New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-25
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH BRANCHES.
THE lawn COURT hill IN THE sENATE-TTIE
HOUSE DISCUSSING THE FRENCH
sPOTIATION CLAIMS

THE LAND COURT BILL IN TIE SI.HHiE ~"
HOUSE DISCUSSING THE FRENCH
spoLIATION CLAIMS
Washington Sept. o4.-In the Senate touaS ''r.
FRYE offered concurrent resolution (Which was aS''ou
IN, dircc:inr the secretaries O the State treasury
War and Navy Departments to examine III" report
end recommendations Of the international! Marine oo''
ference Of February. 1900. and TO prepaN a''u .'
Il, ,o,g.ss Ills for the enactment into law Oh such
recommendations. 80 FAR AZ they apply 10 '"o' ~
spective Departments ard meet their approval
Among the bills passed wls the Seha'c o'Ii III -
,io, nj the merits and services Of Chief Engineer
Gcoree Wallace Melville, United states Navy anu VI
the other officers and men OF the Jeanette H'e' -.
pedjtion. 1t provides for the advancement VA
Melville one grade, and for medals. one Oh VIII"
1, " be presented to each OF the sni'"o'' """
the heirs Of the men who are 0cad.
The House hill providing for the adjustment oi az
ou,, 90 ,,horcrs workmen and mechanics Arising
,der tho Eight Hour law, having been rcach'o U"
.,o calendar Mr. Harris objected to lis cohs'uei'
tin nudcr the fveninue rule. and it went over WIFI
ont action ,o u,rso Mu
The next bill on the calendar was tie HOUSE, u'''
70 prevent the product Of convict E'bor i'o'" D''n
furnished 70 or for the of any Department Vi 'e
government and 10 prevent the proNu'' VI ''"r".
Labor from beiny used upon pnblic buildings o' "''
nnhhc works: but the hour assigned FOR Inc '"icno"
wing expired the bill went over WITHOUT :" '.o''
Tho CONFERENCE report on the IIou>e joint ieSo"'o'
70 increase the number OF the loa" W nam
the National Home for Disabled Noi"h'cTr 9'"'''
and 20 Nh vacancies in such board was presenter rN-
| n,ajned by Mr.. tIawlev. and agreed TO- ~ pi""'
for board OF eleven members. and names Tue ."'io"
I'M, ,,anaprrs: Edmund y. Morrill,. OF Kansas ur Ie
une xpred term of John A. Martin deceased A'cu ''
Pearson of Pennsylvania flor me uheSpil'N w." "a
1ohr uartranft ceceascd) william IT, FRANKLIN Vi
Connecticut: John c. Black. OF ILLINOIS, lho"' w.
HYDE, OF Maine lin place OF Augustus b. fa'''"""'
named in the bilD and George w. steele OF INDIANA
N, uo,o ,ntroduced Joint resolution (which was
reforrcd 20 thc Committee Naval AHars) an'horh-
ing the secretary of the Navy u purchase. AT HIS
Discretion nickel ORE Or nickel matte to be n'ed III
the manufacture OF nickclstccl irnor patihe' VI
procctilcS and for other naval opIc
and appropriatng 81 900 900 for the purpose uepre'
sentative Eoutee introduced similar rcsoiut On Ia
the Housed
Mr. Culom stated that Mr. Ednrnds had gone
home in consequence Of Illness and that he hal had
, NOE from Mr. Edmnnds saving that he would return
hcf NJ, the adjournment Of this session, II his health
would permit him.
The senate resumed consideration OF the bill (Which
was partially discussed some weeks ago, TO establish
A rri,ed states land court and 10 provide for the
settlement of private land claims In certain Stit:s
and Territories.
Mr. Blair moved to postpone its consideration IN
order 10 take up tho IIoisc hill for the adjustment o!
wages Of alorcr under IN" Fight Hour law The motion
wa opposed l., Mr. >prOncr and Mr.. ii"ar, anu was
aIvo "a. d hv Mr.. ColIuitt .Ncr long di'cu>>lph'
Mr. Iair chinIcd his motion to postpone the bill into
A motion to lay the b!l III" table. That motion
rejected aud tho c"n'lieiai'on oi Inc OIL was
proc" del with.
Yr Wolcot moved 10 amend the paragraph which
limit, confirmation to eleven uaiv league. of land
for anv on" claim by substituting Cor 1t Il provision
tia, confirmation shall b" made. or patent iS'ucd
Tor Il greater quantity OF Land than was Originally
granted ly the Government under which the claim
mad inc ption. or for any greater quantity than could
BE- cgali granted hv such Government.
The di,cn>.io va, kt ~ up for nearly two h"nr''
and finally the bill wont without action on Mr.
WOcott's amendment
The vote Of TO-DAY agreeing to the conference re-
port on the joint resolution as TO managers of the
Home for Disabled soldiers was reconsdced ana thc
| report rccOmmlttcd. on Mr.. HawIeyS st"emen'
| that a clerical error had been made IN IL.
Mr.. Miller. Of south Carolina who was yesterday
declared TO he elected Representative from the
With ~onth Carolina District. appeared al Tic Oar o
| the House TO-DAY and took the oath OF Once.
Mr. HIT Of Hin is, from III" COmmi,tr" on Foreign
Affairs reported resolution calling on Ia" President
for information relative to the killing OF 'en"ri Ear
rnndia. Mr.. McCrcary. Of Kentucky 'tr''u'u''y vi
vocatcd the resolution. which was adopted.
| The House went into Committee Of the Whole 'Af'
Allen Of Michigan in the chair on the >"nac amend
mcn, to The Deficiency bin. The rrrnrh ,p9ta m,
| claims amendment advocated by Mcs'rs. Mc 'lV
| Morrow HIT Dunlic.l. MlIken and Co9g>"ci' alio
| attacked by Mr.. lay.on and Mr. Iird"r'oh, Oh ~" D.
in tie course Of vigorous attack, Mf lTnac' ~
| Incidentally criticised the senate for pnInns an u"
amendment the bin tie also anh"mh nt CO. 10 recst
hcrcncc TO the dtrme that senators 'hoho nc eeceo
b. Mr. the MS ri the .! FfSaR afyand moved to
! the amendments with an amendment excluding 'h'
| bankruptcy and in,ii claims. Lost
Mr. Diiblc. OF south Carolina. moved foncurinc'
| N tho amendment LO>t-1O TO o. The committee
| then r,sc The French poliaton claims anitihm'h
| was non concurred yeas. Ill nay %. y con
ference ordered, and Mc>Hr,. liedei,oh' -, t ma
| Cannon and Ircckinridge weI' appointed cn'icT",,
Then the senate bill granting pension OF - oO '
! a YEAR to Jessie BcpOn Fremont Wa taken up di'
pa,SS This was Nl,wed by tnc s,a,S III, I'I xh"
similar pension to ee WIDOW q Gnnc;s
500 month to the widow Of BrIgadcr-Gcicrai hoSe
Jones iecOmmitted. A.. c...,
ON motion OF Mr.. Doutnlle Of Maine. the sriia'
bill ua~ passed providing that Naval vcssci' ni ,m
gr,t rate .hall he named after States OF inc mon
those Of the second rate after cities those OF c tn
! third rate after important occurrences or names con
| nectad With the Naval history Of the nitcd >'ates
and those Of the fourth rate after lakes ana rivers