The sun., 1890-03-30
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
MILLIONS Voted BIZ THE SENA TIE FOR
PUBLIC IMPRO VEMEH7S

1Is,nG Sun Morse Delivers - Temperance
Address In the House Against the sale
or Beer at Army Posts-Gen. SpInoIA
Makes the StRrtiing Statement that n o
Never Drank n Gallon OF Liquor.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Mr. Dolph de-
uvered his speech in the Senate yesterday on
the resolution offered by Mr. Voorhees, as to
AGRICULTURAL depression. He said that tho pro-
tective tariff had in no degree contributed to
the present depression OF the farming inter-
ostA They were better than they would be
under tariff for revenue only" and were
far better than they were In any free trade
country.
On motion OF Mr.. Davis the Senate bill APP
propriating 50 $4,000 for tho Improvement Of
81. Mary's River. Mich, and $l.6s40OO for the
Improvement OF Hay Lake Channel, Mich, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
Mr.. Coke moved TO take from the calendar
and pass the Senate bill for the completion OF
the entrance to Galveston harf"~ " Tex, zap
propriating $6,2O0,OOO in the aeGregnrA but
the expenditure In any year not to exceed
81 1.O0O,O00. After long discussion the matter
was agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr. Hale presented the conference report on
the Urgent deficiency bill and said that the
only matter OF controversy still left open, and
which would have TO be the subject of further
conference. was an amendment relating 10 the
location OF artesian wells.
Mr.. Cockrell. n member Of the Conference
Committee. called attention to the fact that in
certain items in the bill. for arrears of bounty
eommutation. &C., the House had made the In
definite appropriation OF "as much as may be
necessary" while the Senate had put in fixed
sums to which amendment the House con-
forces refused TO agree. lte declared this to
suppressing and concealing the amount ac-
tually appropriated, lie characterized 1t as a
cover up the amount Of money which .he Re-
publican House appropriated and as being be-
MI Gr. HAZE H % said hat the the senator from ron Missouri
you'd have to deal with the rulea and with the
se oi 10 bne todS Hs named bat II
Q vicious policy to make indefinite appropria-
tons: but he explained the grounds on which
the House coDferees insisted on rejecting tho
amendments. and said that, as they were not
only firm but ohdurate. the Senate conferees
had yielded. The Conference report was
On motion Of MIR. Voorhees, the Senate bill
Capron collection Of Japanese works of art
now In the National Museum was taken up and
Mr.. Hale satirlzed Mr.. Voorhees, for his sdvo:
oacy OF the measure as II 1t were one on behalf
Of the farmers Of the country whose dep essed
West would be very much Satisfied and pleased
HaIoi would vote Tor the pill. ~
very mean speech OF the Senator from Maine
on account Of its excellent conclusion. Mr..
Oapron had been Republic Commissioner
OF Agriculture and his widow was now old and
DOOR
Mr. George said that. In the absence OF Mr.
Reagan he would have to put in his feeble pro-
test against such an expenditure Of public
money.
Mr Berry made some remarks as to the i'm
proprioty OF voting away public money for pur.
poses OF charity and demanded the yeas and
nays on the passage Of the bill.
The bill was passed-yeas 27: nays l5 and,
after o brief executive session. the Senate ad-
3oOrnod until Monday.