The Portland daily press., 1885-03-04

The House concurred in the Senate amendment
authorizing the Postmaster General to lease prem.
ises for third class offices.
Mr., Horr OF Michigan, moved that the House con-
cur in the Senate amendment relative TO ocean mail
transportation. Lost, 12S 10 132.
The House then insisted its disagreement to
Lhe amendment, and q further conference was or
dered.
ar Ellis submitted the conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill,
The amendment to the amendment striking out
the clause relative to the claims against Indian
tribes was concurred in, Ill to 64 The other
feIeAce ordered.
Mr.. Hancock submitted the conference report on
the pension appropriation bill, and it adopted.
The House receded from its disagreement to all the
Senate amendments aud the bill as finally agreed
to appropriates $4,000 % o.
The House then took a recess until 7.30.
Evening Session.
Upon reconvening, numerous motions to take
recess were made to again prevent consideration of
election cases. and the point of no quorum was
raised.
Mr.. Robinson of New York, made an appeal as
the last words he would ever say in Washington"
asking the House to make donation of any
amount to Mrs. Meikleham, granddaughter of def
ferson, and requested unanimous consent for the
passage of the bill making an appropriation for that
purpose
At 1890 the deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the Senate. The Senate amendments
were non-concurTed in and Messrs. Burnes, RAN
dali and Long were appointed conferees.
Tire dragged along very slowly the monotonous
voice of the clerk enunciating the names of mem
bers being only varied by members themselves pass
ing azily between the teers the question of mo
quorum was raised on various dilatory motions.
The fun of the evening was confined to the ways
and means committee room, where Representative
Blackburn was celebrating his last night in the
House by treating bis particular friends TO musi-
cal party, the instrumental portion of which was
furnished by party of Lexington colored men.
At 1880, the conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was submitted aud agreed to.
Mr.. Lewis of Louisiana, rising to question OF
privilege called attention to the fact That on the
18th of February the Senate amendments to the
bill TO prevent unlawful occupancy of public lands,
had been concurred in upon the statement of Mr..
Payson of Illinois, and the amendment met with
the unanimous approval Of the committee on public
lands He had since learned that the bill had not
been referred to the committee and the amendment
had never been reco nm ended by it.
AT o'clock, Mr.. Reed of Maine called attention
to the fact that there two conference reports
in the House. and he asked that they be presented.
Mr.. Townshend then presented the conference re-
port on the post Office appropriation bill. The re.
port announced continued disagreement, the point
of difficulty still being the clause providing for
ocean mail transportation.
WASHINGTON, Mar. Ala a. m.
The prospect at present is that the House will
main in session till early in the morning. 1t is now
discussing the conference report the post Office
appropriation bill, and it is the private opinion of
many members that should the House insist on dis
agreement TO the Senate amendment relative to the
ocean mail service, that an extra session is una
yoidable.