The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04
GSCRAMBLF In CONGRESS
EVERY MEMBER TRYING TO GET A
PET MEASURE THROUGH.


rbs Corridors Full Of Lobbyists-But
rew Of the Crowd in the Galleries
Able to Tell what is Going On
The Total of the Appropriations
Enormous.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-There is the
,.ral scramble to get measures Through be-
sore e. is forever too late, which keeps the
sanstors and representatives in their places
and which keeps the corridors full Of lobby
,s,s but otherwise the closing OF this con-
,,ross is interesting only to those who
know what is going on, as most OF the peo-
,le in the crowded galleries don't. The most
interesting thing of all, the eager effort of
the discredited and expiring congress
70 get more money cut &c the treasury,
which it has already banrupted. is only
halfsppreciAted by the gallery lockers They
sas one scheme after another going through
indspendently or getting on to appear
under the head of miscellaneous items, but
tbev do see that they are adding $40 ,000.0 .0O0
or 900. 900 900, no one knows just how much,
70 the $50 600, 900 deficit which Chairman
Cannon confessed to on the floor OF the
House yesterday. The schemers in
the two houses keep cool among
all the excitement, and so guide
their schemes through the whirlpool
successfully. They are determined and
earnest about them, however, for they feel
that this is their last chance for years. They
are not concerning themselves about the
taxation by which the treasury will have to
be retilled each man is grabbing al much
as possible Of what Is left, so he can get the
rest to agree to what he shall have, without
the slightest regard to the grand total. Five
hundred millions may possibly prove to be
the difference in the appropriations OF the
last congress and the appropriations OF
this.
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
(Bv the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March ga score or more
senators who had remained industriously at
work until the close of yesterdays session
found when they left the capitol at o'clock
this morning the ground covered with snow
and those who were in attendance
when to-day's session began had
made their way to the capitol
through snowstorm, As soon
as the morning prayer was offered by the
chaplain and the journal Of yesterday had
been read by the secretary the galleries
were cleared and the doors were closed for
an executive session. The doors were re-
opened at 1O:l5 o'clock, when the general
deficiency appropriation bill was taken up
and all the amendments that had been
agreed to in committee of the whole last
night were agreed to in bulk by the Senate,
except as to four that we're reserved In
cluding the French spoilation claims and
Pacific railroad claims.
RELIEF FOR oKLAHoMAT'-
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment np aro-
priating $4,000 for the relief of the citizens
of Oklahoma " no have been rendered desti-
tute by the unexampled drought of the past
season. The amendment was agreed to.
The first Of the reserved amendments, as
to payment to Pacific railroads, was agreed
to without division.
The next reserved amendment was that
for the payment of the French spoliation
claims. Mr.. Edmunds made a point of
order that every one of them was purely a
private claim and had no business on an
appropriation bill. The point was over
ruled by the Vice President.
Then followed discussion OF the merits Of
claims, in which dozen or more senator's
participated, and which lasted so long that
finally Mr. German appealed to the sena-
tors to stop the discussion and pass the bill
before it was too late.
TIE FRENCH CLAIMS WIN.
A vote was taken, and the French spolia-
ton claims amendment was agreed to-yeas
Al, nays IA.
The last reserved amendment was that
striking out OF the House bill the paragraph
giving months extra pay to the officers
and employees of the Senate and House.
borne on the annual or session rolls.
Ihe amendment was disagreed to, and the
paragraph was retained-yeas "a, nays 49,
Mr.. Faulkner moved to add to the para
graph the words land official reporters of
the senate and House,
MIR. Hale-And move to add the words
senators and representatives 10 congress. v
II the business of congress be to add contin-
ua!ly 10 the con- pensation Of officials Of both
oooles there is no reason why that of the
senator's and representatives should not be
added to it,
Subsequently Mr.. Hale withdrew his
amendment, with a remark that he had not
intended itseriouslY.
Mr.. Faulkner's amendment was agreed
REPAYING WAR EXPENDITURES.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment to re-
ImDurse to the states of California, Oregon
ana Nevada the moneys expended by them
~ ~ tne suppression of the civil war, e2, ,456.
So9 TO California, $224, ,526 to Oregon and
StUt,U40 TO Nevada. The amendment was
agreed to without division.
mr. Carlisle offered an amendment to the
e1Ia months pay paragraph so as to in.
eLuue employees in the law department of
ne congressional library. 1t was agreed
Mr: Daniel moved to insert q paragraph
uirectlng the Secretary Of the Treasury to
Settle and pay the claims of the states of
We" YORK, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir-
Gllla and South Carolina and the city OF
tt,allmore on account of advances made in
0oe Coe war OF 1872, and appropriating 80 $780,
wv Tor that purpose. The motion was
agreed to-yeas %, nays %.
me bill was then passed and sent to the
t1ouse with the Senate amendments.
THE PENSION DISAGREEMENT.
Another conference disagreement was re-
Ported on the pension appropriation bill and
ouoVner conference was ordered. The dis
asIeement was over an amendment adopted
ny Ihe Senate that the provision limiting
cue ices OF pension attorneys to 50 lin cases
Vi increased appropriations should not
SSppiy TO existing or valid contracts. The
senate insisted upon its amendment.
Ahe conference report on the sundry civil
sppfoprlation, bill presented last night, was
agreed to.
ne disagreeing conference report on the
SSopyrlght bill was presented. The points II
uispute were stated to be the Sherman
o1Hendment allowing, on the payment oi