The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-19
SESSION OF THE SENATORS
THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE ON THE
BOND BILL CALLED UP.

The Failure to Ask Conference
commented On as Unusual-The
senate waiting for Some Action On
the Part of the HOuse-The Pacific
Railway Committee and the Farm
ers' Alliance.
Washington, Feb. 1s-Mr. Allen, pop, of
Nebraska, before the journal was APP
,,roved in the Senate to-day. called atten-
tion to the fact that the record this morn
ing stated that the House had refused to
concur in the Senate amendment to the
House bond bill. and that the House had
not asked for conference on the matter.
As far as his knowledge went, this was the
first instance where a conference had not
been asked. He thought it a proper time
TO ask the finance committee if an effort
will be made to bring about an agreement
between the two houses OH the subject.
Mr.. Morrill,. chairman of the finance
committee, stated that that committee
was waiting for some action on the part
of the House
Mr.. Chandler made a. facetious parlia-
mentary inquiry as to whether it would
be in order for the senator from Nebraska
to move that the Senate recede from his
amendment or whether he would be
obliged to wait until the bill came back
from the House. The journal was then
approved.
Mr. Allen also had something more to
say about the failure of the Pacific rail-
road committee which is now having
hearings as to the adjustment of the debt
of the Pacific railroads to the government,
not having specially required the offices
of the Farmers Alliance lin Nebraska,
Kansas and Colorado, and the owners of
stock yards in Omaha to appear and pre-
sent their views. The chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Gear, rep, of Iowa, said
that general notice had been given
through the press associations; and added
that the committee had no official know
ledge of such obligations.
The resolution offered some time ago by
Mr.. PETER for special committee to in
quire into the circumstances of the recent
bond issues was taken up and discussed
until the close of the morning hour, When,
under the rules, 1t went on the calendar.
The military academy appropriation bill
was then taken up, considered for three
hours and passed., the amendment offered
Yesterday by Mr.. Villas, for two addition
al cadetS-at-large from each state haV-
ing been defeated by three majority.
The pension appropriation pill for the
fiscal year was taken up and passed as
quickly as the clerk could read it, in less
than eight minutes.
Mr. German with reference to this bill,
which carried an appropriation of SAP, 0O0,
eco said it was one of those appropriations
which added TO the great expenditures or
the government and hung like pail over
the country. He recalled the prediction
that he had heretofore made that the re-
ceipts of the government would not meets
its expenditures.
Mr. Call introduced a resolution, which
went over, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to dispose of the lapsed bids in
the recent bond sale to 1.-The highest bid
der, including in the bids such as have
been received up to the time of the passing
Of this resolution, when such bids shall
be opened by the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
After a. short executive session the SEN
ate, at 5:45 O'Clock, adjourned until to-
morrow.