Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-19
the treaty could be carried out, and it
goes into effect April 1st.

goes into effect April 1st.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The senate today passed number of
pension bills, including bills increasing
pensions of the widows Of General Gus
ter, Admiral Wilkes and Daniel Ullman
to 500 month.
The copyright bill was taken up, and
Sherman's amendment to admit copy
righted books, ETC., printed in foreign
countries, on the payment of tariff duties,
was agreed to-; as was also an amend
ment by Frye, requiring maps, dramatic
or musical compositions, engravings,
cuts, prints, photographs, chromos or
autographs printed from plates made
in the United States, and an amend
ment by Ingalls, exempting newspapers
and periodicals from prohibition OF I'M
portation. The bill was then passed
yeas, So; nays, IA.
The senate then proceeded to consid-
Grafton of the substitute for the house
bill providing for the adjudication and
payment of claims arising from Indian
depredations. On vote being taken on
Edmunds' motion to strike out section
3, no quorum voted, and the senate took
a recess until s p. IN.
When it reassembled there was no
quorum, so an adjournment was soon
taken.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the absence of the speaker this
morning, the house elected Payson, OF
Illinois, speaker pro tenn. A conference
was ordered on the District of Columbia
appropriation bill, and on the military
academy appropriation bill.
The house then proceeded to further
consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill. The amendment to carry into
effect the agreement with the Occur de
Alene and other tribes of Indians, was
agreed to. The bill was then passed.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill.
In the geneeal debate, Blount, of
Georgia, argued against the shipping
bill, and Kerr, of Iowa, for it.
Cummings, of New York, advocated
his resolution protesting against the
persecution of the Jews in Russia.
O'Ferrall, of Virginia, argued against
the shipping bill. In the course of his
remarks he touched upon the silver
question, and declared that Grover
Cleveland was deeper down in the heart
OF the Democracy Of the country, than
any other living man. Whatever his
position might be today on silver coin
age, when the national convention spoke
in 1892, he would endorse the principles
of the platform, whatever they might
be.
Without disposing OF the bill, the
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CLUNIE PUSHING THINGS.
Representative Clunie, from the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds,
today reported to the house the senate
bill increasing the limit of the cost for
the site of public building in San
Francisco by $3.50, 900, with an amend
ment increasing the limit to 81 200, 900.
What remains after the site is purchased
is to be used to commence the construc-
ton of the building. This makes the
bill similar in effect to the bill reported
from the same committee January 18th.
THE CURRENCY DEGRADED.
Representative Sweet, of Idado, today
introduced resolution, the preamble ol
which sets forth that certain national
banks are refusing to loan money, ex-
cept upon contracts payable in gold
which tends to discredit the currency ol
the country. The resolution, therefore
provides that any national bank at
tempting to degrade the currency OF the
country by demanding other than law
full money, shall forfeit its charter.
THE TARIFF BILL CORRECTED.
The president has approved the joint
resolution to correct the error of punctu-
alton in the tariff act, relating to bind
ing twine, etc.
SPEAKER REED HI.
Speaker Reed is confined to his room
by a severe cold, which showed no signs