The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-09
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.

luton, which was agreed to, instructina the
committee on foreign relations to INQUIRE
and report such measures q may be neces-
sary for the protection Of citizens Of the
United States who were formerly residents
OF Cuba and subjects of Spain against
prosecution by the Spanish government for
onenses alleged to have been committed by
them. The concurrent resolution hereto
fore offered BY Plumb, expressing the de-
sire of congress for the removal Of the re-
mains of Grant to Arlington cemetery, was
agreed to. The conference report ON the
fertilization bill was taken up for consider
alton.
After discussion the conference report
was agreed TO, and the conference report on
the sundry OWL appropriation bill was then
taken mp and the action Of the conference
committee on the subject of bridge and
viaduct at Rock Island, declining to require
the municipality to share the expense and
ownership. was criticised by Edmunds. who
ccntrasted that liberaiity Of the committee
ing TO the widow Of the dead chief Justice
the balance of his years salary. Sherman
expressed his regret at the striking ont of
the items for families Of deceased members
and Of the late Chief Justice Waite. He
would himself vote for law, general in its
Ger of the government who died in harness
the balance Of his pay during the calendar
year. Cockrell criticised the making Of in
definite appropriations and the cutting
down of appropriations for the expenses Of
United States courts, support Of prisoners,
ete cv sa1n n s e. ' dss.ns Be
bill next session. He had. there
fore, voted against the conference
report. It placed the senate in the false po-
sition of yielding items as to back pay and
bounty, amounting to 4724, $50, when it did
not yield dollar, and next November the
members of the house would be exclaiminR:
Look at the extravagant senate; look at
the American house Of lords; look at the
millionaire club of the country, body that
has no sympathy with the poor, down
trodden tax-payers." That was the way
that the business branch of congress did it's
business. Discussion then turned upon
vey and to public lands, and it was carried
on at much length. Finally the conference
report was agreed to, and further confer
ence ordered on irrigation. which had been
postponed, and Allison, Hale and German
we're reappointed conferees on the part of
the senate. The tariff bill was then aiken
up. but went over without action. joint
resolution was passed to accept from the ma
tlOnal encampment Grand Army of the Re-
public statue and pedestal of the late Gen.
Grant, to be erected in the capitol.
In the house Mutchler, of Pennsylvania,
Their service on the committee on coinage,
weights and measures. Vaux, Of Pennsyl-
wanna, was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The house resumed the consideration of the
general deficiency BILL the pending ques.
ton being the amendment granting one
months extra pay to members Of the house
and senate. The amendment was lost, ayes
", nays 1O4. Vaux, of Pennsylvania,
moved to recommit the bill. with instruc-
tlons to the committee on appropriations to
report it back with the clause appropriating
10000 for deficiencies in fees and ex-
penses of United States marshals elimin-
ated. Lost: yeas 81, nays $50. The bill
then passed. The committee on rules re-
ported a resolution providing that it shall
be in order, after two hours debate, to
move that the house non concur in all the
senate amendments in the Indian appro-
priation bills.
Enloe raised the question of considera.
calendar. In order to obviate Enloe's OBJ
lection to the resolution Cannon stated it
was the purpose of the committee on rules
to report rule giving few days to the con-
sideration of bills reported from the COM
mittee on agriculture and labor and to the
thought something more substantial than
promise should be given and insisted on
his question of consideration. Cannon re-
marked that the gentleman by his action |
was delaying the consideration of private |
measures. The house decided, yeas ITO, |
nays 66, to consider the report of the COM
mittee on rules. Peel asked unanimous |
consent that the senate amendments to the |
Indian appropriation bill be non-conourred |
in, giving as reason the fact that the Indian |
service was suffering and that it was neces-
'ary that the appropriation, bill be passed
At the earliest day possible.
of Kentucky, OBJ
jected. Cannon then demanded the
previous question on the adoption of the
resolution. Agreed to. Springer con-
tended that important public bills should
not be rushed through under the whip of
he committee on rules. Cannon, in sus-
aiming the resolution, said that this morn
ng he had proposed to the gentlemen on
he other side ct the house to non-concur
n the senate amendments. aud the remain
Ter of to-day and tomorrow should be de-
,oted to private bills. This proposition
lad been rejected by the gentleman from
Tennessee (Enloe). This rejection showed
hat the gentleman, while protesting to be
friend of the private measures, was
merely posing in that capacity. The ques-
ion recurring on the adoption of the reso-
ution, no quorum voted and the house took
recess, the evening session to be for the
of private pension bills.