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APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED THE SENATE wITt
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APPROPRIATIONS BILL PASSED THE SENATE WITH
THE FORCE BILL" TACKED TO 1T.
4 WASHINGTON, June s. -Senate.-The Sc
nate. at 0 o'clock this morning, passed the
sundry appropriation hill, with nincty-two'
Including Kellcgg's supple
mental force bill, extending the Federal cleo
ton regulations, which now apply to cities
of twenty thousand inhabitants, TO all voting
precincts. .
The Senate met at O'Clock this evening.
Yesterdays session over the supplemental
force bill was very bitter. IL passed. by
vote of 81 to IL.
Mr.. Stlfincr moved as an amendment his
civil rights bill; but the cliairittat1J Mr..
Pomcroy, ruled It out of order; from which
ruling Mir. Sumner appealed, but the Senate
sustained the cllair:-.yeas, 81; nays, D.
House.-Therc is great oppoSitlon TO hcl-
loSS'S force bill which passed the Senate this
morning, and fighting to keep it on the
Speakers table. This will defeat the sun.
dry appropriation bill, which involves some
thirty thousand dollars, TO which kellogg's
bill is an amendment. 1t requires two-thirdS
Of the House td take action on The bill, and
as tho Dentocrats SEEMED determined, an ex-
trsl session is quite probable. A majority
C<tH lItSS tiIC bili Ill tAtfN scSSlOl1.
A bill removing several political diSabili
ties was passed:
The sundry civil appropriation, I'LL; with
the Senate amendments, was received i'll the
House at noon to-day, accompanied bya
resolution tl!!:,..t the Senate insists upon il:
amendments, and asks for d tCmihittee OF
conference. ,.,..,.-.
Nr. Garfield moved that the bill he taken
from the Speakers table aud referred to the
Committee Oil Appropriations. is.
The Democrats opposed THIS act. as the
enforcement act had been put on the bill by
the Selmte, and that amendment was obJcc'
lionable to them. As the bill was on the
Speakers table, it required Il two-thirds vote
to take it up, but II It should be referred t.
the Appropriation Committee, they collt
report It back, and then majority Fot'
would pass it. -. !;
The Democrats intlmated they Wouid de
feat the bill rather than pass it with the ob
noXiO,is amendment attached to 1t.
The matter was discussed some time, Whel
objection WAS made to further discussion
and the bill took its place Oh the Speaker
table: :,
fered Il resolution that the bill and AMEND
ments be referred to the Appropriation
Committee, and that all the amendments b'
reported buck and passed by u majority yot.
except the enforcement act amendment
which should require twe.thjrds vote t.
BASS it:
This THE SPEAKER refused TO entertain on
poi.i;cc Of order raised fy bff: Hour; Of Mas
sachtsetts.
Mr.. Beck offered resolution declaring tina
the action OF the Senate in putting Oil tiit
amendment was In violation of the Consti
tutioti Of the tinted States. and directing
the Clerk Of the H6ijd to return tile bill K
the Senate with the request tiiat they re-
scind ttieir action on the enforcement act
amendment. ~, -...-..,,
rules and pass it.
This motion was. defeated by vote of u
yeas to 81 nays. =,
+ Mr.. Garfsld then moved to suspend tht
rules and refer the bin to the Committee OIL
Alh,eii fhis Was nesutived by strict party
yote--yeas, o. nays, Git requiring TWO
thirds.
;rhe House then resumed other business
Ali utLnmht session is probable. ~
@r LATER
Both Houses have adopted the conference
report upon the appropriation Tor the Tard'
of i.e Southern Claims Commission.
The Honsd ls still tillibustcrins over th'
slrppiementat force bill.
The Senate has agreed to the eohsfenc'
,o,,ort M, tbe steamboat bill. The details O
fl,e report are beyond reach tonight.
Both Housss have agreed to the confer
enee report on the river and harbor and ior'
iiications appropriation bills.
LATEST. -
The sundry appropriations bill has hcel
referred by the House to. committee Q
..aference. 1t is hoped the Senate VIII reced
from The force amendment, but Ill any even
the minority of the House retains connot .lIst,
the the matter. and the defeat Of the amendment
f,;I,,re fail Of the appropriation bin or an exti
session il involved.