The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-04
\ RAP AIMED AT HoAR.
rsENTs A FANCTED INTIMA-
a THAT HE is DRUNK.

.,oims Intending to Make |
ANIMATION in Reference |
p.nusyIvaniRn, But the Lat
His DanGer Up-CuIiom
Ions His Attempt TO HIVE the
scoIping Dill Pnssed-FVv0
y. Passed over the President
's,noton March S.-The business OF
& -, to-day was principally in con-
nth conference reports. The
=. Ina presented was on the appropri-
IAN for the District OF Columbia.
,t a final report, however, as the
80 had failed to reach an agree
=, the series of Senate amendments
s,t,ting various sums for the char
institutions of the city. The partial
,,t was agreed to and a further con-
,,s was ordered.
sN~ conference report was on the
y, amend the laws relating TO naVlga-
Tbis is the bill for which senator
rem. of Maine, was denouhcsu On
i7sa that it restored hogglhg III tne
~, merchant marine. In ms eA-
MAJ the hill was to relieve sailors
- subjected to assault or imprls-
~. al, the part of the captain, or OH
f-,n, the onus of proof that the as
= !. MAS inspired by malice, hatred or
lH words used in the existing law.
el7so showed that the fOgging in the
'rican merchant marine was prohlbit-
n. an act PASSED in 1850; so that those
made such a charge against the plll
.|
~ he said, fools or insane. Inc CON
p nc report was agreed to.
NJ conference report, final, was maze
+ba postoffice appropriation bill, and
ngraed TO without any question or dis
ssion. 49,, ;,t i,r,
q N mas only partial. A further confer
n-o was ordered on these unadjusted
& atters
y as an the bill relating to copyrights;
bicb Mr. Platt, rep, of Connecticut,
,aied had nothing to do with newspapers,
5 nj only prohibited the false use of the
s. ord copyrighted" The report was
greed to.
The conference report on the naval ap-
ropriation bill partiaD gave rise to a
ong discussion, and was finally agreed to,
nd new conference ordered.
an The contrOverted matters that were left
bnen were as to the increase of the navy
n torpedo boats, and the limitation of the
krce of armor plate to $500 per ton.
"a In the interim between action on the
Eonference reports, House bills on the cal
enlar. unObjected to, were taken up, and
butte number of them were passed.
Fl At o'clock, the Senate took a recess
y lnul o'clock.
" The Senate resumed it's session at 8
hut in, he oh Of
#tbere was no attempt to transact business.
The senator's. who were present beguiled
. The time in chatting with each other, and
The crowds in the galleries sat waiting pa
Ntenty for the proceedings to begin. AT
Is o'clock a quorum was obtained,
vote was taken on the bill vetoed by
Inc President, granting a pension to Rach-
el Patton and resulted: Yeas 80, nays 10.
4 The bin was passed over the Presidents
veto.
Another vetoed pension bill-that grant
Ing pension TO Caroline d. Mowatt, was
passed over the Presidents veto by vote
of 80 to Z.
Mr.. Cullom announced that he would
fQrego any further attempt to pass the
anu-scalping bill, owing to the strain I'M
der which senators had been of late, and
the certainty that the bill could not pass
without material amendment
Mr. Quay, rep, of Pennsylvania, having
several times suggested the absence of
q quorum, thus necessitating a roll call.
and quorum each time appearing, led
Mr.. Hoar, rep, of ssachusetts, to en-
ter vigorous protest against his dila-
tory tactics
1T was never intended" he said. that
The rules should put it into the power of
one man to prevent eighty-nine men do
ing business-one man who in some con-
celVaDle case might be under the influ-
ence OF liquor; and / think then"
Mr. Quay-I desire to say to the sena-
Tor from Massachusetts that If he intends
10 intimate that I am under the infiu-
enee of liquor, he"
Mr Hoar-I make no such intimation,
Mr.. President
Mr Quay-Is a lunatlc or a liar and I
VIII not tolerate a suggestion of that sort
rom the senator from Massachusetts or
any one else. am doing what l am doing
IN the interest of my constituents.
MT Hoar repeated his disclaimer of any
personal allusion to Mr.. Quay to which
tne pennsylvania senator replied with a
remark, soto voce, that the mere sug-
sestion was a filthy one"
washington, March 4. 2:2O a. m.-The
maj conference reports on the Indian
and District of Columbia appropriation
DIS were presented and agreed to.
by vote of A to G, the Senate took up
me pliI for the appointment of labor
commission. The bill was discussed until
after o'clock, and was then passed with
an amendment, providing for a report by
'ne commission within two years.
a resolution offered by Mr.. Allison was
agreed TO, providing that the standing and
seiect committees of the Senate as now
constituted be continued until their sue
cessors are selected.
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