The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-04
ONLY A FEW HOURS MORE
FIFTY FIRST CONGRESS NEARING
IN UNLduENTED END.


to-day. after the reading of the Journal. the Sen
ate went INTO executive session. Half an hour
afterwards the doors were reopened and the
General Deficiency bill taken up. All the
amendments that had been agreed 10 in Com
mittee of the Whole last night were agreed TO
in a bulk. except as to four that were reserved.
including the French spoliation claims and
the Pacific railroad claims.
An amendment by Mr.. Plumb appropra-
ting $4,000 for the relief of citizens Of Okla
homa. who have been rendered destitute by
the drought of the past season, was agreed to.
The reserved amendments as 10 the pay
ment Of the Pacific railroad were agreed to.
On the reserved amendment IN relation to
the payment of French spOlatiOn claims. Mr..
Edmunds made point Of order that every one
Of them was a private claim. Oveuuled.
There was long discussion over an amend
ment in which dozen Senators participated.
Finally the vote was taken and the French
spoliation claims amendment was agreed to
Yeas. AL nays Il.
The reserved amendment striking out Of the
House bill paragraph giving a months extra
pay to the officers and employees Of the Senate
and House was disagreedtO and the paragraph
was retained.
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the words. And the official reporters % the
Senate and House" Agreed 10.
Mr. Steward offered an amendment To REIN,
burSe the States of California. Oregon and
Nevada moneys expended by them in the sup
preston Of the rebellion, s2.45l 1863 for Cali
fornia. S2i,456 for Oregon and -4O50i0 10 Ne
vada. AgTeedtO.
Mir Carlisle offered an amendment to the
extra months pay paragraphs 50 as 10 include
employees IN the Department OF the COngres-
sional Library. Agreed 10.
Mr. Daniel offered an amendment instruct
ing the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 re-settle
and pay the claims Of the States of New York
PENNSYLVANIA. Delaware, Virginia aud South
Carolina and the city of Baltimore on account
Of advances made in the war Of 1912 and ap-
propriating p 500 900 for that purpose, which
was agreed 10.
Mr.. Turpie offered an amendment to pay to
Silas q. Howe sl9.662 overpald taxes. and Mr.
Pierce offered an amendment to pay TO julius
Stahl S5 130 the amount of a judgment OF the
Court of Claims. Both amendments We're
agreed 10.
This finished the Senate action on the Gen
eral Deficiency bill and IL was then sent to
the House with Senate amendments.
The conference report on the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation bill las pre-
sented and agreed TO-
PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
In the Pension Appropriation bill the con
ferees reported that no agreement had been
reached.
Mr.. alison explained that the disagree
ment was over an amendment adopted by the
Senate that tie provision limiting fees Of
pension attorneys 10 p Gn cases Of increased
pensions) should not apply 10 existing valid
contracts, and he moved that the Senate re-
cede from that amendment. saying that he
did so merely TO test the sense Of the Senate
on that point.
Mr.. CockreH availed himself OF the moticf
! TO launch out into an exposure of the methods
| of pension sharks" IN the city of Washing
ton, reading and commenting upon the circu-
! lar OF one of them.
Mr.. Wolcott was unable to see anything
wrong in the circular. but he was informedby
Mr.. COckrell that if he could see no wrong
in such an Infamous swindle, hs lump OF
| consciousness in regard 10 honesty was very
| badly developed UAughter)
| The vote was taken on Mr.. AllisOn's motion
! and IL was rejected.
The Senate voted to insist on the amend
ment and TO ask for further conference.
The conference report on the Civil Appro-
! priation bill was presented as read last night
| and agreed 10.
Mr. Paddock inquired Of Mr. Allison what
! had become of an amendment put in by the
| Senate for a laboratory building for the agri-
| cultural department.
Mr. Allison informed him that the amend
ment had been surrendered by the conferees
at the urgent request Of the House conferees
Mr. Paddock expressed his surprise that d
| Senator from the great agricultural State OF
! Iowa had surrendered an amendment so i'm
portant to the agricultural interests of the
! country, and he intimated that the surrender
! had been made because the money apprO
priated for the building was needed for th,
| purchase Of malt by the House and the coast
/ survey building.
Mr.. Allison replied that when that Senator
! had more experience in the Senate and in the
| course of legislation. he would have learned
something of the methods with which bill.
are passed.
The House amendments on the report Of TN,
! Copyright bill were presented and agreed to
| There were two points. however. on which Nc
agreement had been reached-the Sherman
! amendment allowing the importation on pay
! ment of duty of foreign copyright books. anC
the ingalls, amendment allowing the importa
ton Of newspapers and magazines.
Mr.. Platt moved that the Senate recedeC
] from those two amendments.
Mr.. Sherman argued in support of hii
amendment, and said that without il he
would not feel at liberty To vote for the bill
Mr. Reagan argued against the motion 4
recede If the Senate should recede. then h'
hoped the "Iniquitous bill would be defeated.
Mr.. Daniel argued against the motion TO re
| ttflt. Niuoui INC Nilfliitu hlufuilillfui lil'
bill would be. he said. n relic Of barbarism. III
! sole purpose being 10 put up bar against th'
! knowledge of the world.
A division Of Mr. Platt's motion having becI
called for. the question was taken first in tn,
! motion 10 recede from the Sherman amend
| ment The motion was defeated-2s To 3S.
So the Sherman amendment was insisted on
| The same course was taken with Ingalls,
| amendment without division. and furthe
conference was ordered.
Among the bills taken from the caenda
| and passed was Senate bill 10 incorporate III,
! National Conservatory of Music of America
The Senate then proceeded 10 the considera
| tlon of House pension bills on the calendar
After passing about sixty such bills bushes
was laid aside temporarily and resolution
was agreed to directing the Committee on III
| nance TO ascertain and report the effect of tn
| tariff laws upon the imports and exports, tn
| production and price of manufactured arti
! cles at home and abroad. and upon wages
domestic and foreign. and TO sit at such place
! as the committee may deem advisable.
| House bills 10 create the Eastern division
of the Northern Federal Judicial district o
| Georgia and 10 create new division in tn
Northern Judicial district Of Georgia wer
| passed.
A message from the House announcing IN
| appointment of House conferees on tn
Agricultural bill was laid before the Senat
with an order tina, its conferees should no
| agree To the Senate amendment appropriatinl
900 for the collection OF statistics ol
irrigation. Mr.. Plumb said that such in
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