Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-01
ADJOURNMENT TODAY
Both Houses Closing Up Their Bust
ness,
THREE PRESIDENTIAL VETOES.
One Of the Bills Objected To Pro-
hibits Pool Selling Here.
WhY7 IT DOESN'T co FAR ENOUGH.
SENATE.

The chaplain in his opening prayer asked
Divine acceptance of the services about to
conclude this day, and in Gods own time to
bring Senators again together in peace; also
to make the nation pattern of all that is true
and pure and good among the nations.
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT.
The reading of yesterdays journal having
been dispensed with Mr.. Sherman offered a
resolution for the appointment Of a committee
Of two Senators 20 join like committee on the
part OF the House to wait upon the President
OF the United States and inform him that un-
less he shall have any further communication
to make the two houses are ready to adjourn.
THE LABOR BILL
Mr.. Blair-I desire before adjournment TO
call up the labor bill and have action upon it,
and l would not like any resolution to be
adopted that would interfere with the disposi-
ton of that bill
Mr.. Shernan-The resolution looks merely
to asking the President whether he has any
further communication to make.
Mr.. Blair-But it also contains q statement
that the two houses are ready to adjourn. l
insist that the Senate shall consider this bill.
The Vice President-Is there objection to the
present consideration of the resolution?
Mr.. Blair-I object il its consideration is to
interfere with the consideration Of the labor
bill.
MIR. Edmunds- resolution will not inter-
fere with your motion.
Mr.. Blair-It concludes with An intimation
that We are ready to adjourn.
The Vice President-Does the Senator from
New Hampshire object?
Mr.. Blair-I withdraw my objection on the
intmation that the resolution will not inter-
fere with the labor bill
THE RESOLUTION AGREED TO.
The resolution was agreed to, and Messrs
Sherman and Harris were appointed the COM
mittee on the part of the Senate.
EXTRA PAY FOR NIGHT WORK.
Mr.. Henderson, from the committee on
printing, reported back the House bill to re-
wise the wages of certain employees in the Gov
ernment Printing Office with a substitute pro-
vIdinS that the pay of all the employees en-
gagged exclusively on night work, between 5
pm. and pm, shall be 20 per cent In addi-
tion to the amount paid for day labor. Cal
endar.
TOO LATE FOR THE BILL TO PASS.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to proceed to executive
business.
Mr.. Blair appealed to the Senator from YER
mont to withdraw that motion in order that
the labor bill might be taken up.
Mr.. Edmunds-I should be most glad to Join
with my friend from New Hampshire in passing
suitable bill, but it is perfectly impossible
that such bill can become a law at this time.
II would have to go back to the House of Rep
resentatives which is probably somewhat short
in the number of its members.
MIR. -Blair-I refer to the bill already passed
by the House at this session providing for the
reimbursement of arrears for labor performed
under the eight-hour law.
MIR. Edmunds-I understand what the bill is;
but it has been amended in the Senate, or
ought to be- in order not to make mere gifts to
people who, with perfect understanding,
agreed to do certain amount Of work for
certain amount of pay, and got it. Other
people who acted under moral or other coer-
cion are really entitled to consideration.
Mr.. Biair-I was proposing to substitute the
Senate bill of last session for the Housebill.
MIR. Edmunds-And the result of that would
be, OF course, question between the two
houses, and it Is impossible to have it consid-
my motion.
IN SECRET SESSION.
The motion was agreed to and the Senate
proceeded to the consideration Of executive
business.
CONFERENCE REPORT AGREED TO.
Legislative business was resumed at 1:20.
A conference report on House bill in refer
ence to contracts for surveying public lands
was presented and agreed to.
THREE vEToEs.
three veto messages from the President, two of
them on bills referring to the Court of Claims.
the claims OF Charles L. Chantean and of the
Portland Company of Portland, Me-, and the
third on the bill 20 prohibit bookmaking and
pool selling in the District of Columbia for the
purpose of gambling.
Tho three messages were laid on the table.
The Senate then took O recess for half an
hour, till 2:l5.
ANOTHER CONNECTION IN THE TARIFF BIII
After the close OF the recess a message was
received from the House asking concurrence
in resolution to make another correction in
the tariff bill on paragraph 3iS
consultation on the subject at once took
place between Messrs. Allison, Aidrich. Ed
concurrent resolution was laid before the
Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds said that he was unwilling to
legislate on the tariff in that way.
The bill should be allowed to stand as it is,
but the House ought to be notified
Mr.. Aldrich-I think that the concurrent res
olutiou, in effect, places the paragraph as the
conference committee intended it. His own
feeling about it was that the concurrent reso-
luton should be adopted.
lie understood, Of course, that it was utterly
impossible to legislate in such a way. or to di-
rect clerks in such a way, except by unani-
nous consent; and if the Senator from Vermont
or any other Senator objected he certainly
should not press the resolution.
Mr.. Edmunds-I insist on my objection but
think that tho House ought to be notified
that we do not propose to legislate in that way.
ENouaH's AS GOOD AS A FEAsT
Mr. Cockrell-I submit that we have had
about enough tariff legislation, and hope that
the Senator from Rhode Island will not press
the resolution.
Mr. Aldrich-I have already said that will
not do SO il there is objection to it
Mr.. Cockrell-I hope that the Senator will
not put il in that way and will not compel Sem
ators to object to it. That is not exactly fair.
II changes are to be made in the bill in this
way would like myself to have some changes
made. and probably other Senators would like
to offer amendments. This would open the
whole door.
Mr.. Hiscock-I understand that the concur
rent resolution 10 in accord with the agreement
of the conference committee.
Mr.. Blair--H the Senator from Rhode Island
viii accept the labor bill az an amendment
will be very happy to agree to the concurrent
resolution.
Various Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session this after
noon confirmed the following nominations:
Ministers resident and consuls general-Geo.
8. Batcheller, New York, to Portugal; Sempro-
nius H. Boyd, Missouri, to Siam.
Consuls: Charles II. SHEPPARD: Massach u
setts, at Gothenberg; Joseph Black, Ohio, at
Buda Pesth; Oscar Malmros, Minnesota, at
Denia.
smith A. Whitfield. Ohio. Arst assistant