Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-30
on THE sUNDRy CIVIL BILL.
The Senate Votes to Give 81 5000 900 tc
the St. Louis Fair.

A few minutes before adjournment last
evening the Senate added to the sundry civil
appropriation bill an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for the Louisiana pur-
chase exposition, to be held in ST Louis in
1903. the condition being that s10a01OOO in
addition be raised by the exposition authors
ties The amendment was offered by Mr..
Cockrel of Missouri. and was adopted with
out debate and without division.
Because an amendment offered by him
subsequently was stricken out on a point Of
order Mr.. Galinger of New Hampshire
moved to reconsider the St. Louis fair
amendment, and that motion is now pend.
ing. As it is known that a considerable ma
jority of the Senate favors the fair amend
ment, it seems reasonably likely that the
motion to reconsider will not be adopted.
After The Stars report Of the Senate pro-
ceedings was closed the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was contin-
ued.
The amendment providing for the segre-
CATION of mineral from agricultural lands
in Montana and Idaho was then considered.
Mr.. Pettigrew made the point of order
against the amendment that 1t was general
legislation, but the chair overruled the
point. The amendment was then agreed to.
Speaking TO the committee amendment in
creasing from $4,000 to 100000 the appro,
CATION of underground currents and other
purposes. Mr.. Wolcott (ColD made a vigor-
Gus and humorous attack upon the geological
survey. He declared that the work fop
which $S65,000 had been expended was not
worth SO cents. 1t was not a scheme to
gauge the streams. but to gouge the people,
He denounced the whole scheme as a gold
brick game"
Mr.. Butler On. c. made an appeal for the
adoption of the section, offering an amend
ment to increase the amount appropriated
to $3.50, 600. .
Mr.: Buffers amendment was then agreed
to-33 to "a. The amendment as amended
was then agreed to.
Grounds for St. Elizabeth's.
The next amendment of the committee in
controversy was that providing for the pur-
chase of 40 acres of land for the St Eliz-
abeth Asylum for the Insane, at a cost of
s2l00O0. 1t was rejected without division.
The next controverted committee amend.
ment was one authorizing the President to
appoint an architect and landscape archis
tect to be associated with the chief of ems
gtneers to report plans for the enlargement
of the White House. The amendment was
agreed to.
st. Louis Exposition.
After some further minor amendments
had been agreed to Mr.. Cockrell CN1o) Of,
fered a committee amendment which he
said had been reported favorably by tho
committee for industrial exposition and
approved by the committee on appropria-
lions. 1t appropriated S5O00.OO0 for the
Louisiana purchase centennial exposition.
The amendment, after being read. was
agreed to without word of debate and
without division.
Oriental Trade Commission.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Gall
linger authorizing the President to appoint
a commission to study and make full report
upon the commercial and industrial condi-
tons of China and Japan and appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose.
Mr.. Allison made point Of order against
the amendment that 1t was new legislation.
The point of order was sustained and the
amendment went out.
Mr.. Gallinger complained that an amend
ment appropriating 5000 600 had been
adopted, the amendment clearly being
new legislation as his proposition was.
II therefore move" said he. that the
vote by which the st. Louis fair amend
ment was adopted be reconsidered."
II second that notion" shouted Mr.. Pen.
rose (Pa.).
Before any further action could be taken
the Senate on motion of Mr.. Cullom Qll.),
adjourned at Q o'clock until Thursday.