Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-05

ence report on the Deficiency bill agreed
TO further conference being ordered.
AT 615 the Senate took recess till
@ a. m.
TOO LATE TO RECALL II.
The Senate resumed its session at Q
o'clock, with the Vice President in the
chair. The first matter OF any conse-
quence that came up was Mr.. Pasco'S
motion, made at the night session, to re-
consider the vote agreeing 70 the con-
ference report on the Copyright bill. and
to recall the bill. The vote upon the
motion was: Yeas, 2l: nays. 90. So
there was no further obstruction 10 the
bill.
4 further conference report on the
/ Deficiency bill was presented and read.
Mr.. Stewart complained bitterly ot the
action Of the cOnferees in rejecting the
amendment 20 reimburse the States Of
California. Oregon and Nevada for eN-
penseS incurred in SuppresSing the re-
| bellion-claims for which there were
judgments OF the Court-while proviS-
ion was made in the bill for the French
Spoliation claims, for which there was
no Judgment of a court. As soon as he
had stopped speaking the House amend
mcnt TO the bill for public building at
Clarksville, Tenn. reducing the amount
from $500 to SO, ,OOOl. was cOncurred
| in.
Then Mr.. Hale promised that the
Senate conferees on the Deficiency bill
would endcayor to secure a much as
possible of the action Of the Senate on
the bill. He consoled Mr.. Stewart by
assuring him that the senate was com
mitted TO the claims by vote and by SEN
timent and that II was only a matter OF
time when they would be paid. In con-
clusion he promised that the conferees
would make further report in a very
short time.
Mr.. Sherman then ln,erposed mo-
ton for an executive session, the CALLER
les were cleared and the doors closed.
1t was l0:4j when the doors were re-
opened, and then there was Il rush
through the corridors, up the wide mar
BILE staircases and to the elevators, and
in few minutes the spacious galleries
were filled with painting, eager noisy,
chattcring crowd.
DEFICIENCY BILL ADOPTED.
The Clerk OF the House then appeared
at the bar with Il message announcing
that the House had agreed TO the con-
ference report on the General Deficiency
bill. Immediately afterwards Mr.. Hale
presented the same conference report
TO the Senate aud moved It's adoption.
Mr.. Stewart asked what deposition
had been made Of the amendments that
were in dispute. He was Informed 10y
Mr.. Hale that the House cOniereeS
were so firm in their resistance TO these
amendments that il had become ques-
tion of giving up the amendments or
giving up the bill. In consideration
mainly of the large appropriation which
the bill contained the Senate cOnierees
had receded from the amendments and
the amendments were now out OF the
bill The report was agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan applied TO be excused
from further service in the Committee
on Foreign Relations. Mr.. lIoar OBJ
jected. and said that it would be- with
great regret that the Senate and the
country would see tine distinguished
Senator from Alabama Withdrawing
from that important committee. The
same sentiment was expressed by MesSr>.
Ransom, Cullum. Dawes. SpOoner and
German, and on motion OF the latter
the Senate declined to accede TO Mr..
Morgan's request.
On motion OF Mr. Edmuds commit
tee of two Senators was appointed TO
Join like commitsee on the part Of the
House TO wait on the President and in
form him that Congress was ready to
adjourn. Messrs. Edmunds and Cor
man were appointed OF the part Of the
Senate.
NATTER or COURSE.
Mr.. Ransom offered resolution,
which was unanimously agreed 10. ten
dering the thanks OF Congress TO the
Vice President for the courteous, digni-
fled and able manner in which ne had
presided over the deliberations Of the
Senate.
House bill for the protection OF the
lives Of miners in the Territories was
taken from the calendar and passed.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Mitchell, inStructing the Judiciary
Committee 10 inquire and report as to
the date when the laws relating 10
Chinese restriction expired, whether in
ls99 or 1894: also, when the Chinese
Exclusion Act Of lSSS shall expire. He
explained that the object was to have
new legislation on that subject before
existing laws ceased to operate. The
resolution was agreed to
At ll:3O Mr.. Mcpherson. the clerk OF
the House. presented 10 the Senate the
Deficiency bill. enrolled and signed 10y
the Speaker. aud it was Immediately
signed by the Vice President. who, in
company with members Of the Cabinet.
was occupying his room adjoining the
Senate.
Messrs. Blair. Evarts, Hampton, In
gals, Payne and Spooner-SiX OF the
members whose terms expired al noon
were in the chamber TO the last. and
gave no outward manifestation Of con-
Germ or regret at leaving the old familiar
hall, although now aud again one OF
their associates approached TO say fare
well.
Within ten minutes OF noon Mr.. ALI
son asked and obtained leave to nave
printed in the Rccord a summary Of the
apnropriations for this session. He said
that statement could not be prepared in
few days. To witty suggestion OF
Mr.. C0ckrell's, Mr.. Allison replied that
II would be "a fair, caudid statement OF
the situation, whatever it is. The
manner as well as the turn Of language
employed by Mr.. Allison gave rise to
laugh among Democratic Senators. u
know It will be bad enough" MIR. Cock
rclI addrd. but ii IL is fair and candid
we will be satisfied
The Senate then patiently awaited
the appearance OF the committee sent 70
notify the President that Congress was
ready to adjourn. A few minutes be-
fore - o'clock Father BasSett. amid the
laughter Of the crowded galleries, turn
ed the clock back five minutes short
~ afterwards he turned the hands back
six minutes, aud a third time he appear
ed and cheated Father Time out ol i'm
minutes more.
TIE committee then returned and re-
ported that the President had no further
communication TO submit, and the Sen
ate adjourned at I'D p. NJ lh' ei"'n
recording the time a 1902.
AND THE BAND PLAYED
Annie Laurie. and-the House Adlonrned
Immediately.
WAsmINcroN, March THE scenes
in the House during the night session
the last one OF its exiStence-wcre hard
lv up to the standard OF the scenes
whlch have made the Ffty-iirst Con