New-York tribune., 1885-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL DoINGS IN BRIEF.

w.su,xcroN March 2.-The Chair lnd De-
fore the Senate to-day letter from the seciela! Wv
interior transmi tting correspondence caheu oi ~,
senate resolution heretofore offered oy Mr. mn
Hill moved to print the papers. lie sahu ma y. So,
,o,aa IN land frauds or alleged land frauds III N"-
&C. r.oi,ing the circumstances inducing MS
g ~, ,bo resolution he argued that 1t was ciear ''
tho senate resolution had been complied WITH
and with unnecessary delay, ana 'naV '''o I'll
NJ correspondence sent in had been maoc u'ih0
full in order 10 embarrass the Senate on the
r,ntinc The spondence referred To 'he Oou
mttee on Printing. II, osb n
vote o, the Senate without debate on the propo'0'
Woman Suffrage Constitutional amendment ooo,ne
Te sundry Civil bill was then taken up ana l's icu'''
proceeded with Tho Senate disagreed 10 Wv % 10
,nerdation Of the Appropriation Comnnt'se "s ~
',a Co.. r,,blc buiIdings at the followng-nameo
,,aces: Columbus Ohio $4,000; b"ii"s' 80
sos oOO; Fort Wayne. Ind. S6oooO Jehefso" o''
$50 600; Hannibal Mo-, S55,5oo; 81 '"soi' -, '
100000; Minneapolis, Sllooooi pouCi, 80
100000; PCughReepsie, N :" f'o'oo0 "NN
y. Y. SOS, 900. ~ o,s
pndipr the reading Of the bill. Mr.. Allison at $40
n IN. remarking that the Committee ON Appropriations
deemed an evening recess desirable mov%eo % h' Te rne
senate take recess from to O'Clock TINS e'ohh "
No dTfch w offered ioint resolution. which was read
fer re9uSsting the President of the United states
10 enter negotiations with the STATES m drcm adj
yisahle with the purpose of securing sncI IRA. t wen
them as shall hind the nations agreeing tnSto W II;th
their respective mints to the free coinage O III m
mn eraltcndcr power at such uniform ratio ~ Eoo d"
shall he agreed upon . - -, 1,,,, ,u ,ros resumed
after which the Senate took recess. 49,, A., oor
Al tho evening session Mr.. Plumb snoulttcu Wy
terrence reDort ON the Post Office Appropriation pl
evnlaned that all differences had been reconcl4eu
fhree namely the provision relating 10 COM @ n
1or The carriage foreign mails that reainS 10 wy
Ier cent special postage stamp aud the provision
ilng the Posmaster-Genera 10 pay rent ior thuclSS
post offices. ,, ~ Oo,o.o insisted ON its
amendments. . - -. .Ao Coro,nit+ae on An
Yronriatnns reported back the Naval Appropa.Io ~
with Senate amendments, recommending concuI S
snme and nOn-concurrence in Others OF thNe .
-menfs The amendments were considered rs III NOii
tee of the Whole. ,,.,,,,. 60 ,u,entv
Hustead of thirtyl per cent OF the esatcu cost VI "
fcw vessel the sum he applied to he repairs VI aS
wooden shin This amendment gave llSS 10 oIcl u.o.
in which he rea i've merits of iron steel ana wOol were
touched upon and the proprety OF lncTeaslnS vi ho
crca.ing the limitation considered 1t was hed by tnoSc
WI" onoosed fe senate amendment that until our Nav!
was supplied with iron steel ships, the woo4eh Nt
sels sh1nd he kept Mr.. ONel OF IchhS! !
Vana in repv to a suggestion dcpreclaUhg lhe Ho".n
vessels ca led attention the fact that the hlleu
and tclatiou which built III the navy G
before > had never been surpassed IN seeu ny
ing vessels The amendment was now concuiIeu III ; ;
conferecs were appointed on the bill AFTER some
portant business the House adjourned 10 the evening