New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-27
PROGRESS IN THE SENATE.
GOOD WORK on APPROPRIATIONS MEASURES.
THE sUNDIY CIVIL APPROPRIATION ELL
PA%ssED-THE ri OF BUSINESS TO BE AID
HERED TO-LIrrLE HoPE FOR TIE
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
,sr 1rLtGRArn TO The TnnrSE.1

Washington. Feb. 2G.-Thc senate made encouraging
progress today WIN the appropriation bills. and there
is now a better prospect Of actiln before the session
closes on several OF the important bills upon The Re
publican order Of busincs,. II work IS kept up steadily
on Appropriation measures, the last ~ tlcm can
probably be disposed Of by SATURDAY evening ~ Monday
afternoon. and al least twenty -foIr or thirty hours VIII
thus be left for the consideration of other business.
Many individual effort, have been made on both sldos
Of the chamber 10 IcaTrancc the programme agreed
upon at the last Republican conference. bat - far all
have failed of succc.s. The order may therefore. be
considered as binding. and II practically pledge, the
senate to take up these bills in succession after tho
regular appropriation measures are Ot Of tn" way
The Nicarpg qua Canal bill (Which has already been ul-
der discussion for several days. the Paddock Pure Food
bill, the BANKRUPTCY Hill. tir Army REORGANIZATION
BILL, the bill to amend the Interstate Commerce act,
the Pacific Railroad R~efundlng bill. and The biz for the
transfer Of the Revenue Marine service to the Navy
DEPARTMENT. The Private Land Court bill. which hal
a place on the list after the Bankruptcy bill, has been
practically taken out Of the field by The action oi to
senate the .Othcr day In accepting a Ho1sa bill on tho
subject. Will an amendment. The Nicaragua Canal
bill will probably be dropped without much further
discussion. a. it has no chance at ell Of passing the
House. and a slight one Of gctung through the senate.
OF the other measures, the Pure Food bill and the
Bankruptcy Iii are in the most favorable position Tor
passage.
When the sundry Civil bill was taken mp. begin
ming on page G5-discusslon 10 he under the five
minute rulc-au amendment Wa, offered By Ar. AN
son and agreed 10 aprropIiatlug S60,Oop Tor hu'"-
ings for army stores and Offices at Omaha. Neb. vi
the amendments reported from the Committee on
Appropriations having been disposed of at 80. the
bill was open to general amendment.
Mr.. Plumb moved to strike ont an item oil oi'"uV
for aid 10 the Industrial Christian Home Association Ill
Utah Territory. and read a communicates ana re
ports TO show the slight benefit arising from the lh't'
tuition and the cXtravaGant manner III whlch II ie
managed. The motion 10 strike out was resisted py
Mr.. Edmund,, who explained that the purpose OF '"c
home was 10 supply d home for plural wives anu
their children. The motion wa also opposed OS
Mcssrs. Hale and Paddock and was dcicatcd-Sea'
20: nays. 81.
Mr. German offered an amendment providing lr
the suspension Of the appropriation in the Suhury
Civil bill Of August, 1890. to provide accommodations
for the Government Printing Once. Agreed o.
Mn IIawlcy Offered amendments appoprfatlng
Sal 900 for a brick barrack at the soldiers Home a
Hampton. Va: $4,000 for a brick barrack AZ inc '"i
dicr,' Home at Leivenworth. Kan. and 5l5'7Oo Tor a
brick barrack at DAYTON. ohio. Agreed To.
Mr.. spoone offered an amendment to increase INC
limit Of appropriation for the public building at NIL
waukcc. wis. by the amount to De derived from INC
sale Of certain sites now owned th'fc DS TIC "'''"
mcnt. Agreed to.
Mr.. Cameron offered an amendment for the acquI'l-
ton BY tho Government Of certain property adjacent
10 the Philadelphia Postoflcc and for tho use oil '"a'
Office. Agreed to.
Mr. stewart offered an amendment approprlauhs
900. 900 for the collection and publishing OF Information
a. TO the best methods oil culuVauhs lo SUI v H'e'
ton. Agreed 10.
The two committee amendments for tho purchase OF
the Coast Survey Building dor Sij5.oo0) and OF the
Maltby House 0or Sl25,oo0l which had been pa''en
over without action. wcre taken mp and agreed to.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Allison and agreed
-, = .nn "A ahIfsHll TOR
the purchase Of a site fc a pEhllc building In san Fran
cisco. and directing that the construction shall begin
with any Of that amount that shall remain after The
purchase.
