The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-04
Congress-.

TUEsDAY.--The senate confirmed the
nomination of Charles Foster of Ohio rs
secretary OF the treasury. After the execs-
tive session the Sunday civil appropriation
bill was taken up. One of the amendments
adopted was that increasing the sum at the
disposal of the president for the prevention
of epidemcs to $4,000 A resolution ex-
pressing regret at the death of the late Rep
resentative Watson Of Pennsylvania was
adopted and eulogies were pronounced.
s= The house took up and passed the
direct tax bill. The conference r, mort ON
the naval appropriation bill was agreed to-.
A disagreement conference report on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill was
agreed to, and further conference was or
dered.
WEDNESDAY. the senate euloges were
pronounced on the late Senator Wilson of
Maryland by Messrs. German and SpOoner,
and resolutions were passed. =- In the
house the immigration bill was passed, and
the house then went into committee of the
whole on the agricultural appropriation
bill In the course Of the debate Mr.. Fun
sion OF Kansas and Mr. Butterworth of
Ohio had personal wrangle, in which Mr..
Butterworth charged Mr.. Funston with be-
ing afraid to move consideration of the
anti-option bill because the speaker did not
wish It done. No disposition was made of
the bill A resolution referring to the
death of Senator Wilson was adopted. and
committee was appointed to attend the
funeral.
THURsDAY.-The sundry civil bill was
taken up in the senate. Mr.. Morrill, offered
an amendment appropriating $4,000 Tor an
iron stairway to the monument to COM
memorate TIL battle of Bennington, Vt
This amendment was agreed to, thirty to
ten. Mr. Hawley offered an amendment
appropriatng S60000 for defining and
marking the lines of battle occupied by the
army OF northern Virginia during the three
dow of ln hnf Ia a u1. a 81.
was agreed to. The bill was then passed
The legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill was next taken up, and Mr..
Sawyer offered an amendment creating the
office OF fourth assistant po>tmaster-general
Mr. Plumb sharply opposed the amendment,
saying that it would simply give the post
master-general more time to devote to his
private business and Mr.. Sawyer withdrew
it. The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported, but no action was taken ON it. The
conference report on the military academy
appropriation bill was presented by Mr..
Allison and agreed to. The bill remains az
II passed the house, the senate receding
from the only amendment it made.
The house, in committee of the whole, de-
bated the shipping bill. In the evening the
general deficiency appropriation bill passed.
FRIDAY.-The ce-president laid before
the senate a message from the president
returning without his approval the bill to
establish the record and pension Office of
the war department and it was referred to
the committee on military affairs. The con-
sideration of the legislative appropriation
bill was resumed the first question being
on the amendment as to the clerical force
OF the civil service commission. After a
brief discussion, Mr.. Edmunds moved to
insert the words " all of whom shall be APP
pointed by the president under the rules
provided for appointments in the civil serv-
ice" The motion was agreed to. Among
the other amendments agreed to was one
by Mr.. Sawyer appropriating "a 600 for a
fourth assistant postmaster-general. The
pure lard bill was replaced by the Indian
appropriation bill, Mr.. Paddock protesting
against the substitution. The appropria-
ton for Indian schools was increased from
100000 to 81 600 600. - The house, in
committee Of the whole resumed consid-
Grafton of the shipping bill. The provision
for free ships was defeated. Several amend
ments to Mr. Farquhar's substitute for the
senate bill were adopted. Then the com
mlttee rose, without voting on the bill
itself. The house. however, passed the
bill, but afterwards refused a third read
ing. Then a motion to reconsider was
carried, and third reading was ordered.
AT tnis point Mr.. Cannon of Illinois moved
to recommit the pending bill to the COM
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries
with instructions to report forthwith sub
stitute emoodying Mr.. Gamblers bill for
mail payments. This motion prevailed,
wiping ont the bounty bill altogether and
! leaving only the mail subsidy TO be dealt
| with. The committee made their report as
| directed, and the house passed the bill.
! The bounty proposition was thus defeated.
! There was much excitement all through
| the session, which continued well into the
evening.
| SATURDAY.-The senate passed the Indian
| appropriation bill. - In the house the
sundry civil and legislative appropriation
| bills were sent to conference without obiec-
, ton. The senate amendments to the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill were
agreed to, with the exception of the amend
ment providing for a cable between San
Francisco and the Hawaiian islands The
conference on the Indian depredations
claims bill was agreed to- The senate
amendment to the copyright bill was non
concurred in.
| MoNDAY.-The senate passed the postal
subsidy bill Mr.. Henderson of Nebraska
was elected president pro tempore. con-
| ference was ordered on the post office ap-
preparation bill. The agricultural appro-
priation bill was passed - In the house
the senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in and
the bill sent to conference. Further con-
ference on the copyright bill was ordered,
and the post Office appropriation bill also
was sent to conference.