Telegram-herald., 1891-03-05
ITS LAST DAY.
froaes&.ngs q TIE Closing Ssss.es
ct The a9ass
Fsas1 ActiSa "a kesafsd MsAs1res-
Speaker Reed Thanked OF .
Strief P1rn scts.

The ssaSle amendments IL ths sgEac2.t-
Er@- appropriation blls. 4na conference
wzS ceosrSd Iae ssaate ausslomsnts -
tax ae1eseney eil were -eoasaFrSa
IA Aac eoafersEes Was ASKED fer A
further conferences was orSiered ca tie
pension appropriation bill The con-
ference report oa the s0ndry civll b.l
was agreed =.
Nh Hltt III Submitted re confer
e2ee rePars oH tie dipiosx~-.s &sld con-
sslAs appropriation biz, M Hiu
stated that tie oaly subject which hzd
been IN dispate wss The senate amend
meat rslatiye - the Hawaiian island
eable 1he proposition as II cow stood
REDUCED the cost from sSoa3 0o9 To
=, $4,000 aad provided that the
government of the Hawaiian
islands should pay one-third as
much as orr oysa. Ii further provided
that the Unitei States could AZ any
moment take the whole property on
payment Of the actual cost of construe-
tion After debate the conference re-
port was rejscted-yeas. Sc; nays, 1886
Mr.. McCreary ky.l then offered res
olution instructlng the conferrees On
the part Of the house 10 insist on their
disagreement 20 the Hawaiian Island
cable provision. Agreed To.
A recess was taken until o. IA.
In spite OF the inclemency Of the
weather the galleries OF the house were
packed 70 their utmost capacity when
that body met after the recess, and
hundreds of persons unable 10 obtsin
ingress surged through the corridors
The conferences report on the post Office
appropriation bill was agreed TO. Mr.
Funston Kan. submitted disagreeing
report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill and further conference was
ordered. The conference report on the
pension appropriation bill was agreed
to- Mr.. j.. 5. Tsylor (O.) moved TO sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill TO pro-
vide for commission of five persons
on the subject of the alcoholic liquor
traffic. The motion was declared car
ried by 60 10 81
The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill was agreed to.
The senate amendments TO the army
reorganization bill were non-concurred
in and conference was ordered. Mr..
Simonds Conn submitted the confer
ence on the copyright bill The house
agreed 10 tho conference report and the
bill 70 the president
WASHINGTON. March 4--The business
of the night in the house was confined
mostly to reports of the conference
committees, and when they were not
ready there was an effort made to pass
the bills under suspension of the rules.
By daybrea,z nearly all the appropria-
ton bills were agreed TO except the de-
hciency bill
The disagreeing report on the de-
fGiency appropriation bill was called
| up the points of difference being the
appropriations for the payment of the
Central Pacific railroad and for the pay
inent of the French spoliation claims.
The report was adopted ard a motion
made that the house recede from its dis
agreement to the French spoliation
claims amendment The motion TO re-
cede was agreed 70.
The house adop.cda re solution direct
ing the house confcrrees to insist on
disagreements TO tie Pacific railroad
| item. The house also insisted on its
disagreement to all the remaining
points IN dispute The conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation
bin was presented and agreed TO; Il re-
| duces from SOC, oe0 to slo, 900 the appropri.
ation for irrigation md retains the SEN
ate amendment allowing the use of
| spirits free of tax Tor experimenting IN
he manufacture of sugar aud sorghum;
also the conference report on the bill
for public building st Saginaw. Mich.
reducing the cost TO $4,000.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Mckinley (O) Of.
fered resolution of thanks 20 Speaker
Reed for the sble and impartial manner
in which he had presided Er. Mills
I (Tex.) demanded the yeas asd nays
and on roll-call every democrat voted
against it and every republican for 1t
and it was adopted-yeas, l52; nays.
il6.
As 10:s0 Mr. Cannon (Illl presented
the conference report on the deficiency
| bill, Il being the last Of the appro-
/ pria.ion bills. 1he report stated that
the senate had reeeded from the Pa
| cifc railroad amendment. and that the
/ French spoliation amendment stands.
| The bill was thea passed just at this
moment the speaker entered and
/ took his chair. lie was greeted with a
I perfect whirlwind OF applause on The
/ republican side. After IL had subsided
Mr.. Breckenridge Ky spoke a few
| kindly words expressing the democratic
regard for Mr. Cannon as chairman Of
the appropriation committee and his
fair treatment OF the democratic side.
! At HAS Mr. Cannon announced that
an error had been discovered in the
+ agricultural bill assigned To the prexi-
! dent and presented a resolution N
/ correct, asking unanimous conseB;
+ for its consideration. The resolu.
/ ton proposed to strike out $50. o0a
appropriated by the bill for the pur-
I chase of seed wheat IN regions affected
/ bv The drcush. Messrs Picker - u.
/ and Connell tNeh) objected and thus
1 prevented the consideration Of the reso-
luton
At ii:ss Speaker Reed rarp<d The
house 20 order and spoke ss follows:
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