The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-13
SESSION OF The SENATE
Objection Raised to the Course on
the Tariff Bill.

Senator Hale Kicks on the Conferences
Being Confined to the Democratic
Members of the Conference Commit
tee-A Kick Also Made Against Pay
ing Col. Goodyear for His Work in
Brunswick Harbor.
Washington, July 12.-Senators show
themselves less punctual now that the
daily sessions open at noon than they did
during the two months when their at
tendance was required two hours earlier.
There are rarely more than dozen pres
ent when the chaplain offers prayer; and
there are no objections as to the absence
of a quorum now, as there was while the
tariff bill was pending.
The unusual, if not unprecedented, cir
Gums lance of having the conferences on
the tarlff bill confined so far TO the demo-
cratic managers of the two houses, eX-
Guiding the republican cOnferees, was
called to the attention of the Senate in a
resolution offered by Mr.. Hale, rep. of
Maine, directing the chairman of the
Senate, MIR. Voorhees,, TO inform the
Senate whether a full and free conference
Is being held. The resolution went over
under the rule and will come up in the
morning hour tomorrow.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was reported and placed on the calen-
dBr.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up for action. No material change
was made in the bill and it was passed.
A conference was ordered on the pen
sion appropriation bill, and Messrs. Brice,
German and Cullom were appointed con-
ferees on the part of the Senate.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calen-
dar
MONEY FOR FoRTIFICATIoNs.
The Notifications appropriation was
then taken up. The amount appropri-
Rted as it passed the House was g, 225;OOO,
and the additions recommended by the
Senate committee on appropriations were
$554. 600, making the total 81, 779, 600. The
amendments were agreed 10 as the bill
was read. The bill was passed.
An amendment to the sundry civil APP
preparation bill was presented, allowing
5000 each to the families of the govern
ment clerks who lost their lives in the
Ford's theater disaster.
Conferences were ordered on the mill
tary academy bill and on the diplomatic
and consular bill-the conferences on the
first being Messrs. Brice, Call and Teller,
and on the second Messrs. Blackburn,
Brice and Hale.
The river and habor bill was then taken
acted upon as the bill was read:
COL. GOoDYEAR's COMPENSATION.
A committee amendment approprating
$50, 900 to pay c. P. Goodyear for improv-
ing the harbor of Brunswick Ca, led to
a short but rather acrimonious discussion
between Messrs. Blanchard, dem, of Lou
isiana who opposed the amendment con-
tending that the contractor had not &C
complished the desired result and had no
claim on the government, and Senators
Gordon and Walsh, dems, of Georgia,
who held that the contractor was entitled
TO compensation for the depth of water
which he had obtained. The amendment
was adopted
The appropriation for improving Cum
berland river, below Nashville, was in
creased from $50, 900 to S45, 000-the SIS, 600
additional being for a dam and lock at the
mouth of Harpers river
Having disposed of Just one-half of the
bill, the Senate, at 6:15o'clock, adjourned