New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-01
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WORKING DAY AND NIGHT.
THE SENATE RAPIDLY DrsPOSING OF
IT'S BUSINESS.
1T PASSES THE sUNDRY CIVIL AND LEGISLATIVE
EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION
BIILs-A LIVELY POLITICAL coNTRo.

EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION
BILLs-A LIVELY POLITICAL CONTRo-
vERsY AT THE NIGHT SESSION.
Washington. Feb. 2S The Sundry Civil Appro-
priation bill passed by the Senate to-day. its
consideration having occupied the larger share OF
four legislative days All the amendments
adopted in Committee the Whole were con-
CURED in after the bill WIS reported back to the
Senate-almost all of them II. bulk. An effort
was made by Mr. Vest dem. Mo- to have the
amendment for the purchase OF the Blaine prop
erty in Lafayette Place Washington, modified
so as to require "a fe, simple title" to pass. In
stead of Mrs Blain,s right. ;ifle and interest"
to the property; but that motion was defeated.
and the original amendment was agreed to. The
amendment appropriat'ng s5500000 for the pay
ment Of sugar bounties did not even have the
distinction Of d separate vote but was covered
In the general vote fol all the amendments.
So toe, with the amendment providing retiring
list for officers of the revenue cutter service.
An effor' made by Mr.. Stewart pop, Nev)
to have the amendment If Mr. Wolcott Rep.
Col) for the appointment Of delegates to an In
ternatonal Monetary Conference modified so az
to prohibit the delegates from agreeing to any
higher ratio between gold and silver than l6 to J.
but he not able to mister more than eleven
votes on his side, "A motion to reconsider
the vote agreeing to the Wolcott amendment was
also defeated So the pro:isio1 for the appoint
inent Of nine delegates remains in the bill The
bill now goes TO conference. where it will proba-
bly, be subjected to considerable pruning. The
conferrees on the part OF the Senate are Senator's
Cockren Dem Mo-, German Dem. Md and
Allison Rep.. Iowa..
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
ak ID. "a.
when there a short executive session. fol-
lowed by a recess TIL p. m ninety-two pages
Of the bill--over two-thirds Of the whoe-had
been completed with no more oelay than was re
Gulred for the two reading clerks to race through
It, omitting most Of the reaaing matter between
the opening and closing or each paragraph.
The night,session enlivened by an exciting
personal controversy between Senator Chandler,
Of New-Hampshire. on the Republican side Of the
chamber. and Senator'S HILL Of NewYork. and
Martin. Of Kansas on the Democratic side. II
sprang from bitter speech made by Mr.. Chand-
Ter against Mr. Martin and Mr.. Roach. of North
Dakota The attack on the las;-named Senator
was denounced by Mr. Hill as mean. contempti-
bic and hyena-like: and Mr.. Martin had 10 oe
called to order for comparing the New w-Hampshire
Senator to the buzzard who got into the eagles
nest and "vomited forth his ilth on every occa-
sion"
The Legislative Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bill was passed at l2:30 and the Senate
adjourned.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Mr. Gallinger Rep.. y. ID presented the me-
mortal OF the Daughters Of the Revolution to
have posted in a conspicuous place in every
postoffice in tire United States a copy Of the
Declaration Of Independence as an educational
hat no
unqualified approval. ana /. was referred to the
Postofice Committee.
The General Deficiency bill vas reported with
amendments from the Committee on Appropra-
tons and placed the calendar.
At ll2o the consideration OF the Sundry civil
Appropriation bill was resumed
An amendment approprlGting 100000 for seed
10 be distributed to the people nhabiting the ard
region whose crops were destroyed by drouth
last summer was offered by Mr.. Pettigrew (Rep..
:. d. and agreed to.
The amendment offered last evening by Mr..
Bate Dem. TENN. appropriatng Sl25.ooo 10 aid
the Exposition at Nashville. Tenn. in commemo-
ration of the Tooth year OF Tennessee's Statehood
was taken up Mr. Bate advocated II. and gave
as precedents for i, the appropriations in aid OF
Chicago and Atlanta expositions.
While Mr.. Harris Dem. Tenn was support
Rep Mass) to explain the constitutional ground
On which he did So IF the Senator from Massa-
chusetts" Mr.. Harris replied testify. will meet
me here on the Fourth OF July next will read
him lecture on constitutional limitations which.
If he will regard IT, will be Of infinite value /" n!'n
for the balance Of his political lie Uaushte)
There were" Mr.. Hoar retortei with smile.
five or six Fourths Of July in the history or ne
country when the Senator was reading lectures
on constitutional liberty as he understood 1t; ana
have no doubt he gave very eloquent lecture
But | am afraid that my honorable friend Is
getting into the same state Of mind as member
Of another body. who says. What is a little thing
like the Constitution among friends"" daugh-
terD In subsequently voting on the point OF
order raised against the amendment by MI.
Cockrell Dem. MOI. Mr. Hoar withheld his vote.
saying that he could not say how he would vote
until after the Fourth of July. Naughter) The
amendment was declared to be in order, and
agreed 10.
Atr Carey Rep.. wyo) offered an amendment
that where lands have been entered undS the
Desert Lands law and where more than 81 % an
acre had been paid because the lands were on rail-
road grants the surplus over 81 % shall De re-
funded by the Land Office Agreed 70.
Mr. Stewart Rep, New addressed the senate
on his motion OF yesterday to RECONSIDER 'he 'o'e
adorting Mr.. Wolcott's amendment FOR COM
mission TO any international! Conference on o'-
Iuct2llism He believed that an international
{. inference would only deal another oiow AZ
silver and he therefore proposed TO modify the
amendment So as 70 instruct the American dele
gates not TO agree Il any ratio short OF 10 10 /.
WoI.roTT's AMENDMENT RETAINED.
Mr. Wolcott opposed the motion to reconsider.
and declared that nothing but good could come
OF an International Conference r. 1t should be
held As to Mr.. Stewards objection, that the
ac,ion Of the delegates would be final. he SAID
that the delegates could only act In an advisory
capacity. Mr. Wolcott referred to what had
taken place in the British House Of Commons