Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-04

| Dy spectators.
rue PENSION BILL AGREED 10.
While MIR. Carlisle was speaking Nr. Ali
son eutcred the chamber with the con-
ference report on the pension spprop[la-
| ton bill. and Mr.. Carlisle yielded the iioor
| TO Mr.. Allison. who then presented that re-
port. II was agreed TO, and Toe discussion
on the copyright conference report was
| continued.
TIE vorE on THE EXPORT.
| Finally the vote was taken and the con-
| ference report on the copyright bill was
agreed to-yeas q. nays l9-as follows;,
| YE,s.-Mcssrs. hldrich Allen, Chandler,
Dawes. Dixon. Dolph. Edmunds, tarwell;
Frye. Hawley, lINcock. Hoar, Jones OF
| Nevada. McMillin, Morrill,. Pasco, Pierce.
| Platt, Sawyer, Shoup, SpooneT, Stanford;
| Stewart, Warren, WGshburn. Wilson, ana
| WOicott-H.
NAYs.rMessrs. Bate. Berry, Call, Car
| Isle. Casey, Coke Culiom, Daniel, Faulk-
ner, German. Gray. ingalls,, kenna. Nor
| Gan, Pcttigrew. Plumb, Ransom. sherman,
and Walthall--19
MAY BE RECONSTRUCTED.
II is probable that the vote ON the copy
right conference report Is not hnallty.
| Mr.. Pasco changed his vote and IT 10 be-
| lieved that his object was to move TO re-
| consider.
The conference report on the agricultu-
raj appropriation bin was then at l245 a.
| Nj. presented and agreed TO.
At l:15 the Senate proceeded TO execu-
| tive business.
THE DISTRICT DEBT.
When the doors were re6pened the bill
was passed providing for refuuding 1890
| 600 OF the debt OF the District of COLUMBIA
coming due July, 1891. and July, 1892, by
! the new issue of 31I per cent. ten-year
| bonds.
| SENATOR PAsCoE's MOTION.
At 2:25 A. M. Mr.. Pascoe moved TO re-
consider the vote agreeing 10 the. con-
ference report on the copyright bill and
also moved that the House be requested
TO return the bill TO the Senate. The VOle
| was taken on the latter motion and re-
| sulted-yess IS, nays Pho quorum.
call OF the roll showed the presence OF
| forty-scvon senators.
Mr.. Allison suggested that the cali Tor
the yeas and nays be withdrawn and that
no other business be done except action on
conference reports.
Mr.. Platt Where will that leave the
| copyright bill?
Mr.. Allison: do not know.
House Of Representatives.
When the House met after recess 1t
found that the wear and tear Of the heavy
work of the last few days had told heavily
upon the reading clerks and that their
voices as they read the various measures
sent to them were almost lnaudlble.
NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME.
MIR. Cutcheon, Of Michigan, submitted
the conference report on the Dill 70 III
crease the number of the Board of Mana |
gers of the National Home for Disabled |
Volunteers As agreed TO, the bill pro |
yides for eleven members. and names the |
following, III addition TO those already ep- |
pointed Edmunds n. Morrill,, Alfred l.. |
Pearson, William b. franklin, John Z. |
Black. George W. Steel, James Bennett, j. |
III. Bonebrake, and Francis Fessendcn.
Agreed tO-yeas l2i, nays l23-the |
Speaker casting the deciding vote.
THR LEGISLATIVE BILL.
Mr.. Butterworth presented the confer |
ence report on the legislative bill. Agree
ment is reached on all questions except |
the Senate amendment making senators
clerks annual employees.
The report was adopted and further
conference ordered,
The House voted to non-cOncur in the |
Senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill, and q conference was
ordered.
IRRIGATION.
Mr.. Cannon then offered resolution di-
recting the House conferrees not to agree
TO the Senate amendment appropriating |
500, 900 70 enable the Secretary of Agricul-
ture To collect and publish information rs
the best methods OF irrigating the region |
between the ninety degree of lon
gitude and the eastern foothills of the |
Rocky mountains.
The resolution was adopted.
The Senate amendments to the deficiency
bill were nOn-coDcurred in and confer
ence was asked tor.
4 disaCreelng conference report on the |
pension appropriation bill was adopted,
and q new conference ordered.
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE SCHEME.
Mr.. HIT, of Illinois, submitted the con-
ference report on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. The only subject |
which had been in dispute was the Senate
amendment relative to the Northumberland |
cable.
Upon this subject the conferrees had |
COMPROMISED. The House conferrees had |
WELDED to the retention of the amendment |
after the amount of the appropriation had |
been reduced from 1900, 900 TO 2, 250, 900 and |
some additional restrictive features had |
been added.
THE PROTECT NO GO.
After long discussion the conference |
report was rejected-yeas. So; nays, 1856. |
Mr. McCreary then offered o resolution Iu- |
structing the conferrees on the part of the |
House to insist on their disagreement TO |
the Hawaiian island cable provision. |
Agreed to.
THB sUNDRy CIVIL BILL.
Mr.. Cannon presented the conference !
report on the sundry civil bill, and IT was !
agreed TO.
The House then took a recess until $50. |
EVENING SESSION.
In spite of the inclemency of the weather |
the galleries of the House were packed t. |
their utmost capacity tonight, and hun |
dreds uf persons. unable TO obtain ingress, |
surged through the corridors.
THE NEw COURTS OF ArPEN.
The Speaker LAID before the House the |
Senate joint resolution amending the act |
establishing circuit courts of appeal 10y |
providing that such courts shall hold their |
first session on tue third Tuesday IN June, !
1891.
JURIsDICTIoN OF EXISTING COURTS.
MIR. Caswell, of Wisconsin, offered an |
amendment providing that nothing IN the |
original act shall be held or construed IN |
any way TO impair the jurisdiction of the !
United States IN any case now pending be- |
fore 1t III respect to any cause wherein q
writ of error or an appeal shall have been |
issued ont of or taken TO said court before
July /, 1891.
ETIICr OF THE RULES TO EXPEDITE B6sI-
NYss."
Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee took occa-
sion TO call attention 10 the fact that near
ly every important measure passed under
the present rules to expedite business
had to be amended by subsequent JOINT
resolution. This House had opened in con-
fusion, had continued in confusion, and II
looked as if it would end in confusion.
There WAS but one consolation and that
was that tomorrow the country would
say, The Lord g1veth aud the Lord
taketh away Blessed be the name OF the
Lord" laughter and applause.l
The amendment was agreed to and the
Joint resolution rs amended passed.
THE PosI-oFFICE BILL.
The conference report on the post-office
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed 10. The Senate amendment in-
creasing the appropriation for foreign mail
service 300, 900 to meet the requirements
of the postal subsidy bill Just passed was
accepted by the House conferrees.
DISAGREEMENT ON THE AGRICULTURAL BILL.
A disagreeing report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was presented. The
conmittee reported that they were tram