The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-03
BUSY DAY IN CONGRESS.
Both Senate and House Sit All Day
and Very Late Into the
Night.
MOST of the Important Appropri-
alton Bills Are Finally Dis
posed of.
Provisions of the Mail Subsidy Bill Az II
I'LL Goes to the President for
Approval.

WARRINGTON, March 2.-The credentials of
James Hendergon Kyle, senator-elect from
south Dakota, were presented and filed.
Ihe house amendment to the tonnage sub
sldy Will was taken up, and after voting
down half dozen amendments offered by
Vest, MCPHERSON and Morgan for free ships,
reduction of subsidy, ETC., a vote was taken
on Morrill's motion to concur in the house
amendment for postal subsidies was agreed
TO, yeas thirty-seven, nays thirty three. The
Dill now goes to the president. The house
bill in relation to reciprocity with the Ha-
waiian islands was passed. Also the house
JOINT resolution appropriatinR $1.O00OOO
for the improvement of the Mississippi
river to be Immediately available. Pugh
was appointed on the committee to attend
Senator Hearst's funerel in place of Dawes,
excused. The postofice appropriation
bill was then taken up and passed,
Ihe senate then began the consideration of
the agricultural appropriation bill. The
amendment allowing sorghum sugar manu-
facturers the use of distilled spirits, free of
tax, was agreed to. An amendme ut
appropriating $4,000 for the COL
lection and publication of in
formation as to the best methods of cul-
..'"ouk suo noAl w iTrlRdClon, ana extend
ing the limit of time from June l, 1891, to
January l, 1892. was agreed to. Paddock
moved 70 amend by inserting to pure food
Dill. Excluded on point OF order. The
bill was passed and the senate pr oceeded to
the consideration of the general deficiency
bill.
At the night session the deficiency hill
was discussed, but final action postponed
until Tomorrow. The conference report on
the sundry civil bill was agreed to. The
house amendment to the senate bill for the
Inspection of cattle, ETC., WAS concurred in.
Further conference was ordered on the In
dian appropriation bill.
In the house the senate amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill WAS nonconcurrad
in and the bill sent to the conference. The
conference report on the bill to repeal the
tlmper culture law was agreed to. On
motion of Carter, of Montana, the senate
bill was passed granting the Missoula &
Northern Railway company tho right-of-
way through the Flathead Indian reserya
of unimportant bills the rules were
passed for the erection Of a new us,u
mint building in Philadelphia and a
nli! Tor sae erection of a new cnstom house
IN the city of New York. The speaker laid
Detore the house communication from the
family of Admiral Porter, returning its
sincere thanks for the resolutions adopted
by that body relative to the deceased.
bill was passed allowing Mrs. Porter a PEN
SIGN of S2.5OO q year. Simons, of Con-
necticut, submitted the conference report
on the copyright bill. He explained that
The conference had agreed on all points ex.
,ept the Sherman amendment. The report
vas adopted and further conferences
agreed to. The postof1ice appropriation
Dill was sent to conference. The house
hen took a recess.
i, At the night session the house passed
md carcasses thereof designed for inter
tate commerce. 1t also ordered further
conference on the Indian appropriation
'ill, the stumbling block being the item
So, 100000 to pay the Choc-
aw and Chlcasaw Indians for title and in
{, crest IN certain lands now occupied bv
jheyennes and Arapahoes.