The record-union., 1899-03-01
Passes a Great Number Of Public
Building Measures,
Carrying Appropriations Aggregating Nil
lions Of Dollars.
A Day and Night Session in the
Upper House Of Congress, Dur
ing Which Solons Usually Staid
and Dignified, Clamor for the
Passage of Building Bills.

Passage of Building Bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-A frenzy
OF bill passing was on I'M the Senate to-
day. The bills passed We're principally
pubic building measures and at times
during the day and night the scenes in
the Senate We're remarkable. Senators,
usually staid and dignified, sticklers
for order and decorum in the chamber,
clambered for the passage of bills pro-
Vlding for the erection of Government
buildings in which they were interested.
s Bills carrying an aggregate of eight or
ten millions of dollars were passed, and
many more that had not been passed
by both houses of Congress We're placed
as amendments in the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. Finally at late hour
tonight an amendment to the sundry
civil bill was adopted appropriating
nearly 100000 for the preliminary
work on the buildings which had been
authorized. The sundry civil bill was
passed at Ills tonight, having been
technically under consideration
throughout the day and evening.
When the Senate convened to-day at
II O'Clock Frye, Chairman of the Com
mittee ON Commerce, reported the ship
ping subsidy bill, with a good many
restrictive amendments AT his re-
quest it took the place on the calendar
of the bill of the same title previously
reported.
Morgan secured the adoption of a res
olution continuing the select commit
tee ON the Nicaragua Canal and author
izing it to hold sessions during the
recess of Congress. A partial confer
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tin bill was agreed to. The matter re-
manning in disagreement is the subject
OF special appropriation for fast mail
service for the South and between Kan
sas City and Newton, Kan. The Senate
further insisted upon it's amendments
and another conference was ordered
The following bills were passed.:
Establishing a branch of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
at Castle Pickney, in Charleston Har-
Dor S. c., for the use of disabled officers
and enlisted men of the volunteer army
and navy of the United States, regu-
lating the postage on letters written by
the blind in point or raised characters,
making them third-clasS matter; for
the erection of a public building at
Tampa Fla, to cost not exceeding
$3.50, 900; emitting DR.. William A.
Hammond, late Surgeon General of the
army, to the pay of Brigadier Cen
eral on the retired list; for the relief OF
the International Cotton Press Com
pany at New Orleans, La: authorizing
the President to appoint to the Naval
Academy acting naval cadets VINO
served during the war with SPAIN put
ting in force in the Indian Territory
certain provisions of the laws OF Ar
kansas relating to corporations, and to
make the provisions applicable to the
Territory.
Daniel of Vermont, in the name OF
Henry s. Welcome of London, rendered
to the Senate an oil painting of the
Indian Princess, Pocahontas. The GIT
was accepted.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed.
The committee offered an amendment,
which was adopted, establishing light
and fog signal station on Burrows Isl
and, Rosario Strait. Washington, and
appropriating S15,G00 for it.
Interrupting consideration of the DILL
Chandler presented the report OF the
majority of the Committee on Prlvil-
eyes and Elections on the charges OF
bribery made by a committee OF the
Ohio State Senate against M. A Hanna
Senator from Ohio.
Turlev of Tennessee, on behar OF
three members of the committee. pre-
scented a written minority report.
Allen of Nebraska another member Oh
the committee said he did not JOIN III
either the majority OF the minority re-
port. but sin view of the fac1, sdio
he. that this Congress Will expire III
three days. and Mammals term Will eN-
pire With it, there is no time to CONSIDER
the matter My term of office VIII eX-
pire with this Congress. and L do not
deem it proper to express an opinion az
to what a subsequent Congress should
do. a Congress to which Hanna mas
been elected
When consideration of the sundry
civil bill was resumed, amendments
vera agreed to as follows: Appropriat-
mo $50 600 for a military post near
cbey;dan Wvo., the whole cost not to
coed s3eO. 600; authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Interior to negotiate with
tha shoshone and Arapahoe Indians
60 ACCOMPLISHMENT of a part of their
,.<,...,.v.tion. authorizing the payment
fro,,, the Choctaw fund of outstanding
r,,a,ra,+r 70 the amount of SiooVo,
,.o,,ferr;ng upon the Secretary OF the
Interior authority to cancel or monty
mo boundaries of reservoir sites IN the
Northwestern States.
The sundry civil bill was Temporarily
laid aside.
Hale of Maine reported the navai APP
proprfation bill, and gave notice tha' ne
would call it up tomorrow.
Teller. Chairman of the Claims ooiii-
mittee. presented the conference re-
norf on the omnibus claims bill
The conference report was agreed w.
ouay. Chairman of the Committee on
Prblic Buildings and Grounds. called up
some public building bills, as passed by
fhe House. with amendments, anu
moved to concur in the amendments.
The motion related to the bills TOT
Oakland, Cal: Beaumont, Texas, ana
Nilkesbarre. Pa.
The Senate concurred in the amend :
rnents. thus passing the bills. Several
House bills, providing for public build
ings were then passed.
The amendments to the bills Tor
Fergus Falls, Mimi; Seattle. Wash;
R,,tte Mont. and Salt Lake, Utah, were
conquered in by the Senate.
Perkins Of California reported the