The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
WORK OF TIE HOUSE.
The Tariff and HewaiPs Treaty-For-
fixture of Lands.

I
fixture Of Lands
! WASHINGTON, Feb Gin the House this
morning Mr.. Mckinley Of Ohio asked
unanimous consent for present consideration
of the bill providing that nothing in the
tariff act shall be held to repeal or impair
the reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
/ islands.
Mr.. Bland thought the bill should be con-
sidered in committee Of the whole. and Mr..
| Mckinley moved that the House go into
committee for that purpose. but withdrew
his motion when he found that it would be
| impossible TO limit the time for debate.
The speaker laid before the House the
Senate bill amending the land forfeiture act
Of Sept. %, 1890, 30 that the period within
which settlers, purchasers and Others under
the provisions of said act may make appi-
cation TO purchase the lands forfeited
thereby, when such period begins to run
from the passage Of the act, shall begin to
run from the date of the PRONUNCIATION by
| the commissioner Of the general land Office
of the instructions 60 the officers of the local
land Offices for their direction in the dispo-
sition Of said lands. The bill was passed
with verbal amendments.
Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on postoffices and postroads, re-
ported the postofiice appropriation bill. 1t
was placed on the calendar.
THE WORLDS FAIAR PARAGRAPH.
The committee then required to the
worlds fair paragraph, to which Mr.. Cand-
Ter OF Massachusetts proposed though it
| had not yet been formally offered the
following substitute: THAT the Secretary
of the Treasury be instructed not to approve
the payment of any expense attendant upon
the meeting of the worlds Columbian COM
mission, or Of the board Of lady managers,
1 nah
be called at the time of the dedication
and opening of the worlds fair as provided
| for in section of the said act; nor to APP
prove the payment or auy expense attend
| ant upon the meeting of the executive
committee Of the worlds Columbian COM
mission, as created by article 5 of the by~
laws OF said commission; nor upon the
| board or lady managers, except such
meetings as may be held not oftener
than once In six months; nor to
approve the payment of any salary to any
officer of the worlds Columbian commission
out of any money which has been or may
be available for such purpose, other than
an annual salary not in excess of $1,000 to
the president, $4,000 to the vice chairman of
| the executive committee and Sc, 900 to the
| secretary; nor to approve the payment of
any salary sto any officer of the
board Of lady managers out
| of any money which has been
or may be available for such purpose other
| than an annual salary, not in excess of
| 5000 to the president and SO, 900 to the sec
Rotary; nor to approve the payment of any
expenses of the Worlds Columbian COM
mission or of the board of lady managers
other than those hereinbefore mentioned,
which shall amount to more than $4,000
per annum in the aggregate"
IT'S FFFICTENCY OTEgTIONTD
Mr.. Wilson of West Virginia questioned
the efficiency of the national commission on
the expenditure Of government money and
criticised the salaries paid to officials. The
total amount of the salary list was sos, $40;
| and under the authority given the commits
sion to increase the number of
appointees as the fair grew. salaries
would swell until they swamped the go vern-
ment appropriation. The report of the
worlds fair committee was that these sala-
ries should be cut down. If the United
States assumed to run the commits
| sion by paying its own commission
ers it would be morally bound
to make up any deficiency that might occur,
A former member of the House had once
| defined "sinacuree" las he expressed it, as a
position where there was nothing to do, and
| a - sight of pay. (Laughter.l he thought
| that good many of the positions on the
national commission were ''sinacurees."
THE COMMITTEE DEFENDED.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky defended
the action of the committee on appropria-
tions in reporting the paragraphs providing
| for the expenses of the commission The
| appropriations were made in conformity
with the provisions of the act for which the
| gentlemen from Massachusetts,, New York
and West Virginia (Messrs. Candlor,
| Flower and Wilson, had voted. and against
1 til. - - -. T. A.
| of congress to make the fair a success,
not failure; and he as a member of the
committee on appropriations had felt it to
| be his duty to concur in the recommenda-
tion Of the appropriations which had been
made.
| In the course of the discussion Mr. Mason
of Illinois referred to the fact that the Can
| dler amendment had not been formally
| offered, and gave notice that he would
make a point of order against it when
| offered, that it was a violation Of the
statute of the United States
THE COMMISSION DEFENDED.
Messrs. Adams, Taylor, and Mason of
| Illinois defended the worlds fair commits
| sion, and deprecated the criticisms which
had been made upon Chicago and every
body connected with the exposition as being
/ entirely unwarranted
| Mr.. Coleman of Louisiana said the ex-
| positions had done more for the industries
than any action taken by congress for years
past.
Mr.. Butterwor had no doubt of this
fact, and he continued at some length to
defend the city OF Chicago from the asper-
sions cast upon it in the matter of raising
money, and laid stress upon the point that
the proposed exposition was not an enter
prise of Chicago, nor of Illinois, but was
one supported by the whole country.
There ought, he said, to be national pride
in this matter. Mr.. Gambler then offered
his amendment formally, and against it Mr..
Mason raised his point OF order.
Pending a decision the committee rose
| and the House took recess until s o'clock,
the evening session to be for the considera-
ton of private pension bills.
At Its evening session the House passed
lis private pension bills.