The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-05
ALL THE MONEY BILLS SIGNED.
THE PRESIDENT LOOKS OUT FOR
THE APPROPRIATIONS.

All the Acts Signed Yesterday Bear
the Fictitious Endorsement "Ap-
proved March =. 1S05"-The Presi-
dent and the Members of His Cabi-
net as Hard Worked aS Congress
Itself During the Closing Hours of
the Latter's Session.
Washington, March An the acts of
congress signed by the President to-day
bear the fictitious endorsement; "Ap-
proved March ,, 1885" The continuing
legislative day OF Saturday was also
operative at the white house. and at noon
to-day, when March 4 began. March ?.
and March ended simultaneously.
In the case Of the President there was
more truth than fiction in the practical
loss of a day from the calendar, for since
last Friday. when the extraordinary del
uge Of legislation commenced to pour into
his office he has never left his desk for
more than few hours at time. The cab
tnet has been almost intermittently in
session and practically as sharp an inves-
tigation Of the merits Of measures has
been in vogue as under ordinary circum-
stances. Ten days are allowed in which
bills may be thoroughly considered before
they fail to become laws.
Between and 4 o'clock in the morning
Of the last three days, the President has
allowed those about him to snatch a little
rest and four or five hours later they have
returned to continue the work with him.
Whether in the meantime he found oppor-
tunity for a little sleep is more than the
members Of the cabinet know.
Five of the big appropriation bills did
not reach the President until this morn
ing after 8 O'Clock. They were the Indian
sundry civil, deficiency. diplomatic and
consular and naval. and the failure of any
one of them. except possibly the def
cheney, must have resulted seriously to the
national government, or force the assem-
bling of the new congress in extra session
before midsummer. Their progress in con-
gress had been closely watched by depart
mental experts and after examination by
the cabinet officers, who will be RESPONSE
BILE for discussing the millions they ap-
propriated, the President was able to
approve them. At IL $40 o'clock, at the re-
quest of Postmaster General Bissell, the
anti-lottery bill was taken up for eNamih-
alton and promptly signed. This was
quickly followed by the copyright act,
which was the last measure Of the Fifty
third congress to go upon the statute
books.
When the hour Of noon arrived the
Brunswick (Ga) harbor improvement bill,
1 Senator Gordon's pet measure, was under
consideration, but there was no turning
the clock back in the white house this
year. and though it was a wholly unob-
VHrh aah hp Iaau anaf oH
ready to sign at the tenth stroke of the
clock he laid down his pen, and Sc meas
ures, including the Red Cross Insignia
protection measure, which passed con-
gress unanimously, Senator HilIs sub
urban trolley railway bill, and Senator
Gorman's Baltimore exposition bill died
of hamilton
The President will leave Washington
for North Carolina on the lighthouse tend
er Violet with Secretary Carlisle and
a few friends in all probability at once.
He has made no announcement Of the
hour of his departure, but the Violet has
reached the wharf here and congress, with
the exception Of a few ofice-seeking mem
bers, is out of the way, so there is nothing
to keep the President. No one would be
surprised if he is on his way down the
river tomorrow, as the Violet is coaled
and provisioned, and the ducking season
has almost reached its end
Among the bills approved by the Presi-
dent are the following: The act
authorizing the construction of
bridges over the Tennessee river at
Sheffield, Ala; authorizing the Secretary
of the Navy to certify to the Secretary
of the Interior for restoration to the pub
lie domain lands in Alabama and Missis-
sippi (the Live-Oak government
reservation) not needed for ma
val purposes. granting town
ship of land to the state of Mississippi
for use Of the institute and college for
girls; authorizing Second Lieutenant f. B.
Roclzenback. Tenth Cavalry, to accept the
position of commandant Of cadets in the
Virginia Military Institute; acts for the
relief of the trustees of the Presbyterian
church at Bethel, Tenn, and Of Wash
ington and Lee University.