Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-04
CONGRESS- LONG SIEGE.
BOTH BRANCHES PUT IN AN.
OTHER NIGHTS WORK.

Appropriation Bills Trying to Agree on
the POInts at Issue-The Chances of an
Extra Session Still Uncertain.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Senate
was called to order at 9 O'Clock this morn
ing. A quorum not being present, Mr..
Dawes moved call of the roll. The call
showed twenty-five Senators present, be-
ing fourteen short of a quorum. At 900
O'Clock the Chair declared a quorum
present.
Mr. Dawes called up the conference report
ON the Indian appropriation BILL The two
Houses, he said, had agreed on the bill so far
as all items properly pertaining to the ap-
preparation bill were concerned. The Senate
had struck out all items of general legisa-
ton ana all items Of depreciation claims.
! Upon those, however, the House insisted
| Since the bill was passed, Mr.. Dawes. added,
| the senate seemed to have weakened on its
position as to general legislation Some pro-
visions of the Indian appropriation bill were
! open violations of our treaty obligations, as
| well as uncOns titutiOnal.
| MIR. sherman said that if the Senate re-
| garded the House legislation as wise, the
! Senate rule should not interfere with it, If
unwlse and unsound the Senate should not
| recede, no matter what the consequences.
| sitter further discussion IN order to bring the
question TO point and get an understanding
| OF the Senate, Mr.. Dawes moved, though he
/
| motion, that the Senate recede as to the pro-
vision of the bill relating to legal jurisd ctiOn
! and procedure in the case Of crimes commit
| ted by Indians. The Senate refused to recede
| by yeas to AZ nays.
A message from the House of Representa-
| uVes announced a disagreement with the
| Senate on the sundry civil bI |. The senate,
! on motion of Mr.. Dawes, insisted on it's
| amendment and the Chair appointed as a
! conference committee Messrs. Allison, Hale
! and Beck.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
| Mr.. Dawes explained the remaining differ
euces on the Indian bill to be The provision
| prohibiting the carrying of whisky into the
! Indian Territory, thai disarming the Indians
and that relating To the Oklahoma Territory.
| lhcse, Mr.. Dawes added, were gOoi prOvIs-
| ions, but were at present in such form on the
| bill as to do more harm than good.
Pennlng consideration of this matter Mr..
| COnRer, at II o'clock. moved that when the
| Senate adjourn to-day, the Legislative day be-
| ing March until noon to-day, 1t he to meet
at l O'Clock on March 3, this afternoon. This
was agreed to.
Mr.. sherman explained that an erroneous
impression seemed to prevail that the com
mlttee of arrangements appointed by the
| Senate to take cnarge of the inaugural cere-
moaies had, with respect to the conduct of
| the coming inaugural, departed from the old
established rule. He (1Ir. Sherman) had had
all the Old programmes looked uD. and he
could positively state that not only had the
House Of Represe ntatives not been discrimi-
mated agalns', but that in the present instance
llc pIcCcueulS uau Deen somewhat departed
| from IN favor of members of the House. He
| (Mr. Sherman) would be very s"rry that any
want OF consideration should be shown To the
| House OF Representatives. He read the pro-
gramme of lS45 t. show that in old practice
The II us of Representatives was not recOg
niZed at all.
MIR: Hawley read the programme OF Presi-
dent Buchanan's Inauguration to show greater
consideration shown now than had been
shown then for the House of Kepresentati
THE MATTER DROPPED.
Mr.. Frye objected TO further discussion of
this subject, and it WIS allowed to drop.
Ihe Indian conference report was again
taken up Mr.. Dawes mOved that the Senate
in ist on the remaining amendments.
Mr.. Manderson moved that the Senate re-
cede as to the amendment extending the time
for the payment for Indian lands.
MIR. Van Wyck satiricaly said that the
Senate could not agree to the legislative prOvis.
ions on an appropriation ball when put on by
the House, but could itself put ON a bill a Pa
clhc mail subsidy clause when it siW fit
John Roach, Jay Gould and G.. p. untin
ton had been defeated on the other end Of the
capitol, but had demanded that the Senate
should violate its own rules.
Mr.. Van Wyck supported Mr.. Mandersons
motion. Being the motion to lecede ii had
precedence, aud was put first.
The Senate by vote of to 80 refused to
rcccde.
further conference was appointed on the
Indian appropriation bill.
MIR. Allison submitted the conference re-
port on the general pension bill. No action
was taken on it for the present.
