The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-05
CONGRESS IN THE LAST
TIII2C IS OF DISSOLU-
TION.
BUSINESS aAILROADED THROUGH
VIA Gone 80 Deficiency and Other Bills
AasDRd lO-Both Houses Rush
INK to Finish Up.
VI FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WA5HEa u,, D. c., Mar. 3.-As soon a
hN w ..u +. prayer was offered by th'
nUr'aIa gu- lie journal of yesterday wa
cad oy IA. secretary the galleries wer,
legrcd ana Hli doors wore closed for ex.
gg.!gp pu, $50. The doors were reOpeneC
4 lu.li"n. he Z neral d, ticiency appro
IanoA to-, taken up and all amend
'snt5 rna be II agreed TO i'll commit.
&c cf the u.a last nj 5ht were agreed tC
D bulk Nv I.- Benae except to four that
ere rsco# ted including the French
.,. ms and Pacific railroad
a.ms
5.uatol .rnb offer d an amendment
90 U for the relief of CT
}4gul 0.. b. Ia who have been rendered
sguU.a uY oe uueXampled drouth the
aaf set.... greed TO.
The fir fl. rsetved amendment (as to
Pc Jayl... IN package>) was agre u t.
irhDut u.r. IN. Tue next reserved
p, udn-l. g.. payment of The French
'l'ta,ior ..H.s gave ri 'e to COnsidrrabl,
.bl.., Djr r., finally agreed Io-yeas 46,
aYs a.
! ~. lU.. tA~orVeu dtnenulueUJ was
fiCRmg yr. . he house paragraph giving
Muu 4 ,tI ! pay TO officers and em-
.nstss nI tn. .nate and house borne on
luuh at. rolls. Disagreed tO-yeas
!, GaFs Is.
Senator F, aer moved TO add to the
lragls1h Drds And official report
so. lHt-p.. ttn and house" Agreed TO.
tu,4rur j, .., Z off red an amendment
rs;liuur.e F. states of California, Ore
sd uuD Ma moneys expended by
,api lu She Dlpressiun of tie reb lliou
.4il 36jtr T.. fornia, $2l4,526 to oregon
~ !i2 fu f. evada. Agreed to with
3, division.
{au.rg r., le offered an amend
on. ,. .hs-x .. month's pay paragra h
.,sg1HuI.rar. muInyeg ir-tbe law depart
tufp- htDJu iessloual library. Agreed
.pla... nWt. moved to insert para
.... ....H4.t ie secretary ofthe treasury
,'.. ..t AAy claims Of the sta'e o
er. ,.rs 'g.l lSylvauia, Della ware, Vr-
r.t aur -...n UaroIinia, and the CITY OF
...ie u. I.. ...gount of advances made
20 WA. .s.1y nd apprupridtlng SIS 900
. The ut,u..r The mpllOn was agreed 10
egsg,. l4vs2: The bill was hen passed
II gent i.gs 0 the house with senate
,eniusuls. The conference report on
a. diuluniruc and consular appropIia
,u aiIi We grr -nLed aud agree 10.
Gu b. ra# N appropriation bl the
f.3.r ell Unat an agreement had
,sr reached pna or Allison explaine !
81. rae dia3..r n mt was over the amend
INC adoutcA by the senate limiting the fees
su..0N a .neys to two i'll the case of
creased rs 'g IS Shouli not aOplI 10
.,st;Dn valid % tracts, and he moved that
y sauscs rec. So from that amend ment
.fratpr,. MI 1. f, senate asked for a further
Grpu"r
,ghc csrEsrerae report on the sundry
yj r.p.u.fn.lon bill last night was
-rae- tc I,a onference reports on the
.prr.gh. .l,' gns presented, expl tined by
81, ans '. to. No agreement had
70. rt...st 3u he Sherman amendment
,. ..- i.talr amendmer,t. Senator
.4fj ,gug-t t... senate recede rom them.
a aJlera l,.. cussion Platt's iEotion to
aear sro.l ..r nan ami Ingalls, a.oend-
Purs wAs .l. i and the vole was taken.
ne fr,r nlsT, ding from the Sherman
',e,5u.r, .sp. defeated. The Sherman
.,snamepL ... retained. The Ing lis
VI. retained without disvision
40 r iut he. .g ference ordered.
TNa s,,,srn .,.l proceeded TO the consid-
.atjaa nrrr= use pension bill on the cal
dur hfta- slug aNout sixty such bills
Ia, busl0.E . laid aside temporarily.
Senator s.. 4rson was appointed a
.pmJprC w. mmitte1 on rules in place
Ipga,.. &c.. I'd. Senator Casey, mem.
,f Of the %. nllittee on agriculture in
fcg OF H,nr. signed, and Senator Nc
arsrt.. .eilu,r of the seleCt committed
NJ i,... tcral,t.rv, in place of Hearst de
.espo r.. - ate then went into e1 ecu
,e session 1.G lt6 y. NJ. took recess until
p. ~
HOUSE.
N,hp-, 4la aC1. met after recess it was
ord ;hut.s'r lear and heavy work of the
III lew Hlv. ..d rold H. avily upon The
.,f,rs tj r.. aui their voices as they read
q ,..,t1gs meas Tres were almost inaudi-
b,~. Eurtelvor a of Ohio, presented the
n'ercngp ;. gCf, on The legislative bill.
1r,p,.tpty wa reached in all questions
E,pt J.l sergfe amendment making SEN
,ri r.Es auuual employees. The re-
n W .GuI I and further conference
.}errU. yha aouse then resumed con-
.p~,ii,n.uI d.. )utchean conference re
Fl and il W"s reed to Yeas l4-Nays
/. thn sneak isllng the deciding vote.
senate Ht...ii 'aN ellGo W lhC III al
pruutI. ...r .. were not cuncufred Ill
n q conference was ordered.
, he eeni Ia" "p"udments to the deficiency
i were Lou incurred in aud conference
% asked for. Speaker appointed con-
.ees cl a.. ssricultural appropriation
,,I. Morrow of California, presented a
.ayrteil 90 Ire ce r~port on the pen
M appropriation bill and further con-
enCe was Ordered.
Mr.. fIiit OC ols, submitted confer
O. report au The diplomatic and consular
! Nr Glu .ted that the only subject
liah naa ueeu II. dispute was thu senate
}en8meut r-..,Ive to the Hawaiian island
blr The r.rusilion as 1t now stood re-
ceI The cost from $3,OOOOOO to
lig 90 and provides that the
,e-nmer: Of Hawaiian islands should
y one ,Alrd 10 much AS our own. It. tur.
sr provided ret the United states gov
lment u,l at any moment take the
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