The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-01
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL PASSED.
AN ATTACK ON PARIS EXPOSITION
COMMISSION.

Senator Jones of Arkansas Wants
to Know How the Money Has Been
Spent-He Would Also Like to See
an Itemized Statement of How the
War Emergency Fund Was Used.
Fund for st. Louis Exposition Was
Discussed.
Washington, May 31.-At the conclusion
of a session lasting eight hours, the Sem
ate this evening passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
The amendment providing for an appro-
prlation of S., 900 for the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition, to be held in ST. Louis
in 1908, was continued in the bill after
an unsuccessful effort to reduce the ap-
preparation.
An amendment was incorporated pro-
viding for the beginning of the work on
the memorial bridge between Washington
and Arlington Cemetery, to be erected
in memory of the dead of both the Union
and Confederate armies. While the bill
carries only 100000 for the project, it is
expected ultimately to cost about 5000, 900
An amendment also was added to the
measure providing for an adjustment of
certain claims of the states Of New York.
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, Ore
gon, California and South Carolina. Only
two general appropriation bills remain to
be acted upon by the Senate, the mill
tary academy and the general deficiency
measures 1t is expected they will be
passed by Saturday night.
Mr.. Galinger, from the Committee on
Commerce. reported an amendment to the
sundry civil bill, authorizing a commits
sion to Investigate trade conditions in the
Orient. II was defeated.
Wacp Mr.. Galhnger addressed the Sem
ate in explanation of his motion to recon-
slider the vote. by which the amend
ment providing an appropriation of S.
100000 for the louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton was passed he attacked the Senate
rule against Incorporating general legis-
lation on an appropriation bill, comparing
IL to the fiction of Ell Perkins. and the
idealism of Jules Verne.
Mr. Gallinger offered an amendment APP
propriating $4,000 to pay the salaries and
expenses of a commission OF five persons,
to investigate and report upon the trade
of China, Japan and other countries. The
amendment subsequently went out on a
point of order.
Paris Commission Attacked.
During the onsideratlon OF the commits
sion amendment, Mr.. Jones of Arkansas
made a vigorous attack upon the admin
istration of the Paris Exposition Commits
sion by Commissioner General Ferdinand
w. Peck.
Up to Jan. /, 1900, he said Commissioner
General Peck had accounted for less than
500 600 of the 81, 10000 appropriated for ex-
position purposes. He demanded TO know
where the balance Of the appropriation
had gone. The so-called detailed state
ment that had been submitted contained
such Items as $1,000 for clerk hire, $3,72i
for personal travelling expenses of the
commissioner general, etc, which Mr..
Jones believed were ridiculous as de-
tails"
at Is time" said he warmly, that
this sort of thing should cease. These
statements ought to be itemized In accord
ance with the mandate Of the law"
He then read a dispatch from Paris.
indicating dissension among the Ameri-
can commission, some of whom had been
charged with an endeavor to compel
American exhibitors TO pay for the space
allotted to them in the exposition. He
believed an investigation necessary.
Mr.. Hale. Republican, Of Maine, said
he personally was inclined to the opinion
that tho Paris Exposition was a bad per-
Torrance.
Mr. Jones. continuing, said that the air
has been full Of rumors that there have
been the most extravaganza and unreason-