The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-21

| the town site act in Oklahoma is reduced to
| $4,000.
All provisions for payment to widows of
| deceased Congressman are stricken out, as well
as the extra allowances for compensation OF the
| official reporters of tho House.
| The former action was taken because tho
| payments in certain instances run up 90 $4,000,
nearly double the usual allowance, and 1t was
| thought best TO agree upon a fixed uniform sum
in conference.
The Senate at 6:3O p m. adjourned.
The House took up the conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill, which was pre-
scented by Mr.. Perkins (Kan.)
Mr.. Cannon (lll.) criticised the report as
| being the most extraordinary one which had
! ever been submitted during his experience in
tho House. When the bill was first submitted TO
| the House he had conceived il 10 DO his duty
20 raise points of order against items aEgregat-
| ing in appropriation S330,O00. These items
had been stricken out The Senate had agreed
TO amendments aggregating $l,20000o. The
House had nonconcurrcd in these amendments.
Then this strange thing happened-the con-
ference report carried the full amount of the
bill as il passed the House with the full amount
Of the Senate amendments and $4,000 moro.
| The bill created a number of new offices and
increased a number OF salaries.
After considerable discussion and several
replies to Mr. Cannon, Mr. Springer moved to
commit the bill TO the Committee on Indian
Affairs; lost-yeas 80, nays 102-the Speaker
counting quorum.
During an alteration with the Speaker Mr..
Springer evoked round of laughter by the
perempiory tone in which he exclaimed TO the
Speaker, Listen To me-" The Speaker listened,
and allowed a motion TO adjourn, which was
defeated.
The conference report was then agreed to-
ana the House resumed the consideration of the
Nat Mckay bill, the question being on its
reference to the committee on claims This
was reiected-yoas 49, nays l02-the Speaker
counting a quorum.
Upon vote being taken on the bill, no
quorum was developed, but lively discussion
ensued upon q resolution of Mr.. Baker IN. "
which was supposed TO be directed towards Mr..
Mills TEX. }, who was absent. without reach
ing conclusion the House took recess at D
p. m. The evening session was devoted to
private pension bills, l36 measures being
passed, and the djournment took place at 1880
p. II.
SATURDAY. AUG. 10.
In the Senate. the consideration Of the river
and haTbor bill was resumed, the pending ques
ton being on the Amendment proposed by MIR.
Frye (Me.) 10 the Harlem River item.
Mr. Hawey Comm offered an amendment
TO the amendment, the principal distinction
being that the new bridges shall be without any
draw spans or draws OF openings lie said
that the whole proposition was distastciul TO
| him In some respects, but that the amendment
offered by him would give the people OF New
England clear, straight ride into New York
City without any drawbridges, and that they
could stand their share of the money thrown
away on the Harlem River as well as the rest
Of the people OF the country.
Mr.. Reagan Tex opposed the whole item as
q chimerical scheme.
Mr.. Frye, Chairman Of the Committee on
/ Commerce. suggested that the Senators from
Connecticut and Texas lAIr. Hawley and MIR.
Reagan seemed 10 undcrrGte the importance
10 commerce Of the Improvement Of tho liar
/ lem River. Even now,when the Harlem River
was navigabie for only two or three mics,
there was freight carried last year 10 The
amount Of 100000 tons, and at a value of
Sl200D9OOO. Such commerce WAS not 10 be
ignored. lie believed, himself. IN solid bridges.
although the feeling OF his part Of the country
wonld be against solid bridges because all the
lumber and brick aud building materials Of
New England wonld be carried through the
Harlem River. lie had no doubt that tho peo
pie of New York themselves would demand
solid bridges there in less than 10 years. lie
was perfectly willing. however. that either Of
the amendments should be adopted, and tho
whole matter shonld be left 10 tile Conference
Committee.
The measure was defeated-yeas %, nays 26
iit 4ANNl anu lAal DDE Dlla WAS lNaiiy pnasci,
and conference was asked for.
Hr Quay Pa introduced resolution
that during the present session nothing be con-
sldered but tie tariff bill, besides the general
appropriation bills, pension measures. and bills
relating TO the public lands. 10 United States
Courts. the postal service and agriculture aud
public buildings. This resolution would ex-
clude the force bill. The resolution went over
The Senate adjourned at 80 p. IN.
In the House Mr. Su5der Mfnn 3 Eui;fni cd
the conference report on the bill 10 establish "A
National Park at the battlefield Of Chicka-
manga. and il was agreed TO.
Mr. Cannon llll.j, from the Committee on
Rules. reported Il resolution Tor the Immediate
consideration OF the anti-lottery bill, the pre-.
Yi0us question 10 be considered, as ordered, 4.4O
this afternoon.
Mr.. Wilkinson la. in supporting the meas
ure, admitted tho pollution which the Louis
lana lottery had wrought upon his State but
attributed the birth OF that pollution 10 the
days Of reconstruction. The people Of Louis
lana looked with glsduess TO the time when
lotteries would be prohibited in that State
But the revenues 10 the State had been too
great TO be resisted without a struggle When
the Louisiana Legislature met the very ele-
mcnts themselves had cOnspired TO give Che
Louisiana Lottery Company a charter
After considerable argument the bill was
passed.
HE House adjourned at 5:l5 p. N.
MONDAY, AUG. Is
IN the Senate. the tariff bin was again taken
up and Mr.. Edmunds W. offered an amend
mcBt that whenever the President OF the
United States shall DO satisfied that a sugar.
producing country whence sugar is expOrted
into the United States has abolished lbs dutisH
Or taxes on the importation of tbs PRINCIPAL
agricultural products Of the United States. he
may, 10y proclamation, diminish or wholly re-
NIT tho duties imposed by law on sugar. or any
grade Of sugar, produced in and exported d.
Tccily from sny such country into the United
States 30 long ~ such products Of the United
! 5iates are admitted free Of duty or tax into
! such country, and no longer
After debate On the amendment the Sonata
considered the deficiency appropriation bill,
which was passed after considerable discussion,
I The senate adjourned az g p. IA.
In the House, the contested election case of
T Chalmers against Morgan, from the Second
I District OF mississippi, WAS taken up. and Gen.
7 Chalmers plead bis cause in lengthy argy-
ment. When he had finished, a vote was
+ taken, and the majority report Of the Cora.
I mltlse on Elections was adopted, which wag 10
/ the elect that Morgan was entitled 20 the scat.
/ The contested election case Of Clayton agai nat
/ breckenridge, from tho Second Arkansas Dis
/ tTict, WAS considered and Mr Maish pa ex-
/ planned the case, which was ordered printed.
The House adjourned at 4:A5 D. m. because
no quorum was developed upon a private
! measure which came up as unfinished business