Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-04

the agricultural bill was laid before he
Senate. complicated with the order Of u
House that its eonferees should mot asTee
| to the Senate amendment extending Til the
| lst Of January, 1899. the time for collsc-
tion Of statistics on irrigation and ap.
peopsiAtins $50 600 therefor. Such order,
Plumb, one Of the Senate coufePees,
| said. prevented full and feee conference
made = very embarrassing condition of
| things. Such Instructions was never b.
fcre given To the eonjerees OF either
House. He moved that the Senate decline
the conference or terms proposed BY the
Houee. This prcposi,iaa sas regarded By
Sherman, lGaSiis and German ~ rather
lacking in parliamentary courtesy. Shsr-
man suggested = rs solution that the House
acceptance Of the conference vas mot In
| the usual form; even that proposition vas
not found suitable and is was finally decid.
ed that the Senate conferees should meet
the House coaferees resolution, similar 10
the one ia the case Of ex- Senator McDon.
aid, that Ark re ported from the committee
of contingent expenses in the case of ex.
Senator Warner OF Alabama.
lngAlls called s,sen.ion to tho two cases
and spoke of them as extraordinary and
unprecedented. lie understood that Sena-
tors from the reeons,racsed states had not
only been paid back antetiar TO the date Of
their election. but sn,erior The re admission
of states. There ought 10 he seme report
in writing IN those cxses. The eemnnttse
that reported the resolutions ough, to in-
form the country why II was that 4aa 900
or $4,000 or $4,000 was imposed ON the
| contingent fund OF the Senate.
IL the Chains are valid they ought to 10
psid by appropriations in The deficiency
bill, but II they were Reataitous or donS-
tons that fact ought to be ststed.
Hale alluded sarcasdcsliy to the new
American enterprise that had started up 10
delsyisg claims for back pay in cases whsre
| senator's received all the compe nsation and
mileage that they were Justly entitled TO.
lie wished some committee would examine
and tell the Senate the extent Of that neld
of American enterprise, and how many
men, women and children were dependent
on il.
Objection made to Warmers resolution, 10
Was plsced on the calendar. and motion vas
mxde 10 reconsider the Mcdonald reso-
luton.
The Senate on motion of Cameron. went
into executive session. Doofs were opened
at 5 so. the Senate passed about fifteen
House pension bills. and at o'clock took
recess until S.
| A conference WAS ordered on the def
| cheney bill. aud Hale. Allison aud CockSell
were appointed conferees on the part Of the
| Senate.
The Senate insisted on the Hawaiian
cable - the diplomatic and consular appro-
| priston btl, and agreed to a further con-
ference, Hale stating that this was the only
mstter in dispute between the two houses.
All the House Pension bills on today's
calendar were passed, 100 going through in
about Nh hour.
| The concurrent resolution to print 10000
copies Of the testimony taken before the
coinage committee of the House was OBJ
jected to by Teller on the ground that It
was worthless and misleading. Resolution
defeated.
After a long debate the conference re.
port was agreed tc--yeGs "a, nays -.
Frye voted yea. Hale was not recorded.
The conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill Was agreed to.
At LIS the Senate proceeded TO execu-
tive business.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill was agreed to. Senate
amendment rs to the army reorganization
bill was non-concurred in; conference
ordered.
Simonds OF Connecticut submitted con-
ference report on the copyright bill.
The House bill for the transfer Of The
revenue cutter service from the Treasury
Department to the naval establishment WAS
taken up for consideration, and Gray spoke
in favor.
| Cackrell opposed the bill, but yielded
the floor and The conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the post Office
appropriation bill was also agreed to.
Frye asked Plumb what action was taken
ss to the appropriation for the foreign mail
service; he was told that it was left exactly
a. agreed 10 in the Senate. Frye ssid that
was satisfactory.
The conference report on the copyright
bill was presented, read and explained BY
Plat. He said it WAS the only agreement
that could be reached, failure to agree to
it would be equivalent to . defeat Of the
bill. II the report WAS sgreed to, 1t would
provide that books which were on the free
list under the Mckinley bill 1.-TWO copies)
could be imported free OF duty. II Left out
Shermsn's amendment. 1t left everyone
at liberty to import two copies Of foreign
books by paying duty on them and left
newspapers and magazines to be imported
provided they did not contain copyright
matter. That was all there was 10 the
matter. II took the place Of all the Senate
had been quarrelling about.
The House bill to transfer the revenue
cutter service was then taken up. Sherman
moved TO postpone further confederation
till the first Monday in December next.
Chandler protested against the unjust tfeat-
ment to which the bill hal been subjected.
Frye yielded the floor to PAsco. who. at
225 A. NJ, moved to reconsider the vote
agreeing to the conference report on the
copyright bill He also moved that the
House be requested to return the bill to
the Senate.
A vote was taken on the latter motion
which resulted; yeas l8; nays ~. with
no quorum. The call Of roll showed the
presence of ~ senators.
Allison suggested thst the call for yess
and nays be Withdrawn, and that no othsI
business would be done except the action on
the conference reports.
Pisit-Where will that leave the copy
right bill?
Allison--I doh't know.