Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-03

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the assent Of all the Commissioners.
Mr. Chandler made n point Of order against
the amendment and also opposed it on its mer-
its The amendment had special reference TO
Mrs. Coles house on Massachusetts, avenue,
Mr. Frye declaring that the opposition to her
bay window was palpable injustice toward q
poor woman on the part Of few aristocrats,
and Mr.. Chandler. to show who the ',aristo-
Gratis were, gave the names Of those who had
petitioned the Commissioners not to grant the
permit. After a discussion. in which half q
dozen Senators took part. the Vice President
sustained the point OF order and Mr. Frye ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair.
The vote was taken and the decision of the
chair was not sustained-yeas II; nays, 40. The
amendment was then agreed to.
THE WAR OF 1912 CLAIMS.
Mr.. Daniel moved to insert paragraph d.
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to resettle
and pay the claims of the states of New York.
Carolina and the city of Baltimore on ac-
count of advances made in the war of 1872 and
appropriating g, 500 900 for that purpose. The
motion was agrsed to-yeas. 2s; nays, ~.
FEW MORE MILLIONS ADDED.
Mr.. Turpie offered an amendment to pay to
Silas Q. Howe, surviving partner of W. I.
Pate Il Co., distillers, s19,662 overpaid taxes,
and he appealed TO Mr.. Hale not to make .
point OF order against it.
4sAA' AtaAo dSIccu tOt 10 uidkc y point Vi OIuer
II MIR. Turpie would not makesa speech. The
proposition was accepted by Mr.. Turpie and
the amendment was agreed TO, Mr.. Hale re-
marking that the Senate seemed determined 10
put on all sorts Of claims and that there
no use in his resisting them. The
Senate had voted five millions here and three
millions there, and two millions in another
place, and its digestion would not suffer by TAX
ing few bagatelles.
Mr.. Pierce offered amendment to pay Ju-
- fha fnfo ir,Hs tot
the Court of Claims. Agreed to.
lhis nnlshed the Senate action on the general
deficiency BILL which was then sent back to the
House with the Senate amendments.
THE DIPLOMATIC BILL PASSED.
The conference report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to.
HITCH IN THE PENSION BILL.
On the pensions appropriation bill the con-
ferees reported that no agreement had been
reached. Mr.. Allison explained that the disa-
greement was over an amendment adopted by
the Senate that the provision limiting fees of
pension attorneys to % Tin cases of increased
pensions) should not apply to existing valid
contracts. and he moved that the Senate recede
from that amendment, saying that he did so
merely to test the sense of the Senate on that
point.
Mr.. Cockrell availed himself of the motion
to launch out into an exposure of the methods
OF pension sharks in the city Of Washington,
reading and commenting upon the circular of
one of them. Mr.. WOlcott was unable to see
anything wrong in the circular, but he was
informed by Mr.. Cockrsll that if he could see
no wrong in such infamous swindle his
bump Of conscientiousness in regard to honesty
was very badly developed. [I.aughter.l
The vote was taken on Mr.. Allisons motion
and it was rejected.
The Senate voted to insist on the amendment
and to ask for n further
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The conference report On the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which was presented and
read last night, was taken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Paddock inquired of Mr.. Allison what
had become OF an amendment put in by the
Senate for a laborator;- building for the Agri-
cultural Department
Mr.. Allison informed him that that amend
ment had been surrendered by the Senate con-
ferees st the urgent request of the House coz
ferees.
MIR. Paddock expressed his surprise that Ser
ator from the great agricultural state OF Iowa
had surrendered an amendment. so important
TO the agricultural interest of the country and
ne lntlmated that the surrender had been made
because the money appropriated for that build
ing was needed for the purchase OF the Maltby
House and the coast survey building.
The House amendments to the Senate bill to
establish certain ports Of delivery in Alaska
O,OOO) were concurred in.
THE COPYRIGHT BILL.
The conference report on The copyright bill
was presented, explained by Mr.. Platt and
agreed to. There we're two points, however,
at which no agreement had been reached.
HOUSE.
When the House met after the recess it found
that the wear and tear of the heavy work of the
last few days had told upon the reading clerks
and their voices they read the various
measures sent to them were almost inaudible
Mr.. Cutcheon (Mich.) submitted the confer
ence report on the bill to increase the number
OF the board of managers of the National Home
for disabled volunteers. As agreed to the bill
provides for eleven members and names the
following In addition to those already ap-
pointed: Edmund n. Morrill,, Alfred L. Pear
son, Wm b. Franklin, John G. Black Geo. W.
Steele, James Burnett ]. H. Bonebrake and
Francis Fessenden.
The report gave rise to some discussion. Mr.
Outhwaite (Ohio) desiring to insert the name
Of Samuel s. Yoder of Ohio for that of James
Barnett, and Mr.. Boutelle CMe } warmly criti-
cising the conference for dropping the name of
Gen. Farnham and inserting that of Francis
Fessenden, although the latter was his personal
friend and brave and gallant soldier.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL
Mr.. Butterworth (Ohio) presented the con-
ference report on the legislative bill. An agree
ment is reached on all questions except the Sem
ate amendments making Senator'S clerks an
nual employees. The report was adopted and a
further conference ordered.
The House then resumed consideration of
the Cutcheon conference report and it was
agreed to-yeas 124, nays 123-the Speaker
casting the deciding vote.
GEN. cAsEY's WIDOWS PENSION
Mr.. Spooner Or. IL called up the Senate bill
increasing to 800 month the pension of the
widow Of Maj. Gen. Silas Casey. 1t was agreed
to--yeas Isl, nays 50.
Mr.. Funston (kan. moved to non-concur in
the Senate amendments to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. The motion was agreed TO
and Q conference was ordered.
NO IRRIGATION REPORT.
Mr.. Cannon then offered q resolution direct
ing the House conferees not to agree to the
Senate amendment appropriating $4,000 to
enable the Secretary of Agriculture to correct
and publish information as to the best methods
Of irrigating the region between the ninety
seventh degree of longitude and the eastern
foothills OF the Rocky mountains. The resolu-
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) further moved to in
struct the conferees to insist that it was not
within the constitutional competency Of the
Senate to place on the bill the amendment pro-
vidin0 that ofs sp0.r &c.,