The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-26
NIGHT SESSIONS OPENED.
THE FIRST ONE IN THE SENATE VAS
 HELD LAST NIGHT.


 ment Was Voted Into the Sundry Civil
 Bill After Long Debate-The General
 Deficiency Bill Was Referred.
 Washington, Feb. 25.-A conference report on the District appropriation bill was presented by MT. German, dem., of Maryland, and explained. The senate conferees, he said, had receded from $365, 900 of the additions made to the bill by the senate. still retaining, how ever, $741, LA In addition to the $5392, 1O7 contained In the bill as it came from the house. Other items of disagreement
 were appropriations for anti-toxine, for the erection of smallpox hospital near the jail and for a report on the water tunnel The senate conferees would not. he said. recede on these items without a direct vote of the senate.
 Mr. Gallinger, rep, of New Hamp- shire, trusted that the senate would stand unanimously by the conference committee. and insisted that the items referred to should be retained in the bill.
 The conference report was agreed to and the senate voted to insist further on the amendments still in dispute.
 MT. Cockrell, dem. of Missouri, chair man of the committee on appropria- tions, made a statement as to the pres ent condition of the appropriation bills and as to the necessity for holding night sessions. On the calendar now there were, he said, the sundry civil ap- propriation bill and the legislative, eX- ecutive and judicial appropriation bills. The naval appropriation bill would be received from the house to-day or to- morrow and the deficiency bill proba- bly, to-day. These bihs would need as close and rapid attention as the sen ate could give them. He asked that the senate take a recess to-day from to 8 D. m., and continue the session till 10 or il tonight.
 MT. Chandler, rep, of New Hamp- shire, gave notice that if this propo- sition was agreed to he would object to all business outside of appropriation bills.
 That, MT. Cockrell said, would be the specific understanding.
 At the suggestion of MT. Manderson, rep, of Nebraska, that there were too few senators present to make such an agreement, the matter went over until later in the day.
 The senate then proceeded to the consideration of the sundry civil appro- priat tion bill consisting of 196 printed pages). The rule of considering it was as in other appropriation bills to read the bill in extensco and to act on the amendments after they were read in the bill, independent amendments being kept back until this was done. The committee amendment appropriat- ing $15O000 for the purchase of the Blaine premises in the city of Washing ton. and directing the interest in the lease given by Mrs. Blaine to be pur- chased or condemned was taken up.
 MT. George, dem, of Mississippi, nov l ed to amend the amendment by mak- | ing the payment depend upon Mrs. | Blaine conveying "a complete and per feet title" to the United States, in- | stead of simply conveying her own in terest in the title (which is subject to | a ninety-nine years lease).
 MT. Palmer, dem, of Illinois, said | that the lessee was not unwilling to give up his lease; but even if that were not an objection, he was opposed to the purchase of the property because he could see no possible public necessity for it's acquisition. He made a point of order against the paragraph.
 A protest from MT. Albaugh, the as- signee of the lease, was presented by MT. Palmer, dem, of Illinois, and read. MT. Albaugh asserts that there is no need or demand or any reasonable probability of any need or demand for the property for the use of the gov ernment and asks to be allowed to proceed in the erection of his opera house.
 In the course of the discussion MT. Hale, rep, of Maine, said that if MT. Georges amendment were adopted Gre quiring "perfect title" to be conveyed by Mrs. Blaine), he would not, as a lawyer, advise Mrs. Blaine to sell the property at all.
 MT. Vest asked MT Hale whether he had any reason to suppose that Mrs. Blaine could not give such a title. MT. Hale replied in the negative He would advise her, however, rather to fall back on the lease, by which she would have $5,000 a year for thirty-nine years and $6,OOO year for sixty years MT. George argued that after the payment of $150,000 to Mrs Blaine, the trouble and expense would only begin. After 8 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 MT Albaugh's claim would be very largely in excess of $30,OOO and might be probably as large as the purchase f That shows" said MT. George. into |, what doubtful and extravagant sea we are about to launch our bark. This | business will cost the government not r ess than million dollars" Mr. Gal c finger opposed the proposition. The question was taken on MT f Georges amendment requiring Ca com a ,lete and perfect title" and it was de- a eated--yeas 22, nays 29. n At this point a conference report on q he post office appropriation bill was i, and agreed to-leaving one f, in dispute, and on this a d urther conference was asked. h A conference committee was ordered a