The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-14
SENATOR BUTLER SPEAKS
IN FAVOR OF HIS AMENDMENTS
TO POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.
TO VOTE ON THE IMMIGRATION BILL
Changes in Democratic Representation on
Committees Civil Service Places To
Enter Public Lands.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 13.-Mr.
Lodge Massachusetts, made an effort
in the Senate to-day to secure an inn
mediate vote upon his immigration bill.
which is substantially the same meas
ure that was passed by the Fifty
fourth Congress and vetoed by President
Cleveland.
Mr.. Allen (Nebraska) objected to an
immediate vote and suggested that the
final vote on the amendments and the
bill be taken ON Monday, January IL,
at 3 D. m. This suggestion was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Lodge and the order for
a vote at that time made. Mr.. German,
chairman of the Democratic steering
committee, presented an order which
was adopted, rearranging committee as
signments of some of the Democratic
members, made necessary by the incom-
ing of new members.
Chaplain Milburn, in his invocation
at the opening of the Senate, made
touching reference to the death of Mrs.
Mckinley, mother of the President.
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, called up the
bill prohibiting the killing of fur seals
in the North Pacific ocean, but upon
the suggestion of Mr. Pettigrew (South
Dakota), who said he desired to offer
some amendments to it, the measure
went over until tomorrow.
A bill was passed for public build
ing at Durham, n. c., to cost $125,000
Mr.. Pettigrew (South Dakota) called
up the bill granting to settlers the right
to make second homestead entries. He
made brief explanation of the meas
ure. 1t gave all persons who were not
at the time owners of land acquired I'M
der the homestead law the right to
make second homestead entries Each
person would be entitled to acquire 100
acres of land. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Butler North Cardinal spoke at
length upon amendments he had offered
to the bill which he had previously in
troduced, providing for postal savings
bank system. Such a system would, IN
his opinion, insure greater comfort IN
the homes of the plain people of the
land as a great majority of them would
certainly become depositors in such
banks. This would cultivate among
them thrift and economy and enable
them easily to provide for themselves
in illness and in old age. As another
argument in favor of such a system Mr..
Butler declared that if the system were
established there would never be an
other issue of bonds by the government
in time of peace Tt would give men
Of small means an opportunity to in
crease their capital, would place a
greater amount of money in circulation
and afford benefits to all the people
of incalculable value.
Mr.. German (Maryland) of the Demo-
cratic steering committee, presented an
order making some changes in the
Democratic representation on the stand
ing committees of the Senate.
BY this order, which was adopted,
Mr.. Daniel is excused from duty on the
Committee on Judiciary and Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds. He
is made chairman of the Committee on
Corporations in the District of Columbia
and a member of the Finance committee.
Mr.. Wilson Washington presented
q resolution directing the Civil Service
Commission to transmit to the Senate
q statement by fiscal years since 1890,
showing the total number of persons
examined, the total number passed and
the total number appointed in the several
branches of the government service and
the total number of persons on the
eligible lists of the several branches of
the Civil Service at the beginning of
each of those fiscal years. The resolu-
ton was agreed to.
AT 2:40 p. m. the Senate adjourned.