The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-31
WORK OF THE LOWER HOUSE.
b. n. GhDEN AGREED ON As THE
SUCCESSOR OF GEN. CASEY.

The sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
Taken Up-Mr. Cannon Explains
the Items Making Up the S1T,OOO,-
goo Carried by the BIII-Mr. Dock
cry Predicts That This VIII Prove
Another Billion Dollar Congress.
washington. March S0.-In the House
today the Senate joint resolution was
agreed TO appointing Bernard r. Green
as successor to the late Gen. Casey as su-
nerintendent of the new congressional Ii
brary. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was then taken up, in committee of the
whole. after notice had been given by Mr..
1Iftt. rep, of Illinois, chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, that when
the appropriation bill had been disposed
az he would present a conference report
on the Cuban resolution.
General debate on the sundry civil bill
was limited to one hour, and Mr.. Cannon.
rem of Illinois explained the various
items going to make up the Sl7,0O00O0
which were carried in last years bill and
omitted in this.
The appropriations made in this bill for
rivers and harbors and public buildings
and fortifications under the continuous
contract system, covered but eight
months This was due TO the fact that
these appropriations We're Immediately
available and the next sundry appropria-
tiop bill would become law before the
expiration of those eight months. This
reduction was about $3.e0o,000 Then the
last bin contained the sugar bounty re-
fund, which this did not.
MIR. Cannon gave the appropriations
made by the past three congresses ana
stated that in his opinion these of the
nrst session of this congress would not
faT below sos, 900. In tEa present con-
dition of the treasury, wltn the receipts
each quarter less than the expenditures,
he aDpealed to each individual member
that no new work be entered on.
Mir. Sayres, dem, of Texas, criticised
the policy of limiting the contract appfo-
priafions to eight months and minated
il was done for political effect, TO make
a good showing in the coming preslden-
MIR. Dockery, dem, of Missouri, also
attacked the policy. Ee gave II as ms
opinion that the amount appropriated by
this congress would exceed billion dol
lars He did not see, however, how re-
duction could be made without repeat
ing some law authorizing contracts.
This concluded the general debate, ana
the bin was read by paragraphs for
amendment The first amendment agreed
TO was one appropriating 100000 toward
the completion and the purchase OF addi-
Newark, N. J.
Several efforts to increase the limit or
cost of public buildings, and to secure
appropriations for immediate action on
buildings already authorized, were made,
but in each case were unsuccessful in
the course of the discussion on these Mr..
Cannon stated that additional appropria-
tons would not expedite matters any IN
regard to work on the buildings not yet
begun The trouble was the lack OF
money and the Secretary of the Treasury
in consequence thereof had adopted a
conservative policy in regard to them.
When the section appropriating for the
life saving service was reached, the sal
aries of the superintendent of the fol-
lowing divisions, which were cut down
in the adjustment of salaries made two
years ago, were restored to the old fig
ure OF 81, 800: Rhode Island and Long
Island New Jersey, Virginia and North
Carolina: Lakes Huron and Superior;
Lake Michigan; Washington, oregon and
Mr. Wagner, rep. of Pennsylvania,
stated that he had been instructed by the
committee on interstate and foreign COM
merce to report a bill to increase the
salaries of division superintendent to
$500 a year, and of surf-men TO 500
month, instead of $50, rs in the bill, but
the motion was rejected on point of
order made by Mr.. Cannon.
After passing over u pages of the BILL
the committee rose, and on motion of Mr..
Cannon, at sos o'clock, the House ad-
iourrp