The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24
MUST CLOSE SUNDAY
BLUE LAW PUT ON ST. LOUIS AND
CHARLESTON.
FOR THE TWO ExPosITIoNS.
ONE GETS $0.OOO,OOO, THE OTHER
$25O,OO0.

The Bill Called Up But showed
Back on the CaIendar--Mr. Petti-
CREWS Joke ON ImperiaIism-Mr.
Butler Calls the Cushing Island
Purchase a Job.
Washington, Feb. 2S-In the Senate to-
day the sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up. 1t was amended by pro-
viding an appropriation of $25OOOO for a
government exhibit at the Charleston Ex-
position, TO be held next December. Be-
fore the bill passed amendments were
adopted closing both expositions on Sum
day.
| BY skillful parliamentary move, Sem
ator Morgan forced the Nicaraguan canal
bill to the consideration of the Senate.
after that measure had been sleeping for
many weeks. By a close reading of the
proceedings yesterday. MIR. Morgan dis
covered that the oleomargarine bill had
lost its position as the unfinished busi-
ness of the Senate, and with the calen-
| dar thus cleared, the Nicaragua canal
| bill regained the status it had over two
months ago as the unfinished business of
| the Senate. Mr.. Morgan's tactics cre-
Il
heightened when the presiding officer sus-
| tanned his position, and laid the canal bill
before the Senate.
MOrgan's Success ShOrt-Lived.
Mr. Morgan's success was short-llved,
! however as the forification bill was TAX
en- up, thus displacing the canal bill, which,
with the oieomargarine bill, and the ship
ping bill takes it's place on the calendar
The day Was given to the fortihcation
and the army appropriation bills, the
| former being passed. Considerable per-
| souaity was INDUCED in during the de-
bates. The day closed with eulogies on
the late Representative Hoffecker of De-
| aware, Wise of Virginia and Daily of New
Jersey.
Mr.. Pettigrew created a laugh during
the presentation of morning business by
! proposing an amendment to the army ap-
preparation bill, reading:
And that the tiGe of the President
shall hereafter be the President Of the
and the Emperor of the Islands of the
sea-
Mr.. Butler iocularly asked If the com
| ing inaus ceremonies were taking
into account this imperial regime.
Yes, everything viii be conducted with
duo po4np,'' replied MIR. Pettigrew.
"The Senator from South Dakota pet
/ LlEfeWJ ana Tue CeudlOf tFOItl iNOi Ju Gdi
olina (Butler) and myself should not fee;
concerned about such matters" inter-
| iected Mr.. Chandler, for none Of Hse will
| be here"
MIR. Chandlers reference to the speedy
retirement OF himself and Messrs. Petit
grew and Butter raised another laugh.
Bills were passed AS follows:
Authorizing a street car bridge across
the Alabama river at Montgomery, Ala
/ To- tfvrY arlxf ba
| place of Gen. Daniel Morgan of Wnches-
| ter, Va
Mr. Depew called up the st. Louis ex-
position bill.
Must Close Gates on sunday.
Mr.. Teller then offered an amendment
providing that the gates IF the exposition
should be closed on Sunday, and 1t was
| adopted without division.
Mr.. Tillman offered as an amendment
the bill which previously passed the Sem
ate providing for government exhibit
at the Charleston exposition.
1t made an appropriation of $25O.0oo for
the government exhibit.
On motion OF Mr.. Teller an amendment
providing for the closing of she Charles-
! ton exposition on Sunday was adopted
/ and the Ti.lman amendment was then
/ agreed to without division.
Then without dissenting voice the bill
was passed.
Senat.rs Depew, Proctor and Vest were
named as conferees on the exposition bill.
The fortihcation appropriation bill WAS
/ then taken up and Mr.. Butler OF North
| Carolina spoke of the large appropr ations
contained in this and other measures.
The Cushing Island Deal.
Proceeding, Mr.. Butler made caustic
personal ments on the course of a
| Af n In = N.A
chase of Cushing's Island. Mr.. Butler
asserted that this purchase was a LOB
/ to the tune of $225, 600" A lot of Bos-
ton society folks, he said, wanted sum-
mer resort and has bought this island.
! They put; up cottages and bu It a hotel.
| Then, the Senator ass rted, they found
they were stuck" and they wanted TO
unload the island on the government.
| Mr.. Lodge interrupted to state with
emphasis that notody from Boston or
from Massachusetts owned foot o Cush-
! ings Island. The sldnd was n Maine
and the owner of the island hotel was a
Maine man.
Mr. Perkins, in charge of the fortihca-
| tions bill sa Cushing's I:llnd was one
of the most important harbor defenses of
the government, protecting the city Of
| Portland from attack by sea.
The discussion was interrupted at
o'clock when the oleomargarine bill was
laid before the Senate as a special order.
Mr.. Morgan challenged the regularity
| of this order. saying t wa unwarranted
under the understar ding of the Senate.
! He insisted therefore. that the Nicarag ia
| canal bill was entitled to the right of
way. coming over from Dec. 10 as unfn-
| ished business.
Morean's Point Creates N Stir.
Mr.. Morgan's point created something Of
a stir and there was a hasty examina-
ton Of precedents The Alabama senator
said he had long waited for a hearing on
the Nicaragua canal bill and he now in
sisted, as a matter Of right, that the ca
nal bill was the regular order
Mr.. Morgan appealed 10 the Senate to
proceed with this great measure, although
! IL was fashionable in some quarters to be
kicked and cuffed about by King Edward
! VII. We ought not to await the consent
OF any Power In proceeding with a meas
ure OF so much importance to the Ameri-
can people.
While Mr. Morgan was quoting authori-
dies, Mr. Aldrlch Of Rhode Island inter-
rupted, saying that quoted rule did not
apply. but Mr. Morgan spoke 70 him
sharply, soyinE;
"ohi Thou second Daniel, wait until
the question shall come befors deciding
H. I have great respect for you, but not
for your parliamentary law"
Mr.. SpOOner said that he had not at
tempted any hnease IN moving The con.
.lderaflan Of the oleomargarine bill, and
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