The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
SESSION OF THE SENATE,
The Day a SCOTCheT and The Members
Inclined to Be Lazy.

The Vice President Back in His Chair
and Senators Hoar and Morgan
Again in Their Seats-The Senate
Insists on It's Appropriation For the
determination of the Russian This
tle-An Effort to Prevent the En-
ployment of Apprentices in the Gov
ernment Printing Ofice De efeated.
Washington, July 3O.-The points that
marked to-day's session of the Senate
was an oppressive heat, and as result
of it, general apathy in regard to all
matters of legislation that came up for
action. Throughout most of the day
there were not one third of the eighty
five senator's present. The vice Presi-
dent, however, was back and in the chair,
and Messrs. Hoar of Massachusetts, and
Morgan of Alabama were also in their
seats after an absence of several weeks.
The conference report on the agricul-
tural appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to- but there was one point in
the bill on which no agreement had been
reached by the conference. That was
the Senate amendment appropriating 81
00O00O for the extirpation Of the Russian
thistle. The Senate insisted formally on
that amendment and asked the House for
further conference.
The House joint resolution extending
the appropriations up TO and including
Aug. IA, was passed; and in connection
with il the status of the general appro-
priatiou bills was given by MIR. Cockrell,
chairman of the committee on appropria-
tiOns. Eight of the thirteen had gone
through conference and had been sent TO
the President. Three of the remaining
five, including the agricultural BILL were
in conference, and two had not yet been
reported-the sundry civil and the gen
eral deficiency. SoOu afterward he did
report the sundry civil BILL and said that
he would ask the Senate to consider it to-
morrow
PRINTING OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
The House bill providing for the public
printing binding and distribution of pub
| lie documents was taken up. 1t was q
compilation and modification of all the
existing laws on the subject, and was de-
scribed by MIR. German, chairman of the
| committee on printing, as measure OF
very great Importance.
The only committee amendment to the
bill which met with any opposition was
the inserting of a new section authorizing
the public printer to employ apprentices.
not exceeding twenty-five at any time
This amendment was opposed by Mr.
PETER, pop, of Kansas, in the interest of
the Typographical Union, and was advo-
Gated by Mr. Manderson, rep, of Ne
| braska, who characterized the rule of
| labor societies foroidding the employment
! of apprentices as a species of tyranny of
| the most objectionable character.
! Mr.. Palmer dem, of Illinois expressed
his astonishment at Mr.. PETERS standing
up in the Senate and opposing the provis-
! ion to give twenty-five boys a chance of
learning a good trade He had once heard
| a theologian say that not more than one
soul in a million would be saved. Mr..
Palmer thanked God even for that one
soul, just as he was thankful at having
these twenty-five boys educated TO a good
trade.
The committee report was agreed to,
the bill was passed, and conference
| asked, Messrs. German. Ransom and
Manderson, being appointed conferees on
the part of the Senate.
S50,000,000 FOR CHARITY.
Mr.. Allen the populist senator from
Nebraska, introduced and had referred
to the committee on finance a bill having
for its title: For the relief of the sew
eraI states of the union" and for the pur-
pose of distributing among the states, ac-
cording TO population, of $4,000, 600 in
treasury notes to be issued for the pur-
pose and to be used for the relief of the
worthy poor.
Repayment to the government is to be
secured by state bonds bearing per
cent. interest payable in not less than
three nor more than ten years after date.
The Senate then, at I 80 O'Clock, after n
short executive session, adjourned till to-
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