The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-05
COCKTAILS IN THE CAPITOL.
BILL TO BANISH LIQUOR FROM THE
BUILDING TAKEN UP.

horrill FavOrs It's Passage Although
Regarding Ii MS Unnccessnry.
" sherman of Ohio Takes a similar
fosition-IIiII OF New York Makes
Vigorous speech in Opposition
to the Observation-Disclosures ne
port on the Immigration BiII-VI-
las Continues His NicaraEuan Cam
al Speech.
Washington, Feb As soon as the
routine morning business was disposed Of
in the Senate to-day the House bill was
taken up to prohibit the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the capitol building. 1t had
been reported by Mr.. Morrill,, rep, of YER
mont, from the committee on public build
ings and grounds, and Mr. Morrill, desired
sts passage, while declaring that it was
unnecessary and was based on a misap-
prehension in the public mind.
MI Sherman, rep. of Ohio, took a SINH
lar position. Even although 1t was based
"on false and foolish grounds he thought
the Senate ought to meet the popular OBJ
lection and pass the bill.
Mr. Hill, dem, of New York, took a
different view of the duty of the Senate.
He denounced the bill as silly, unwise
and unnecessary, as a weak yielding TO
an alleged public sentiment which regard
ed murder, robbery and burglary as mi
nor crimes in comparison with a disre-
gard of prohibition laws: and as vicious
and cowardly. He moved its reference to
the committee on rules, whose jurisdic-
ton extends specifically to all that con-
Germs the Senate restaurant; but that mo-
ton was defeated-yeas, q, nays, 80.
AT the close of the morning hour the
Dill went over without action. 1t will
probably be taken up for action to-mor-
row.
The bill introduced a few days ago by
Mr.. Mills, dem, of Texas, to increase the
pensions of the survivors of the war of
1872 from Sl2 to $50 a month was reported
favorably from the committee on pensions
by Mr. Gallinger, who said that there
were only twelve surviving pensioners of
that war, and that their ages ranged from
~ to lO4 The bill was passed.
The next question that awakened inter
est was the conference report on the immi-
grafton bill. The discussion upon that
was short. however, as Mr.. Lodge rep
/ of Massachusetts. having charge of it,
I recognized the justice of the objections
made to ii by Mr.. Hill and other senators,
in regard to shutting out the ignorant
wife of an immigrant, while the husband
| might pass the reading and writing test.
Mr.. Lodge, himself, made the motion that
| the conference report be disagreed to, and
a new conference ordered and that mo-
| ton was agreed to without objection.
While 1t was pending MIR. Carter, rep, of
Montana, demonstrated against the pro-
visions intended to exclude Canadian
workmen as it would justify the dominion
of Canada In adopting drastic measures
against the ten thousand American min
ers who found constant work and good
wages in the Kootenay country in British
! Columbia.
| The Nicaraguan canal bill was taken
up and the remainder Of the days session
| was occupied by Mr. Villas in opposition
to it,, this being the fourth day of his
| speech.
He insisted that if the Nicaraguan ca.
| nal Is ever constructed IT would have &c
be neutralzed as the Suez canal was. II
should have for its sponsors, controllers
and constructors the great nations of the
earth, whose commerce would pass
through it. 1t was the duty of the United
! States not to declare absolutely all the
laws and methods which should goVurr
| nations the open hand of fair conference
! to invite their reasonable suggestions an(
| to unite with them in reasonable provis
| ions for its construction and maintenance
| The first duty of the United States wa!
| to have an adequate and careful surveN
/ of all the available routes and to have
| plan prepared. And the next step SHOULD
| be to confer with Great Britain, In ac
| cordance with treaty supulations will
! Germany and France, and to establish
/ the canal on such a foundation that peace
| would bless 1t forever, as the great agency
| of commerce sailing around the globe.
| Without concluding his speech, MIR. vi
| las yielded for a motion to proceed &C
executive business, and at o'clock The
| Senate adjourned until tomorrow.