, 1890-10-02
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A Considerable Number of Measures
Disposed of Yesterday.

WAsHISoroN, Sept. 20.-The speaker
laid before the house the bill to define
and regulate the jurisdiction of the
United States courts, with the senate
amend ments thereto.
Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, moved a nom
concurrence in the amendments.
MIR. Breckinridge, OF Kentucky. sug-
gested that the bill should go to the
committee on Judiciary. 1t was an i'm
portant bill, and should 60 over until
next session.
Mr.. Taylor said he would prefer It
should go to the committee, with tho
expectation that it go over until the
next session.
Alter some discussion the bill was
laid aside temporarily.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa, admitted
the conference report on the general
deficiency bill.
Mr.. Clements, of Georgia. called at
tention to the difference existing COM
paratively between the number and
salaries OF the employees of the senate
and Of the house, in favor Of the senate.
There were some occasions for uprisings
of the public conscience. The late Mr..
Randall led one of those uprisings in
favor of economy. Now was the time
for another uprising. He further be-
lieved that the number of employees in
the executive departments might be
substantially decreased without injury
to the public service.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, said that con-
sidsring the growth OF the country.
I,-I t,., he IA IA.
tory when the work OF the government
had been SO we'll and so economically
done as to-day.
The conference report was agreed to.
A bill was passed appropriatine $40.
31B TO supply the deficiency in the ap-
preparation for the compensation of the
members of the house.
The senate amendment was con-
Cured in to the house bill granting
leaves Of absence to clerks and employees
OF first and second class postofficcs. The
amendment extends the benefits of the
measure to the employees In the mail
bag repair shops.
On motion OF Mr.. Carter, of Montana,
the senate anne nd ments to the house bill
tor the disposal of the Fort Ellis mill.
tary reservation in Montana were con-
Cured In, and a conference ordered
The inference report on the bill to
increase the efficiency of the signal
corps of the army, and to transfer the
weather service to the agricultural de-
partment, was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. Payson. of Illinois,
the senate bill was passed extending for
one year the time for payment by settlers $
on the public lands In cases of drought.
The senate joint resolution was
passed requesting the secretaries OF the
state, war, treasury and navy depart
mens TO submit TO congress PROPOSE
tions for the enactment of law carry
ing out the recommendation oil the In
ternational Marine Conference
On motion of Mr.. Caldwell, of Ohio,
the bill was passed TO prevent the desc
Grafton of the United Stases flag by
printing thereon any printing or adver-
tisements.
The house then took n recess, the
evening session TO be for the consider q.
tion OF the bills reported by the CO M
mittee on Indian affairs.
EVENING sEssioS.
At the evening session of the house
and senate, bills were passed for the
sale of the Klamath River Indian res
erva,ion, for granting the Newport &
King Valley Railway company a right
of-way through the Siletz Indian reser-
vatipn and soma others