Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-10
THE FIFrY.RlRsT CONGRESS.

| The Senate Passes the House Bill Ap.
propfiating $75,0OO to Reimburse
! Members Defrauded by the Late Scr.
geant-at-AYms - The work OF the
House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 9.-Among the
bills reported from the committee and placed
on the calendar was senate bill to amend the
the third section of the interstate commerce
act.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa offered a resolution
(Which was agreed toy instrueting the COM
mittee on interstate commerce to inquire
what additional legislation is necessary in re-
spect to communication and excursion tickets
so as to prevent abuses now existing in re.
gard to individuals and localities.
The house bill appropriating SO, 900 to sup
ply the deficiency occasioned by the defal-
cation in the Office of the late sergeant-at-
arms of the house was reported from the
committee on appropriations without amend
ment and was passed, with the- remark by
Mr.. Hale that 1t was almost the invariable
rule to leave to the house itself all subject
matters that pertained to it's organization, its
force and the economy of its business, aud
that the same was true reoiprooally in re-
gard to the senate.
: The senate then at 1910 resumed consid-
Grafton of the Montana contested election
case.
After discussion by several senators the
offer to have the vote taken without, further
debate was accepted on the republican side,
but that arrangement was defeated by Mr..
Call taking the floor and stating his desire to
address the senate Tomorrow.
A motion to proceed to executive business
vUo thor, rnQdo and raiactod-voaa CS
So.
The Montana election case having been
laid aside, Mr.. Hale asked unanimous con.
sent to have the Chinese census enumeration
bill taken up and disposed of, but Mr..
Evarts objected and then Mr.. Hale made q
formal motion to that effect. The motion
met resistance upon the republican side, but
all the democrats sided with Mr.. Hale and
the vote resulted-yeas 80, nays 10, and the
bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hale said that he did not desire to
take up time with the bill and was willing to
proceed with the vote on the pending
amendments and on the bill.
Others wished to discuss the bill, how
ever, and, after considerable debate, the sem
ate without action on the bill adjourned at
O'Clock.
On motion of Mr.. Wade of Missouri senate
amendments were concurred in to house bill
to admit free of duty articles intended fol
the st. Louis exposition in 1890, which may
be imported from the republic of Mexico and
other republics and the Dominion of Can
ada.
| The speaker having laid before the house
the senate bill for the improvement and
maintenance of the National Geological park
with house amendments (providing that the
district of Columbia shall pay half the ex.
pense), with the request from the senate fol
| a conference, Mr.. McComas of Maryland
moved that the house recede from it's amend.
ment.
After a long discussion Mr.. McComas' mo-
ton to reoede was defeated-18, 100.
The house insisted on it's amendment and
conference was ordered. The house then
went into committee of the whole (Mr. But
terworth Of Ohio in the chair on the naval
| appropriation bill.
| Mr.. O'Neill of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment appropriating $50, 900 for i'm
proving the condition of the League Island
navy yard for building and repairing iron
and steel ships.
The amendment was lost-41 to 81.
The claims Of several places for the loca.
ton of the navy yards were presented and
pending final action the committee rose.
Messrs. Struble, Perkins and Washington
were appointed as conferees on the Oklohoms
townsite bill.