The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-25
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE LAND
COURT BILL PASSED.

Aurrled AlOng-A Statement OF the
Work ON Hand.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-In the Senate
to-day the House bill to establish a United
States land court and to provide for judi
cial investigation and settlement of the
private laud claims in the territories Of
Utah and New Mexico. and the states Of
Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, was taken
from the calendar and passed, but with
substitute A conference was asked, and
Messrs Edmunds, Wolcott and Ransom
were appointed coRferees on the part of the
Senate.
sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up. A question from Mr.. Chandler
as to the prospect OF getting up a bill for
the transfer of the revenue marine brought
about a general discussion Of the legisla-
tive outlook for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
Mr.. Allison took it for granted that the
senators on both sides desired TO complete
the absolutely essential business Of the sss-
sion without the necessity for an extra
session. II that were true, there was moth
ing so important as the appropriation bill,
now before the Senate, and nothing so inn
portant as the regular Appropriation bills as
they came in order. He therefore asked the
senators to allow that necessary business to
go ON until completed.
CONGRESS FAR BEHIND.
Mr.. Hale thought that the Senate should
take notice that perhaps at no time SO near
the close Of the session mad 80 many appro-
priaton bills bsen unacted upon. Many of
them had not been sent to the Senate until
within the last two weeks, and they were
now accommodating He did not see, consider
ing the great billsthat had yet to be consid-
cred and passed, how much time of the
Senate could be given to any other
measures. The sundry civil appropriation
bill had only just been started. The legis-
lative bill would have to follow. Then would
come the Indian appropriation, postofflce
bill and general deficiency bill Besides
much time would be consumed In the con~
sideration OF the conference reports, and
other measures, in order to clean up the
business of the session. It seemed to him
that the senator's should bear in mind that
if they were to pass all the appropriation
bills, and to avoid the necessity OF an extra
session, they would have to give every day
and every hour to the consideration of ap-
preparation bills,
THE NEXT BILL IN ORDER
Mr.. Vest inquired which of the great
appropriation bills would come next and
when it would be ready for the action of
the Senate.
Mr.. Allison said that he intended to follow
the sundry civil appropriation bill with the
legislative bill without the intervention of
minute, IL he could help it, The legisla-
tive bill would be ready tomorrow morn--
ing, aud would be followed by the Indian
bill and then by the postoffice bill,
Mr.. Hale-And those bills will be fol-
lowed by tie deficiency bill, which will
bring us into next week.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mr.. Sherman proposed an executive ses-
sion and the doors were closed.
After they were reopened Mr. Plumb,
from the conference committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill, re-
ported that the committee had been unable
to agree, and a new conference was asked
with the same conferees.
The consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then proceeded with The first items
which provoked discussion were the amend
ments Of the committee in relation to the
worlds Columbian exposition. They were
finally agreed to without any new amend
ment5.
Mr.. Daniel expressed desire to offer an
amendment appropriating $3.50, 900 for the
expenses Of the international naval review
in the New York harbor, but on Mr.. ALI
sons suggestion that that could be pro-
vided for st the next session he withheld it
for the present.
THE WORLDS FAIR AMENDMENTS.
The amendments in regard to the worlds
fair are as follows: Reducing the item
''for the selection, purchase, preparation and
arrangement Of ehe exhibits of the exscu-
tive departments" from $3.50, 900 to $780,
Geo; striking out OF the item the provision
that 500, 900 OF the amount shall be devoted
to the LAtin-American department, and in
sertlng gin 1t q provision appropriating
TO the purpose Of the item anv sum remain
ing unexpsnded under section 16 Of the act
authorizing the exposition, except that $33,-
O0O OF sucn sum may be expended for the
balance OF the current fiscal year, for sal
aries and other purposes Of the board of
lady managers; striking out various de-
tailed items for salaries and expenses and
inserting, in lieu of them. "a bulk appropria-
tion of $4,000 for salaries and other ex-
penses, including the expenses of
providing that its expenditures are to he
approved by the Secretary of the Treasury,
and that the government is not to be liable
Tor any further salaries, compensation or
expenses; inserting as an additional para
graph declaration that the several sums
appropriated in the bill for the worlds Co
lumbian exposition shall be deemed part of
the sum Of 81 800 .oCO, the limit Of liability
OF the United States on account thereof.
RECoINAGE OF UNcURRENT COIN.
The next subject that provoked discussion
was the item appropriating $20, 900 for re-
coinage Of uncurrent fractional silver coins
In the treasury about $4,000, ,000) abraded
below the limit of tolerance
Mr.. Cockrell secuted the idea of $4,000
being sufficient for the purpose. and moved
to make the amount $4,000
Mr.. Allison made no objection to the
amendment, and it was agreed to.
Mr n off
was agreed to, adding to the item a proviso
requiring the Secretary Of the Treasury to
coin into standard silver dollars trade-dol-
lar bullion and trade dollars now In the
treasury, the expense thereof to be charged
to the silver profit fund.
MONEY TO CHECK EPIDEMCs.
The paragrah authorizing the use of un- |
expended balances for the prevention of |
epidemics gave rise to long discussion. |
Mr.. Chandler moved to place further sums |
at the disposal Of the President for the same |
purpose; the whole amount Of the expendi- |
ture Of the year not to exosed $3.50, 900.
In an impassioned speech Mr.. German |
denounced Mr. Chandler's proposition as au |
atrocious one, as giving the President an /
unlimited use Of money aud as more dam |
gerous to the people than an epidemic OF |
cholera, yellow fever or smallpox would be. |
That remark was referred to by Mr. |
Chandler as more ''atrociousD than what /
had called IL out, and as showing the neces-
sity of doing something also to prevent the |
spread of the presidential fever. MIR. /
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