The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
SENATORS IN FOR A SNRMISH.
ONLY EIGHTEEN DAYS LEFT OF
THE PRESENT SESSION.

Fought to standsuII-Covcrn-
ment Ownership Of PostnI Cars
mud the Proposition 20 Give the
Postmaster General Absolute Cou-
troll of the Fast Mail Approprin-
ton Two of the Items to Give Rise
to hitter Opposition.
Washington. Feb. l0.-Beginuiue with to-
morrow there yet remains to- this congress
but eighteen days iu which TO transact
business and close up it's affairs.
Despite the fact that the end is so
near, hut one OF the thirteen appropria-
ton bills that provide for the government
expenditures for the year ending june 30.
1896. has become a law and received the
signature Of the Presideut-the military
academy bin. The army bin has been
signed by the officers OF both houses and
has gone to the White House. there are
Ia conference the pension. Notifications
and the District Of Columbia bills The
diplomatic bin passed the Senate yesterday
after long debate on the subject of the
Hawaiian cable. There is now on the
Senate calendar the postonice and Indian
bills, and Chairman Cocllrou expects to
report the agricultural 6in tomorrow.
The bills now before the Senate viii bee
subjected TO much debate. but the degree
70 which it may be protracted depends en-
tirely upon the attitude of those ia charge
with regard to the withdrawine of certain
Objectionable amendments that have been
made. The first bin to be called up is
the postofiice appropriation bill. At the
solicitation OF Mr. Villas the committee
has reported an amendment to this bin
providing that the government shall own
the postal cars IN use on the different roads
carrying the fast mails. Tho republicans
look upon this as the first step In the direc-
tion OF government ownership OF railroads
and win antagonize the amendment.
Another and far more important
amendment. more Objectionable from a
political standpoint, is one that places the
expenditure Of the $3.O00,O0o appropriated
for the support of the special fast mail
facilities at the absolute discretion OF the
Postmaster General. This. the republicans
say, is contrary TO an precsdents They
maintain that congress itself should
supulate whore and how this money should
be spent So long as this amendment is
permitted 20 remain as a part Of the bin
the republican leaders say they viii not
permit 1t to pass. Necessarily, IL follows.
that this bill viii precipitate q good deal
Of discussion unless those i'm charge Of the
measure capitulate early In the fight to
the opposition that win be raised to these
two amendments
The passing of the postodice bill will be
followed by struggle between the pooling
and the bank grlInfrV hill
doys ago, introduced a. resolution which
makes the pooling bin the unfinished bus
mess and keeps 1t before the Senate until
hnally acted upon. He gave notice that he
would call il up Immediately after the pas
sage Of the postoilice bill and this con-
test viii probably occur some time Tues
day. The republicans who are against
the bankruptcy bin will assist in substitu-
ting the pooling bill for it. but such a vic
tory would be Of no material benefit to the
pooling bill for 1t would be set aside for
appropriation bills or talked to death.
which latter seems to be the sure fate OF
the bankruptcy measure I'm case the pool
ing bill should not displace IT, There ap-
pears little hope of the pooling bin ever
reaching the final stage, for number
Of senators, capable Of unlimited speech
and willing to indulge therein, are ready
to antagonlze It, and they could easily at
this late day send the pooling bill to an
untmely end.
1t is immaterial whether the aericu1tu-
raj or the Indian bin comes up next.
Changes In both Of them viii be demanded
by the republicans. At the last session
the republicans, against the opposItion Of
the democrats, had $1,000 900 appropriated
for the determination OF the Russian this
tie, this appropriation going on to the ag-
ricultural bin as an amendment, but il
was stricken out in conference Now the
"a aq "a n "a
the committee, appropriatng the same
amount for the determination Of the Gypsy
moth which win be fought by the repub-
licans. In addition to this there Is said
to have been present in the Bill some
new and Objectionable paragraphs that
must be expunged before the bill can pass
the Senate.
The consideration of the Indian bin viii
probably be proceeded by that of bill
providing for the reorganization Of the
courts in the Indian Territory If this Is
not done in a separate measure it viii
be put upon the bill as an amendment, but
the committe prefers that it shall come be-
fore the Senate as an independent PROPOSE
ton. This reorganization is the outgrowth
Of the report Of the Dawes commission.
and the personal investigation made by
subcommittee Of the committee on indian
affairs, Mr.. Platt, a leading member Of
the committee and its chairman under the
republican organization, insists that this
bill shah pass before the Indian appropria-
ton bill becomes a law. In this he Is sup
ported by a number Of democrats who
recognize the great need for the legisla-
tion suggested.
The Indian bill proper will be produc-
tive OF a long debate, lnasmuch as it has
been amended very largely by the Senate
committee. The republican members Of
the indian committee do not hesitate 10
say that the bin has been loaded with
great deal Of Objectionable stuff, that must
be cast out Mr. Plat viii lead the debate
on this measure. Scrutiny Of this bin
shows that the appropriation committee
has placed upon il a large number OF
amendments, the following being the most
important. Affecting the rights of the
Choctaw's and Chickasaw's, and suits re-
Iatns thereto in the court Of claims; TO
enable the President under the act to pro
vide for the allotment Of lands in sevcraIty
TO the Indian cause such lands as are ad-
vantageous for grazing and agriculture
TO be surveyed and complete The allotment:
opening negotiations with the BcIknap In
dams for the surrender Of a part Of their
lands iu Montana; similar PROCEEDINGS
with the Blackfo0t Indians Of Montana.
and Indians IN other states; appropriatlug
$4,000 for the survey Of lands IN the In