The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-07
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
TH1, SENATE.
A Session Lasting FhrougIS Satur1ay and
Sunday, with Brief Resesses.

Sunday. with Brief Reuesses.
WAsHiEGroN, July Son motion of Mr.
Cullom the Senate took up the bill to establish
acommission to regulate interstate commerce.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference report on
the Legislative, executive and Judicial appropri
alton bill The House agreed on all except three
points, the most important being the one reiat
ing to a reduction Of internal revenue and Gus
toms collectors
The Senate further insisted on it's remaining
amendment, and ordered a new conference.
The question recurring on the Interstate COM
merce bill, Mr. Miller, Of New York, moved to
postpone.it until December next, stating that
while he fully sympathized with the purposes Of
thebilI it was manifest thatitwas one of themost
important measures of tile session and could not
be properly discussed in the limited time now at
the disposal of the Senate
Mr.. Miller's motion was agreed to and the bill
goes over accordingly.
Mr.. Logan submitted report of the confer.
ence committee on the fertilization bill, to
which the Senate agreed
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the House bill to prohibit the importation Of for
eigners under contract or agreement to- perform
labor in the United States
DuringgtlIe reading of the report on che bill
the Senate went into executive session. While
until evening
The Senate,insisted on its amendments to the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill, and
ordered new. conference.
Mr. Hoar announced that the eonfereeSs on the
electoralcount bill had held several meetings,
and he SAVING. possible hope of agreement,
Mr. Allison submitted the conference report
on the legislative. executive and Judicial appro-
priatfon- bill. The report announced; that the
conferees had come to an agreement on all the
amendments except that relating to the continr
gent fund of the. Senate. and the provision, COW
ering compensation for senator's clerks. The
Senate further insisted on the amendments, and
erdeEedsa new coufeEsneesa sBis s45 sas ss'ls
Eurther consideration Of the bill to prohibit
the importation of foreign labor under contract
was postponed till December LII next.
A bill was passed donating the cemetery site
en- the public lands to the city of Kirwin. Kan.
A message from, the House announced final
agreement on n sundrx civil bill by the. races-
sion of the House from its disagreements to the
clanses relating to compensation of Omitted States
attorneys and marShals, but with sundry re-.
auctions Of amounts appropriated by the Senate
for the fees of those officers, The Senate con-
these proposed reElultions, The report was
agreed to, and the bill finally disposed Of The;
Senate then, ali l:40.A. M--Sunday-took a. na-
cess till 3 P. Nj. At g. o'clock the, Senate
was again called to order. and at $3.50 went into
executive session. and when. the doors wera ra-
epened took q recess till6 o'clock Shortly after,
8 z. NJ Mr. Hala submitted conference report on
the deficiency BILL which showed. among,other
things that the House had recedad from its. dis
agreement as to compensation Of senators,
clerks, and that ali other engagements on the
bill had been adjusted by mutual concession.
The reports was agreed to
The Senate then took a. recess till $50.