National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-20
IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY.


bOtn uOuscA, but NO Progress mhue.
Among bills introduced in the senate and
appropriately referred yesterday were the fol-
lowing
BY Mr.. Gibson: To transfer the United States
barracks at New orleans to the Louisiana state
Agriculture college for educational purposes.
Also, to authorize the building shell road
from Baton Rouge, La, to the national Gene
terry.
BY Mr.. sabin: To provide for the erection Of
a 100000 public building at saltwater, Mimi,
The senate then took up and passed bill to
accept ana ratlfy treaty made In 1850 with
the Shoshone Bannock and Shecpeater tribes
Of indians on the Fort Hall and Lemhi reser-
vations in Idaho territory, for n sale Of por-
tion of their lands
a bill reported BY Mr. Dolph, from the com
mitteo on public lands was passed granting
to the Lost Lake and Mount Hood Improve.
ment company right Of way for public road
In Oregon.
The Interstate commerce bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. George addressed the seu.
ate In favor of II.
Mr.. Hale, from the conference committee on
tho naval appropriation bill, reported that the
COMMITTEES had been unable to agrco. lie eX
planned that the house oonforces insist that
the senate must take the house bill as II had
been presented 10 the senate-a lump appro.
pflAtion for the coming half year. The senate
cohferecs, hc said, Ind thought that method
nm Objectionable one Of passing appropriation
bills, and had held to that ground
MT. BECK SAID that as q member OF the com
mitteo he had been surprised that the COM
mittee had not been able even to begin It's
work on the conference. This was owing to
the ground taken by the house conierees In
declining TO take as n basis OF conference the
regular appropriation bill passed by the house
amended. He agreed In regarding the lump
appropriation system wrong Any system that
did not fully show the items of expenditure in
any department should not be permitted TO
grow into n DrQCgdnut TO tfOuDlo
hereafter.
Mr.. Hale moved that the senate insist on its
amendment
: Mr.. Bayard said that although appropriation
bills must originate In the house OF repre-.
sentatives the responsibility for their passage
rested equally on the senate and house; aud
for the senate to pursue the course suggested
by the house conferees would be an abdica-
ton of its responsibility. lie moved that the
vote of insstanee be taken by yeas and
nays" and hoped that there would be an I'M
broken expression Of the senate's vote on the
question.
In reply to a suggestion of Mr.. Mcpherson,
Mr. Hale explained that senators were not,
by a vote OF insistance, necessarily committed
TO approval of all the items of the amendments;
while II his Mr.. Halesl motion was not agreed
to the parliamentary status of the bill would
be such as to require the work to be done over
again.
a vote was taken by yeas and nays on Mr..
Hals's motion, and 1t was unanimously agreed
to.yeas DO, nays0.
Mr.. Vest submitted a modification of his
resolution relating to the Nicaragua canal sur
yeylng expedition. The modification declares
1t to be mot oxpedient," instead of illegal"
TO send out such an expedition.
BThe senate then, at 4:15, on the motion OF
Mr.. Hale, went into executive session, and
when, at 4:50, tho doors were reopened id
journed.
In the house, on motion of Mr.. Murphy, Of
Iowa, bill was passed authorizing the con.
struetlon of bridge. across the Mississippi
river Rock Ialand Ill
On motion of Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, the
invalid pension appropriation bill was COM
mitted to the committee on appropriations.
The speaker laid before the house a memo.
rial from j. G.. Thompson, ex-sergeant-at-arms
of the house, asking an appropriation to pay
the judgment rendered against him by the
supreme court OF the district In the suit OF
Hallet Kilbourn to reimburse tho expense.
incurred, and pay him compensation Tor his
| time aud trouble.
On motion Of Mr.. Randall, 1t was referred to
the judiciary committee, which was authorized
Mr.. Hancock, of Texas, from the committee
| on appropriations, reported back the invalid
pension appropriation bill, and 1t was referred
70 tho committee of the whole. The house re-
fused to consider private business and the
consideration of the interstate commerce bill
| was resumed.
The action was lost-yeas "a, nays 49,
Mr. Eyerhart, OF Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment prohibiting the Issuing OF free
| passes lost.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved to strike
out the portion of the Sd section which pro.
S @ IL pooling but his amendment was lost by
Mr.. Phelps made long speech against tho
bill and was followed by Mr.. 8. s. Cox with q
long newspaper communication from an Iowa
man, who was defeated for congress"
At this point Mr.. Ermentrout, of Pennsyl
vnnia, presented, from the committee on oc
counts, a resolution regulating the dlsburse
| mont of the expenses OF tho committee
investigating Marshal Lot Wright. The rssolu
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Reagan, moved that all debates on the
third section Of the interstate-commerce bill
| close In hyo minutes. The republicans desired
longer time, and, after nearly an hour wasted
| In hlibustcrins, ten minutes were accorded.
Mr.. Hewitts amendment was rejected with.
| out division. Further consideration of the
| bill was postponed.
Tho speaker laid before the house commu
nication from the secretary of the interior
asking for So 900 to protect and improve thu
Yellowstone National park.
Also. one from the district commissioners
the District OF Columbia, asking 50, 800 for ar
| additional police force during the ceremonies
attending the dedication OF the Washington
monument and the presidential inauguration
Mr.. Blanchard, OF Louisiana. introduced
| joint resolution, which was referred TO tn,
committee on the judiciary, proposing O con
stitutionsl amendment providing that tn,
| Presidents treaty-mRking power shall not EN-
brace reciprocity treaties affecting the rev
snucs and restraining action in the mean
| time.
Mr.. McAdoo, of New Jersey, from the com
mittee on naval affairs, reported back the sen
ate bill for the relief gof the survivors of thu
Jeanette expedition
The evening session was devoted to the con
sideration of pension bills, aud an adjourn
| msnt was taken.