The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03
DEFICIENCY BILL PASSES
The Senate Increases the Items and
Adopts the Measure.

House Omnibus Public buildings Ap-
preparations Go Throu%I,-ir. Pei
tigrcv, Changes His SIind-Air. Clay
on the NIc;,ratsln Canal Again,
The Senate yesterday passed the last OF
the appropriation bills. the General De
ficiency measure. The measure as il
passed the House appropriated Si2,5oo-4S'.
As reported from the Senate Committee
on Appropriations that sum is increaSea
by si.67S.,9S. making the total Si+.-''.-a'
As the bill was being read action was
taken on the committee amendments ana
they were all agreed TO. The bill covered
Us printed pages.
The principal Items Of increase are S'o''-
Se7 to nav judgments Of the Court Of
Claims; Sc2973S for deficiencies IN the
posta! service: SG50,S53 for the equipment
of naval vessels. and Sl5.1z6 for reimburse
rnent Of the Cuban revenues for expenses
incurred in conducting the investigation
of the receipts and expenditures OF the
island under the Bacon resolution.
The following amendment was offered
by ar. Gauingcr and adopted:
THAT Of the uuexoendel balance OF
the appropriation for repairs t. the Agu2-
duct Bridge District of Columbia, tn ,
sum OF 81 ,it5 may be used under tn d.
rectiou Of the Secretary of War fo- the
temporary protection of said bridge; and
the further sum Of 5000 may be used
for obtaining plans and estimates for re
building said bridge, the said amounts II
be Immediately available.
After the committee amendments had
been disposed OF the bill was open to gen
eraI amendment. Numerous changes OF
an unimportant character were offered
and most of them were ruled out Oh
points of or4er. Olc amendment apPro-
propriatlng S30O0 for the purchase of the
coDyright Of the Government register an
directory belonging to the estate CT beh'
Perley Poore formerly Washington cor
respondent and committee clerk) WAS
agreed to.
An amendment to give months extra
pay to the employees of Congress was Oh
fered and agreed to, Mr.. Hale remark
Ing that there was no power In heaven OF
among men to stop 1t
An amendment also prevailed providing
that officers and enlisted men VINO served
in the volunteer forces during the war
with Spain and who were discharged AFTER
August L, 1895, shall receive an extract
months pay. The Deficiency bill was
then passed.
The House Omnibus Public Buildings
Platt of Connecticut, who called attention
10 the fact that the bill increased by
81 300 900 the cost of the buildings provided
for. ~. til.
opposition to the bill while he had not
RESISTED appropriations amounting 10
II think" said Mr.. PIatt. that one ap-
nropriation bill which passed the Senate
carries s5.O0O,00O less than it would nave
carried If | had not been on the commit
tee which reported ii.
Mr.. Carter expressed the opinion that
public buildings constituted the worst
place for an attempt at economy. Inc
appropriations of the present session. ne
said. were calculated to challenge the at
tention of the country, although the most
strenuous efforts had been made to keep
them down. IT was true that the S5,.9D"lJ
appropriation for the ST. Louis Exposition
might have been left out, but II was
questionable whether it would have been
sound public policy to have disregardcd
that great exposition. The pension appro-
priations had been larger than ever be
fore, he declared.
Mr.. Gallinger-Just the same.
Mr. Carter-But the number of private
pension bills that have been passed in this
Congress is greater than the nufn per
passed at any previous congresses; W
are about tc close this Congress ana 40
not think we can make q record OF econ
omy by keeping down the appropriations
for public buildings.
MI. Fairbanks, chairman Oh lIle I'm
mittee on Public Buildings and Grouncs,
explained that the increase mentioned was
not really an increase of the approprla-
lions. but was only an increase OF the
less than recommended by the Treasury
Department
Mr. Pettus gave a humorous sketch of
his failure to have a Government bulIdlns
erected in his own town in Alabama AS
a reason for the failure he said senten-
tiously, We live too near the sun.
The bill was then passed
IIr. Allison. Chairman OF the commune
on Appropriations. said that the Senate
had reached a point in its business where
a practical arrangement coGid be saLeiy
made He proposed that at 5:30 o CLOCK III
the afternoon a recess should take place
iii $50. and that at 1879 further recess
should be taken till 3 o'clock today. Ihal
was agreed TO by unanimous consent
Mr.. Pettigrew asked the Chair. whether
he would not have a vote on his resolution
to disharge the Committee on Education
and Labor from further consideration OF
the Eight Hour bill.
The Presiding Officer Ont Frye IN
formed him that there would be morning
-,ssion on Monday; but on Mr.. Hoar :
suggesting that this was the last legisla-
live day Of the session, the Presiding ON
er corrected his first statement ana sao
that Mr.. Hoar was clearly right
Mr.. Pettigrew said he had not insisted
on his resolution because he was assured
he could have a vote upon IL iie nov
asked for unanimous consent TO nave
vote.
Objection was made and Mr.. Pettgrew
declared that he would objectrto every
other request for unanimous consent Ht
did so for a few minutes, but afterward
when Mr.. Gallinger asked unanimous con
sent for the consideration Of House bills
they were unobjected to.
In pursuance Of previous notice Mr.. ClaI
addressed the Senate in advocacy of
Nicaragua Canal bill.
At the close of Mr.. Clay's remarks, tn
Senate proceeded TO executive business
and afterward, at $50. took recess till
o'clock.