The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-28
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
An Error in the Mckinley Bill Cor
rected-The SundrY Civil Bill.

All IN LQo Bill OOT-
rected-Ths Sundry Civil Bill.
WASHINGTON, May Gin the House
this morning on motion of Mr.. Cochran of
New York, joint resolution was passed to
correct clerical error in the Mckinley
tariff act It corrsots an error whereby
duty OF from Is to so cents per pound is
imposed on sweetened chocolate and fixes
the duty at cents per pound.
On motion of Mr.. Meredith of Virginia a
resolution was adopted calling on the civil
service commission for information as to
whether there are on the eligible list of
typewriters and stenographers women who
have passed the examination and have not
received appointments, and whether any
department. refuses to accept women as
stenographers and typewriters.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Lester Of Geor.
gia in the chair. for further
consideration Of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. The pending amendment was
that offered by Mr.. Richardson OF Tennes-
see, limiting the number of copies of public
documents which may be printed by the
heads of bureaus without express authorize
ton by congress. Mr. Richardson and Mr..
Hatch of Missouri were appointed tellers.
The vote was a very close one. 1t seemed
at first that the amendment would be car
ried, the affirmative having a majority of
four votes. A few stragglers then passed
between the tellers, aud the final announce
ment was made that the amendment was
rejected by vote of 81 to SO.
Mr., Richardson then offered the same
amendment with a modification, which ex-
pressly excerpts the department OF agricult-
ure from the limitation. This was agreed
to without opposition.
Mr.. Richardson offered an amendment
providing that no document distributed by
an executive department shall contain any
notice that the same is sent with the "com-
plimsnts" of an officer OF the government.
This was agreed to.
THE BILL PASSED.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill TO the House.
The amendment adopted in committee
OF the whole, striking out the appropriation
of $500 900 for new mint building in Phila-
delphia was lost aud that appropriation re-
mains in the bill.
The amendment authorizing the board of
managers of the National Home for Dis.
abled Volunteer Soldiers to apply the excess
over IS a month of pensions Of inmates to
the support of the home. except where the
inmate has dependent wife, child or parent
was rejected by vote of 90 TO Is.
The remaining amendments we're adopted
in bulk. aud the bill, which has consumed
almost three weeks Of the time of the House,
was finally passed.
MI hatch of Missouri was instantly on
his feet with a motion to go into committee
OF the whole on revenue measures, the first
Of such measures on the calendar being the
anti-options bill.
This motion was antagonized by gentle
men DESTROYS Of proceeding with the appro-
priation bills
AMOS CUMMINGS ON THE JUMP.
Mr.. Hatch's motion was defeated by a tie
vote of 10S The vote was so close that a
good deal OK excitement was manifested.
Mr.. Cummings, who had voted in
the negative. hearing that the motion
was carried, changed his vote to the affirm
alive In order TO move reconsidera alton.
Other information reaching his ears, he
withdrew the cnange and recorded himself
In the negative. But again an adverse
rurnor impelled hin to Withdraw his with
drawal and once more bis name was recorded
among the yeas. just as the speaker was
about to announce the vote Mr. Cummings
received the latest Bulletin and this time,
finally and conclusively, voted in the mega
tive, with the result above stated.
MIR. Hatch said that he would yield grace
fully to the result, but he gave notice that
when the postotfice appropriation bill was
disposed OF he would ask the House to con-
slider the anti-options bill.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole. with Mr.. Buchanan Of Virginia
in the chair, on the postoffice appropriation
bill.
After explanation OF the bill by Mr..
Henderson Of North Carolina and brief
general debate, the committee rose, and it
was agreed that the general debate on the
bill should be limited to to-morrow's SEES
sion.
The House then took a recess until s
O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bills.
Nothing was done OF the evening session.