The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-03
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.
The Day Chiefly Devoted to Receiving and
Acting on Conference Reports.


Mr. Hill moved to print the papers.
Mr. Ingalls, hoped, as they were very volum-
inous. that they would be referred TO the CON-
mittee on printing. to be first examined.
Mr. Hjll said the papers related to land frauds,
or alleged land frauds. in New Mexico. After
reeiting the circumstances inducing his offer of
the resolution, ne argued that it was clear that
the Senate resolution had been complied with
reluctantly and with unnecessary delay by the
Interior Department, and the volume Of CORE
spondence sent in had been made unnecessarily
full, ia order to embarrass the Senate.
Mr. Ingallss motion was agreed to-
The House bill appropriating 800. 900 to COM
plete the public building at Council Bluffs was
passed.
Mr. Hoar submitted proposed amendment
to the sundry civil bill appropriating $4,000 for
the woman's department of the New Orleans ex-
position, and moved that it may be in order
without reference to a committed to present
that amendment to the Senate when the bill
should come to be considered Agreed to.
Mr. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask a vote of the Senate, without debate.
on the proposed woman suffrage constitutional
amendment
The Notifications bill was laid before the Sen
ate and referred
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on appropria-
tons. reported the sundry civil BILL and asked
that it be taken Tap at once
Mr.. Mcmillan said he would object to its be-
ing taken up if it would result in displacing the
unfinished business being the Sioux City d St
Paul land forfeiture bin.
Mr. Allison said if the sundry civil bill were
not passed to-day, Congress would have an OPP
portunity to stay here several days after the 4th
Of March.
Mr. Mcmillan. after discussion withdrew his
objection, and the sundry civil bill was taken up
and its reading proceeded with.
The Senate disagreed to the recommendation
OF the appropriations committee as to the
amounts for public buildings at the following
places, and fixed tho amounts as follows: Column
bus, o., $4,000; Dallas. $50. 600; Fort Wayne,
$50. 900: Jefferson City. $32 900; Hannibal, $55,
500: St Joseph, $50, 900; Minneapolis, $1,000
and Detroit 100000
OF the 102 printed pages comprising the bill,
about fifty pages had been disposed of at l:3O
o'clock. The portion disposed of included an
appropriation of So, $50 to reimburse exPresi-
dent Hayes for the amount paid for expenses of
the commission appointed to 60 to Louisiana in
April, 1877.
The Senate agreed TO this item, as to most
other recommendations OF the committee, With
out division or debate.
The Sioux City e. St Paul forfeiture bill
was placed before the Senate unfinished bust
ness but was informally laid aside to continue
consideration of the sundry civil bill.
Pending the reading of the bill, Mr.. Allison re-
marking that the committee on appropriations
deemed an evening session desirable, moved
that the Senate take recess from to o'clock
this evening.
arose on the committees amendment reducing
to $75 900 the amount to be paid by the.govern
ment for the Fort Brown reservation.
The Senate. by vote of 10 yeas to "a nays,
disagreed to the committees amendment, thus
retaining the larger amount.
Pending further consideration Of the bill the
Chair upon motion of Mr.. Van Wyck, appointed
Messrs. Mitchell, Van Wyck and jackson con-
ferees upon the bill granting pension to Mrs.
Sarah jackson.
This is a private pension bill passed by the
House. to which the Senate added a general
amendment, increasing widows pensions from
So to $12 per month. 1t went back to the House.
where 1t had little chance OF receiving consider
alton before the end of the session. 1t was re-
called to-day upon a resolution offered by Dir.
Van Wyck and its remission to a conference
committee will give it the status of q privileged
question, when next it goes to the House, and in
in this situation final action may be secured.
Mr. Aldrich offered the following joint resolu-
ton. which was read second time and laid
upon the table. to be called up hereafter:
Resolved. That the President of the United States
the States of the Latin Union and such other foreign
powers as he shall deem advisable with the purpose
of securing such treaties with them as shall bind the
nations agreeing thereto to open their respective
mnts free coinage of silver, with full leCal-tender
power at such uniform ratio to gold shall be
agreed upon.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill was re-
sumed. On reaching the New Orleans exposi-
tion Item some debate arose. The House pro-
vision was ''for the purpose of aiding the
position, 5000, 900. The Senate committee in
creased the amount to $500 000 but made 1T ''for
final aid Without action upon the item the
Senate took recess until P. NJ, and upon
assembling Immediately went into executive
session.
When the doors were opened, legislative bust
ness was proceeded with.
MIR. Allison submitted conference report an
nouncing agreement on the Legislative execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill Mr. Allison
said that every item had been agreed on except
that relating to clerks for senators, as to which
the House conferees refused to agree. The re-
port agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb submitted the conference report
on the postofice appropriation bill He ex
planned that all differences had been reconciled
except three, namely The provisions relating
to compensation for carriage of foreign mails;
that relating to the 10-cent special postage
stamp and the provision authoriz-
ing the Postmaster general to pay rent
for third class postoffices. The Senate insisted
on its amendments, and new conference was
ordered Debate was renewed on the item in
creasing the appropriation for the New Orleans
exposition from 100000 to 100000, and at its
close tho committees amendment recommend
ing the increase was agreed to--yes 40, nays 10.
Those voting in the negative were Messrs
Aldrich Cameron of Wisconsin Chace, Dawes,
Dolph, Edmunds, Frye Hale, Harris. Harrison,
ingalls,. Morrill, Platt Sewell, Sherman and
Wilson.
The remaining committee amendments were
agreed TO substantially as they came from the
committee.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on appropria-
TONS reported the Notifications bill with All
amendment striking out the provision for ma
chine guns Placed on the calendar
message from the House announced the con-
tinued disagreement of that body on the legis-
lat;ve. executive and judicial appropriation bill.
and the Chair appointed a new committee of
conference.
On motion of Mr.. Allison an amendment was
agreed to apppropriating $50, 900 for continuing
work on the public building at Council Bluffs.
The Senate retained the House provision of
$25, 900 for penitentiary in Montana.
THE HOUSE.