The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-26

Mr. Hale repI1eu IN bHe negative. He
would advise her rather to fall back on
the lea Sc by which she would have $1,000
year for 80 years, and $4,000 year fol-
60 years.
Mr.. George argued that after the pay
ment of $3.50, 900 to Mrs. Blaine. the
trou BILE and expense would only begin,
as after the condemnation of the lease by
the government the lessee would have
the right to demand damages from the
| lessor.
In that connection it was stated by MIR.
Gallinger, (Rep. of New Hampshire that
Mr.. A Albaugh's claim would be very large
| ly in excess of $50, 900, and might be
| probably large as the purchase money.
"That shows said Mr.. George, "into
what dou btful and extravagant sea we
are about to launch our bark. This bus
mess will cost the government not less
| than million dollars"
| Mr.. Gallinger opposed the proposition,
| and gave it as his opinion that to enable
Mr.. Albaugh to settle with tue building
contractors and theatrical and operatic
Jroupes would cost as large a sum as is
to be paid for the property, SO the gov
| ernment would be fortunate if it got out
of the business alta cost of $500, 600, a
sum for which the Corcoran Art Gallery
property could be bought, including the
| building and nearly twice as many
square feet of land.
| The question was taken on Mr..
Georges amendment requiring "a com
plete and perfect title" and it was de-
feated, yeas %, nays 30.
At this point the con ference report on
the post Office appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to, leaving one amend
ment in dispute. On this further consid-
GRAFTON was asked. and a conference
committee ordered on the Indian appro-
priatIon bill.
The discussion OF the amendment as
to the Blaine property was resumed,
and Mr.. Palmer (Dem. of Illinois COM
mented upon the fact that according to
the terms of the amendment the attorney
General was not charged with the duty
of investigating the title to the property,
so that the government in acquiring
the property would have to "waIk by
faith and not by sight,
The COMMITTEES amendment, somewhat
modifed. was agreed to, yeas 81, nays 25.
The discussion occupied about four
hours.
In addition to the amendments for
light houses, an item of $50, 600 was in
serted for light house at Smiths Point
Ghesapeak Bay, Maryland. The commit.
tee amendment appropriating $l5D,O00
for two new steam tenders for the, light
house service was agreed to withoutob-
lection. The committee amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 for revenue steam
er of the first class for service on the
Pacific coast, and authorizing the con-
tract for building 1t at a cost not exceed
ing $175, 900. led to an hours discussion,
and went over without action till tomor-
row. S
Two amendments providing that
United States or treasury notes of larger
denominations than those car celled or
retired shall not be printed, was agreed
to without question, and after dsposinR
of 80 pages OF the bill the Senate went
into executive session, and at $50 took
a recess until 8 p. M.
Evening Session.
The evening session began with less
than tu enty senators present, but no OBJ
lection was made as 80 the lack of QUO
rum, and consideration of the sundry
bill was resumed. The first amendment
which led to discussion was the one
changing the arraI ament of officers of
assistants in the cosst and geodetic gu
vey. The House made an appropriation
for "a assistants, and the committee
amendment provides for 42. The COM
mittee amendments was finally agreed to.
In tine next thirty pages of the bin
there was no amendment OF sufficient i'm
portance to need any explanation or dis
cussion, and those pages were passed
down as rapidly as the clerk could read
them. On page SO was an amendment
appropriating $4,000 for the payment
to the heirs and legal representatives of
23 Of those killed in the Ford's Theatre
disaster, June 9, 1898. 1t was agreed
to, with the reservation that Mr.. Man
derson (Rep.) of Nebraska, who was not
present, might offer: an amendment for
two additional persons killed on that oc-
casion.
At 9.15, the general deficiency bill was
received from tine House and referred to
the committee on appropriations. The
sundry civil bill was again proceeded
with, and this brought the Senate up to
the last page of the bill but one. There
the Gorman amendment for the issue of
three per cent certificates TO the amount
of 500, 600, 900 and requiring that bonds
are to be offered to the pu blic for TWEEN
ty days, was reached. AS that ia expect
ed to give rise to long debate, the Sen
ate adjourned, leaving that and few
other amendments to come up tomor-
row.