New-York tribune., 1890-07-01
TIE DAY IN TIE SENATE.
THE AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSED OTHER
BILLS CONSIDERED

Washington. June 3o-Iu the senate today NJ.
E,art- gave notice that. account Of the absence.
from illness OF Mr.. VOORHEES,. who desired t. take
part i'm the service In honor Of the late Cox, II
w-Yorh. these services, which had been fixed for
20 morrow would be -till further postponed I'll Tue
day of next week.
The Ilou>c bill in relation 10 oatAs in pension and
other case, was passed.
Tho Agricultural tin was taken up. There are bun
few amendments reported from the Committee on Ap
propriatOn- the only of any nt"sc~; being the
striking ont an item Of So. for the of portions
of the Arlington estate experimental station
and farm. MI the committee amendments having
been agreed 10. Mr. Reagan moved 10 amend the item
approprating $4,000 for sugar culture experiments
by requiring 325OO0 of that amount ~ be expended
| in Texas. The amcuGmcnt rejected.
Mr.. coke moved to amend the paragraph appro-
pratiug $4,000 for invest Gaiiur the history and
habits Of insects, by increasing the appr pria'ion
$500 and directing that amount T. be expended in
Investigation, into the natural history Of and rem
cdcs for the cotton boil worm. Agreed 10.
Mr.. Mitchell moved an amendment requiring $1,000
of the S25.o0O appropriated for experiment, in ~rri
culture TO be expended I'm collecting tmthr informa
ton relative 10 the wild native ill, worm Of Cali
fornia and developing the and ,alur Of its silk
products. Rejected.
The Ml Wa, then passed
\ further conference wa- ordered on the Lc-i>
l
iavc, that one Of the natter, which the com
nlttcc had not been able r. agree Wa the aiu'rd
mcui to pay senator, cl'rh, ~ 500 year iI~i'ai
~ So 4 day for the session. Mr. G"or" Inquired
how the matter stood. Mr.. Gorman, The Dcmocfa'.c
confcrcc said that there Two items in Controversy -
one to allow @i-Oo to clcrk, OF committee who
were now -cs-oual clerks. receiving - Gay. ard
the other 70 allow - .-cO clerk, f. senators who
now received 40 It day for the session. IN" spectacle
he said had been presented of the House refusing
10 permit the senate to employ ci'rE- a'""iN "'"
+, pav thcm what i, right lie SAID u would be no
use have another conference unle-. Ih' H'h'''
had decided hv a yea and nay vote that II would
not yield in th" matter.
Mr. Hale explained that the House was NOT pro
posing 10 decide upon the clerical fore" WHO" '''
senate should cuploy, Int only upon th' ''mp'n-A
ton which those clerks were 10 receive lI' 'H H'l
think that TIE rule of courtesy forbade either h'i-",
Mr. George manfred d~ - the r'atlN" cost ~ lf'
cmpoyc- IF both houses, and Mr. Hale replied thlt
the cost va- about fh" same. ,,
The discussion Va~ continued h' senators l''' ,
Morgan, Faulkner and stewart lu favor o' ih' so az
insisting Oh 20, amendments, ana by ~ ''I7 '' -'
and Reagan I'm opposition.
FINALLY Mr. DAVE, moved that the senate Iu-.Nt on
IT, amendments and agec . Tie request OF ,h" louise
for A further conference. The u'l"I WAS a. ''
to- yca~, 80; NAYS. p. The negative v't"- "'T a-i
10y Ne~-r-. Berry. Pcort", Hale. IHWl"F, l'- %.
Patt Reagan and Wathau.
Nr. Jones. II Arkansas. from ~" committee Oh
Territories, reported blll {" authorize t'" H"1d "t
supervisors II Maricopa COUNTY. rL'a 20 i--Ur ',r
tain bonds in aid Of rar a. Ih.- i- similar T."
the liU recently vetoed hy tho President. The bin
va placed on the calendar.
The House joint resolution continuing t'' annual
preparation, for thirty days af,'r tA" clos" oi ti"
fiscal year II the appropriation hll~ have l't them
become laws reported by Mr.. Allison AND passed