Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-03-04
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
TIE WORK OF CONGRESS.
Busy Scenes in Both Houses
Until a Late Hour.
The new YORK TUNNEL INQUEST.
Fifty Persons Killed in a
Wreck in Russia.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN CHILL.
Another Victim of Jack
the Ripper.
PROGRESS OF The war IN CHILL.

Another VlCClm OF Jack
the Ripper.
THE FIFTY.FIRsT CONGRESS-.
Several Conference Reports Agreed to
by the House and Senate-Evening
Sessions in Roth Branches.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The senate met
at $50 this morning and Immediately went
into executive session.
The doors were reopened at 1915, when
the general deficiency appropriation bill
WAS taken up and all the amendments that
had been agreed to in committee of the
whole last night were agreed to in bulk by
the senate except as to four that were re-
served-including the French spoliation
claims and the Pacific railroad claims.
The conference report on the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill was pre-
scented and agreed to. On the pensions
appropriation bill tho conferees reported
that no agreement had been reached.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill which was present
ed and read last night, was taken up and
agreed to.
The house amendments to the senate bill
to establish certain ports of delivery in
Alaska territory Producing the senate
amendments from $25, 900 to $780, 0O were
concurred in.
After long discussion on the copyright
bill conference report Mr.. Platt's motion to
recede from the Sherman aud Ingalls,
amendments was divided and the vote was
taken first on receding from the Sherman
amendment.
The motion was defeated-yeas %, nays
SO
So the Sherman amendment was retain
ed.
The Ingalls, amendment was retained
without division and further conference
was ordered
After other business the senate, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Cameron, went into executive
session. The doors were opened at $50;
the senate passed about fifteen house pen
sion bills and at o'clock took a recess I'M
til o'clock.
A conference was ordered on the def
cheney bill and Messrs. Hale, Allison and
Cockrell were appointed conferees on the
part of the senate.
The senate insisted on the Hawaiian ca
BILE to the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill and agreed to further con-
ference, Mr.. Hale stating in reply to
question by Mr.. Cockrell that that was the
only matter in dispute between the two
houses.
All the house pension bills that were on
to-day's calendar were passed, 100 going
through in about an hour.
Mr.. Gray moved to take up the house
bill for the transfer of the revenue cutter
from, tho 6aportrnopt 70
the naval establishment. Agreed to.
The committee report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was presented and agreed
to.
The conference report on the post Office
bill WAS presented and
agreed to.
The conference report on the copyright
bill was then preseted, read and explained
by Mr.. Platt.
port was agreed to-yeas 81, nays 10.
The conference report on the agricult-
ural appropriation bill was then, at 12:45
presented and agreed to.
At 1:15 the senate proceeded to execu-
tive business.
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 heavily
upon the reading clerks, and their voices
as they read the various measures sent to
them were almost inaudible.
Mr.. Cutcheon of Michigan submitted the
conference report on the bill to increase
the number of board of managers of the
National Home for Disabled Volunteers.
AS agreed to the bill provides for eleven
members and name the following in addi
fo fh0oo o1roo6x- anrninfa1. Edmund
N. Morrill,, Alfred L. Spearson, William
B. Flanklin, John G. Black, George w.
Steele, James Burnett, J. H. Bonebrake
and Francis Fessenden.
The report was agreed to-yeas 124, nays
133-the speaker casting the deciding vote.
Pending action Mr.. Butterworth of
Ohio presented the conference report on
the legislative bill. An agreement is
reached on all questions except the senate
amendment, making senator's clerks an
nual employees. The report was adopted
and a further conference ordered.
Mr.. Funston of Kansas moved to non
concur in the senate amendments to the
agricultural appropriation bill. The mo-
ton was agreed to and a conference was
ordered.
Mr.. Morrow of California presented
disagreeing conference report on the pen
sion appropriation BILL and further con-
ference was ordered.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois submitted the con-
ference report on tho diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill.
After debate the conference report was
rejected-yeas SO, nays 1856.
The house then took recess until $50.
In spite of the bad weather the galleries
of the house were packed when the house
met after the recess
The conference report on the postofdce
appropriation bill was submitted by Mr..
Bingham of Pennsylvania and agreed to.
Mr.. Funston of Kansas submitted disa-
greeting report on the agricultural appro-
priation bill and with it the following reso-
luton, tthat the house ask for free con-
ference"
The report was agreed to and the bill
was returned to the conference.
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was agreed to.
The house is quietly disposing of con-
ference reports. There is an entire alb
sence of the excitement which generally
attends the last nights session of congress.
The members in attendance appear to be
tired out and are waiting only to pass the
necessary legislation.
The conference report on the Indian bill
was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Cutcheon the senate
| amendments to the army re-organiza ton
bill were non-concurred in and confer
| snce was ordered.
Mr.. Simons of Connecticut submitted
the conference report on the copyright
| bill.