The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-15
MUST CLOSE ON SUNDAY.
THE SENATE LAYS DOWN THE
RULE FOR THE FAIR.

The Attempt to Prohibit the Sale of
Liquor on the Ground Defeated-An
Appropriation for Purchasing Site
for a New Government Printing
ONCE.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-In the Senate
to-day, Immediately after the reading
Of yesterdays journal, the confer
ence report on the naval appropriation bill
was presented by Mr.. Hale and agreed to,
three amendments being still in dispute and
unsrranged in conference.
Mr.. Jones Of Nevada, from the committee
on contingent expenses, reported resolu-
ton for the appointment Of q select com
mittee Of seven senators, whose DUTY 1t shall
be to investigate and report the facts in re-
lation TO the employment of armed men
known as Pinkerton men, or Pinkerton's de-
tectives, 10 connection with the recent diff
ferences between workingmen and employ
ers, involving bloodshed and loss Of life at
Homestead, Pa. The resolution went over
till Tomorrow.
Mr.. PETER introduced, at the request OF
the national industrial congress, bill to
prohibit the coinage of gold, and it was re-
ferred to the finance committee. The bill
consists OF the following short sentence;
THAT coinage of gold at the mints Of the
United States is hereby prohibited"
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to reduce
by 25 per cent all government salaries over
5000, and it was, at his request, laid on the
table, so that he might hereafter address
the Senate upon it.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution, with a
long preamble, instructing the finance COM
mittee to report bill giving to all paper
money issued by the United States as legal
tender full legal tender quality. the same as
gold, irrespective Of contract stipulations.
It was laid on the table.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The Senate at O'Clock resumed consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation bill,
to which various committee amendments
were offered and acted on. A long discus
sion followed upon an amendment relating
to the purchase Of site in Washington for
a new building for the government printing
Office. Finally a compromise amendment
was agreed to. 1t makes the appropriation
Of S250000 Of two years ago available for
the purchase or a site, or approval by
congress Of the report and recommendation
Of the joint committee on printing, such
report to be made on or before the second
Monday in December next.
Mr.. Quay, referring again to the pro-
NiplOu db W buo SulChkO oApOolLlOn, OubT6Q
an Amendments, in lieu Of the Sunday clos
ing amendment adopted yesterday, declar-
ing that all appropriations made for the ex-
position are made on condition that IL shall
not be open on Sundays. and II the appro-
priations are accepted on that condition
then it is made the duty Of the worlds fair
commission to make rules TO carry it out.
After explanation, the amendment was
agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Carey.
scaling down the items for the geological
survey SO as to make the aggregate 1896, 900
Instead sf 1852, 900, was agreed to-nays &c,
nays %.
LIQUOR TO BE SOLD.
At $40 o'clock the bill and lis amend
ments were reported to the Senate, and all
the amendments were agreed to in bulk ex-
cept two that were reserved, one prohibit
ing the sale Of intoxicating liquors within
the grounds Of the Chicago exposition, and
the other as to the geological survey. A
separate vote was taken on tie prohibition
amendment, ana it was rejected-yeas 81,
nays 20. The following is the vote In de-
tail:
Ter, Colqutt. Frye, Galinger, Hale, Hans
brough. Hawley. Hiscock, Kyle, Mitchell Pad
dock, PETER. Perkins. Plat, Sanders, Stock
bridge. Warren and Wolcott-21.
NAYs-Messrs. Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Blodgett Cockrel Coke, Culom. Dubois
Faulkner, Gibson of Maryland. German, Gray,
Harris, Higgins, Jones of Arkansas Kenna,
Henderson, Palmer, Power, Quay, Ransom.
Sawyer. Squire, Stewart, Vest, Villas, Walthall,
Washburn and White-29.
Mr.. Carey's amendment as to the geolog-
ical survey was agreed to-yeas %, nays %.
The bill was then passed. and the fortI6-
cations bill was taken up and made the I'M
finished business, after which, at O'Clock,
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