Evening star., 1899-03-01
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED
The Senate in Session Until ii O'clock Last
Night.
n Large Number of Public BuiIdinr.
Provided For - Thousands Voted
for Government Edi6ce..

The Senate held session last night.
after taking a recess from $50 TO \ O'Clock.
passed the sundry civil bill and adjourned
to II o'clock today
After The Stars report of the proceed
irgs was closed an amendment appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the purchase of Wilson's
Park. to be used as a part of the grounds
of St Elizabeth Asylum District of Co.
lumbia, was agreed TO.
Report on Mr.. Hanna's Case.
interrupting the consideration OF the bill.
MT Chandler, chairman OF the committee
on privileges and elections. presented the
report of the majority OF the committee on
the charges of bribery made by commit
tee of the Ohio state senate against NJ A
Hanna, senator from Ohio. The report pre-
scented by Mr.. chandler was written He
sald the committee had decided not to ask
the Senate for authority to make further
investigation. and 10 be discharged from
further consideration of the report of the
Ohio state senate.
MI Turley Crennl. on behalf of three
members of the committee, presented n
written minority report, advocating further
investigation of the charges
Inc report finds that there Is no proof
submitted either that l) Mr. Hanna was
elected senator through bribery or q, that
ne hed any agents engaged in CARRYING on
MS canvass for the Senate who We're direct
ly or impliedly authorized by him 10 resort
TO corrupt methods or 10 any form of
Wrongdoing. or CD that he had any nor
sonal knowledge of the facts Of the otIs
case. Ii may be said that there is no evil
oehce winch fairly tends to prove either
OF the foregoing three propositions
When consideration of the suudry civil
Dill was resumed among the amendments
agreed 10 was one at the conclusion of the
aaWaian cable amendment appropriating
S3JO.eOo for the construction and aoiJinrenf
of repair steamer and for a SPARE cable
Mr., Hale tMe) reported the naval appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Teller. chairman of the claims COM
mlttee, presented the conference repor, on
the omnibus claims bill. which was agreed
to.
Public BuiIdings.
The following House bills providing for
public buildings were passed: Topeka. Kan.
$4,000 for an addition; jackson. Miss,
$1,000 for an annex; Joliet. Ill. 500 00o:
f1tchburg, Mass. 100000: Omaha. Neb..
fixing limit of cost at 81 10000: Dubuque.
Iowa, for enlargement. 100000: Canton.
ohio, Sl5,Uo for addition: Brunswick.
Ca, $4,000; Abilene, s15.oeo; Lawrence.
Mass, sl00,0o0; Kansas City. Kan. sl5nVn;
Elgin. Ill, S1000oo; Elizabeth City y g,
sSo,Ho; New Brunswick. n. J., S1Ooao: Ell
mira, y. Y, $ls5iH0; jamestown n y.
$4,000; Springfield Mass. extension saooUI:
Blair. Neb.. $4,000; Hastings. Neb.. sinmsI:
Norfolk, Neb., $1,000
The bill for a public building at TAMPA
Fla. was passed. the limit OF cost being
fixed at S3!IO.oo0. and conference with the
House requested.
Th4 bill appropriating s200p0 for addi-
uonal land for the Brooklyn building was
also passed.
The House amendments in the bills for
Fergus Falls. Mimi; Seattle. Wash; Butte.
Mont. and Salt Lake City. Utah. were con-
~ he to A lafl cod
supplemental TO an act providing for a
new custom house in New York city. 1t
provides for the acquisition of the Bowling
Green site for S1J0,o0 Din addition To the
unexpended balance in the treasury ap-
propriates $1,000 .O00 for the commence
ment of the work and limits the cost TO
81 000,0
Mr.. Perkins CCal) reported the fortihca-
tions bill.
At $40 pm. the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and at $50 took a recess until
s o'clock.
At the night session the following House
public building bills were passed: New
Iberia, La. $50,oV0; Newport. VT $4,000;
Rome, y. Y, $4,000; Eau Claire. Wis So
900; Macon, Ga. 10 enlarge public building
and add to the site SOS 900; Columbus Ca
TO purchase additional ground and extend
the building, $4,000: Freeport. Ill, S750p0;
Streator. Ill, $4,000; Leadville, Col, $780,
600: Bristol, Tenn. SJ0.O0O St Cloud Mimi,
SJo,UD; Monmouth, Ill, $1,000: GAINESVILLE,
Wis, $4,000; Clinton, Iowa. 100000: Oska-
lCosa, Iowa, S50o0O; Creton, Iowa. $J1opu;
House am Andments to bill authorizing the
erection Of public building al Joplin, Mo;
House bill increasing the limit of cost of
the public building at Stockton. Cal, To
Sl56,9O with an amendment providing for
a public building at Los Angeles. TO cost
S.!oo00; Annapolis, Md. Sl0o.O00: Salem.
Greg. SlOo,Wl; Norwich, Conn. S1ua.on;
Admission Ala, SJo.0Oo; Menominee. Mich,
S'10,0O0; Durham, n. G. $150p0
Consid ration of the sundry civil bill was
resumed. The following amendments were
agreed 20: Assigning one-half OF the space
recently occupied by the Library of Con-
gress in the Capitol to the Senate and one
half to the House of Represen lives: ap-
propriating $62.1o0 for the construction OF
committee rooms in the Senate portion Ct
the old Congressional Librery rooms.
Not Charged 10 the District.
A provision inserted by the House that
one-half of the sums for the support of
public buildings and grounds in the Dis
trict Of Columbia be paid from he reve-
nues of the District was struck out by II
to Il. The striking out of the provision
makes the national government responsi-
Bile for the entire expense Of these public
buildings and grounds, including parks ana
reservations.
Mr. Pettus (AlaO offered an amendment
appropriating Sl00,O00 for a public building
in Selma, Ala.
The amount appropriated by the amerd-
ment was reduced TO $4,000, and in that
form il was agreed to.
Mr. Gallinger Offered an amendm mt ap-
p. opriating s6o,0o0 for a public building at
Nashua, n. II. The amendment Was agreed
to.
Amendments were also added appropriat-
ing sl75,0O0 for a public building AT Hart
ford, Conn, and S50OoO for building at
Evanston. Wyo.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment, which
was agreed to- appropriating the money
necessary for work on the various public
buildings authorized for the next year,
giving generally from one-fourth to one
half of the total amount provided as the
full limit of cost.
An amendment was agreed to appropriat-
ing S25,Oo0 for additional expenses 10 the
public building at Cheyenne, Wyo.
The bill, after various other amend
ments of minor character had been
agreed to- was passed.
The Senate then. at 10 pm. adjourned
until IL o'clock today.