The record-union., 1891-03-04
A Busy Day in Both Branches,
and Much Work Done.
OVER TWO HUNDRED PENSION BILLS
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Bill Reported FavorabIy in the House
for the Erection of an Extension to
the White House.
Special to the REcoRD-US1os.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Ihe Senate
met at $50 and Immediately went into
executive session.
The doors reopened at 10:15, when the
general deficiency appropriation bill was
taken up and all the amendments agreed
TO in the Committee of the Whole last
night were agreed to in full by the Sen
ate, except as to four that were reserved,
including the French spoilation claims
and the Pacific railroad claims.
Plumb offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for the relief of the citi-
destitute by the drought. It was agreed
to.
The amendments providing for pay
ment to the Pacific railroads was agreed
TO without division.
The next reserved amendment was that
for the payment Of the French spoilation
claims.
The discussion was carried on at much
length by MeSSrs. Stewart, Hear, EVarts,
Sherman, Edmunds, Spooner, Morrill,,
Daniel, Blair, Hale, Reagan and Hawley.
Finally, German having appealed to
the Senators TO stop discussion and pass
che bill before it was too late, a vote was
taken and the French spoilation claims
amendment agreed to-yeas Il, nays H.
striking out the House bill paragraph
, giving a months extra pay to officers and
employees Of the Senate and House. The
amendment was disagreed to and the par
agraph was retained.
Faulkner moved to add to the para
graph the words land official reporters OF
the Senate and House, 1t was agreed to.
Stewart offered an amendment to reim-
Z burse California, Oregon and Nevada
with moneys expended by them in the
suppression of the rebellion-S2 451 900 TO
California, S225, goo to Oregon, and S40t to
Nevada. The amendments were agreed
TO without division.
Carlisle offered an amendment to the
extra months pay paragraph, so as TO in
clude the employees of the Law Depart
ment and the Congressional Library. It
was agreed to.
A paragraph was inserted directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to settle and
pay the claims of New York, Pennsylva-
mia, Delaware, Virginia and South Caro-
lima and the city of Baltimore, on account
of the advances made in the war of 1872,
and appropriating $780, eco for that pur-
pose.
The bill then passed and was sent to the
House with the Senate amendment.
The conference report OH TIE diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to.
The conference report on the Sandry
civil appropriation bill, which was pre-
sented and read last night, was taken up
and agreed to.
The House amendments to the Senate
bill t. establish certain ports of delivery
III Alaska Territory reducing the amount
from Sd, 900 10 $4,000 was concurred in.
The report on the copyright bill was
presented, explained by Platt, and agreed
to.
There were two points, however, on
which no 9opppylqDf was reached
The sherman amendment, allowing the
importation, on payment of tariff duties,
OF foreign copies of copyright books, and
the ingalls, amendment, allowing the inn
portation of newspapers and magazines.
Being satisfied that no copyright bill
amendments, Plat moved that the Sen
ate recede from them
sherman argued in support of his
amendment, and said that without it he
did not feel at liberty to vote for the bill.
After long discussion Platt's motion
to recede from the Sherman and Ingalls,
amendments was divided, and a vote
taken first in receding from the Sherman
amendment.
The motion was defeated-yeas 2S, noes
The Sherman amendment was retained.
The ingalls, amendment was retained
without division and q further conference
ordered.
The Senate bill to incorporate the Ma
tlonal Conservatory of Music of America
was taken from the calendar and passed.
Ihe Senate then proceeded 10 the con-
slderaton ofthe House pension bills on the
calendar. Alter passing about 60 such bills
the business was laid aside temporarily.
and resolution was reported and agreed
to, directing the Committee on Finance to
ascertain in every practicable way, and
report from time to time, the effect of the
tariff upon imports and exports, the
growth and development and production
prices of agricultural and manufactured
articles at home and abroad and upon
wages, domestic and foreign, with author
ity TO sit at such times and places as the
committee may deem advisable.
Henderson was appointed n member of
the Committee on Rules in place of In
gals, resigned; Casey a member of the
Committee on Agriculture in place of
Blair, resigned, and Mcpherson a mem
Der OF the select Committee on Pacific
Railroads in place of Hearst, deceased.
resolution to pay ex-senator McDon-
ala OF Kansas his pay as Senator from
March /, 1867, until he was paid, was re-
ported and agreed to.
The Senate then went into executive
session, and at o p. NJ. took recess till s.
Az the evening session the Senate in
sisted on the Hawaiian cable amendment
10 the diplomatic and consular appropri-
@hliCh VII, anu Ittu 10 lu1LnGF GpilIGr-
ence, Hale stating that it was only mat
ter of dispute
All OF the House pension bills that were
on the calandar were passed. In all. 2G0
OF them were passed. the passage not oc-
cupying much more than an hour
The current resolution to print 10000
copies of the testimony taken before the
Coinage Committee was objected 10 hv
Teller, on the ground that it was worth
less and misleading. Those who desired
TO understand the question had other
sources of reliable information. hut that
testimony seemed to be taken for the pur-
pose of obscuring and hiding the truth.
The question was sufficient to defeat the
resolution.
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was agreed to.
Debate on the copyright conference was
continued, and finally the conference re-
port was agreed to-yeas q, nays 10.
The conference report on the agricril-
tural bill was presented and agreed to, and
at Lilo the Senate proceeded 10 executive
business.
II Is probable the vote on the copyright
conference Will not be final, as Paschoe
changed his vote evidently with an intent
OF moving a reconsideration.
IN TIE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-When the
House met after recess it was found that
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