The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIA-
TION BILL PASSED.


ernbIe Pruning in Conference
Probable = The Legislative Bill
Taken Up.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-The sundry civil
appropriation bill was passed by the Sen
ate to-day. its consideration having oc-
cupied the larger share of four legisla-
tive days. All Of the amendments that
were adopted in committee Of the whole
were concurred in after the bill was re-
ported back to the Senate-almost all Ct
them in bulk.
An effort was made by Mr. Vest to
have the amendment for the purchase Of
the Blaine property on Lafayette Place.
Washington. modified so as to require "A
fee simple title" to pass, instead Of Mrs
Blaine's right, title and interest" to the
property; but that motion was defeated
yeas. %; nays, 81; and the original amend
ment was agreed to.
The $4,000 amendment for the pay
ment Of the sugar bounty did not even
have the distinction Of a separate vote,
but was covered up in the general vote
for all the amendments. So, too. with
the amendment providing a retiring list
for officers OF the revenue cutter SER
vice
An effort was made by Mr. Stewart to
have Mr.. Wolcotts amendment for the
appointment of delegates to an interna-
tional monetary conference modified so
as to prohibit the delegates from agree
ing to any higher ratio between gold and
silver than Is to /, but he was not able
to muster more than eleven votes on his
side; and a motion to reconsider the
vote agreeing to the Wolcott amendment
was also defeated-years. 9; nays, 50. So
the provision for the appointment of nine
delegates remains i'm the bill. The bill
now goes to a conference, where it viii
likely be subjected to considerable prun-
ing. The conferees on the part OF the
Senate are Messrs. Cockrel. dem, of Mis-
souri,; German, dem, Of Maryland, and
Allison, rep, OF Iowa.
The amendment offered last evening by
Mr.. Bate, appropratng Sl25,0OO to aid the
exposition at Nashville, Tenn, in COM
memoration of the hundredth year of
Tennessce's statehood, was taken up.
Mr.. Bate advocated it and gave as prece-
dents for 1t the appropriations in aid Of
remains in the bill.
An amendment instructng the commits
sioner Of fisheries to make a special in
vesugation as to the determination of
migratory fishes in the Indian river, in
Florida. was offered by Mr.. Quay, rep.
of Pennsylvania, and agreed to.
The naval appropriation bill and gem
eral deficiency bill were reported from
the appropriations committee both with
amendments, and placed on the calendar
Mr.. Gallinger presented the memorial
of the Daughters of the Revolution 10
have posted in conspicuous place in
every postofiice in the United States copy
of the Declaration of Independence as an
educational means. He gave the propo-
sition his unqualified approval and had
it referred to the postofiice committee.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Haw-
ley rep, of Connecticut, and agreed to.
requesting the President to call the at
tention of the government of Nicaragua 70
the proper adjustment and settlement of
the claims of private citizens of the
United States against that Republic.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was taken up and by
$40 o'clock, when there was a short ex-
ecutive session followed by a recess till
s p. m. 90 pages of the bill-over two
thirds of the whole-had been completed,
with no more delay than was required for
the two reading clerks TO race through
1t, emitting most of the reading matter
between the opening and closing of each
paragraph.
When the night session opened at s
O'Clock there were not many senator's
present but the galleries were crowded
with spectators. The reading of the leg
islative. executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill was continued and in forty-fve
minutes the bill was completed, so far as
the committee amendments We're con-
cerned.
At $40 o'clock Mr.. Chandler interrupted
the consideration of the legislative bill
and called up the resolution heretofore
offered by him declaring that there was
no lawful election by the legislature OF
Kansas of a United States senator when
Senator Martin was declared to be elect
ed. He began by stating that if the seats
of Senator Martin of Kansas and Sena-
tor Roach of North Dakota were TO be
vacated. the legislatures Of those two
state, now in session, would elect republic
cans and the democrats in the Senate
(even If they retained the votes of Sen
ators Kyle of South Dakota and Allen Of
Nebraska populists. would lose control
of the Senate and there would be a ma
jorty of two against them. II had been
always his judgment that those
two seats should be vacated. and
his resolution would certainly be
adopted if the Senate would
act upon indisputable facts. There had
been only three democrats, he said, in
the Kansas legislature but the republic
cans and populists had been hoodwinked
into eecting Mr.. Martin, who, as soon
as he came to Washington, made the clos
est connection with the democratic Lead
ers. After his admission to the Senate
he had renounCed all pretensons of popu-
list Affiliations. and had possessed himself
of all the national patronage given Of
Kansas, and had become one of the most
uncompromising and relentless democrats
in the Senate.
From Kansas. Mr.. Chandler passed to
North Dakota, claiming that Mr.. Roach
had been elected by interference and
manipulation OF the basest sort.
Mr.. Chandler charged Mr. German with
having thwarted investigation into Mr.
Roach's case, and read voluminous ex-
tracts from the Congressional Record to
prove it.
And now" he said, in his bitterest
tones, the cashier of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank Of Washington represents
the state of North Dakota in the appro.
pirate garh of a democratic senator"
When Mr.. Chandler took his seat Mr.
Hin rose and said in serious tones. 81