The Portland daily press., 1891-03-03
Tonnage smI's Last Chance Gone.


WASHINGTON, March 3.-After the jOurn;
al was read the shipping bill was taken up
in the House. A free ship amendment made
by Mr.. Vest was killed and the bill as re-
ceived from the House cOncurred In.
Mr.. Manderson wa inducted into Office as
President pro TEN, and a vote of thanks was
given the retiring president, Mr.. ingalls,.
The reciprocity treaty with the Hawaiian
Islands and the post Office bill passed.
The Pacific railroad committee was given
leave to sit in recess.
The report on the bill suspending the law
regarding life-saviug appliances for steam
boats for one year passed.
The vote which passed the House bill re
garding the court of claims under the so
called Bowman act was recousidered, all Sen
ate amendments were eliminated and the
bill again passed, TINS securing a passage in
both houses.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds, the select-com
mittee to establish university of the United
States was continued during the recess.
Consideration of the deficiency bill was
proceeded with. The item to pay the widows
of Chief Justice Waite and Justice Miller
one years salary of Sl0,500 and $4,000 were
opposed by Mr. Berry as an unauthorized
gift of the peoples money. and advocated
by Mr. blackburn. who said 1t was the set
tied practice of Congress to give years
salary to the family of every Senator,
Representative or official Of Congress, who
died in the public service. The bill was
agreed to and the Senate took recess until
o'clock.
A resolution authorizing the committee on
rules to sit during recess was agreed to with
an amendment instructing the committee tC
consider and report what changes, III any,
ought to be made in the observances OF the
Senate in regard to paying honor to deceased
members.
The Senate transacted considerable impor
tant business at its evening session and al
80 a: m. adjourned, after holding short exer.
cises In honor of the late Senator Hearst.
All Signs Point to the End.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The House non,
concurred In the Senate amendments to the
Indian bill and sent it to conference.
Mr.. Hit OF Illinois presented a message
from Brazil thanking the United States fol
conrtesies shown the new Republic.
The conference report on the bill to repea
the timber culture law was agreed to.
Mr.. Cutcheon moved that the House non.
concur In the amendments to the military
bill, but on point of order the bill was sem
to committee. first. Of the whole, and then to
the milittry committee.
The bill for the erection of a new min
building at Philadelphia was passed, also q
bill providing for new custom house al
New York.
Mr.. Boutelle offered the bill providing fol-
pension to Mrs d. d. Porter, which passed
The Dill granting pension to Mrs. Judsor
Kilpatrlck also passed.
MIR. McComas Of Maryland submitted thu
conference report on the District Of Colum
ola appropriation bill, which was agreed to
MIR. Lehlbach presented the report of tut
CIVIL service committees investigation Of th'
workings of the service.
Mr.. Symonds of Connecticut presented the
conference report on the copyright bill aRt
asked for further conference. 1t was so or
dered. The post Office bill also went to con
ference.
When the House met this evening every
thing showed that the dying hours of Con
| gress were approaching. The attendance O
members was unusually large and every sec
ond member was seeking to obtain recogni
| ti0D from the Speaker for the passage o
| some special measure. The galleries wer
| filled, and many persons unable to gain ad
mission strolled through the corridors,
At one o'clock the House adj 0urned to /
| a. m.
Public Debt Statement.
| WASHINGTON, March 2.-fhe public deb
| was increased 81, ALSO during the pas
| month. The total cash in the treasur,
| amounts to S693, ,520.063. The aggregat
debt is 81 ,543, ,1O9,S59.
Washington Notes.
The President today sent to the Senate th
nomination of Henry G. Ide of Vermont, +
be land commissioner at Samoa, vice Henr,
| IL. Athert0n, de lined.
Senator Frye, chairman Of the Senate Pa
cifc railroad committee, reported to the Sen
ate yesterday bill for the settlement Of tn
Indebtedness of the railroads to the govern
ment An extension of time Is granted wit
sliding rate of interest.
The conference on the diplomatic an
consular bill have agreed ON all points a
issue. The Sandwich Island cable clause
retained, as Is the raising of the rank Of tn
Central American and Mexican missions.
The conferees on the sundry civil bill will
report to the houses raising the approprii
tiOn for the worlds fair S5O,000 The tott
Of the bill Is $37. sos, 1863. being less than th
estimates by Sl,3Ol,719. Almost all tn
lighthouse appropriations are retained
| Nearly all general subjects for approprla