The Committee on Appropriations submit
TED the deficiency appropriation bills. 1t is
the last OF the appi piopriatiOn bills before the
Senate Committee on Appropriations. 1t
comprises over 95 pages, and apprOpriates
$l,'9l, ,l33 more than the bill as it passed the
House.
At l O'Clock Mondays session was formally
adjourned and Tuesdays session begun, the
Senators not leaving their seats.
On motion of Mr.. R'ddleberger the bill re-
moving the political disabilities of W. H.
Mnrdaugh, of Virginia. was passed.
ceeded with.
On motion Of Mr.. Miller, of New York. an
Item OF $lO0OOJ was added to the bill to COM
plete the pedestal of the Bartholdi statue of
liberty In New York harbor.
A number Of other amendments were
the bill passed
The fortllcations bill was then taken nm
and passed with but few amendments
At 1920 O'Clock the Senate went into exccu-
tive session.
At 1882 O'Clock the doors were reopened and
the Senate took recess until 8 O'Clock to-
night.
The Senate after the recess reconvened at
O'Clock ana passed several relief bills
The river and harbOr bill was taken up as
passed by the House. 1t appropriated 81. .0OO,-
coo in gross. AS proposed by the Senate com
m!ttee to be amended it appropriates $l0,-
900, 900. wy
Pending debate on the river and harbor bill
Mr.. PendletOn offered the following resolu-
ton, for which he asked quick consideration:
ResOtCed, That the thanks of the Senate are
due and are hereby rendered to Hon. George
Edmunds. from Vermont, for the courte-
Gus, impartial and able manner in which he
has presided over its deliberations.
The resolution was unanimously agreed TO-
Consideration of the river and hai Dor BIN
was resumed only to be again interrupted bv
the new conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill. The only remaining point OF
difference, Mr.. Dawes said, was the provision
relating 10 the oklahoma lands The II use
provision had an arrangement for negotia-
Ilons looking TO an abandonment of the
Indian title, but not prohibiting set
tlement of the lands meanwhile by
raiders. lie could not understand Why
the House was not willing to keep people |
of the lands. If the negotiation provided for
shonld be successful, there would be land left
for the honest settler.
Mr. Vest, in moving that the Senate recede
from It's position. sad that il we did not take
the House provision. snd if nothing was done
the OLD difficulty would be perpetuated and
made worse by lapse Of time. Mr.. Vests mo-
ton was agreed to, and the Senate receGed
from its position.
The river and harbor bill filed up the time |
between the conference reports.
On motion of Mr.. Vest the Senate took up |
snd passed the bill providing for the adoption |
by American ships Of the international regu-
latiOns FIR preventing collisions at sea-
Mr.. Dawes submitted the new conference |
report on the fOrtiicatiOn bill showing the |
adjustment of all differences.
On motion Of Mr.. PendetOn the House bill |
-
was taken up and passed without debate.
On motion of Mr.. Mitchell the Senate then |
proceeded to consider the House pension bills |
faYorably reported from the Senate COM |
mttee.
The pension bills having been disposed of |
the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Hawley, passed |
the House bili providing for the retirement of |
Henry }. Hunt as Major General of the |
ted States army.
On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan, the Senate |
passed the House bill to amend section 764 of |
the Revised statutes so as to allow appeals to |
the United States Supreme Court in habeas |
corpus cases.
THE DIsAGREEMENTS.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 3A. MIR. Allison.
from the committee OF conference on the sun
dry BILL submitted a report showing thar all |
the amendments of the Senate RELATING tn
public buildings, with only minor execution,
had been disagreed to by the House. There
was also disagreement 20 the Mexican
boundary survey and propositions looking to |
the sale OF public property. Most of the other |
matters in dispute, he said had been adj
lusted. He moved that the Senate further |
insist on its amendments. The motion was |
agreed to. The Chair reappointed Messrs
Allison, Hale and Beck as the conference COM
mittee.
IN THE HOUSE.
After last nights press report closed the |
House diligently proceeded to do nothing |
while waiting for the sundry civil bill to come |
over from the Senate. at O'Clock recess of |
half an hour was taken. During this period |
the few members present proceeded to enjoy |
themselves, which they did by lOlling lazily /
back in their seats. cigar in mouth and feet |
sentiments by bursting forth into song. /
Dixie" ''Star Spangled Banner" "JOhn
Browns Body" Yankee Doodle" and "Hail /
Columbia" followed each other in quick suc-
cession, and then, becoming more sentimental,
the gentlemen expressed their admiration for |
THE Old Folks at HOme.v and informed each