Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-26

my Tue fTesiuenC 10 communicate any Information
In his possession touching the alleged joint agree
ment OF the ministers OF Great Britain, France
and Italy at Lima to make joint effort to bring
the Senate whether the minister OF the United
States has been instructed to accept the mediation
OF the ministers of European powers in settling q
purely American question. At the conclusion OF
adopted.
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK
MI. Vest called up his resolution for the appoint
ment OF a committee of five Senators to examine
into the condition of the Yellowstone National
Park. In the course of his remarks on the subject
he had read letter received by him from the Sec
retary Of the INTERIOR saying:."I have determined
take action on your biil-at least not until the
action on the subject, shall feel inclined to exc @
cute lease in strict accordance with the views
expressed by your committee tn the report made
At the request OF Mr. German the list of the d.
rectors OF the Yellowstone National Park Improve
ment Company was read. Among the directors
>: Hastings, VIM. Fullerton, John r. Brady, A. j..
ha. hhanderpoel; &C Frederick E. Church. and John n Alb
MIR. Vest said that although no lease had been
executed, this company had, as he was informed,
gone into the park, cut down timber. begun the
erection OF hotel and contracted for 10000 lbs.
OF moose meat to feed their hands. 1t was evident,
therefore, that unless prompt action were taken
on the subject the park woald become practically
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1t was created would be entirely defeated
The morning hour expired while Mr.. Vest was
sps9Rig sspea9xng' and he proposed that the unfinished
business should be set aside in order to dispose Of
time.
Mr. Window said the resolution would probably
take more time than the Senator from Missouri
supposed. There were two sides to this question
and he proposed TO demonstrate that the Secretary
make the lease; that that was. the better way OF
preserving the park, and that the parties now
making Improvements there were acting in ac-
cordance with their contract with the Secretary Of
the Interior.
THE FOURTH OF JULY CLAIMS
Mr. Cameron insisted upon proceeding with the
unfinished business, the bill to pay the " fourth Of
July claims," and it was taken up
The bill was passed. 1.-THE claims of A. E. L.
Reese for s4s, and OF Alfred Ray and John W. Ray.
administrators OF Enos Ray, deceased, for $S59 70
are included. These claimants reside in this city
House Of Representatives.
CoNFERENCE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT APPRO-
PRIATION BILL.
on motion OF Mr.. Ketcham, Senate amendments
to the District OF Columbia appropriation bill
were non.concurred in, and Messrs. Ketcham,
Hiscock and Forney appointed conferees.
CONFERENCE ON THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION
BILL
The same action was taken in regard to the
legislative appropriation BILL and Messrs Cannon,
O'Neill and Atkins appointed cOnferees.
THE P. o. APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Caswell submitted the conference report on
the post office appropriation bill Mr. Caswell ex-
planned that the conference committee had re-
tained In the bill the appropriation of $185 coo for
limiting the compensation to be paid for mail
transportation to subsidized roads, and had fixed
October 1st, 1888. as the date when the two-cent
postage shall go into effect. These were the only
important items OF disagreement
Messrs. Holman Ind,) Anderson Kansas) and
Robeson N. J) protested against the House yield
m q nlla fonO finn,
to Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. Cannon (nl) defended the action of the con-
ference committee. The House conferees had
yielded to the Senate in the matter OF special mail
facilities because they believed that this was the
last year when an appropriation for that purpose
would have to be made. The Senate conferees
were firm In their purpose to have the clause rela-
tive to the payment to subsidized railroads struck
Out. They would j. not In any event yield their
views, ana under the ordinary rules OF legislation
the house which Incorporated general legislation
on o an appropriation bill must yield rather than
the action In striking out the clause as wise.
At this point message was received from the
senate, informing the House that certain clerical
amendments to the internal revenue bill, and re-
questfng It's return to that body
"GOOd !" CALCULATED Mr.. Anderson
The request OF the Senate was then complied
with, and the bill returned to that body.
The House then resumed the consideration OF
tne conference report on the post Office appropria-
Mr. Reagan criticized the conference committee
IOr yleloing every important item OF disagree
Mr. Anderson said that the ettitude in which
t tne senate was putting itself was this: 1t was
taxing the position that it would defeat the Post
once Dill rather than that the light OF little bit
OF Goa almighty justice should flash down on
these railroad companies The exact issue pre-
sented was whether the House at the beck OF the
senate would recede In order that, 1T some future
pelIou, Wnt1 IN the mysterious providence OF God,
m Gneie snouiu pes an opportunity to amend the
InuIMan n aGt tnaC act should b6 amended He
nOpeu tnat Gne conference report would be voted
down, and that the Senate conferees would be in
formed tnat they had to back down or would get
no POSI- Omce appropriation hill
Mr. Holman cOntended that 1T was the duty
when the house owed to the country to insist on
us dlsagreenleht 10 the Senate amendments; MIR.
Dunn oRposeo tne report; Mr. Robson spoke
agalnsI lIs auoptlOn; Mr. Cannon again defended
tne conference committee, and MI. Hiscock adv0-
Gated the adoption OF the report and called atten-
tion to the fact that there were but six days OF
Congress remaining aud an abundance OF work
must be completed.
The motion to agree to the report was lost
yeas Id, nays 133.
FARTHER CONPRRFNCE
was ordered, and MessrS CasWell Cannon and
Ellis were reappointed as conferees, but Mr. Can.
non asked to be, and was, excused from further
service.
TIE DEFICIENCY BILE
Mr.. Hiscock IN. ~, chairms n OF the committee
on appropriation reported the deficiency appro-
priation DILL Printed and recommiIted.
THE "P0uSD RuLIp
then went into operation.
NOT CONSIDERED.
The pending bin was that called up BY the COM