The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-04
FOSTER OFFERED GOLD.

The Denver Clearing House Associ-
etion willing TO Exchange.
WASHINGTON, March 3-In the Senate
to-day, after two hours discussion, the con-
ference report on the legislative appropri-
alton bill was agreed to by vote Of al
to 81.
During the discussion Mr.. Teller read
dispatch which he had received from the
secretary of the Denver Coll Clearing
House Association, Offering the treasury de-
partment 100000 in gold coin in ex-
change for like amount OF legal tender
notes. He said he had communicated the
dispatch TO the Secretary Of the Treasury,
who accepted the offer on condition that
the express charges on the currency, $3.50,
should be paid by the Denver banks. This
condition Mr.. Teller had, on his own mo-
tion, declined.
RUSHING BUSINESS.
The Senate gave another illustration to-
day Of the ease and oelerity with which It
can transact public business. Before it had
been In session three hours 1t had discussed,
voted on and agreed to conference reports on
four Of the general appropriation bills-the
legislative. postoffice. agricultural and the
naval bills.
The paragraph In the postofflce bill relat-
ing to the southern fast mail appropriation
was retarded in conference as it originally
came from the House, appropriating $780,
600 for special mail facilities by New York
and Washington TO Atlanta and New Or
leans.
Thirty-hve House bills on the calendar
were passed. a majority of them pension
bills.
On motion of Mr.. Gordon the Senate bill
relating to copyright was passed. II au-
thorizes copyright to issue where two copies
Of the book or other copyright article had
been sent to the librarian of congress or
mailed before March /, 1898
The House bill TO continue the duty OF IS
per cent. On linen containing 100 threads
per square inch the rate now approved by
law was passed with an amendment max
ing it take effect IN 1895 instead of 1894.
The MoGarrahan bill was then taken up
and discussed until $50 o'clock, when the
Senate took recess until s O'Clock.
When the recess expired the galleries were
a compact mass OF spectators The attend
ance of senators was not proportioned 20
that OF the spectators and IL was deemed
advisable 30 extend the recess for another
quarter of an hour. When that further
time expired the conference re-
port on the deficiency bill was pre-
sented and read. IL showed an
agreement upon all points except the French
spoliatlon claims, the Pacific railroad judg-
m6nt8 ana bub CleFkb LoI sbuhtOT6. Auehe
being reserved for further action. the cons
ference report was agreed to. and the Senate
voted 10 insist on the amendments not set
tied in conference and to have further
conference as 20 them.
The conference report on the sundry civil
bill was then presented, showing several
points on which the conference had been
unable TO agree. Mr.. Allison. who was in
charge Of the bill, explained the report
The Senate oonferees had reoeded
from the item of $4,000 for the
suitable entertainmenE OF special
guests invited by the President OF the
United States the Senate conferees had also
receded from the other item OF $25, 900 for
the entertainment by the government of
the United States Of such distinguished
representatives Of foreign governments as