Mr.. Vance offered an amendment directing the proper
officers Of the Howard University TO report annually TO
tho Secretary Of the Interior how the appropriations FOR
that university arc expended. Agreed TO.
Mr.. stanfrd offered an amendment extending the
sum appropriated for tho public building at LIS Angeles,
Cal. 10 5000. 900. Mr.. German and Mr.. Allison argued
against opening tho door 70 all tho public buildings u
the country. and appealed to Mr.. Stanford 70 withdraw
the amendment. lie declined to DO SO. but the amend
ment was disagreed 10.
Mr.. Teller offered an amendment appropriatInG
sl5.OOO for the Importation. care and preservation II
reindeer for the use Of tile natives Of Alaska. Agreed
Mr. Daniel offered an amendment approprating
$4,000 for a public building at Roinoke' Va Asfcel
Mr.. henderson moved to reconsider the vote today
agreeing to an amendment offered by Mr. Gorman
suspendlng the appropriation for providing accommo-
cations for the Government Printing Oihcc. The mo
tioa TO reconsider wa agreed 70; and then tho subject
baseball grounds was discussed for an hour and Il hal.
Finally the vote was taken, and Mr' GorIan'' amend
mcnt wa again agreed to-yeas 81, nays 10.
Mr.. call ohcrri an amendment apprOpraiinS
$4,000 for a frstclaos lighthouse at Mount C"rbclia,
AT the mouth Of the It. John, River, Fla Agreed T..
Mr.. Teller offered az amendment Increasing, inc
limit Of cost Of he public building at Pueblo Col, to
Mr. McPhcr-,n offered an appointment appropriatlug
10000 for the Trenton battle monument. on condition
that a like amount BE- provided by the state Of New
jersey and by the Trenton Battle Monument A.
Mr. noai r 9lcTsG an amenS%ent appry22Glistins g. q lG9
United states Circuit Courts. Agreed =.
Nj. Hawlcy offered an amendment appropriating
100000 for defining and marking the line, Of battle
occupied by tho Army Of Northern Virginia during the
three Day Of the Battle 81 Getty ,burg. Agreed to.
After other amendments had been made. The bill
was reported 10 the senate and all The amendments
were agreed to In bulL, except those on which separate
votes were asked.
Mr.. Berry asked a separate, vote on the item Of
sccretary % Of the Smiinsoniia NJ r ~ n a So fSP va lmnbIii
public services rendered by him. The item wa, agreed
Mr.. Chandler asked a separate vote on the CON.
mittcc amendment for the Fish Commission. Aftcr
much discussion, the amendment wa, agreed to.
Mr.. Ilatt Offered an amendment pldcing the Thames
River. Conn, among the river, on which post lights
are 70 bo established and maintained. Agreed to.
ON motion Of Mr.. Cameron. the senate bin appro.
pratina p. 0OO.O0O for II new Mint Bmllding. at
fhlladcipha was taken from the calendar and pas,,d.
The Legislative. Executive and Judicial Apur1pria-
ton bill was then taken up, aud The amendments r.
ported from the Committee on Appropriations wcn,
acted on n read. Mr.. All on expressing the hope that
the senate would continue in session until tho bill
wa passed.
Mr. SAWYER offered an amendment creating tho
Office of Fourth Assistant IOstmn t"rGcncrai. Mt.
Plumb took advantage Of the amendment - make an
attack on the management Of the PO,tolhcc Depart
mcnt, declaring that he had never visited that Depart
mont lately. but that hc had seen the heads OF inc
Department reading the new papers and otherwise
lcisurcly dlsportlng themselves. He believed the De
partmcnt. under its present management. was unncc.
essarily cXtrlvagant. and Characterized by q lacS ~
attention T. the public expenditures. This now ohc1
would simply enable tho %O,tmaStcr General 10 devote
all his time 70 hi private business.
Nr. Sawyer defended the Department, and asserted
that II = would be- economy for the Government n pr',
vide this new office. I'm order that the vastly increased
business Of the PostOihce Department might receive
proper sUpcrvirion.
iIr. German declared that more new Offices ana
more increase, Of compensation hal been provided i"I
during thi, Congress than ever before In the history "l