Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-02
A BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS.
REPORT OF THE TARIFF coNFEREEs

| REPORT OF THE TARIFF CONFEREES
| senate Pr0cosdi.4gs.
| Mr.. Plumb presented In the Senate to-day the
conference report on the District OF Columbia az.
preparation bill, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on education and
| labor, reported without Recommendation the bill
! ord OF the government OF the United States.
| PENSION AGRftEs' FEES.
Mr.. Mitchell, from the committee on PENSIONS
reported and asked the irnmediate consideration
OF bill making the law OF as7s relating to claim
agents and attorneys in pension cases, applicable
arrears Of pensions are or shall be Claimed, and
providing that the fee OF ten dollars allowed by
law shall not be paid to any agent or attorney in
Mr. Hoar objected to the present consideration
Mr.. Jonas, from the committee on epidemic dis.
eases, reported favorably the bin to establish O
| noatfng ward in the port of New Orleans
NEW COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE ON THE p. o. AP-
! PROPRIATIoN BILL.
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee Of conference on
the post office appropriation bill, reported that the
conferees had failed to agree upon two provisions
in the bill, the appropriation for the fast mail ser
vice and the legislation relating to the Pacific
! MIR. Davis (West Way said he hoped the Senate
conferees would not permit the fast mail service
| item to stand in the way OF an agreement
ate committee would insist upon its disagreement
70 the Pacific railroad legislation. not because he
favored the railroads, but because he objected to
the attempt to deal with such matters on an APP
preparation bill
| Mr. Brown hoped they would insist also upon
retaining the appropriation for the fast mail SER
The conference report was agreed to.
Mr. Plumb moved that the Senate further In
slst and ask for new committee OF conference.
Agreed to-
The President appointed Messrs> Plumb, Allison
and Beck as the Senate conferees.
The bills providing for the admission free of duty
OF articles intended for the Louisville and Denver
expositions were passed.
eu providing for select committee to examine
Into the condition OF the Sioux Indians upon their
reservations.
THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Morrill, obtained unanimous consent for the
printing OF the conference report on the internal
revenue and tariff bill, preparatory to presenting
It in the Senate.
Mr.: Van Wyck presented the credentials Of
CHARLES F. Manderson. elected Senator from Ne
tlas OF his successor as Senator from Illinois
MI. Cullom. The credentials were read and filed
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
MI. Mcmillan moved to refer the river and har-
Dor bill to the committee On commerce Mr.. Ed
munds opposed the motion, insisting that the bill
referred.
Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that when 1t should be
M: Hoar believed that the committee on COM
subject could not be dealt with intelligently or
properly at the present session.
soIln Inc senate In pursuance OF the order made
some days since. proceeded to the consideration Of
pension DlllS on the calendar.
PENSION BUSINESS.
r Under this head the bill reported this morning
by Mr. Mitchell, from the committee on pensions
making the law OF 1873 relating to claim agents
and attorneys In pension cases applicable to
was oihea as e 70
PRESIDENT OF THE sxNA1s 10 BIZ ELECTED AT
NOON TOMORROW
Mr.. Anthony offered a resolution reciting the an
nouncement by President pro teDlpore Davis OF his
Intention to resign at noon tomorrow and provid-
Ing. that at that h0ur,the Senate will proceed to
Al 2:sO p. m. the Senate, on motion OF
MI. Eamunds went Into executive session.
House of Representatives.
Under the operation OF the Pound rule, few
unimportant bills were passed in the House
to-day
Mr.. Carpenter, under instructions from the COM
mittee on education and labor, called up Senate
bill amending the act granting public land to the
several states and territories which may provide
colleges for the beneft OF agriculture and the me-
chan1c arts Passed.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
At the conclusion OF the morning hour, the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill were nOn-cOncurred In.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL THROUGH BOTH
HOUSES
Mr.. Ketcham N. ~ presented the conference
report on the District OF Columbia appropriation
bill and it was agreed to.
THE p o. APPRoP RATION BILL.
Mr.. Caswell, OF Wisconsin, submitted the confer
ence report on the post Office appropriation bill
which states a continued disagreement on the
items providing for special mail facilities and
limiting the compensation to be paid to subsidized
railroads.
Mr.. Robinson (Mass.) moved that the House re-
cede from its disagreement to the two amend.
ments and agree to the same.
The The motion motto was agreed to-yeas, l25; nays, III.
facilities, and without the clause limiting the com.
pensation to be paid to subsidized railroads for
mail transportation
THE MISSISSIPPI CONTEST.
The House then took up the Mississippi contested
election case OF Buchanan VS. Manning.
The resolution which grants the contestant
leave to withdraw papers without prejudice was
adopted. This confirms the right Of Mr.. Manning
u!dr: Mr. calktns then called up the sessinghaus-
fused to consider it.
SALARIES OF PosTxAsTERs.
MT bingham, OF pennsylvania, moved to sus-
pend the rules aid pass the bill to adjust the
salaries Of postmasters
Mr.. Bingham explained that the object of the
Dill was TO adjust the salarieStof AZ 600 poStmast
ers This had been rendered necessary by the
action OF Congress In reducing the rates of post
age, 70 take eject on Oct 1st next The measure
met with the approval OF the department and was
CONSIDERED by the post Office committee the best
ana lalrest proposition which could be drawn
with view OF adjusting salaries The bill re-
ta1ned the present classification Of postmasters.
AS TO the nrst class OF postmasters the bill carried
$4,000 additional compensation. The salary OF the
Ros;!!masters Rs;!n at St Louis Chicago. Boston and
PhiladelPhia was increased from s., 900 to s. 600,
ana at CINCINNATI. Baltimore San Francisco and
washington from 3, 600 to s., 600 The compensa.
tl0n 70 second and third class postmasters re-
mainea as az present The rate OF commission
gLanted 70 fourth class posfmasters had been
cnangeo 30 that they would receive about the
same ss =, compensation under the two cent law as
tney OLD under the three cent law.
Mr McMillfn said that It looked as II there was
adtspositlon 70 heap up deficiencies for next year.
fIISt, the postage was reduced, and now 1t was
psoposea 20 increase largely the salaries Of first
Mr. Holman opposed the bsn as unnecessary.
Congress would meet two months after the two
cent rate entinto operation nd II 1t were found
t1at Ine Ieuuctl0n tnjuri0uaiV affected any class
tice. s--.ss -e
The motion was agreed ko.-sEQ tn a1-and rho