Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-04
IN THE SENATE.
A Number Of Amendments to the Defici-
ency Bill Agreed To.

A Number of Amendments to the Defici-
ency Bill Agreed To.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate
met at 9 80 this morning, and immedi-
ately went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at 10:15,
when the general deficiency appropria-
ton bill was taken up and all the
amendments agreed to in committee of
the whole last night, were agreed to in
bulk by the senate, except as to four
that were reserved, including the
French spoliation claims and the Pacific
railroad claims.
Plumb offered an amendment appro-
priating $50, 900 for the relief of citizens
of Oklahoma who were rendered desti-
tute by drought. Agreed to.
Plumb desired to have an amendment
offered and agreed to, distributing
among the various departments of the
government q number of census Office
cease, but Edmunds objected, on the
subject and interfered with the opera
ton of the civil service rules, those
clerks not having had to 60 through the
forms of civil service examination.
The amendments providing for pay
ments to the Pacific railroads were
agreed to without division.
The next reserved amendment was
that for the payment of the French
spoliation claims. The discussion was
carried on at much length by Stewart,
Hoar, Evarts, Sherman, Edmunds, Rea-
gan, Spooner, Blair, Hale, Daniel and
Hawley. Finally, German having ap-
pealed to the senators to stop the dis
cussion before it was too late, vote was
taken and the French spoliation claims
amendment was agreed to-yeas, Al !;
nays, IA.
The last reserved amendment that
striking out of the house bill the para
graph giving months extra pay to Of
ficers and employees of the senate and
house, borne on the annual or the ses-
sion rolls, wasdisagreed to, and the par
agraph was retained.
Faulkner moved to add to the para
graph the words land official reporters
OF the senate and house." Agreed to.
Stewart offered an amendment to re-
imburse California, Oregon and Nevada
for moneys expended by them in the
suppression of the rebellion-$2,4 ,451 900
to California, 1925. 900 to Oregon, $404,
600 to Nevada. The amendment was
agreed to without division.
Carlisle offered an amendment to the
extra months pay paragraph so as to
include employees of the law depart
ment of the congressional library.
Agreed to.
The conference report on the diplo-
matte appropriation bill, including the
provision for the Hawaiian cable, was
adopted.
The senate bill to incorporate the
National Conservatory of Music of
America, was taken from the calendar
and passed.
The senate then proceeded to consid-
Grafton OF the house pension bills on the
calendar. After passing about sixty
bills, business was laid temporarily
aside, and resolution was reported and
agreed to, directing the committee on
finance to ascertain in every practicable
way, and report from time to time, the
effect of the tariff on imports and ex-
ports on the growth and development
and production and prices of agricul.
tural and manufactured articles, at
home and abroad; also wages, domestic
and foreign, with authority to sit at
such times and places as the committee
may deem advisable.
Manderson was appointed a member
Ingalls,, resigned; Casey, member of
the committee on agriculture, in place
of Blair resigned, and Mcpherson,
member of the select committee ON Pa
cifc railroads, in place OF Hearst, de-
ceased.
A resolution to pay ex-senator Nc
Donald, of Arkansas, his pay as SEN
ator from March 4th, 1867, till he was
paid, was reported and agreed to. A
resolution similar to the one in the case
of Mcdonald, was reported from the
committee on contingent expenses, in
the case of Senator Warner, of Alabama.
Objection was made, and it was placed
on the calendar, and motion was made
to reconsider the Mcdonald resolution.
The senate then went into executive
session, and at p. m. took a recess
until s O'Clock.