The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-01
SENATE'S QUIET DAY
NO DISCUSSION, but A LOT OF BUS
MESS TRANSACTED.
RIVER AND HARBOR PASSED.
THE MORGAN-SAMPsON CORRE-
sPONDENCB CALLED FOR.

ate's Sympathy-GeorSia Pine Rail-
way May Construct Bridge Across
Flint River-CaroIina Rice Plant
ers May Get Protection from Eff
fects of Government Work on Sa-
vannah River-Inside Canal Route
TO Receive Attention.
Washington, Feb. 28.-The serenity of
to-day's proceedings in the Senate was
i'm sharp contrast with the tempestuous
discussion of yesterday. An immense
amount of business was disposed of and
not a single point raised was sharply
controverted. The river and harbor bill,
arriving appropriations of more than $780,
10000, was passed without word of dis
cussion, and the Senate adopted the con-
terence report on the war revenue reduce
ton measure without disturbing in the
least the millpond smoothness of the pro-
ceedings.
Final conference reports were made and
agreed to on the diplomatio and consular
and the agricultural appropriation bills.
and another conference on the postotllce
bill was ordered Conference reports on
several other measures were agreed to.
and several bills of a minor character
were passed.
The last hour and half of the session
was devoted to consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Frye presented a letter from the
MARQUIS of Lansdowne, expressing the ap-
probation of King Edward VII for the
senate resolution adopted on the occa-
sion Of the Queens death.
Mi. Pettigrews resolution to discharge
the Committee on Education and Labor
from consideration of the eight-hour bill,
and make the bill an immediate order in
the Senate, went out on a point of order.
For SIMPSONS Correspondence.
Mr.. Aliens resolution. calling upon the
Secretary of the Navy FOR copies of Gum
ner Charles Morgan's letter to Rear Adj
mrai William 7. Sampson, seeking pro-
motion, and the Admirals Endorsement
thereon, together with all correspondence
bearing upon the matter, was adopted.
The conference report on the Military
Academy appropriation bin was agreed
10.
The conference report on the measure
creating a commission for the adjudication
of Spanish war claims in accordance with
Article VII of the treaty of Paris, was
agreed to after Mr.. Butler said he feared
the enactment of the law would inaugu-
rate reid upon the treasury. Mr.. Fora
ker replied to this that the total amount
of claims now on file was less than $780,
100000.
bill was passed reviving an act au-
thorizing the Georgia Pine Railway to
construct a bridge across Flint river IN
Decatur county, Georgia.
a resolution by Mr.. Pettigrew TO dis
charge the interstate commerce commit
tee from consideration of the bill to Sc
cure the safety of railway employees and
enforce the adoption of automatic coup
lers, went over.
The river and harbor bill, carrying $780,
16l526, a reduction of almost S10,O0o,090
from the House bill, was taken up.
To Protect Rice Plantations.
a committee amendment directing the
Secretary of War to report to the ne
cessty and desirability of affording pro-
lection to rice planta tons along the Sa-
Yannah river in South Carolina from the
effects of government work on the river
was made the subject of some facetious
remarks by Mr.. Chandler. He said Mr..
Tillman had referred to the river and
harbor bill as having "a softening and
soothing effect upon the Southern section
Of the country" and he was inclined to
think the only object of this amendment
was to produce an effect "softening and
soothing"
Some good natured badinage passed be-
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr. Tinman, and
then the former, as he resumed his seat,
said he had been soothed into silence"
The amendment was agreed to-
The conference report on the war reve-
nue. reduction bill was presented and
agreed to without division
A conference report upon the bill amend
ing an act temporarily to provide for rev.
enues for Porto Rico and to increase the
salary of the Commissioner Of Education
was adopted.
Senator'S Wolcott, Chandler and Butler
were named as conferees for further
conference on the postoffce appropriation
bill
The reading of the river and harbor bill
Was continued.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Nell
son, in charge of the bill, directing the
Secretary of War to make a survey of
the Chesapeake and Delaware canal to
ascertain the cost OF its enlargement Cor
ship canal to accommodate vessels of
the greatest draught and the annual cost
OF maintaining the canal.
Inside Route 10 BE Surveyed.
The Secretary of War Is directed to sur
Vey what is known as the Sassafras
route for a ship canal and for ship
canal between Baltimore and the Atlantic
ocean, known as the Choptank route, and
to report to Congress which of the routes
would afford greatest protection in time
of war and greatest facilities to COM
merce by cheapening the cost OF trans
portation and shortening the distance
from Baltimore to the Atlantic ocean.
The amendment was adopted.
An amendment was agreed to- appro-
priating $250000 to obtain a navigabIe
rhannel of eight feet deep between Will
mington and Fayetteville, N. c., contn-
uing improvement.
Witnesses for Court-Martinl.
The bill was then passed.
\ conference report upon a bin requir-
ing the attendance upon court-martial OF
civilian witnesses, was agreed 10. Bills
were passed as follows:
Granting a charter to the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs and enabling
"eputy clerks of United States District
Courts TO administer oaths.
Mr.. Chandler gave notice that on Sat
Uday evening he would address the SEN
aIe on the resolution declaring that Will
IAN a. Clark was not duly and legally
elected to the Senate.
consideration then was begun on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, aggregat-
Ing $50 75q 7gO