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senator Reagan. Senator Reagan also
stated theIf was absolutely no founda-
ton for the report. The postotfice
appropriation bill and the consular
ana diplomatic appropriation bill
were reported aud placed on the calendar.
Consideration of the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill was re-
sumed IN committee of the whole. After
some discussion the amendment increasing,
the salary of the commissioner Of the gen
eral land Office from $4,000 to $4,000,
and the assistant commissioner from
$4,000 to S3,5u0, was agreed to. A
motion to increase the compensation of
the surveyor-eeneral OF Olegon from
Sl.SoO to $4,000 was agreed to. The bill
was then formally reported to the senate
and the amendments made in committee
OF the whole were agreed to. A motion TO
increase the salary of the commissioner of
Indian affairs from $1,000 to So
GOA was agreed to. Senator Stew
art moved to strike out the
item of $4,000 for the executive officer o:
the geological survey, This gave rise to a
long debate. Maj. Powell was sharply
criticised by Senator Stewart aud Others
and defended by Senator Ingalls,. At the
close of the discussion the amendment
was withdrawn by Senator Stewart. The
bill then passe t.. Adjourned.
In the house on the Goth nothing but
discussion on what disposition to make OF
t e silver bill resulted. At 6 o'clock the
house, under the rules, took a recess. the
evening session to be for pension business.
NO bus mess was transacted Mt the evening
session, however.
In the senate on the 21st Senator Nor
rlll presented several petitions to the sem
ate for a duty of 50 per pound, and sew
eral against an increase OF the duty on tin
plate. The resolution offered by Senator
Edmunds for a committee o. seven to take
INTO consideration the state OF the admin
'%stratlve service of the senate, and to le.
port what measures should he adopted in
economy of the service, was taken
up and agreed to. The house
bill supplementary to the act
of March 20, 1882, in reference to bigamy,
was taken up. 1t provides that all funds
or property lately belonging to the Nor
mon church in Utah shall be devoted to
the use and benefit of the common schools
IN that territory. Senator Butler offered
an amendment devoting the funds to the
endowment Of institutions of learning in
Utah and for that purpose turning them
over to the general board of education Of
the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, subject to rules and regulations
to be approved of by the president
of the United States INC not to be
used IN disseminating, teaching, %upholding
or p%ropagating the doctrine or practices of
polygamy or plural marriages. Senator
Edmunds opposed the amendment. A
vote was taken on senator Buffers amend
ment and resulted-yeas, 8; nays, "a.
There was no quorum voting, but Senator
Rrf1or ", yiau of tho vote f0kon with.
drew the amendment. Senator Voorhees,
moved to postpone the bill till the Sec
ond Tuesday IN December next. By
that time he said the supreme court
would have reached q termination of
the litigation now pending. Senator Ed.
munds opposed the motion and said the
bill did not touch or affect the property at
all until after the supreme court should
have finally disposed of e~verybody's rights,
public and private. Senator Voorhees, mo-
tion was not agreed to-yeas, 90; nays, 25.
The bill was then passed without division.
There were some formal amendments
made to it which will require o conference.
Senator Edmunds offered an amendment
to the sundry civil bill to pay to the widow
of Chief Justice Waite $3.50, q sum
equal TO the balance Of his salary for
one year; and appropriating $2,5UO for a
kNOlCl4 IL II lAlCAlOA Va L "uoAAAStS4
monument stating briefly the history Of
the structure. Referred. After some rou-
Inc business and q short executive session
the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 21st after the read
ing and approving of the journal, Mr..
Bland moved to reconsider the vote by
which the yeas and nays were ordered upon
Mr.. McKinley's motion to table his
(Bland's) appeal from the decision of the
chair yesterday declining to entertain his
motion to take the silver bill from the
speakers table,. He announced that he
desired to withdraw his appeal, but
Mr.. Mckinley iusisted on a vote; so Mr..
BANDS motion to reconsider was put and
defeated-90 to 100. The roll was called
on Mr.. McK!nley's motion to table Mr..
nays, 40. All the free coinage men eX-
cept DeHaven, who did not vote. voted to
table the appeal, as we'll as the following
democrats: Messrs. Buckalew, Campbell,
Dunphy, Fitch, G~eissenhainer, Lewis,
McAdoo, M~utcheler and Tracy. A large
number of democrats refused to vote at
all. After a long discussion Mr.. Bland
asked: will this free coinage bill
come back?" to which Henderson,
of Iowa, replied: "The house hilt will
come back with such recommendations
touchi"g the senate amendments as the
committee may d. termine.' MIR. Copger,
of Iowa, said there We're not three districts
in the United States outside of the silver
producing states that would support such
Il proposition as that contalLea in the
amended bill. AS for the coinage COM
mittee, he would promise again that
the bill would be reported back at the
earliest possible moment. The committee
was not u~nfavorable to silver. The de-
bate having closed. Mr.. Mckinley moved
to table Mr.. Glands appeal. The
yeas and nays resulted: Yeas, 144; nays,
III. SO the appeal was laid on the table.
Mr.. Mckinley, upon announcement of the
vote. said: so the appeal is tabled and
the bill stands referred to the coinage COM
mlttee." Mr.. Brewer, of Michigan, pre-
scented the report of the appropriation
committee on the senate amendments to
the Notifications appropriation bill. Tho
house concurred and a conference was
ordered. Adjourned.
LONG DELAYED FORTUNE.