The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-17
SURVEY OF The COAST LINE
The House in Debate Over the Cost Of
the Work.

Northwest in the Eivor and HarbCr
Appropria atoms.
Washington, March 16-After unim-
portant routine proceedings At She open
inC OF the days session. the I0v-e went
into committee OF the whole. with Mr.
Lester. dem, of Georgia. in the chair, on
the sundry civil appropriation bill The
pending Ques ion was on Mr.. Enlo-s
amendment dire ctiug the Cookery com
mission to Investigate the coast and geo
deic survey. with view To- determining
whether or no. its work cannot be more
effectively and economically performed by
the navy and interior departments.
The work OF the survey and the admin
istration of Supt. Nea5enhau, found
warm defenders in Nersrs. Cultivate,
Mahon, rep, of Pennsylvania; Covert,
Gem., of New York; SlCklcs and Hooker,
dem. of Mississippi
Mr.. Sic kIes related an iuteres ing Incl
dent in connection with the international
geographical convention in Paris several
years ago. de acted IS the representa-
tive Of the American Geographical So
ciety. and hac on exhibition o modest col
lection Of the scientific publications OF tho
government. largely lac productions OF
tne co1st and EeOaetic survey. On the
occasion o. '.5-o 10 me congress
ot the l-'as'd4 sF"uu uINe' Ihas
oA-ef ana ms sl-A SPe"o an
hoJf examining tAc Noo"s' more I-nie
than he gave 20 all the r-sg OF the
exhibits ia tho room. Al tho end o. the
inspection oAs grand ulA5 s--u General
t'-do Eo..- o. AJ y 70 'c44-.'t--' - an
ape 20 oae World; II You complete IT,
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On SIC C-f5sl0n the yo.c on re motion
was aul1l-c1-: aACs -. nays -, ana
slr Enios demanded .s..-~s. 1h.s vote
was announced: Ayes ST. nays 100. The
ame1dLea. was lost.
Sl51esc a,ly tho general subject was
-FlncE discussed oN Mr. CUMMINGS
oerl., or EeW York, and Mr.. Euloe. The
1Ormef sald the work oil the survey should
be transferred 10 the navy department,
Tor the reason that the same class of work
was performed IN the navy department
while naval ohcers are detailed to the
survey,
Mr.. Enloe SAID, IN taking farewell on
the SUBJECT Tor the present, That he began
the nght against the survey two years
ago and that as long as he was houored
with seat IN the House and the survey
was conducted as IL IS now. he should re
new the hghJ at every opportunity until
IL was either reformed or abolished.
MT hophlns' rep OF lIlnols, moved to
strike out the provisions of the bill
directing the Secretary OF the Navy to re
organize the ofi1ce force OF the survey and
reduce The numb Der Of employees or their
salaries or Oolh, 80 as to BRING their
compensation WITHIN sl3o,COJ year, re-
duction OF $i6,C00 from the appropriation
caLEIe9 II .nS olu; ne salu tAat IL was
cowardly supterfuge on the part of this
democratic House to bring about what
Iney had oecnned 10 90 on MIR. Enloe's
amenument 70 ABOLISH the survey.
TIE Cfvh SERVICE LAW
The discussion drifted from the bill It,
self TO the relation of the survey to the
civil service law. Mr. Dingley said the
reorganization proposed by the committees
might lead to serious consequences as af-
fecting the civil service law, and asked
the chairman whether or not that mat
ter had been considered.
MIR. SaYres said his intention and that
of the mem bers OF the committees. so far
as ne Knew, was simply to reduce eXpen-
10 anu ne was winning Ihat any pro
1880, ~ ueele0 suMcleht 10
IN any LA1 ~ u me civil service
1,
might lggIl oe inserted
ne 1oIIoWIng amendment was pro-
pOsSu ny N1r, DihEley FfoVlded, that
s oInt te n lti shaII DC construed TO al
Ieoe sne GlvI Il service rules IN so far as
nov aPp!!cdDle TO Uhe coast ana geodetlc
. suINGys-
Inns Was dgreee 10 without division,
~ ~ VI vi. 1lophluS noIon 10 strike out,
my NOIe was ayes oI; nays 30.
Mr heeu raised the point OF no quorum
anu te1lers were ofdered. These devel-
opeu no Quorum ana IurJher action on the
noOioh was postponed until tomorrow by
consent.
LatSr' aI'er consultation, II was agreed
SuaV vue amendment winch Mr.. Hopkins
uau mo- eu 70 sIrIke out should be made
70 tSdu 80 UhaJ the secretary OF the Navy
snau reu uce lhe NUMBER OF employees OF
tRe once force OF the survey, or the rate
Oh compensation, so as to bring the ex-
P pen dou therefor down to the sum of
Si@o'oou' mus putting limit to the reduc-
Iloh anu aoandonlng the idea of reorgan-
ing lne FORCES; AS Ghus amended, il was
satisfactory 10 Mr.. hopkins, and he with
1feW ms moulon ana the survey was
hhdlly passed.
MR.. WILSON MAKES A KICK.
Apropos to an item conreroin, tho
Missouri river commission Mr. Wilson
rep, Of Washington. smoke arainst tJ,e