The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-02
WORKED ON SUNDAY.
United States Senate Held a
Session Yesterday.
sgBDRY CIVIL BILL DEBATED.

sSHDRY CIVIL BILL DEBATED.
various Amendments Tackled on the
I hni, the Largest nelng si.os1. 100
for The Ra'anos Of sugar nounties
/ Earned Prom August. is0i. 20 June.
1923 The Hnl Unfinished.
WAsmSaroS. March Tho usual
Sunday quiet Of the capitol building
was disturbed yesterday by a session Of
tho senate made necessary, 20 pass tho
Appropriation bills Large crowds filed
the galleries and oyeraowed % the cor.
rdors The attendance OF senators was
even greater than that through tho
week, the absentoos, other than those
out Of town or sick numbering only ~.
BY a parliamentary fiction the session
was q part o. the legislative day begin.
ming Saturday, recess having boen
taken at 2i30 O'Clock yesterday morn.
iug until p. m. The suudry civil
appropriation bin was under conddcra.
tion. a number oi important items In
payment Of sugar bountos, Tor rivers,
harbors, etc, remaining % be- rassed
on. Tho sugar bounty amendment was
agreed 20, % 70 %. The amendment
appropriatos il.0j,l55 for the balance
Of bouniies earned from August. 1894.
20 June, 1895. The river aud harbor
items were next considered. most of the
committee amendments being agreed 10
as reported
Mr. Allison. In charge Of the bill, ex.
planned the reasonablenoss Of the pro-
visions as a whole. No estimates had
been submitted In tho usual way Tor
any Of these items, but they were based
on reports Of the chief Of engineers A.
20 amounts which could b. prodtably
used These amounts had been re-.
.duced 25 per cent before being reported
IN che bill In the course OF the discus.
son Senator German of Maryland made
an earnest speeoh pointing out the onor.
nous total o. the bill and urging that it
De- not loaded down with new rivor and
hnbcr items Tho bin carried the un.
prcccdontod total of g5I.OO.O8l. of
which tlLooo, 600 was fof rivers and
harhor contracta It was more. be said.
than the condition Of the treasury war.
ranIed In particular Mr. German ro.
sisted a new item o. 100000 % prevent
the Missaipr river from breaking
through into Cache uvcr. north Of Cal.
70, lis 10 Jed 90 a prolonged contest,
MIR Cullom supporting the amendment
a. one of the urgent necessary. Mr.
blanchard oi Louisiana, spoke on the
general subject OF tha Msslssirri river
improvements. Tho amendment finally
was modified and nrrsod Ca
Another protractoi contest occurred
over the committees proposition 90 DO
away with river and Aarbor appropria.
tons in tho suuiry civil b.il aud direct.
ing a separate tiil on these items Mr.
Vcst of Missouri said chat wculi result
in river and harbor hill every year ia.
steady Of every two years. a. at pres.
eut Tho amondmou, finally went over
on a point Of order The other uvcr
and harbor items were agreed Co.
The amendment appropnating s1ej..
ooo for the purchase Of theoli Corcoran
aft gallery building Tor the court Of
claims was agreed Co.
When the amendment was reached
providing for a commission o. visit the
seal fisheries 10 was opposed by Mossrs
Peiugrew aud Morgan
The committee amendment c0ut.uu.
ing the joint scientific inquiry m
Berinf sea was agreed Co.
The new amendments were agreed %
o. follows;
Authorizing the president 20 appoint
the commissioners TO revise and coiify
the criminal laws Of the United States
Apprcpriatinr slso.Ooo Tor a dredge for
Sabine pass, Tex ; directing the secre.
tary Of the treasury 90 purchase a site
At a oost o. $4,000 tor a public building
At salt Lake City, Utah; appropriat.
Tag $4,000 Tor a revenue cutter
20 b. stationed AZ New York
City Tor commission 60 consider she
government purchase Of a site Tor a
memorial building tor the Daughters Of
the Revolution incrcaning the limit Of
cost Of the public building az Norfolk
from $4,000 60 t!55.000
Tho senate adjourned al n O'Clock
without a quorum