The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-04
ALL DAY AND NIGHT.
Both Houses Meet Early and are In Session
Late

S1OUh nOusES MOeL Early ana are IN session
Late.
WASHINGTON, March 3.--The senate met
at $3.50 a. M. and Immediately went into ex-
ecutive session. The doors were opened at
1915, when the general deficiency appro-
priation bill was taken up. and all amend
ments agreed to in committee of the whole
of last night, were ae reed to in bulk by the
senate, except the one striking out of the
house bill the paragraph giving months
extra pay to officers and employees of the
senate and house borne on the annual or on
session rolls. The amendment was disa
greed to and tn. paragraph was retained.
Official reporters of the senate and house
and employees of the law department of the
congressional library were added.
An amendment was adopted to
reimburse California, Oregon and Nevada
for moneys expended by them in the sup
preston of the rebellion-$2, ,451, 600 to CAL
ifornia, $225,O to Oregon, and $4O4 to
Nevada. The bill was then sent back to
the house. The conference reports on the
diplomatic and consular and the sundry
civil bills we're agreed to. The pension ap-
preparation bill conferees reported no agree
ment reached. Allison explained that the
disagreement was over an amendment
adopted by the senate that the provision
limiting the fees of pension attorneys to ~
in case of increased pensions should not ap-
ply to existing valid contracts.
The conference report on the copyright
bill was presented, explained by Platt and
agreed to. There were two points. however.
ON which no agreement had been reached.
The Sherman amendment, allowing i'm
portation. on the payment of tariff duties,
of foreign copies of copyright books, and
Ingalls, amendment allowing the importa-
tion of newspapers and magazines. Being
satisfied that no copyright bill could be-
come law with those two amendments,
Platt moved that the senate recede from
them. Lost. Further conference ordered.
The senate bill to incorporate the
National Conservatory of Music of
America, was taken from the calendar
and passed. The senate then passed about
sixty house pension bills. A resolution was
reported and agreed to directing the COM
mittee on finance to ascertain, in every pos
sible way, and report from time to time,
the effect of the tariff laws upon imports
and exports. growth, development and pro-
duction and prices of agricultural and
manufactured articles at home and abroad,
and upon wages, domestic and foreign,
with authority to sit at such tin es and
places AS the committee may deem advisl--
Die. Inc senate tLen Went INTO executive
session and at six y. III. took recess till
eight O'Clock.
When the house met after recess it was
found the wear and tear of the heavy work
the last few days had told heavily upon the
reading clerks and their voices as they read
the various measures sent to them were al.
most inaudible. Cutcheon, of Michigan,
submitted the conference report on the bill
to increase the number of the board OF
managers OF the national home for dis
ahled volunteers. As agreed TO, the bill
provides for eleven members and the names
of the following i'll addition to those al
ready appointed Edmund Morrill,. Alfred
Pearson, Wm. Il. Franklin, John G. Black,
George Steele, James Burnett, j. IL. Bone
brake and Francis Fessenden. Agreed to.
Butterworth presented the conference re-.
port of the Legislative bill. An agreement
was reached on all questions except the
senate amendment making the senator's
clerks annual employees. The report WAS
not adopted and further conference
ordered. Tho house non-concurred i'll
the senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill and conference was or
dsred. Cannon then offered a resolution
directing the house eonferees not to agree
to the senate amendment appropriating
80, 600 to enable the secretary of Rcrioul-
ture to collect and publish information ~
to the best methods of irrigatinR the arid
region. Adopted. The senate amendments
to the deficiency bill were nonconcnrred III
and conference waa asked for. The dis
agreeing conference report on the pension
bill WAS presented and fur
ther conference ordered. HIT then sub
mitted the conference report on she dipl0-