Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-03

the Senate agreed to the conference repor
on the bill authorizing the Secretary of the
interior to pay amounts due United States
| citizens for supplies furnished the Sioux OF
Dakota Indians of Minnesota subsequent to
| 1860.
The consideration of the sunday civil bill
was proceeded with. The Senate amendment
appropriating $3.50 to reimburse ex-Presi-
dent r. B. Hayes for the amount paid fol-
the expenses of the commission sent to Loui-
s1ana in 1877 was agreed to, without word
OF comment or dissent, apparently much to
the surprise of the crowded galleries.
Mr.. Aldrich by unanimous consent intro
dueed a joint resolution, which was read
twice and laid over, requesting the President
OF the United States to enter into negotia-
lions with the States of the Latin union and
other powers for the free coinage of silver.
When the appropriation for the New Or
leans exposition was reached Mr.. Sherman
asked the chairman of the Appropriations
committee to explain why the committee pro-
posed to increase the amount from $500, 900
as agreed to by the House to $400, ZOO.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, suggested that
while the Senator was about it he might as
well explain also why any money should be
given at all to this concern.
Mr.. Allison explained the difficulties which
the enterprise had encountered and gave his
opinion that the exhibition from now to the
end-though as an exhibition 1t was now all
that could be desired-would be financially
at best only self-sustaining. He advocated
the appropriation on the ground of maintain
ing national good to the foreign nations who
had accepted the Invitation of the United
States to take part in the display. With
$500, 1000 he thought the exhibition might be
able to strhggie ,a1dhg. Until tbs middle Of
April; with S406;006 1t would probably be
maihtaif1ed creditably Until June 1, the time
originally proposed.
Mr.. Sewell did not think the United States
Congress had the right to squander the
money of the people in this way.
Mr. Plumb said he was not satisfied that
the promises made when the original 81 ,000,-
G0e wig rotad had hee1. kept OF, that those
promises had been made In good faith; and
he should vote with the Senator from New
Jersey when the time came to strike out the
appropriation. He believed that if a collapse
should come revelations should be made as
to the expenditure of this 81 ,000, 900 which
would stattle the people Of the United States
and that the people Of Now Orleans had
failed to keep faith with the United States by
doing their part to make the exhibition
success
Mr.. Harrison remarked that il ths United
States was responsible for the exposition per-
haps the better way would be to wind it up
at once and pay the bills. 1t seemed to be
conceded that the exposition had been char
acterized by mismanagement.
Mr.. Mitehsl1 and Mr.. Blair defended the
manage11ent and advoGated tbs sppfopria-
ton.
At O'Clock the Senate took recess until
8 p. m.
A number of unimportant amendments to
the sundry civil bill were voted on and most
of them defeated. Mr.. Sewell's reserved mo-
ton to strike out the section appropriating
$400;006 to aid thb New 0f1ssns exposition
was at :45 a. m. lost by vote of 10 to 30.
The bill was then passed.
After the recess and a brief executive ses-
sion Mr.. Allison presented conference re-
port on the legislative, judicial and execu-
tive appropriation bill showing an agreement
upon all dispatch items except that allowing
to every Senator not a chairman of commit
tee clerk.
Mr.. Plumb presented conference report
on tho postoffice bill showing an agreemsnt
vision for foreign mail subsidy; 2. The
House provision for a ten cent spec
ial letter de1iveryj 8. The House
provision that the government should pay
the rent of third class postofhces. a further
conference was ordered on each of these
bills.
Mr.. Jones made an appeal for the proposed
appropriation for the New Orleans exposi-
ton.
Messrs. Bayard, Brown, Beck, Williams,
Hawley and Gibson spoke in favor of the
appropriation and Mr. Harrison against it.
A vote was taken on the amendment of the
committee to increase the appropriation
from $500, 600 to $500, 900 and it was adopted,
40 to 16.
On motion of Mr.. Horn further appropri-
alton of S15, 900 for the women's departments
of the exposition was adopted. The reading
of the bill was concluded.
HoUsE-Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
back the naval appropriation bill with Sen
ate amendments and asked that they be con
sidered in the House in Committee of the
Whole; SO ordered.
There was a contest over the Senate
reducing the sum to be expended
in the repair of wooden ships from thirty to
twenty per cent. of the estimated cost of a
new ship. Under the leadership of Mr.. Ran
dali the amendment was non-concurred in
yeas 116, nays ISL.
A proposition to concur in the Senate
amendment striking out the item Of $500, 60O
for the completion of the 'tNew York" was
rejected; yeas 100, nays ISL.
All the principal amendments were non
concurred in and the bill sent to a confer
ence.
Mr. Mills, aaof Texas, moved to suspend the
rules and pass resolution declaring that the
committee in charge of the inaugural cere-
monies having declined to give members of
the House their proper places they will de-
cline to participate in the ceremonies at the
Capitol. There was an animated debate
over the proposition, Messrs. Hammond of
Young of Tennessee, Cox of
North Carolina, Lore of Delaware and
Blount of Georgia opposing it as hasty, lii
timed, childish and passionate. Messrs
Reagan of Texas, j. s. Wise of Virginia and
Mills of Texas strenuOusly advocated the res
olution as due to the dignity of the House
and the dignity of the people whose repre-
sentatives they were. The House refused to
pass Mr. Milf resolution, 55 to 1874
Nj. Bennett, of North Carolina, called up
the contested election case of Fredericks VS.
Wilson, Fifteenth Iowa district, and ques-
lion of consideration was raised The Re-
publican side did not vote on a division. By
tellers the vote was 1874 in the affirmative,
none in the negative. The yeas and nays
were ordered and resulted: Yeas 173, nays 3,
making quorum.
Mr.. Bennett of North Carolina, took the
foor..t to address the House.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, moved to adj
iourn, but the chair refused to recognize him
for that purpose. The reading of the report
was demanded and at it's conclusion Mr.. His
cock, of New York, moved to adjourn and
On this the ayes and nays were again order
3D.. The motion was not agreed to.
Mr.. Valentine, of Nebraska, moved that
the House take recess until ten o'clock to-
hight.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, moved to amend
by inserting 8 o'clock and Mr.. Pettibone by
inserting 8 o'clock.
The motion was lost, but before the result
was announced, at the suggestion of Mr..
Randall that a night session was necessary
and that members would feel more comforta-
BILE 10 get their dinners, il was by change of
votes agreed to and at $40 recess was taken
until 8 p. IN.
The House reassembled at o'clock Three
yea and nay votes were piled up upon mo
lions for q recess, to amend and to amend
the amendment, no quorum voting. Mr.
Springer, of Illinois, moved call OF the
House and on this also the yeas and nays
were ordered
Filibustering was kept up to 10:80 when
further proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with and Mr.. Holman, of Indiana,
submitted . report on tho legislative nppro.
priation bill agreeing upon all of tho 176
except one involving $50, 432
for the pay of clerks 10 Senators who are
not chairmen Of committees. The conference
report on the Legislative bill was adopted.
Mr.. Cannon then moved that the House
reesde from its disagreement to the Senate
amendment as to pay for Senators clerks
The amendment was non-concurred in, "a to
80, and q second conference ordered