The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-20
EpLOE ISLANDS LAGER BEER.
prEAs TO THE SENATE ASKING
THAT ITS SALE BE STOPPED.

uIEks TO THE SENATE AShAN0
THAT ITS SALE BE STOPPED.
senator Hill sees no Harm in the
Traffic and says n Glass of Beer is
a PaIatabIe Drink 10 Most of the
conference.-the Criticises the Ten
deucy to Flood Congress With Pc
tftiOns.
washington. Feb. 19.-In the Senate to-
dow AIr. Hill. dem, of New York, called
~+te,tion to an accumulation of petitions
-, the same printed form received by him
,-itbin the last ten days, against the sale
Of bear on Ellis Island in New York har-
tor where immigrants land) as having
.tsr,oraliziue. effect on the immigrants, and
an F7edloe Island as injurious 10 the sol
,liars stationed there. He said that he could
NOT very well see that the sale of beer 10
Immigrants on Ellis Island could be of
,-reat injury to the temperance cause, or
,.,,,ld have any serious effect on the health
and lives of the immigrants On the con-
,rarv. he was disposed to think that
class of beer was a very welcome thing
"a these immigrants. The vast effort which
we'll meaning but misguided people put
forth in flooding congress with these petit
,ions showed the crusading spirit, the eX-
IRENE paternalism. or the extreme Roose-
,-eltfsm of these people. He had also re-
ceived a lot of petitions from various places
in New York for a Sunday rest law for the
district of Columbia. 1t was difficult for
min, TO see exactly how the people of his
state were interested in a Sunday law in
the District of Columbia unless they desir-
ed to affect or regulate the conduct OF their
senators and members of congress. he sug-
pested that the rules should be changed
SO that petitions, instead of being pre-
scented in the morning hour, should be
placed in a box kept for the purpose, or
ba handed to the secretary. There was a
mania for the presentation of such petit
lions especially on temperance subjects
He even found some against the sale OF
cider. They were eVidenlly lltenIeu lo5 me me
New York Legislature, ana that showed the
careIessness with which this petition busl-
ness was conducted. He gave notice OF a
motion to change the rule on the SUBJECT.
MIR Wolcott. rep, Of Colorado, chair
man of the pOstoftice committee, reported
a bill to prevent the sending through the
mails by any department. Oh the govern
ment any matter weighing more than
four mounds. except written or printed
matter He spoke of the abuse of sending
through the mails type-writing ana other
Mr.. Carter of Montana offered a resolu-
fiou to recOmmit to the finance commit
tee the House laflu pllli anu the Coii-
mittee amendment and gave notice that
he would address the Senate upon 1t next
a resolution was offered by Mr. Lodge,
instructing the finance committee to in
vestigate and report generally on all the
important facts and circumstances con-
bonds in 1894 1895 and 1886, and as to
how the proceeds of such bonds have been
Mr.. Hin said that he would like to ex-
fhe o. n
he had time to do now.
The resolution went over till tomorrow.
a Joint resolution TO revive the grade
army was introduced by Mr.. Elkins, rep,
of West Virginia.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill was then taken up and passed
without any material amendments
The conference report on the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill was presented
and explained by Mr.. Hale, and was
agreed to.
Mr.. Call inquired how many pension
bills We're on the calendar.
Mr.. Gallinger said that there We're be-
was the feeling of friends of the Cuban
resolution that they should go over until
tomorrow. He had no disposition to do
anything hostile to those resolutions.
Mr. Call said he was very anxious that
they be considered and acted on at the
earliest possible date.
Mr.. Morgan gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to proceed with their con-
sderation at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
Numerous private pension bills were
then considered and passed. Among them
were bills increasing the pension of the
widow of Brevet Brigadier General Hor-
ace Boughton to SO a month; giving pen
sons of 500 a month 90 the widows of
Gen. O. M. Poe, Gen. Blunt Gen. Gibbon
and Gen Thomas Ewing, and to Generals
Nathan Kimball and Joseph r. West; $40
10 the widow of Surgeon General Suther-
land; 50 to Eliza Sandford, daughter of a
revolutionary soldier, and %5 10 the widow
of Gen. Morrow.
A bill giving a pension of $75 a month to
the widow of ex-senator Spencer of Ala
bama, as colonel of an Alabama regiment,
provoked a long discussion, Messrs. AL
len, pop, of Nebraska, and Berry, dem,
OF Arkansas, arguing that distinctions
should not be made in the pensions to Of
hcers widows (the regular pension law in
This case only allowing $50 a month"; nor
between the widows of officers and the wi
d0Ws of soldiers.
The discussion led to a rather angry al
tercauon between Senators Allen and Call,
VINO to the great amusement of the CALLER
les, denounced each other as ''plutocrats. "
flnaily the bill was recommitted to the
committee on pensions.
Dill granting pension of 5000 a month
10 the widow of the late Secretary of State
waiter Q. Gresham, as brigadier general,
with an amendment making it 800 went
over without action, as Mr.. Voorhees,
WAo mad originally introduced the bill,
put who was absent to-day, desired to op-
pose the amendment.
Al o;lO o clock, after a short executive
morrow.