. Aldrich gave
notice that he would move to take it up at
| 2 o'clock on Monday.
The Senate then, at S:45 o'clock, ad-
| Journed till Monday noon.