The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-08
sHIvERIEG IN THE SENATE.
A SLIM ATTENDANCE on ACCOUNT
OF THE COLD.

MIR. Mitchell Reports an Amendment
to m Appropriation Rim Relating
10 the sugar BOunty-The Commit
tee on Claims Divided on the
Points Mt Issue and Unable 10
Asree-Mr. CockreII Makes Wig
OrOus Protest.
Washington. Feb. Arctic weather was
experienced in Washington to-day and
at noon the temperature had been falling
for a couple Of hours.
There was. consequently. very slim at
tendance Of senators when the chaplain
delivered the morning prayer. and 1t was
so dark that it was found necessary TO
light the gas above the glass roof Of the
chamber
Mr. Mitchell. rep. of oregon, said that
he was instructed by the committee on
claims to report an amendement to an
appropriation bill and 10 make a brief
statement. The amendment related, he
said, to the claims for the sugar bounty
one part of the claim. he said. was for
the bounty which should have been paid
prior TO Aug. g. 1885. when the AieKin-
ley act became law.
Another part OF it was for half the
bounty on the sugar produced after that
date. The committee on claims, he said,
was divided on both propositions. The
majority OF the committee believed that
the first part Of the claim should be
paid in fun about S227,OOO. but Che COM
mittee was not willing to recommend
favorable action on the second part, but
left IL for the action OF the committee on
appropriations and the Senate. Individ-
ualIy. he believed that the bounty should
be paid on al! the sugar actually produced
prior to the passage Of the repeal act
and he believed that there was a legal OBJ
legation and an equitable obligation 10
pay the other part of the claim. In
answer to an inquiry as to the total
amount involved, Mr.. Mitchell said mat
the estimate for the full bounty was Sl5,-
500, 000 the half Of that being T,'5DOOO-
which added TO the other sum would
make the whole amount about $S,OJOOW.
In the course of a long discussion, Mr..
Cockrell, dem. of Missouri. chairman Of
the committee on appropriations. pro
tested vigorously against that committee
being made the dumping ground for other
committees, and he criticised severely the
committee on claims for not presenting
written report with precise recommen-
dalton.
No action being necessary in the matter
the Senate proceeded to other business.
A resolution offered BY Mr.. Cali on Dec.
19, for the appointment of a select com
rn.ttee to investigate the Louisiana or
Honduras Lottery Company, and other
corpora tons in Florida (as to controlling
or influencing newspapers, or elections in
the state of Florida) was called up BY
l6r. Can. who proceeded TO address the
Senate in explanation and advocacy OF
the resolution.
Mr. Calls remarks were cut Off by
Mr. Blackburn's motion to take up the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill-a motion which Mr.. Cali alluded to,
IN an undertone. as "bolstering up the
lottery company"
The diplomatic bill was before the Sen
ate up to the hour of adjournment. when
It went over without action on the item
for the construction Of a telegraph cable
between the United States ana the Ha-
waiian islands. Speeches were made by
Mr.. Higgins of Delaware in favor of the
item, and by Mr.. Palmer, dem, of III
nois and Mr.. Caffery, dem, of Louisiana
against it. MIR. Palmer reciting SEN
tence from MIR. Telier's speech of the
previous day "Oh for an hour of Marcy
Clay and Webster" exclaimed: "Oh for
an hour Of Charles Sumner, who would
not consent to the humiliation OF the
negro republic of San Domingo. Is there
no one who will speak for the helpless
people of the Hawaiian islands who
have been robbed, and who are now gov
erned by agencies that are as despotic
rs can be i'm imagined"
The Senate at $50 O'Clock adjourned
until tomorrow.