Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Omnibus Bill Ready For Ex-
ecutive Approval.
suNoRY CIVIL APPROPRIATIONS.
The Steam Plate Printing Amendment
Agreed TO by the Senate-A
Present For Dan
Lamont.
senate.


buildings aud grounds reported to the senate
| resolution directing the president of the
| senate to issuca warrant commanding the
| sergeant-at-arms forthwith to arrest and
bring to the bar Of the senate Thomas D.
Fisher, chief clerk in the supervising archi.
tects office, to show cause why he should
not be punished for contempt.
Mr.. Morgan objected to its present con.
sidoratlon, and it went over till Monday.
Mr. Stockpridge presented two immense
packages of petitions in favor Of the Sunday
rest law, and sent them to the clerks dosl,
by couple of pages, who were almost over.
burdencd by the load.
Tho conference report on the legislative
appropriation bill wos presented and
agreed to.
The senate bill to authorize the sale of n
tract of land in the military reservation of
Fort Leavenworth, at not less than $500 per
acre, was reported aud passed
The senate proceeded to consideration of
the resolution reported from the committee
on privileges and elections to investigate the
alleged election outrages in certain states.
The resolution having been read, Mr.
salisbury moved TO insert the word "brib
cry, and Mr. Hoar accepted the amend
ment.
Mr., Pasco moved to insert the words cor
other unlawful use of money! and Mr.
Hoar also accepted this amendment.
NlT, itOTlllut ODJcCUeu 10 tne resolution.
AT o'clock the resolution was laid aside
informally, MIR. Gorman still retaining the
floor, and the senate resumed consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the amendment as
to steam plate printing machines.
MIR Blair took the floor to argue against
the amendment, but yielded in order
to permit Mr.. Voorhees, to offer an
amendment to the resolution as To elec.
ton outragcs, directing the committee to in
"a hon l,v
unawfully used in control of the election in
November, 1888, in any of the states
Mr. Blair then went on with his argu
ment
At 3:45 the presiding officer announced that
the enrolled bill for the admission of the
states of North Dakota South Dakota, Mon
tana and Washington had been signed by him
and by the speaker of the house 1t was
then sent to the president for his approval
In the course of his speech MIR, Blair spoke
OF Mr.. Graves, superintendent of the bureau
of engraving and printing, as agent and at
torncy of the steam press owners, to all ap-
pearancc, and Of the report of the senate
committee as n 'rotten report and "aS not
worth a rush,
Mir. Morrill, resented with much spirit the
remarks of Mr.. Blair.
After IA long debate the amendment, as re-
ported by the committee on appropriations,
was agreed to. The amendment allows as n
royalty for the use of the machines, 50 cents
per 1000 impressions instead of ] cent, as
provided by the house; strikes out the pro-
viso in the bill on that subject, and substi-
tutes for it the following: "Aud unless the
patcntees of said steam presses shall accept
the rate per thousand sheets herein pro
vidcd, said presses shall not be used by the
government after the present fiscal year;
provided, that there shall not be an increase
of the number of steam plate printing ma
chimes of the character now employed in the
engraving and printing bureau"
Among the other amendments reported
from the committee on appropriations and
agreed to was one appropriating $4,000 (ad-
ditional) for the expenses of the interna-
tional conference of American states.
Mr.. Harris offered an amendment which
was agreed to, appropriating 1886, 900 (addi-
tionaD under the head of "Prevention Of
Epidemlcs.'
Mr. Hiscock offered an amendment kappro-
printing S3O0O00 for the expenses of an
adequate preparation for the appropriate
celebration of the centennial of the constitu-
tion of the United States.
a vote on the amendment resulted yeas 1G,
nays l2-no quorum.
A motion to adjourn having been made,
Mr.. Harris gave notice that if such thing
occurred again during the expiring year of
congress absence of a Guorum) he would
insist on the regular call of the Senate, and
on having the Sergeaut-at-arms send for the
absent members.
The senate then adjourned.