Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-03
LAST NIGHTS WORK.
,.,fIouse. OF Congress Mt Work Until After
Midnight.

nee REPORTS AGREED To-BUT FEW INTER
nsTISG BITS OF DEBATE.
n Senate was in session until 1:55 O'Clock
this iprning. After The STARS report closed
yesterNv afternoon a resolution offered BY MI
PLUMP agreed to authorizing 80 'e,ee :,
eornn,,ngtp Paei6c railroe Caas-.s
conc pring the rSce-o y. e'.es .,a
agreed to on sePo. y;se-sarinp appliances
on steamers on hili as = or bavs Of the United
states (suspen,ing Iteration of the law for
one year from Arel, 1891. The following
0iiis were taken fbn the calendar and passed;
senate bill auth izing the construction Of a
railway upon the government reservation at
hort Monroe, Va.
senate joint reolution authorizing Brig.
SCI. mos L. Cssef. chief of engineers, United
~ army. to accept from the president OF
da errench republic diploma comforting the
decoration Of officer Of the National Order of
'h9 Legion of Honor
,c house bill sppropriating go n996 aa. u e
lite 1sRicULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
The agricultural appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Carlisle made a point Of order against
the committee amendment allowing sorghum
sugar manufacturers the use of distilled spirits
free of tax The point was that Il was general
legislation on an appropriation bill. After the
question had been discussed at much length
the point of order was submitted to the Senate
BIZ the Vice President, and the amendment was
ruled to be in order-yeas 20, nays q.
The amendment was then agreed to without
a division.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the collection and publica-
ton of information TO the best methods of
cultivating the soil by irrigation and extending
the limit of time from July 1, 1891, to January
!, 1892 Agreed to.
Gr. Paddock moved to amend by inserting
the pure food bill"
The Vice President sustained point Of order
against this, and from that ruling Mr.. Paddock
appealed and Mr.. Edmunds moved to lay the
appeal on the table. The latter motion was
ment was excluded.
The Senate committee on rules was author
lied to SIT during the recess.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the deficiency bill.
the last to come up in the Senate. was acted
upon Before proceeding with that, however,
the vote by which the Senate last week passed
House bill to pay judgments of the Court of
Claims for army supplies (under the Bowman
aet) was, on motion of Mr.. Harris, reconsid
cred; all the Senate amendments which had
been then agreed to were disagreed to (including
the Chouteau claim of S749. 000) and the bill was
then passed without any amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the select COM
mittee to establish the University of the United
States was continued during the recess.
MRs. WAITE AND HRS. MILLER.
There was a hard fight waged by Senator
Berry against the provision to pay the widow
of the late Chief Justice Waite $40 500 and the
widow of Justice Miller $4,000.
The Items were championed by hi. Blackburn,
Mr.. Edmunds, Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Morgan. and
were finally approved by the Senate by vote
of 40 TO 40.
The provision Cor an extra months pay for
congressional employees was stricken out
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL PASSED.
The conference. report on the legislative ap-
preparation bill was then presented and agreed
TO. after an explanation by Mr.. Allison that all
controverted points had been arranged except
two-those as to clerks of committees now re-
ceiv1ng aper diem compensation and as to clerks
of Senators now receiving per diem compen-
safion, both these classes having been placed
ON the annual list by the Senate. A further con-
ference ordered.
The House amendment to the Senate bill for
the inspection of live cattle, hogs &C.. intended
for expectation WAS concurred in further
conference was ordered on the Indian appro-
priation bill
EXTRA PAY FOR NIGHT WORK.
The conference report on the bill to re-
wise the wages Of certain employees in the
SO'cAAAfcAt pAiuAIS OluCc was pfcrcUttO ana
agreed to. 1t allows 20 per cent additional pay
for night work.
The message from the House in relation
TO the death OF Representative Phelan Of
Tennessee was laid before the Senate The
usual resolutions of regret and coincidence
we're offered by Mr.. Harris and agreed to.
Remarks in eulogy Of the deceased were made
by Messrs- Harris, Jones of Arkansas Daniel
and Bate, and a further mark of respect the
Senate, at 1 IS Am, adjourned till $50 am.
today.
HOUSE.
The House was in session until o'clock this
morning. recess was then taken until 10
this morning.
After the STARS report closed the Senate
bill for the erection of a custom house in New
York city was passed.
The Senate bill granting pension Of 81 800
per year to the widow of Admiral Porter was
passed upon motion Of Mr.. Boutelle-yeas I6l,
nays S.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The conference report on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill was agreed
TO. A Senate bill was passed grant
ing a pension of 800 per month to the
widow Of Major General Judson Fitzpatrick
Mr.. SimOnds presented conference report on
the copyright bill, in which there was an agree
Esent except upon the sherman amendment
By vote OF l39 to 80 the House adopted the
report. adhering 20 its opposition to the Sher-
man amendment. This amendment was thus
left the only obstruction in the way Of the
enactment of the law
The Post Office appropriation BIZ, was sent TO
conference. The House then took a recess IN
I'll $50 at night
THE EVENING SESSION.
There was a very large attendance in the gal
leries during the evening session, but the scene
on the floor was not particularly lively. On
motion of Mr.. Hatch the amended Senate bill
providing for the inspection Of live cattle
hogs and the carcasses and products thereof
which are the subjects of interstate commerce,
was passed
The Speaker appointed the following COM
mit;ee to attend the funeral OK the late Senator
Hearst: Clunie, Mckinley. Blount, GRAY.
Tucker, McComas, Caruth, O'Nel Mass and
McAdoo.
TIE REPORT on HORSE DISEASES.
On motion of Mr.. Funston of Kansas the
conference report was adopted on the bill pro-
viding for the publishing of copies CT the re-
port on the diseases of the horse. lit approp-
rates $4,000 for the printing of COO copies
Mr.. Perkins of Kansas called mp a conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill. disa-
greeting with the Senate on the appropriation
of -. 90. 900 to pay the Choc,aw and Chicka-
saw Indians for the title and interest they NAV
have in certain lands now occupied by the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians. Considera-
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