Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-01
The House and the Senate Continue to Dis
.- agree on Important Measures.
MORE CONFERENCES ORDERED.
The River and Harbor Bill. the Sur
plus Resolution and the Fortifi-
cations Appropriation Don't
Suit the House.


Cdllal, DIUTEPOu DhN, IOIldEt lukb anu Ollltl
clauses of the river and harbor bill. The
point of order that he made was that The re-
port of the conference committee was in direct
violation Of every single instruction given by
the house, and therefore was not in order
and shouldnot be received. Mr.. latch raised
the question of consideration against the re-
port, but the house-ll1 to 2l-decided to con-
slider il.
Mr.Willis of Kentucky, n member of the con-
ference committee, said that he had declined
to sign the report because he honestly believed
that IL 1t were ratified by the house, it would
not only be the end of this bill but the end of
every river and harbor bill in the future. lie
appealed to every friend of rivers and har-
bors to vote down this conference report. If
that were done before sunset to-day there
would be another report free from objection
able features.
The house then-yeas, ~; nays, 135-re-
fused to agree to the report of the conference
committee, and upon motion of Mr.. Willis
the house further insisted upon its disagree
ment to the senate amendment, and further
conference was ordered.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations, reported the
joint resolution extending until the 10th of
August the provisions of the joint resolutio n
providing temporarily for the expenditures
of the government. He asked for its imme.-
diate consideration, but Mr.. Hiscock objected
and the resolution was not received.
Mr.. Payson of Illinois, from the committee
on public lands, reported back the alien land
lord bill. 1t provides that no nonresident,
alien or foreigner, nor any resident alien or
foreigner who has not declared his intention
10 become a citizen of the United States, nor
any corporation nor association, where at
most one-tenth of its stock or right of prop
erty is owned or controlled by aliens ur for
eigners, shall acquire or own, hold or possess
landed estates by right of title or descent ac-
cruing hereafter, either in the states or terri
tories of the United States; provided, that
the provisions of this act shall not apply to
real estate necessary for the construction and
operation of any railroad. The bill passed
yeas, 2O9; nays, 6.
The speaker announced the appointment
of Messrs. Reagan, Crisy and Weaver of
Nebraska as conferees on the Interstate
commerce BILL also the appointment of
Messrs Willis, Blanchard and Henderson of
Illinois as conterees on the river and harbor
bill.
Mr.. Blanchard asked that under the cir
cumStances the house would excuse him
from acting as conferee. His colleague
henderson, also desired to be excused. The
gentlemen were excused, and MeSsrs. Willis,
Glover and Markham were appointed con-
ferees.
On motion of Mr.. Morrison the senate
amendment to the surplus joint resolution
was non-concurred in and a conference
ordered. The speaker appointed Messrs
Morrison. Breckenridge and Hiscock as con.
ferees.
q on appropriations reported back the fortitica-
ton appropriation bill with the senate amend
ments, with the recommendation that all the
amendments be non-concurred in.
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio moved that the
house recede from its agreement to the
amendment establishing plant at Frank
fort arsenal, Philadelphia.
Pending action the house adj dj0urned.
Proceedings of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The senate took
up Mr. HOar's resolution from the library
committee for the appointment of commit
tee to inquire into the expenditure OF and
plan for celebrating the hundredth anniver-
sary of the constitution and the four hun
dredth of the discovery of America.
Mr.. Hawley spoke of the efforts of certain
gentlemen, who, by pamphlets and other
wise, were industriously pressing plan for
agreat international exposition on some of
the public grounds in Washington, with the
idea of erecting expensive buildings which
were to be permanent. 1t was a question
whether the manufacturing and business in
terests of the country were prepared for it.
He had not the slightest idea that they were.
No permanent exposition of such character
had ever been anything but disastrous fail
ure. He wanted to have the initiatory move
ment guarded so that the government would
not be committed to it,
Mr.. Hoar declared that the purpose of the
resolution was absolutely free from commit
ting the government to anything.
After more debate the resolution was mod
ifed, at the suggestion of Mr.. Hawley, so as
TO direct the committee of seven, of whom one
shall be the presiding officer of the senate, to
consider the expedency of properly cele-
brating, at the capital of the republic, these
TWO iilustrious anniversaries: and II said cell
ebration shall be deemed expedient, shall re-
l,,1a
thereof ut the next session of congress-" 1t
was then adopted--yeas II, nays, II.
Mr.. Evarts asked leave TO offer resolution
requesting the president to open correspond
ance with the principal commercial powers of
Europe with a view of ascertaining their es-
innate OF the effect now operating upon the
commercial exchange and the values of COM
inodities therein exchanged by the great fall
In silver bullion and the disuse OF free silver
coinage, with data, progressively, from the
demonstration Of silver by Germany in
1870; also, to ascertain by snch correspond
ence whether such powers, or any of them,
are disposed separately or with others.
either with or without the United States,
10 engage, either by domestic regulation
or international convention. in any move
mcnt towards the restoration of the parity
between gold and silver in full function as
intrinsic money upon ratio to be established
by law, and to lay such correspondence be-
fore congress at its next session. lie said
that lie would next Monday ask the senate
TO consider the resolution, and would accom-
pany tile request WIN some DrleI ODSerNa-
lions; Ordered printed and laid over till
Monday.
The Select committee on the proposed cele-
gbration OF the one hundredth anniversary of
the constitution in 1SS9, and the four hun
dredth of the discovery of America in 1892,
was announced. 1t consists of Messrs Sher-
man, ltoar Sewell, Hawiey, Voorhees,, Cor
man and Eustis.
Tho conference commettee on the surplus
resolution was also announced as Messrs.
Allison, Aldrlch and Beck.
On motion OF Mr.. Eustis the senate took
up the house bill to amend the laws as TO the
mode of packing and selling cut tobacco. He
addressed the senate in favor of the bill
Mr.. Aldrleh moved its recommittal to the
committee on finance, MS II was charged that
the bill would open the door to great frauds.
The bill was recommitted
Then the senate went into secret session.
Fourth Auditor Charles M. Shelly. of the
treasury department., and Surveyor Finnan
of San Francisco, were confirmed.
The n9lnination of Captain Beeeher, son of
Henry Ward Beeeher, TO be collector of Gus
toms of Port Townsend, Washington terri
tory, was brought up at o'clock and Messrs.
Dolph and Mitchell made long speeches
against his continuation MeSsrS. Iiawley