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House Sessions

174Tn DAY.-The bill taxing Oleomarga-
rine was reached, and ten minutes were &C.
corded Mr.. Dunham (Ill.) in which to oppose
the measure, and the committee rose and re-
ported the Vinegar and Oleomargarine bills
to the House. The House refused to
strike out ths ena:ting cas- Of the Vim.
egar bill and it resumed its Place on
the calendar The Senate amendments to
the Olecmargarina bill were then concurred
in-yeas, ia; nays, IS. The bill next went
to the President for his action. Mr.. Herbert
(Ala) submitted the conference report on the
Naval Appropriation bill and it was agreed
to-. AT the evening session number of
pension bills were passed.
18TH DAY.-The House pa sed the day
on the bill to increase the naval establish
ment. Mr.. Herbert explained the provisions
Of the substitute b;ll stating that il it were
agreed to, and if tn, vessels now in course OF
construction were completed, an appropria-
tion of 81 600, ,000 year would be required
for four years in order to secure material,
though moderate increase Of the navy. Mr..
Boutelle (Me.) attacked the Democratic party
for not bringing in the ill originally
agreed on in committee for S6,5Oo, 0N.
ment, which was adopted, ap)ropriating
| $1,2O0,0O0 for the con truction of q
cruiser of between $500 anl $500 tons
displacement, which speed Of not less than
twenty knots, upon the plans, designs and
specifications furnished by Charles B. Lund-
bory, of New York. A substitute to the bill
as agreed upon by the Committee on Naval
Affairs, was finally. accepted-yeas, III;
passed. :. The evening session was devoted
to Land Forfeiture bills.
17GTH DAY.-Mr. Holman lind }, from the
Conference Committee Oh the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill,
reported disagreement. He stated that the
real point of difference was the Senate
amendment providing for Senators clerks.
The other points OF difference were more
formal than real. A motion that the House
secede from the Senator's clerks amendment
was lost, AMI a further conference was Or
dered. Mr.. Henley (Ca'.l, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, re2orted back the
Senat, bill forfeiting certain OF the lands
granted to tn, Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. Tn, commits recommended
that IN l:el Of the Senate bill there be substl-
tuted the provisions Of the House bill on the
subject.
nth DAY.-A disagree ,ment on the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill was reported,
and after discussion further conteren e
with the Senate Committee was ordered. #.
TIE House substitute for the North
ern Pacific Land Forfeiture bill was
passe l-lS5 to 4S-and a conference was re-
Qt1eSCe0. a nlOClOu 70 dluetio ouo SoSH..
tute the Senate Inter-Stat, Commerce bill
fer the Regan Lii, male by Mr.. Hiscock,
was lost
1TSTH DAY. MIR Holman, from the Con-
fcrencc Committee on the Legislative, Exec.
utive and judicial bill, reported that q sub.
stautal agreement had been reached on all
the clauses in dispute except the one item OF
Senators clerks, and on this the Senate was
firm. He moved that tho House recedc from
its disagreement to the amendment. Alter
debate the motion was agreed to--ycas, ld3;
nays, g. The hill thus passed both Houses
The appropriation for the internal revenue
service is ST ,g10, 600. The total appropriation
male hy the bill is $20, ,G54, 4,3Hi which is
SS6,NO6 less than tue appropriation contained
in the bill as it passed. the Senate, and S122,-
ONO less than the appropriation authorized 10y
the current law. -. Senate Amendments To
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill were
discussed, and conference ordered.
1TyTH DAY.-The House refused to con cur
in the Senate amendments to tho General De-
ficiency bill and a conferen e was ordered.
-. The House refused to consider the several
pension bills that had been vetoed Finally it
took up for consideration the veto message
on the bill granting pension to An'rew J.
Wilson. The House refused-yeas lO5,
nays S6-to pass the bill over the Veto the
constitutional two-thirds not voting in the
affirmative. The House then took a recess
until p. H., the evening session being for
the consideration of private bills.