The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-26
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL UNDER
CONSIDERATION.

II Covers I3S Printed PaEes-A To-
tai of 1916 Pages Disposed OF
When the senate Adjourned-FOur
Hours spent ia Debating the
blaine Property Amendmcnt-An
Agreement to Hold Night Sessions.
New Conferences Ordered.
Washington. Feb. 2j.-The Senate began
to-day the last week Of the Fifty-third
congress with the consideration OF the
great appropriation bill TO provide for the
sundry civil expenses Of the government
for the financial year ending June 60. 1856.
Behind IT, as yet untouched by the Sen
ate. were the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill, the naval ap-
preparation bill and the deficiency bill.
while six other appropriation bnls-the
pensions. fortiicauons. diplomatic and
consular, District Of Columbia, postofice
and Indian were stiu in the hands Of
conference committees.
The sundry civil bill covers 1873 printed
pages. and when the Senate took re-
cess till S p. m. it had disposed Of about
one-fourth Of the bill. or thirty-two pages.
No less than four hours time was oc-
cupied in the discussion Of the amend
ment reported from the committee on ap-
propriatfons to acquire for the government
Mrs. Blaines interest in the Blaine prop
erty on Lafayette square. Washington,
paying her $4,000 for it, besides an in
definite amount for the cancellation Of
the lease-estimated at $4,000. but stated
a.
amount at least equal to the purchase
money, and from that up to 100000 be
fore the consequential damages are all
settled. Amendments requiring "a com
plete and perfect title" and "a fee sim
pie title were voted down; and finally
the committee amendment, slightly mod
ified, was agreed to-yeas 81; nays %.
An amendment was also agreed to for
the purchase Of sites for public buildings
at the capitals of Wyoming, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Idaho and Wash
ington-the cost of none Of the buildings
to exceed, including the sites, $4,000.
An agreement to hold night sessions
was reached with the specific understand
ing that these sessions were to be for the
consideration Of the appropriation bills.
A new conference was ordered on the
District Of Columbia appropriation BILL
and the conferees were instructed to in
elal upon tne CeNdte amendments TOUR III
number. still in dispute
The conferees upon the postoffice appro-
'priation bill reported that only one item
remained in dispute, and upon this a
further conference was ordered.
A conference was also ordered upon the
Indian appropriation bill.
A new item was inserted in the sundry
civil bill of $4,000 for a lighthouse at
Smiths Point, Chesapeake bay, Mary
land.
Two amendments providing that United
States notes or treasury notes Of larger
denominations than those cancelled or re-
tired shall not be printed were agreed to
without question.
After disposing of thirty-two pages of
the bill the Senate went into executive ses-
sion. and at $50 O'Clock took a recess
till O'clock the night session to be de-
voted exclusively to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill.
The night session lasted four hours,
and the remainder of the sundry civil blu
was disposed of down to the page before
the end. There the German amendment
for the issue of per cent certificates to
the amount OF SlO0.00O0OO, requiring bonds
to be offered to the public for twenty
days, was reached. AS that is expected to
give rise to a long debate the Senate adj
journed, leaving that and few other
amendments TO come up tomorrow.