Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-06
Senate I. at 1890 AN, took recess of bali
House OF Rsprcsep.a,ives.

Mir. Davis, Of Missouri, from the Com
miliec on Elections. submitted report In
The Alabama contested-electlon case Of
Craig Us. Shelley, and II was laid over for
| future action. The accompanying resolu-
ton declares the contestant, G.. III. Craig,
entitled 10 bis seat.
Mr.. Bennett. Of North Carolina, obtained
/ leave On 1le minority report.
Mr.. Hill, OF Illinois, on behalf OF Mr..
Belmont, Of New York, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, reported q joint
resolution requesting the President to ne
gotiate with Great Britain for a renewal OF
the Canadian reciprocity treaty OF 1854.
House calendar.
Mr.. Ranncy. Of Massachusetts,. from the
/ Committee on Elections, submitted a unan-
imous report confirming the right Of Mar
/ tin Aaginnis TO a seat n a delegate from
Montana Territory. and it was agreed to.
The decision OF the p7ima fdcie right Of
| 7. G.. skinner to q seat az = representative
from thu First district OF North Carolina
was postponed until the second Monday in
| December.
The House then proceeded industriously
TO Kill time, and succeeded well in it, OBJ
ieet. The Mexican pension bill was the
| pivot on which all motions turned.
At 1890. with the view TO removing the
impeachment to the transaction OF business,
Mr.. Burnes. of Missouri. moved TO post
poDe the further consideration Of the bill
until the second Tuesday in December.
Lost-yeas, So; nays, 1876. A number OF
Toll-calls were taken without extricatlng
the House from its deadlock, and then at
$50 recess was taken until O'Clock.
After recess Mr.. Burnes submitted the
| Hnf ha a
diplomatic APPROPRIATION bill. OF one hun
dred and sixty-seyen amendments placed
| on the bill by the Senate, the conference
committee has reached an agreement on all
except three. One OF these Is that appro.
priating S250.000 to meet the necessary ex-
penses attending on foreign intercourse,
10 be expended under the direction OF the
| President. and the other two have refer
| ence to the appointment OF q commission
TO ascertain the best mode OF securing more
intimate international and commercial re-
latiens between the United States and scye-
raj countries OF Central and South Ameri-
CO. The bill as far Us agreed upon apprO-
PIRATES 81. 1SS, $50, being an increase OF
| s235. 100 over the appropriation carried by
the measure as il originally passed the
| House.
| Dir. Burnes said in reference 20 the first
| point OF the disagreement that the confer
| ence committee was so bedged ir by Obligl-
| lions that il was almost impossible for him
| TO discriminate between what ought TO be
said and what could not be said. His i'm
| preston was that the public interest re-.
| quired that there should be no discussion
| OF the question. He would not attempt to
discuss it unless such was the desire OF the
| gentlemen on the other side.
H.,
| far the gentleman could 60 in stating the
| object OF the appropriation without yio-
| lating the secrets OF the committee.
Mr.. Burnes trusted that the gentleman
would not insist upon his question.
Mr.. WasbbWne, OF Minnesota, said that
! the Senate. after a very full discussion OF
the matter. had placed an amendment on
the bill by an almost unanimous vote. He
thought that the House would make a
| great mistake il 1t did not recede from its
disagreement to the amendment.
Mr.. Burnes called attention TO the fact
that the msiority Of the Appropriations
Committee, after an impartial cOnsidera-
ton OF the question, had come TO differ
cnt conclusion.
Mr.. Washburne moved that the House
recede from its disagreement to the amena-
ment. Lost-yeas, ST nays, %.
Messrs. Findlay, Finerty, Greenleai,
Hancock, Hunt, O'Neill OF Missouri, Potter,
Rosecrans. and Winans Of Wisconsin
voted with the Republicans in the atfirna-
tive. and Messrs. Bayne, O'Hsra, and York
with the Democrats in the negative.
Mr.. Washburne moved recession from
the disagreement to the other matter in dis
pute.
Messrs. Washburne, Eaton, KsssOn,
Hunt, and O'Neill Of Missouri advocated the
motion as being in ,hc interest OF extend
ing our commercial relations.
Nessrs. Burnes, Tovnshend, and Spring
or opposed il, regarding the proposition a
involving an unnecessary expenditure OF
money, the latter dec airing that the COM
missioners might drink barrel after barrel
Of champagne, but they could not sell
single WOOllen hat in South America until
they sold it as cheaply as it could be sold
by England. The motion 10 rccede was
agreed to-yeas, II nays, 20. This leaves
the $3.50, 900 clause the only point Of differ
ence. Messrs. Bcrles, TOwnshend and
v ashburne were reappointed Is the con-
ierTees. The House then, at $40 p. NJ,
took recess until O'Clock this evening.
When the House met al 9 O'Clock it still
found itself in deadlock over the Mexican
pension bill, and an hour aud half wa,
consumed in futile attempts TO make some
progress with the Senate amendments.
Al 1890 o'clock Dir. Browne, OF Indiana,
called attention to the obvious fact that it
was impossible to pass the bill at the present
session, il, view Of the strong opposition
made to it, and proposed that the measure
be laid aside. and that the House proceed
TO the consideration OF private pension
bills.
Mr.. Townshcnd, who has charge OF the
bill, consented to this arrangement.
Mr. Hewitt, OF Alabama, also acceeded
TO the proposition, stating that he had OBJ
posed the Senate amendments because they
had radically changed the features OF the
bill, and because he believed they would
saddle upon the Government debt OF
60 900, 100000.
Nr. Townshend wished an opportunity
to deny this last statement, but he was
cried down with demands for the regular
order. and he thereupon objected TO Mr..
Browns proposition, and the roll-call pro-
ceeded.
AS is usual durins night sttings when
the session OF Congress is drawing to u
close, the galleries OF the House were
crowded with spectators, and the heat OF
the evening rendered the air in the cham
Der sitting. Many members took refuge on
the south portico OF the Capitol to enjoy
the breeze which came mp from the river
.nd TO talk politics, while those who re-
NAMED in the hall assumed lstless atti-
tudes, and endeayored to make themselves
as comfortable as circumstances would
admit by constant use OF fans.
Mr.. Springer moved to postpone the con-
sideration OF the Mexican pension bill un-
til Tuesday next, but no quorum voting,
Withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Hewitt, Of Alabama, obtained the
floor and made speech renewing bis OPP
position TO tho Senate amendments, and
declaring that they Disseminated against
the soldier OF the Mexican war.
At 12:15 A. N. Mr.. Holman. OF Indiana,
submitted the conference report on the
legislative, executive, and Judicial appro-
prlatiOn bill. An agreement Is reached on
all points OF difference except that increas'
ing the appropriation for the Senate con-
tingent fund and that presented by
the Senate amendment striking out
the restriction on the use OF that
fund. Agreement is reached by the prac-
teal yielding OF all points by the House
conferrees. The Senate, however. reeedes
from its amendment prohibiting the print
ing Of undeiyered speeches in the Record:
The legislation reducing the number OF
internal-reyenue and customs collection
districts is stricken from the bill. Inc
bill. as far as agreed to, approprlates VII
426,321.
Mr.. Holman, though presenting the re-