New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04
VARIOUS MEASURES BEFORE TIE SENATE.

VARIOUS MEASURES BEFORE TIE SENATE.
Washington, March BIN tho Senate today tho
Senate bill to Incorporate the National Conservatory
Of Music Of America was passed
The Senate then considered House pension bs
on the calendar and after passing about sixty such
bills, that business laid aside temporarily. a
resolution reported aud agreed TO. directing tho
Committee Finance TO ascertain in every practicable
way and to report from time time the effect Of the
tariff laws upon the imports and exports the growth,
development and production and prices OF agricultural
and manufactured articles at home and abroad, and
upon wage, domestic and foreign, with authority TO sit
at such times and places as the committee may deem
advisable.
Mr.. Henderson, president pro tenn, was appointed
member Of the Committee on Rules, I'm place of Mr.
ingalls, resigned: Mr.. Casey. a member Of the Com
mtcc on Agriculture. in place Of Mr. Blair resigned,
and Mr.. Mcpherson, member Of the Select Committee
on the Pacific Roads. in place Of Mr.. Hearst deceased.
There was some discussion the policy Of leaving va
canc.cs that arc TO in committee, on account Of
the retirement OF Senators open until the meeting of the
next Congress when they can be filed after due de
liberation Mr. ingalls, and Mr. Hale took the ground
that The vacancies should not be filed now, except In
cases where committees to sit during the recess.
Mr. German admitted the correctness Of that view and
said that his side Of the chaVbcr regarded the appoint
ments Of to-day temporary only.
4 resolution to pay cX senator Mcdonald Of Ar.
kansas. his pay senator from March 4, lo0I, III no
was paid was reported aud agreed TO.
4 similar resolution reported in the case Of eN-
Senator Warner, Of Alabama. Mr.. ingalls, called at
tcntlon TO the two cases and spoke of them eX-
traordinary and unprecedented. He understood that
thc senators from the reconstructed states had not
only been paid back anterior to the date Of their cleo
ton but anterior the rcadmisslon Of the States.
There ought 10 be report In writing In those
ca,es The committee that reported the resolutions
ought 10 Inform the country why ID was that twenty five
or thirty or forty thousand dollars imposed on tho
contingent fund Of tho Senate II the claims were
valid they ought to be paid by appropriations in the
Deficiency bill, and II they were gratnities or dona
lions that fact ought to be stated. Mr.. Hale also
oppo,,cd the resolutions. Objection was made TO the
Warner resolution and II placed on the calendar,
and a motion was made to reconsider tho Mcdonald
resolution.
The senate then, on motion of Mr.. Cameron went
into executive session. The doors were opened az ten
minute, 10 g. the senate passed about fifteen House
pei -on bills and at O'Clock took recess until
O'Clock. . 49, , . .,o -
At the night session Mr. Gray moved to take up
the House bill for the transfer OF the Revenue Marine
service from the Treasury Department 10 the Navy
Department Agreed to-yeas 80, nays % aud the
bill was taken up for consideration. Mr.. Gray spoke
Mr.. Cochrcll opposed the bill. but yielded the floor
and tho conference report on the Indian Appropriation
bill agreed 10.
Tho conference report the Postofce Appropriation
Mr. FRYE ashcd Mr.. Plumb what action had been
taken as to the Appropriation for the toFeEh Ihal
sTvlre and was told that II had been left exactly as
ID had been agreed TO III the senate MI Frye SAID
that was satisfactory.