The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-04

division and a further conference was ordered.
The Senate bill appropriatng SlOO, 900 Tor eX-
tending The military quarters al Fort Abraham
Lincoln, n. Dak., was passed
The Senate bill to incorporate the National
Conservatory OF Music of America was taken
from the calendar and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the consider
aIion OF The House pension bills on the calendar,
and after passing about sixty such bills business
was laid aside temporarily.
A resolution was reported and agreed 10 direct
Ing the Committee on Finance to ascertain In
every practicable way and report from time to
time the effect OF the tariff upon imports ana
EXPORTS; the growth, development, production
and prices of agricultural and manufactured
articles at home and abroad and upon wages,
domestic and foreign; with authority TO sit at
such times and places as the committee may
deem advisable.
Manderson was appointed a member OF the
COMMITTEES on Rules In place OF ingalls,, resigned
Casey a member OF the Committee on Agrtcul-
ture In place OF Blair, resigned, and Mcpherson
q member OF the Select Committee on Pacific
Railroads in place OF Hearst, deceased.
resolution to pay ex-senator Mcdonald OF
Arkansas his pay as Senator from March 4,
1867 Ill he was paid was reported and agreed to.
A resolution similar 10 the one In the case OF
| Mcdonald was reported from the Committee on
Contingent Expenses IN the case OF ex-senator
Warner OF Alabama.
An objection was made aud 1t was placed on
the calendar, and motion was made 10 recon-
slider he Mcdonald resolution.
The senate then went into executive session,
ana at o'clock took recess until O'Clock.
the Hawaiian cable amendment TO the Diplo.
matte and Consular Appropriation BIZ, and
agI ced 10 further conference, Hale stating that
II was the only matter In dispute.
All the House pension bills that we're on the
calendar were passed. In all 260 of them wer e
passed to-day and tonight, their passage not
Occupying much more than an hour
Tie concurrent resolution TO print 10000
copies OF The testimony taken before the Coinage
Committee OF the House was objected TO by
Teller on the grounds that II was worthless aud
misleading. Those WHO desired 10 understand
the question had other sources of reliable
Information, but that te'timony seemed
TO have been taken for tie purpose OF
o6scuring and hiding the truth.
The objection was sufficient TO defeat the res
oluiion.
Gray moved 10 take up tie House bill for the
transfer OF the Revenue Marine Service from
the Treasury Department To the navy estab-
lishmeni. Agreed to-ayeS 80 noes %, aud the
bill was taken up Tor cOnsde' alton.
CocErell opposed the bill, but yielded the floor,
ana the conference report On the Indian Appro-
prlstion Bill was presented and agreed 10.
1he conference report on the POstoihce Ap-
propriaiion Bill was:presented aud agreed to-
Jhe confer enee report oa the Copyright BIZ
was then presented and explained by Patt. He
said II was The only agIeement that could be
reached, and Il failure 10 agree 10 il would be
equivalent TO Inc def-2l OF he bill. II tile report
WAS agreed 10 It would provide that books which
are on The Tree list under the Mckinley bill 1.-TWO
cOpIesl could b. imported free OF duly. Ii left
Out Sherman's amendment. 1t left every one at
liberty to import Two copies OF foreign book by
paying duty on thrm, and II left newspapers aud
mhEdLlLCS ~ bC l4tiLuItGu, pEONil6u tey ulu mol
contain copyI gifted matter That was all there
was to the agre- ment and il took the lace OF all
that The Senate had been quarreling about.
Sherman SAID the Senate eouierfeeS had sur
rendered what had been Twice voted for by de-
cisive maIolites Of the Senate. Contrary to par
| llameutaiy usage, majority OF the Senate con
| ferees had been made up OF Senator 5, s,opposedHO
t"c action % rtr Senate or The bill. Ifs eIec,
I o.'lhe prapa-'-loa, d. it Go" stood, was 70 make
tae Copyright an exclusive Wuuppuly. 1t also
/ oOk Assri ard lie c't oi iag1liA ameudmen
! aud De WouiG Vote against iE
| CocSreii defruded The report, aud Gray stated
7 why ie rad not s.gned o.. Grsy said lie should
mOHfu size -gte5i 0f Ihe bill-defeated uy reason
. oT tie publishers They had uoI show i wiling
ness 30 roHcete single ictd o. tAeir claim. Tie
bill bro 'a he ala ie Haleg.ight M their interest
lie oIEie -Hc5 r1tett r. the Pension Appf0
1fiL-ioF hi5l wis a-T ta To-
~ =5tfe oG si.s aapy1-At conference was
cont!nuesls 9i Ins} SIC conference report was
aglCgd To- ages -. uges =. as follows. Ayes-
/ Ai9fich, Alien, CNaud ~, La7,eS. DiXon, D0iFb,
/ kdu nd>. Farweil, F.ye HdwIev. fiiscock
Hca. jones OF Nevada Asctiilits. Morsiu. Pdsco.
Pie c-. FiaIt, Sawyer SnDt,s- SpJou1T, stanford.
/ 5ieWaiz Warren. N5Shburp. IS Is aV0lC0tt-
q. Nee$-hals, Se3Iy, t~Hs Cafiisis- =. g,
/. Cnse, t0'inHi4 Daniel, f4.kder, Gormsn. Cray,
I iuEss, AsEna, Morgan, feltiETeW. Plumb
I Elns 10 she nad, Wsithaa-I9.
tls r9nIei slt5 report on tie Agricultural
Bill was lresr-ttl and az eed tC, aud az .
o'clock the Ssnz'e proceeded to executive bust
uey>.
u is probable tBst lhs vo,e on the copyright
conference IS not anal. ~ Fasco charged MS
Yole, evidently With Tie III. sn-'l o. moving Z
reCunSlgelIlfOn.
After The doors were reopened ingalls, called
| attention 10 the necessity OF making provision
| for lie payment OF s., 100000, bOuds of The Dis.
! tfiCt OF Columbia ltllug due tn January aud
MY. 1892. Provision for them tn the u strict
l.Lw was left out 90 conference and ibe House had
| jast passed blll which lie ASKED the Senate 10
! pass
After short discuss on the bill was passed
! without amendment.
The House LI,l TO TdH sfer the Revenue Cutter
| Service having been aNen up, Sherman moved
to post one ltS further consideration tIl the lit ST
MOndaF In Decemb- next, and Chandler pro-
| tested against The uuI-st treatmenttO which the
| bill was subjected.
! Gray yielded TIE floor to PascO, who, at . 20
| In tie afternoon moved to reconsider The vote,
| agreeing TO the cOuir euce report on the Copy
! right BIll, and also mpyed that the House be re-
! quesled 10 return The ul tO-the Senate.
vote was taken ou the latter motion and
| resulted: Ayes 10, noes -. No quorum.
Allison suggested that the CAL for the ayes
and noes be withdrawn, and that no other Dus-
ness be done, except action Oh, conference re-
ports.
irat-Where will that leave the Copyright
Bill? AlsOu-I don't know.
Hale moved, al 3 80 o'clock that The Senate
recede from the HaWailaurca5ie amendment
TO lie Diplomatic aud Consular Appro.
priatiOu Bill, the only question between
Tie two houses on that bill. being convinced
that II would be useless 10 attempt any further
confe ence on the subject.
HE motion was agreed to and the bill now
| goes TO lie President.