The Indianapolis journal., 1890-09-30
BUSY DAY IN BOTH HOUSES
Conference Report on the Deficiency Bill
Agreed To After Short Debates.
French SpoliatiOn Claims Stricken 0ut-Sen-
ate Attacked for the Number of Its En-
plOyes-yacatiOn for POstoffice Clerks.
Report on the Deficiency Bill Agreed To-
Changes Made in Conference.

Report on the Deficiency Bill Agreed To-
Changes Made in Conference.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-Mr. ingalls,. by
request, introduced bill in the Senate to-
day to provide for payment of arrears of
pensions Oh application hled since July l,
1880 Referred.
The Senate bill giving, upon conditions
and bills therein contained. the assent of
the United States to certain leases of rights
to mine coal in the Choctaw Nation, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
The Vice-president presented resolutions
of the annual conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. held at Detroit, request
ing both houses of Congress to refrain from
holding any session for legislation on the
Sabbath day. Referred to the committee
on education and labor.
The conference report on the bill for the
relief of settlers in the Northern Pacific
railroad indemnity lands was presented
and agreed to.
The House amendments to the Senate bill
for the incorporation of trust, loan. mort
gage and certain other companies in the
District of Columbia were presented and
concurred IN.
The Senate Joint resolution extending up
TO Oct. 81. $780, the act fixing the rate of in
terest on aTrearages of taxes In the District
of Columbia was reported and passed.
The conference report on the deficiency
bill was presented by Mr.. Hale. The report
having been read. Mr.. Dawes inquired
what disposition had been made of the
French spoliation claims. Mr.. Hale replied
that the House had, by yea and nay
vote, refused to agree to the Senate amend
ment. Tne conferrees had found the House
conferrees very determined and firm in
<txnsr o<fs de r.ofr ND iron
stances to agree to the Senate amendment.
The Senate conferrees. therefore, had been
compelled to yield to the position taken by
the House. He Mr.. Hale did not by any
means consider the matter closed or ended.
IL would be taken mp at another session.
But the Senate cCnferrees had become con-
vinced that nothing could be done now in
the matter and therefore the amendment
had gone out.
Mr.. Dawes had no doubt that the Senate
conferrees had done all in their power to
maintain the position of the Senate. He
expressed his great regret at the refusal of
the House to pay claim so just and so long
due.
CHANGES IN THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. German asked Mr.. Hale to make a
statement of the changes in the bill as well
as of the amount covered by it. Mr. Hale
replied that as the bill had passed the
House it appropriated S.. 5.2SO,5S6. The SEN
ate had increased the amount by S2.644, ,955.
making it s7,Ss5, ,47O. This had been re-
duced in conference s1.2O9, 232, so that the
aggregate appropriations now amounted to
S6.666. .256. The largest item in the reduc-
tion was that for the French spoliation
claims. Another matter which occupied
the conferrees q long time was the item of
$4,000 for explorations and investigations
in regard to artesian wells and irrigation.
arnan6mQnf
to by the House cOnferrees, with provision
that the work was to be completed by the
first of July, 1891. She report was agreed to.
Among the items stricken out of the bill
in conference were: Steam launch for the
Puget sound customs district, 81, 600; ap-
preparation for payment of district at
tOrneys and assistants. S43. 753; monuments
to mark boundary line between North aud
South Dakota. $4,000 provided for III sep
arate bill; pay aud provisions of the navy.
S24, 24. The following items were inserted:
Public buildings at Winona, Minn., and
Texarkana. Ark, $4,000 each: TO carry ont
provisions of the bill for locating town
sites in Oklahoma Ito be reimbursed to the
United States). $4,000; miscellaneous ex-
penses of the United States court, Sc, 600;
payments on account of deceased members
of the House, $4,000: payments to House
reporters $500.
Mr.. Hoar from the committee on privileges
and elections. reported resolution, which
was adopted, declaring that the Senators
from North and South Dakota, Montana
and Wyoming are entitled to their compen-
sation from the date of the admission of
those States
Mr.. Morgan offered @ resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the President for
copies of all orders and instructions issued
since March 1, 1890, to the commanders of
revenue vessels and other officers respect
ing the regulation of the fur-seal fisheries
In the waters of Alaska or of Behring sea-
The concurrent resolution for the final
adjournment tomorrow was presented and
referred to the finance committee.
= The House bill defining the duties of the
Sergeant-at-arms of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes was reported and passed.
Mr. Frye offered resolution. which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the
Interior for the report of the government
directors of the Union Pacific railroad.
The individual pension bills on the calen-
dar were then taken up and passed-forty-
four in twenty-five minutes. After q short
executive session the Senate adjourned.