Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-04
THE LAST SESSION.
Transactions Of Congress To-day; Pare
well 10 Blair. L,arts, Hampton,
Ipgalls, Payne and spooner.
THANKS OF THE HOUSE TO SPEAK
IA REED.


Congress NJ work.
WASHINGTON. MarchH. the
conference report on the Copyright
bill had been agreed 10, Funfton OF
Kansas, presented the conference re-.
port ON the Agricultural Approprih.
tion bill, but the House refused 10 nc.
cept II; % 10 Ito. Further conference
ordered. The conference report on tho
Legislative Appropriation bill was
agreed to.
Cuicheon presented the conference
report on the blll for the reorganization
OF the army. Rejected, 10 10 81.
CutcheOn moved further conference.
Rejected, % 10 %, thus defeating tho
bill.
The Senate bill wns passed 10 incor-
p0fhtc the National Conservatory Of
Music Of America. A. the day broke,
Cannon, Of Illinois. called up tho dis.
agreeing report on the deficiency np-
ptOpriatiOn bill, the remaining points
Of difference being the appropriation
for the payment OF Genital Pacific
Railroad transportation OF trlon-
aud the payment VI the French spoil.
alton claims. The report was adopted.
Cog-woll, Missouri, moved that the
House rccedc from the disagreement
TO the French spoliation claims amend.
mcnt. Bulturworth, of Ohio, opposed
the motion vigorously and attacked
the proposition 10 puy the claims. lie
was frequently interrupted and the
House fell into n tumult. Fhe motion
was agreed 10, W to 81.
DOckcry offered u resolution, direct.
Ing the House confcrcua 10 iusift on the
disagreement 10 the Pacific railroad
items. Adopted. The House insisted
on the disagreement AZ 10 all the re-
manning points VA dispute.
Burrows tMich.) having taken tho
chair, Mckinley (Ohiol Offered the
following. THAT the thanks OF this
House hn pT,seulcd 10 Hon. Thomas
Is. Reed lot the nble, impartial aud dig.
nltitd manner la which lac has pfc.
sided over its deliberations auI Der.
formed the arduous aud important
dulles u speaker. Mills demanded the
ayes and noes.
the resolution was agreed 90, yeas
i52, nays III, strict parry vote. Tho
republicans Immediately bunt Into q
vollcy Of cheers which were Icdoubled
when Mills Inquired whether thiG was
n part Of the funeral services.
Cannon submitted the conference
report GA the mineral deficiency I'LL,
and while he was explaining the report,
the Speaker resumed the chair. HiH
Appearance WINS the signal for u wild
outburst from the republican side.
Papers and records were thrown In
the air, handkerchief waved aud for a
few momvnts the chamber rang with
cheers. But through the tuTmult the
Speaker was calm anu with a Few Wig.
ofou- strokes u his gavel he restored
order. Thou breckenridge OF Ken.
lucky, rising, paid his tribute Of res.
pect 10 the chairman Of The Committee
on Appropriations, Cannon. on the
iioor, In committee and In personal
contact, he said, Cannon's ways earn.
cd the gratitude Of the gentlemen on
the Democratic side. loud applause
from both sides Of the ohambcr.)
~ the SENATE.
After the passage Of the House bin
10 supply artificial limbs 10 pensioners
every three years Instead Of five yenfr.
tho conference report Of the bill for the
reorganization Of Tie artillery and IN
mntry forces u the army was reported.
Agreed 10.
Hawley explained that the report
prayed merely Tor change u the
organization and did not increase the
army.
The House bin for tho issue Of n
commission 10 Philip &. johnson rs
rear admiral In the navy anu 10 deliver
II 10 the widow was passcd.
A message from tue House proposing
further conference on the legislative
appropriation bill was presented aud
agreed 60.
At A. m. Allison returned 10 the
chamber and presented the conference
report on the legislative hill, the Sen.
ate recedIng from the amendment rs 10
the senator's CLERKS and session com.
mitlee clerks, leaving them still ut per
diem compensation. Report agfeedto
The conference report ON the
deficiency hill was prcsentrd.
Hale said that nearly all items
Ia dispute had been arranged.
The question II stlll unsettled as 10 the
Pacific railroad claims, payments TO
the widows OF Chief Justice Waite and
Justice Miller, the French spolaiiOn
claims and claims OF States for mOneys
expended In the late war and the war
Of 1919. While the report wns being
discussed, pascoc called attention 10
the fact that although there WIS a mo.
ton 10 reconsider the vote on the
copyright bill aud request the House 10
return the bill TO the Senate, tho bill
had b.en signed by the Speaker Of the
HOUSE and laid on ho table OF the
Nice-rresident. lie naked, lending
action ON Ills notion that the Vice.
President have his attention called 10
the motion.
The discussion upon pascoe's motion
to reconsider the yom agreeing 10 the
conference report on the copyright bill
occupied the attentlonof the Senate at
Intervals up 10 the hour Of taking 10.
cess. PasC0e complained that, uOtwlth-
standing his motion, the hill had been
hurried 10 the Nicc-Prosldent aud TO-
ceived the Nicc-prcsidenl's signature,
aud In now awaiting tho Prcsldent'a.
In the meantime, the conference re-
port on tho agricultural appropriation
bill had been agreed 10 aud partial
conference report on the deficiency
bill agreed 10, further conference. being
ordered. Al G;ij tho Senate took re.
cess TIL Ga. IN.
The Senate resumed lts session ut .
a. M, with the President la the
chair.
Pascoe's motion, made nj the night
session, TO reconsider the vote agreeing
10 the conference report ON the copy
right bill and 10 recall the bill WAS 10.
leatod.
Further conference report on the de-
hclency bill was presented and read.
Stewart complained bitterly Of the
aptiDn nj The pnu fprupa In ralpgfiuU IA.