Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-03-05

moneys expended by them in the sup
preston of the rebellion-S2, 45l. 500 for
California, s224. $50 for Oregon and S4G4,-
O4O for Nevada Agreed to.
Senator Daniel (Na.) moved to insert
paragraph directing the secretary of
the treasury to resettle and pay the
claims of the states of New York,
Pennsylvania. Delaware, Virginia and
South Carolina and the city of Balti-
more on account of advances made In
the war of 1912, and appropriating 81
$780, 600 for that purpose. Agreed to.
This finished the senate's action on
the general deficiency bill. and it was
then sent To the house with the senate
amendments The conference report
on the diplomatic appropriation bill.
including the provision for the Hawaii
an cable, was agreed to. The confer
ence report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed 20. On the pensions
appropriation bill the conferrees re-
ported that no agreement had been
reached. The senate refused to recede
from its position and further confer
ence was asked. The conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken up and agreed to-
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March I'm the
house Monday after the passage
of number of un-important bridge
bills the Senate bill for the
erection of a new mint building
in Philadelphia, at a cost not to exceed
100000, and providing for the sale of
the present mint property was passed.
The bill for the erection of new GUS
tom house in the city of New York was
passed
The speaker laid before the house
communication from the family of Ad-
miral Porter, returning its sincere
thanks to the house for the resolutions
adopted by that body relative to the de-
ceased. The house then passed the
senate bill allowing pension of 81, 500
year to the widow of the late admiral
Porter. Also the senate bill granting
the widow of the late Maj Gen. Judson
Fitzpatrick pension of 500 a month.
Mr.. Simonds Conn., submitted the
conference report on the copyright bill.
He explained that the conference had
agreed on all points except the Sher-
man amendment. The report was
adopted and a further conference
agreed to. The post office appropria-
ton bill was sent to conference. The
house then took a recess until $50.
At the evening session the house
passed the senate bin, with amend
ments, to provide for the inspection of
live cattle and hogs and the carcasses
and products thereof which are the
subjects of interstate commerce. Mr..
Perkins kan. called up the conference
on the Indian appropriation bill, dis
agreeing with the senate on the appro-
priation of $4,000, 900 to pay the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians
for the title and interest they may
have in certain lands now occu-
pied by the CheyenHe and Arapahoe
Indians. The conference report was
agreed to, and further conference re-
port was ordered The house then at
o'clock a. m. took a recess until 10
o'clock a. m.
WASHINGTON, March when the
house met in the morning Mr.. Cutcheou
tMich.) submitted the conference re-
port on the bill TO increase the number
of the board of managers of the national
home for disabled volunteers. As
agreed to the bill provides for eleven
members and names the following
members in addition to those already
appointed: Edmund n Morrell. Alfred
l.. Pearson, William Il. Franklin, John
c. Black. George w Steele. James Bar
nett, j. II. Bonebrake and Francis Fes-
sender. The report gave rise to some
discussion, and pending action the
conference report on the legisla-
tive bill was presented. An agree
ment was reached on all questions ex-
cept the senate amendment making
senator's clerks annual employees. The
report was adopted and further con-
ference ordered The Cutcheon confer
ence report was agreed to-yeas. 1914;
nays, 12S-the speaker casting the de-
Gliding vote.