The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
five; -= The house passed the sundry

five. - The house passed the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
WEDNEsDAY.-The conference report on
the antitrust bill was reported to the SEN
ate and agreed so. The legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was
considered. - The Indian appropriation
bill was passed by the house
THURsDAY.-The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was consd-
cred by the senate =- The house en-
gagged in long wrangle, the pending meas
ure being resolution offered by Mr.. Mills,
reciting that the order of reference made by
the speaker in referring the silver bill to
the committee on coinage, weights and
measures, was incorrect under the rules of
the house and was made without authority
under the rules, and resolving that the
journal be corrected by striking therefrom
this entry. The resolution was adopted
finally.
FRIDAY.-The legislative appropriation
bill was passed by the senate. - In the
house, the speaker announced the pending
question to be ordering the previous uues-
tion on a motion made by Mr.. Mills to ap-
prove the journal of Wednesday as amended
by the resolution of Thursday. and the mo-
ton to approve the journal of Wednesday,
as amended, was agreed to. MIR. Stewart
OF Vermont presented the report of the con-
ference committee on the antitrust bill and
the report was adopted. Mr. Bland of Mis-
souri, then offered his resolution to take up
the silver bill, and long debate as to
whether the bill was or was not on the
speakers table was participated in by
Messrs. Mckinley of Ohio, Conger of Iowa,
Peters of Kansas, Springer of Illinois, Nor
row of California, Butterworth of Ohio and
Williams OF Illinois The speaker finally
ruled that Mr.. BANDS resolution TO pro
coed to the consideration of the silver blD
was not in order under the rules Mr. Bland
appealed from the decision. Mr.. Mckinley
moved to lay the appeal on the table. The
yeas and nays were ordered, pending which
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia moved that the house
adjourn. This motion was defeated, but
the hour of five o'clock arrived and the
house, under the rule, adjourned
SATURDAY.-In the senate the house bill
supplementary to the act of March %, 1882
in reference to bigamy, was taken mp 1t
provides that all funds or property lately
belonging to the Mormon church shall be
devoted to the use and benefit of common
schools in that state. 1t was passed with
out division The senate bill to establish
an educational fund, and apply the pro-
ceeds of the public lands and the receipts
from certain land grant railroad companies
| to the more complete endowment and sun
port of colleges for the advancement of
| science and industrial education was dis
! Cussed during the rest of the session.
! In the house Speaker Reed again referred
| the silver bill to the committee on coinage,
| weights anu luedSuTcS. Mr. BLAND appealed,
| but the speaker was sustained, 144 to H.
~MoNDAY.-The senate resumed the con-
sderation of the agricultural college aid
bill and Mr.. Morrill, offered a substitute
! for the various amendments pending on
! Saturday as to the division of the fund be-
tween colored and white schools of a state.
! Mr.. MorrilPs amendment was adopted II
provides that in any state in which there
has been one agricultural college established
under the act of 1862, and in which also
there is or may be an educational institution
of like character for colored students aided
| by the state from its own revenue, however
named or styled, there shall be just and
| equitable division of the fund to be received
under this act made by the legislature. The
! conference report on the dependent pension
| bill was discussed and adopted. 60 The
! house went into committee of the whole on
district business, taking up the Atkinson
bill amendatory of the act authorizing the
construction of the Baltimore & Potomac
railroad in the district of Columbia. Mr.
| Grout opposed the bill.
Foreign.
The Spanish government has ordered
| troops to proceed to the province of Valen
cia and establish there military Gordon
about the district in which the cholera has
made its appearance.