The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-27
sES SION OF THE SENATE.
Tbs Day in the Upper House Devot,
to Routine WORK.

Tbs Day in the Upper House Devoted
to Routine WORK.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the Senate
this morning the House amendment to the
direct tax bill was presented and was laid
on the table for the present.
The legislative. executive and Judicial ap-
preparation bill was reported by Mr.. ALI
son, who gave notice that he would ask the
Senate to consider 1t as soon as the sundry
civil bill shall have been disposed of.
The sundry civil bill was then taken up and
its consideration resumed, beginning on page
65. the discussion to be under the five min
utes rule. Mr.. Stewart, referring to the
unanimous consent given for the five-min-
ute rule, desired to have it suspended in
favor of the ame 3dment in respeo1 to irris
cation, and Mr.. Paddock said he also would
wish it suspended In respect to an amend
ment whlch he intended to offer, but
Mr.. Hale warned the Senate that if the
five minutes rule was not to be observed, it
might as well be understood that the time
of the Senate was to be given to talk and
not to business. The only way the appropri-
alton bills could be passed and an extra
session avoided would be by constant day
and night and Sunday sessions otherwise,
as certain as the tides, sunrise and sunset,
the fourth of March would come and find
appropriation bills not passed.
DIsPosING OF THE AMENDMENTS.
All of the amendments reported from the
committee were disposed of by 1:30 o'clock,
and the bill was open to general amend
were agreed TO, adding new items and in
creasing some already iu the
! bill llssss@ Among these was one
offered by Mr.. Barbour, appropriating
$S5, 600 for light station near Pages Rock,
York river, Va, aud one by Mr.. Daniel, ap-
propriating SIS, 900 for public building at
Roanoke. An hour and half was devoted
to the discussion of the amendments offered
by Mr.. German, suspendiug the appropria-
ton for providing accommodations for the
government printing Office. The amend
ment was agreed to.
NEW LIGHTHOUSE FOR FLORIDA.
Mr.. Call offered an amendment appropri-
ating $l75,0 900 for q first class lighthouse at
Mount Cornelia, at the mouth of the st.
Johns river, Fla. 1t was agreed to.
Mr.. Hawley offered an amendment ap-
propriating S60,000 for defining and mark
ing the lines of battle occupied by the Army
of Northern Virginia during the three days
Of the battle of Gettysburg 1t was
agreed to.
ALL THE AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
all the amendments were agreed to in a
bulk except those on which separats votes
were asked. These were also agreed to
after much more time was spent in debate.
The bill was then passed.
On motion Of Mr. Cameron, the Senate
bill appropr1ating $2,00o, 900 for a new
mint building at Philadelphia was taken
from the calendar and passed.
The legislative. executive and judicial ap-
riafi faI nd ri ha
amendments reported from the committee
on appropriations were acted on as read,
Mr.. Allison expressing the hope that the
Senate would continue in session until the
bill was passed.
NEW OFFICE PROPOSED.
Mr.. Sawyer offered an amendment ere.
ating the office of Fourth Assistant Post
master General
Mr.. Plumb took advantage of the amend
ment TO make an attack on the management
of the postoffice department.
Mr.. German joined hands with Mr..
Plumb, and Mr.. Sawyer then withdrew his
amendment.
Mr.. Allison reported the Indian appropri-
alton bill.
MIR. Sanders offered as a new section to
the pending till an amendment providing
for the purchase Of 100000 ounces of
silver and issue of treasury notss thereon.
against the amendment. which was sus-
tanned by the chair (Mr. Harris. No appeal
was taken from the decision. so that the
amendment stands as ruled out OF order.
The legislative bill was then completed
with the exception Of several amendments,
on which separate votes were demanded.
The bill was laid aside until tomorrow.
The conference report on the military
academy appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. The bill remains as it passed
the House. the Senate receding from the
only amendment it made.
THE NICARAGUA BILL
The chair laid the Nicaragua canal bill
bsfore the Senate as the unfinished business,
but Mr.. Paddock said that that bill had
been laid aside, and announced that he pro-
posed to insist on tie pure food bill being
taken up next.
A roll call then displayed the lnck Of a
quorum, and at 9:45 O'Clock the Senate ad-
journed.