The Delta independent., 1891-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
sA1unpAY, FEBRUARY %.


SESATE.-The House amendment to the
direct tax bill was agreed to without dl-
vision. The bill now goes to the Prcsl-
dent
The House bill granting q pension of
g, 200 70 the widow Of Admiral Porter
House bill to provide for the reorganiza-
tion Of tho artillery force Of the army was
passed.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the ILdian appropriation bill and 1t was
passed. The land court bill as amended
by the House WAS agreed to, also the cois-
ference report on the bill to repeal the
timber culture laws.
Senate bill appropriating 300, 900 for o
public building Ut Boise City, Idaho, was
passed.
Tho postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up but not disposed Of.
number of bills Of minor Importance
wero passed.
HousE.-The conference report on the
shipping bill was agreed to.
The conference report on the bill to
regulate and define the Jurisdiction OF the
courts Of the United States was adopted.
The conference report on the bill estab-
fishing private land claim court was also
agreed to.
The agreement of the conferees un the
TO.
MONDAY, MARCH 2.
SESATE.-Mr. Frye called up the House
amendment to the tonnage subsidy bill and
II was agreed 10. The bill now goes to the
President
Senator Manderson OF Nebraska was
elected president pro TEN. of the Senate.
The House DILL relating to the treaty Of
| reciprocity with the Hawaiian Islands was
passed; also House joint resolution appro-
priaiing 81, ,O00, ,0Oo for the Improvement of
the Mississippi River, to be Immediately
available.
The conference report on the bill as to
claims for Indian dcpredations was pre-
| scnted and agreed to.
Tho postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up, and Mr.. Frye, in place Of
the amendment which he had offered on
Saturday night offered one appropriating
81, 1000 for TRANSPORTATION OF foreign
mails. The amendment was adopted and
the bill passed. The agricultural appro-
priatiou bill was passed.
Tho deficiency bill Was considered but
went over.
HorsE. motion OF Mr.. Payson Of
Illinois the conference report on the bill to
repeal the timber culture law was agreed
70.
After the passage OF number Of uniu-
portant bills, Mr. Bingham of Pennsyl-
yania moved TO suspend the rules and pass
the Senate bill for the erection OF new
mint building in Philadelphia At y cost OF
| not TO exceed 8, 600, 0Oo, and providihgtfor
the sale of the present mint property.
| This motion gave rise to considerable de-
bate, but the motion 10 suspend the rules
and pass the bill was finally agreed to-
| yeas l5S. nays vi.
MIR. Fowler moved TO suspend the rules
aud pass the Senate bill for the erection Of
| the new custom house in the city of New
York. The motion was carried and the
| bill passed.
The Senate bill TO give the wife of Ad-
miral Porter pension of &, 800 passed.
Tho bill to provide for the inspection OF
live cattle, hogs and the carcasscs and
| products thereof, which are the subjects
| Of Interstate commerce, passed.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5.
| SESETE.-The deficiency appropriation
dill was considered. MIR. Plumb offered
an amendment appropriatinH esu,00a for
the relief OF the ciiizcus of oklaho ot,,a, VIII
have been rendered destitute by the un-
| caampled drought Of the past season.
| Agreed 10, Tho payment of the French
spoitation clnims was agreed 10, and the
| bill passed.
Conference reports on the diplomatic
bill, the pensions bill, and the sundry civil
bill were adopted.
Over one hundred pension bill. were
| passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was
| passed.
The con ference reports on the copyright
bill aud the agricultural bill were asrce,l
to.
HousE.--Coufercnco reports on the fol.
lowing bills were agreed To: The bill to
| increase the number Of managers of the
| soldiers home; the sundry civil bill; the
| postofiice appropriation bill; the Indian
appropriation bill the copyright bill.
resolution WAS reported and agreed to,
to continue the committee on Immigration
during the recess.
Tno House bill was passed to supply
| artificial limbs tn Il hr,NtA
| instead of fivc Year,.
On motion of Mr. Grout of Vermont n
bill was passed to provide for the payment
OF the bonds OF the District of Columb bia
falling duo on the lst of July, lsgl and
ls9a.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4.
SESArE.-Thc Senate was in session all
night.
After the passage OF the House bill to
| supply artificial limbs to pensioners every
twnS instead OF five years, the con.
ference roror: on the bill for the reor-
ganization OF the artillery and infantry
| forces of the navy was reported and
agreed TO. This does not increase the
| sire of the army,
Conference reports on the Legislative
appropriation bill, the agricultural appro-
priation bill and the deficiency bill were
agreed to.
MIR. Morgan applied to be excused from
| further service on tho committee on for
eign relations.
MIR. Hoar objected and said II would be
with great regret that tho Senate and the
| country wolld see the distinguished SEN
| ator from Alabama Withdraw from that
committee. Tho like sentiment was
expressed by Messrs. Ransom, Cullom,
Dawcs, Spooncr and German. md on
motion OF the latter Senator tho Senate
acclined TO accedc 10 MIR Morgan's $ request.
Word was received from the President
that he had no further communications to
mako and tho Senate was declared ad-
iourned, sine die.
HousE-Tho scenes In tho House at tho
night scssion-.the last one of its existence
-wcrc hardly up TO the standard of the
scenes which have made the Fifty first
Congress memorable. Conference report
after conference report was presented,
but they created only a slight ripple on
the smooth surface of the proceedings.
Senate bill was passed to Incorporate
the National Conservatory of Music OF
America.
On motion Of MIR. Washington OF Ten
nessee, Senate bill was passed for the
erection of a public building at Ciarkviitc,
Tennessee, with an amendment fixing the
limit OF cost ut tis, 900.
Conference reports were agreed to on
tho copyright bill, tho legislative bill and
the deficiency bill.
A resolution OF thanks to tho Speaker
was adopted by u strict party vote --l5a
20 llh After u short speech by Speaker
Reed the House was declared adjourned
gtnc die.