The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-10
MANY SMALL BILLS PASSED.
The River and Harbor Bill to be Dis
posed of Monday.

Washington, May o.-The Senate
gave most of the day to passing bhe ac-
cumulation of bills on the calendar
and succeeded in disposing of a large
number of them. The paragraph OF
the River and Harbor bill, for deep
water harbor at Santa Monica Bay
Cal, is still uncompIeted. Mr.. White,
of California, finished his speech in
opposition to-day and VIII be followed
on Monday by Chairman Frye, Of the
Commerce committee, after which the
final vote will be taken, the River and
Harbor bill will be passed then.
A bill was passed to allow articles
sent abroad for exhibition purposes
to be returned free of duty.
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman OF the FL
nance committee, reported a resolu-
tion reciting that in view OF the re-
cent action Of the Senate in directing
an Investigation of recent bond issues
that the committee be authorized TO
conduct the Investigation through a
subcommittee, that authority be given
TO summon witnesses and administer
oaths, and that the committee be au-
thorized TO sit during the recess OF Con-
gress. The resolution was referred.
Mr.. Dubois (Rep., Idaho) created a
temporary furry on the bond question
by asking immediate consideration for
joint resolution providing that here
after no bonds shall be issued by any
officer until the President had com
municated to Congress the necessity
for the bonds, the amount of the is
sue and until Congress shall authorize
the payment of the bonds issued.
THAT seems quite important" in
terposed Mr.. Hill, "and it ought to go
To 4 committee
NO." said Mr.. Dubois, ''let US have
a vote of the Senate"
Mr.. Sherman suggested that this in-
Yoiyed an important change OF law
and certainly it should go to the FL
nance committee. He objected to inn
mediate consideration.
"Then / would like vote Monday" !"
said Mr.. Dubois.
Mr.. Palmer Dem., Illinois) reported
back the bill to pension the widow of
Capt. Allabach, recently vetoed by the
President, with recommendation that
III pass over the veto, and gave notice
that he would call it up at the first
| opportunity.
The bill was passed for government
participation in the Tennessee centen-
nial exposition in 1897. The President
is authorized to appoint a government
| commission to have charge Of a gov
ernment exhibit. Appropriations Of
$4,000 for a government building and
100000 for q government eXhibr~ are
made.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman, sought to
bring forward the pension cases on the
calendar. This brought out the signi-
| ficant suggestion from Mr.. Cockrell
| (Dem., Missoud) that it was evident,
/ in view OF recent events that pension
bills would have to be passed speedily
so as to permit them to become laws by
| the expiration of ten days before adj
journment.
The Senate the proceeded to CON
slider unobjected appropriation bills on
| the calendar and number were
passed.
Mr.. Hill had considerable fun over
the passage Of Butte City bill, re-
ferring to the Chicago like expansion
Of this town. When Mr.. Mantle (Rep.,
Montana) spoke OF the thriving char
acter of the town, Mr.. Hill remarked
| that he was glad to hear Of prosperity
in Montana ''in spite Of the present
gold standard"
At o'clock the Senate adjourned