The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-03
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
The Senate Votes to mission Its Amend
ments to the Sundry Civil Bill.
A New York Republican 0ffsrs Resolution
Cong ratulating the Democracy on Its Work,
but 1t Doesn't Please the BOurbOns.
THE SENATE.
Disagreement on the Sundry Civil Bill
Passage of Unimportant Measures.

OASASEc6menG
Passage of Unimportant Measures.
WASHINGTON, Aug. MIR. Allison, from the
conference committee on the sundry civil appro-
priation BILL reported that the committee had
been unable to agree. The conference had gone
over every item in the bill with great care.
There were certain points on which the House
conferees were to ask instructions from that
body, and on which the Senate conferees
desired the judgment of the Senate The
first difficulty related to the appropriations
for the coast survey The House provision
had reduced appropriations FOR the coast
survey about $1,000 below the appropri.
ations of last year, and made. practically,
a new arrangement and adjustment with refer
ence to the official force of the survey, creating
new offices, abolishing old ones, changing COM
pensation. increasing compensation. etc. The
Senate had amended the bill so as practically, to
continue the force as it now exists, bat had
made concession to the House respecting the
field force by allowing its reduction from sixty
four to fifty two. as vacancies should occur. The
House conferees insisted that new adjustment
should be made in the bill The answer of the
Senate conferees was that the coast survey had
been, since August, 1865, practically without a
scientific head. and that when the Office had a
responsible head, with scientific knowledge, the
question could be carefully taken up and consid-
cred
The next items of difference were in relation
to the enlargement of the new Pension Build
ing, to the survey of the public lands, to the
Yellowstone Park to the erection of hospital
adjacent to the Insane Asyluml for insane con-
victs and homicidal PATIENTS to stenographers
for the Chief justice and justices OF the Supreme
Court. and to the item of 900 to be expended
by the library committee for works of art.
In reference to the Yellowstone Park item,
Mr.. Plumb declared that the park was in the
hands of monopoly.
Mr. Vest said the statement was incorrect he
had been notified, time and again, that unless
he withdrew his opposition to the scheme to
build railroad through the park. the park would
be broken up. This railroad company had a
lobby II Washington, composed of newspaper
correspondents and Others who were engaged IN
assaling Senators and attacking their character.
After further discussion, the Senate on mo-
ton of Mr.. Vest insisted specially on It's dis
agreement to the Yellowstone Park items, and
on motion of Mr.. Allison, insisted generally on
its disaereements to the other items, and a
further conference was ordered.
The Chair presented the resolution offered by
Mr.. .Evarts on Saturday last, requesting the
President to open correspondence with foreign
powers on the subject of silver.
Mr. Evarts advocated the resolution, but
did not define his position upon the silver
question. The resolution went over until to-
morrow.
The Senate then took up the House bill re-
lating to the taxation of fractional parts of a
gallon of distilled spirits. amended it by making
the time when it goes into effect 1.-THE second
Monday succeeding the month in which this act
is approved" and by extending the act of March
B. 1877 (relating to fruit brandy. to brandy dis
titled from apples and peaches. passed it, and
asked conference
The Senate then took up the bill reported from
the finance committee, to provide for the inspec-
ton of tobacco cigars aud snuff providing for
their expectation to foreign countries without
payment of taxes, under rules and regulations
of the Treasury Department. 1t was passed.
A House bill for the relief of VIM. Fl Wheeler,
of Warren county, Kentucky-to pay him 1923
for quartermasters stores-was passed.
A Senate bill authorizing the construction of
a railroad bridge across the St. Louis river, be
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin, was passed.
After long executive session, the Senate ad-
journed.