The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-01
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-When the house
met at Ii O'Clock this morning, the speaker
stated to the house that he had been IN
formed by the clerks that 1t had been
physically impossible to prepare tne
journal of yesterdays proceedings. in
view of this statement the reading OF that
document was postponed and the house
Immediately proceeded to vote on the mo-
tion to ask the senate for conference on
the shipping hill, as amended by the house
last night. The motion was agreed to
yeas, 1l;5: nays. 50.
Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois. (Mr. Crisp, OF
Georgia, having objected to the action
being taken by unanimous conSent) moved
to suspend the rules and agree to motion
that the house non-concur in the senate
amendments 10 the sundry civil appropra-
ton Dill, and accede to the request OF the
senate for a conference.
Mr. Caswell submitted the conference
report on the bill TO define and regulate
the jurisdiction OF the courts OF the United
States. Adopted.
The conference report on the bill estab-
fishing private land claim court was
agreed to
In the meantime, there were conferences
held between the Republicans and Demo
Gratis, the result being a tacit agreement
that none OF the contested election cases
should be called up and that the Demo
Gratis should not place any obstruction IN
the way of the appropriation bills. IN
pursuance of this agreement the sundry
civil and legislative appropriation bliis
were sent to conference without objection.
Mr. Hit, of Illinois, from the com
mittee on foreign affairs, reported back
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
Dill with a recommendation that ali tne
senate amendments be agreed to with the
exception of the amendment providing Tor
n cable between San Francisco and the
Hawaiian islands.
The recommendations were concurred IN
yeas, 122; nays, none-the roll being
called in order to emphasize the opposition
OF the house to the Hawaiian cable prop
osition The conference committee was
appointed.
agreement of the conference On the Indian
depredations bill and it was agreed to.
Mr. Thompson, of Ohio, from the com
mittee on judiciary, reported the follow
ing resolution: THAT Aleck Boardman,
judge of the United States district court
for The western district Of Louisiana, be
impeached for high crimes and misde-
nleanOrS."
Pending further consideration of the
resolution, public business was suspended
and the house proceeded to the considera-
tion of the resolutions regarding the late
James Phelan, of Tennessee.
At the close of the addresses, the house,
as mark of respect to the memory of the
deceased, adjourned, to meet at s O'Clock
tonight.
EVENING SESSION.
The house met again at o'clock.
The copyright bill, with senate amend
meuts, was presented.
Mr. Payson moved to concur with the
senate amendments Defeated-yeas, "a;
nays, 129-this being equivalent to nom
concurrence p
Mr. Payson, of Illinois, presented the
conference report On the bill to repeal the
timber culture law The bill repeals the
timber culture law, but saves the right of
all settlers The bill was laid over till
Monday.
Mr. Mckinley called up the bill provid-
ing that nothing in the existing law shall
be construed as affecting the treaty exist
ing between the Uni ed States and the
Hawaiian islands The bill was passed
without oppo;t ion.
The senate bill was passed to prevent
book-making and pool selling in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The death of Senator Hearst was an
nounced, and in respect to his memory the
house at 1850 adjourned until ~ O'Clock
Monday.