The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-03

ing foreign built ships to be used for three
years in carrying the mails. It was dis
agreed to-yeas 81, nays 40.
POSTAL SUBSIDY AGREED TO.
Finally the question was taken on Mr..
MorrilI's motion to concur in the House
amendment the (postsl subsidy aud it was
agreed to-yeas 81. nays So, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Blair, Carey
Carlisle, Casey Chandler, Cullom, Davis, Dawes,
Dixon, Edmunds, Evarts, Farwell, Hawley,
Hiscock, Hoar, Ingalls,, Jones of Nevada Nc
Connell: Mcmillan. Manderson, Morgan, Morrill,,
Spooner, Stanford Stewart, Stockbridge, War
rem, Washburn and Wilson-37.
NAYs-Messrs. Bate Berry, Blackburn. But
Ter, Call, Cameron, Coke. Colquitt, Daniel
Hampton, Harris, Jones of Arkansas. Mitchell
Moody, Pasco, Payne, Pettigrew, Plumb, Ran
som. Reagan, Teller, Turpie, Vance, Vest,
Walthal. and Wolcott-33.
The bill now goes to the President.
THE PRESIDENCY PRO TEN.
Mr.. Sherman offered resolution elect
ing Mr.. Manderson as president pro tempore,
to hold Office during the pleasure Of the
Senate; and Mr.. German offered a resolu-
ton rendering the thanks of the Senate to
Mr.. Ingalls, for ''the eminently courteous
digntied, able and absolutely impartial
manner in which he has presided over its
deliberations and performed the duties of
president protempore."
Both resolutions were agreed to; and the
oath Of Office was administered by the Vice
President to Mr.. Henderson, who was
escorted TO the desk by Mr.. Ingalls,.
The credentials of John B. Gordon as
senator from Georgia (replacing Mr..
Brown were presented and placed on fle
The House bill relating to the treaty of
reciprocity with the Hawaiian Islands was
passed; also the House joint resolution
appropriating $1,000, coo for the improve
ment Of the Mississippi river, to be imme-
mediately available.
POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The postoffice appropriation bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Frye, in place of the
amendment which he had offered on Satur-
day night, offered one appropriating ST.
10000 for the transportation of foreign
mails On motion of Mr.. Carlisle the
amount was reduced to 81. $50, 900. The
amendment was adopted and the bill passed.
The conference report on the bill as to
claims for Indian depredations was here
presented and sgreed 10. It gives the court
of claims jurisdiction to settle these claims.
The conference report was presented and
agreed to on the bill as to hfe-saving appli-
anoes on steamers on any lakes or bays of
the United States, suspending the operation
Of the law for one year from March, 1891.
FORTRESS MoNRoE's RAILWAY.
The Senate bill authorizing the construc-
ton of a railway upon the government
reservation at Fortress Monroe, Va, was
taken from the calendar and passed; also
the Senate bill referring to the court Of
claims the claim of the legal representatives
of Henry s. French of Nashville, Tenn, for
the proceeds of 230 bales Of cotton taken by
the United States.
Messrs. Plumb, Allison and Blackburn
were appointed Senate oonferees on the
postofflce appropriation bill.
The Senate then, at O'clock, proceeded
to the consideration of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill.
CARLISLE MAKES POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Carlisle made point of order against
the committee amendment allowing
sorghum sugar manufacturers the use of
distilled spirits free of tax. The point was
that il was general legislation on an appro-
pr1ation bill. The question was discussed
at much length, and was finally submitted
to the Senate by the Vice President, and
the amendment was ruled to be in order
yeas 90, nays %. The amendment was
then agreed to without division. Messrs
Cockrell Coke and German voted with the
republicans in the affirmative, and Messrs.
Edmunds, Evarts, Hawley, Hiscock, Nor
rill, Platt, Sherman and Wilson with the
democrats iu the negative.
MIR. Paddock moved to amend by insert
ing the ''pure food bill"
Mr.. Reagan made a point of order that
the amendment was general legislation on a
very important subject not connected with
appropriations for tue agricultural depart
ment.
The Vice-President sustained the point
From that ruling Mr.. Paddock appealed
and Mr.. Edmunds moved to lay the appeal
on the table. The latter motion was agreed
to-yeas 27, nays 26. 80 the amendment
was excluded. The bill was then passed.
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Senate proceeded at 4:40 o'clock to
the consideration of the general deficiency
BILL Consideration of the bill was tenn
porarily suspended, and resolutionEauthor>
izing the committee on rules to sit during
the recess was reported and agreed to with
an amendment offered by Mr.. Hoar, in>
structing the committee to consider and res
port what changes, If any, ought to be
made in the observances of the Senate in
regard to paying honor to Its deceased
members.
A message from the President vetoing a
private relief bill was presented and read
and referred to the committee on claims.
The conference report on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill was presented,
read, and agreed to.
The Senate then at 6 o'clock, took a recess
JUDGMENTS FOR ARMY SUPPLIES.
+ The vote by which the Senate last week
passed the House bill TO pay judgments of
the court of claims for army supplies
under the Bowman act) was, on motion of
Mr.. Harris, reconsidsred. All the Senate
amendment Is which had been agreed to were
disagreed to, and the bill was again passed
without any amendment. The reason as
signed by Mr.. Harris for this course was
that the amendments could not possibly be
acted on in the House, and that If this
course were not followed the whole bill
would fail.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Consideration of the deficiency bill was
proceeded with. The two items to pay to
the widows of Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Miller one years. salary-$10, 500 and
$40, ,000-provoked discussion, but they
were agreed to-yeas ~, nays 10.
The negative votes were given by Messrs.
Bate, Berry, Carlisle, Cockrell, Coke,
George, Jones Of Arkansas, Plumb, Reagan
and Vest.
The next subject that provoked discus
sion was the proposition Of the House to
give a months extra pay to the officers and
employees of the House Mr.. Plumb spoke
of the uncomfortable extravagance Of the
two Houses, and said that while the pay Of
senator's amounted to $400 900 a year, the pay
of those who waited on them amounted to
5000, 200. The House item was struck out of
the bill-yeas 81, nays 81.
THE CoNGER LARD BILL.