The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-06-28

vision. There were formal amendments
made TO it, which Will require confer
Cnce.
MONDAY, June 23.--Thc Senate to-day
took up the conference report on the
dependent pension bill. and Mr. Berry
made Il speech against it, He was fol-
lowed hy McSsrs. Gorman, Davis, In
gals and Vest. Finally the conference
report was agreed ta-NeaS, 81: nays, IS.
The Senate passed the agricultural
college aid bill. after accepting Mr..
MorriSous substitute for the yari-
Gus amendments pending on Satur-
day as Ia the division Of the fund
between colorcd and white schools
Of the state, 1t apprupriaies annually,
out OF any money in the trcasll Y not
otherwise appropriated, arising from
the sales Of public lands. Ia be paid to
each state and territory for the more
complete endowment AMI maintenance
of colleges for the benefit nf agriculiute
and the mechanic arts HOW established,
or which may hereafter bc established
III accordance with nm act ut Congress
approved July >. 1862, the sum of SD
neH for the wear ending June 81, 1870.
and an annual increase Of the amount uf
such appropriation thereafter for ten
wears by au additional sum eli 81 .Wn
over the preceding wear, and the annual
amount Ia he paid thereafter to each
state and territory Shall he s23.us
TUE>ptE. June 2i-Thc Senate TODAY
considered the amendment Ia the post
office appropriation h}ll, a. rccommeni-
cd lly the committee on appropriations,
~ follows: Increasing the item Tor
m>l depre,latiuns and posl-othCe in
sTcctorS fees and expenses from s2@o,-
uon to 500 ONO; increasing the item for
clerks in post-otlices from - 2tNWm to
= ,:!H.HH: Increasing the item for trans
poTtatlon of foreign mails from Sbb4 .nn
Ia s1l2.h@, aud adding H. the item these
words; And from this appropriation
the pustulastcr-c"ncra is hereby au-
thorlZed la cNpcnd the sum rf >iS.tHn, or
50 much thereof a. ntay hc necessary IL
cover ouc-half of the cost uf trauspotta
ton, compensation and expense Of
clerks 10 hr employed in asserting and
pourhlng mails Ill transit "n Steamships
between the United States and other
postal administrations iii the lu-
itrnational postal union. Attrr
some discussion, in which Mr.. t,ur-
man and Mr.. Plumb opposed
the amendment making IN M
r,e:s" for postoti.e inspectors fees,
the amendments were agreed L. att
the iill was passed. The Senate then
proceeded IT, the consideration "t the
dlflcmatic and consular appropriation
bill The principal amendments recon-
mcndcd hy the committee on apPforri-
ations are a. follows: increasing the
compcuratinnS of ministers t0 the W
gcntlnc Republic and the nitcd states
of Columbia from 11,Nn To Slo,oon: Of
the minister To- Denmark from s1.nn to
- $50. Inserting provisions la carry ont
the work ot the international American
conference for the establishment at an
international coin nr Gums, aud for Il
preliminary SURVEY for an luirr-contl-
mental railway Mn sherman. irom the
committee on foreign relations, moved
tn increase the compensation ot the
minister To Turkey from ;. .IaH Ia so,
enO. Agreed Ia. The amendment re
lating t. the work Of the International
American conference" was adopted and
the bill was then passed. HE Senate
bills tu adopt regulations prevent
ing, ami in relation Ia, collisions
at sea, were passed. trhese bills en-
body rules agreed tu vthc lntcrnatlon-
al Maritime Conference. The confer
cnrr report on the pension approprla-
tion bill having been presented, Mr..
t,orman moved that the Senate r"cede
from The only amendment moi arranged
in conference that tur the appoint
mcnt Of two additional pension agents
lavIug1hat ther" was no possibility of
the House agreeing tu II. The motion
was agreed to. the senate rcccdcd and
the bill now Goes to the President.