Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02


P0@tmastcr-Gcrersi.
frye moved 10 amend the bill by In.
seftlny n provision approprlatlng 81
10000 TOT the transportation u foreign
maila, aud authorizing contracts for
cnrrying mail OnAmerican steamships.
(lseing the bill passe1 10y the House
with n fow modification
Daniel made the point of order that
the amendment was general legislation,
and not In order on an appropriation
bill.
The presiding officer tPlattl over
ruled the point. Daniel appealed and
he and Reagan argued NJ length In
support u the point oi orlcr anu
against the decision Of the chair.
Plumb proposed thnt unanimous
consent lie given 10 have the vote taken
Monday without further debate.
Reagan objected. Pending action Dn
that question an amendment by
Mitchell was agreed ~ appropriatlng
10000 for the purchase Of the postal
records Of the Confederate Government.
Without making any progress with
the bill the Senate NJ llaD went Into
executive session. When the doors
were opened II was stated by Plat
that mn agreement had been made IN
proceed 10 consideration OF the Ship
ping bill on Monday morning.
stanford nf.iiOInccd the death Of
senator Hearst aud Offered appropriate
resolutions, and. after euloglstlc re-
mark. by Ransom, the Senate. N n
mark Of respect 10 the memory OF Sen.
ator Hearst, adjourned at 1890 am.
until $3.50 Monday mornlng.
Tim fallntxl Inc gurutulff0p Uua mn.
pointed 10 attend the funeral on behalf
of the Senate: STANFORD, Jones, Vest,
Holr, Sawyer, Bate, Berry, Stock
bridge aud Barbour.
~ THE Housr.
In the House the motion TO ask tho
Senate for n conferences on the shipping
bill, amended by the Housu last night,
was agreed 10.
Cannon moved 10 suspend the rules
ard agree 10 the motion That the House
non.cOncur In Senate amendments 20
the suudry civil appropriation bill and
acce,ic 20 the request OF the Senate for
conference. After considerable de.
batc the motion 10 suspend the rules
wns rejected, and immciiaicly Rowcll
tried u call up n contested election
case. This was defeated by ii5 tol26.
The conference report on the bills to
define and regulate the Jurisdiction OF
the United States courls and establish
Ing private lAud court Wa agreed 10,
and, after conference between the re-.
publicans ani dcnocrnts, the sundry
civil and legislative appropriation bills
were sent 20 conferences without oMcc-
tion.
Hit reported the diplomatic and
consular bill, with the Recommendation
that all the state Amendments DO
agreed TO, except that for the Hawaiian
cable.
McCeary vigorously opposed the
cable proposition. The recummonda-
lions were cOncurred In, yeas 222, nays
o, the rOll being called IA orler 10 ein-
phaslze the opposition OF the House TO
the Hawaiian cahIs pro- o.ltion. Con-
feIoes were appointed.
The conference report on the Indian
dcprrtations bill was agreed 10.
Thompson, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported the resolution i'm.
pcaching Judge B0arlman " Louisi-
ana. Pending consideration the House
proceeded 10 consideration Of fesolu-
lions culoglstic Of the latc Congress
man Phelan, and soon adjourned To
meet this evening.
TirE oopYmdIiT HILL
with tho Senate amendments, was
presented, aud simonds moved non.
concurrence.
PayAon made the point OF order that
the Senate amendment must lint 10
considered In committee Of the who'll.
The Speaker ovefrulcl II, aud Payson
moved 10 concur with the senate
amendment The motion was defeated,
100 TO %, equivalent 10 u nou.conour.
renee.
The conference report on the bill 30
rcpeal the timber culture law was laid
over IN Monday.
Mckinley called up the bill provid-
ling that nothing In the existing tariff
laws shall be construed M affecting the
treaty with Hawaii. Passed without
opposition.
Tho Senate bill 10 prevent bookinal;.
Ing aud pool selling Ia the District Of
Columbia was passed.
Clunie Gal briefly and fcclingly
announced the death Of Senator Heart,
and, as mark Of respect, the House,
nj $50, adjourned until Monday.