Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-02
WASHINGTON.
spoIises.
CONGRESSIONAL.

lShalS Aht th'hNlthbJ uhN et5' ''N''' - ~
bill, the last Of the
general appropriation bills we're re
to the senate.
The senate has defeated the free
ship amendment, offered byVest, by
a party vote.
Senator Manderson, Of Nebraska,
has been elected presiding Office
pro tenn, Of the senate, succeeding
Ingalls,. Some misunderstanding
has developed as to the fate Of the
Pacific cable. The vote in the hUnsr
did not indicate any antagonisnI
toward bill itself, but simply to thr
senate amendment raising subsidy
from $l5O,00O for fifteen years to
$3.50, 600 for fourteen years. Con
ference report will be made and the
amour. undoubtedly be agreed upon,
at $4,000 as originally passed by
the house.
The conferees on the copyright bill.
have agreed, and expect to report the
bill today. The measure, as IL comes
from conference, will contain the
Sherman amendment (allowing per.
sons to import foreign books at the
ordinary rate of duty with slight
amendment. Change has also been
made in "lithographer's" amend
ment, 80 AS to confine the operations
of this section To photographers,
chrome and photographs.
The most important change made
by the senate committee in the def
cheney appropriation bill reported
today was the addition Of theFrench
spoilatlon claims carrying All appro-
priation of 81 100000 with the pro-
vision in case of bankruptcy of or
iginal sufferers, awards shall be made
on behalf of next of kin, instead OF
assignees.
The senate bill has passed the
house, granting the Missoula Il Nor
thern Railroad Co., the right Of way
through theFlatheadIndian reserva'
ton in Montana.
The senate amendments to the
Indian appropriation bill non con-
Cured In. - The bill was sent to con-
ference. The conference report on
the bill to repeal timber culture law
has been agreed to.
The house amendment for postal
subsidies have been agreed to.
The postal subsidy bill has
received final action in congress, aud
now goes to the president for sigma
ture. The provisions of the bill In
substance, are as follows:
The postmaster general is author
lied to contract with the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, for terms of not
less than one or more than ten years,
with American citizens, for carry
ing mails on American steamships
between the ports of the United
States aud Foreign ports, excluding
Canada. Vessels to be American
build The ships owned and officer
ed 10y American citizens, and the
crew 10 be composed Of American
citizens as far as possible.
The vessels TO be constructed after
the latest aud most approved types,
divided into four classes. The yes
sells of the first, second aud third
classes, to he constructed with par
ticular reference To the prompt and
economical conversion into auxiliary
naval cruisers,
The compensation to be paid for
mail service, is as follows; First
class, - per mile; second-class, =
per mile by shortest practicable
route for each outward voyage third
GLASS, 81 per mile; fourth-olass, two
thirds OF dollar per mile,
Just AS il appeared that a huaI
agreement had been rcachd 10y con.
forces on copyright bill new com
plication arose aud the fate Of th,
measures Is still uncertain, Tn,
sherman amendment proposed 10y
senate conferoes, was found 10 b,
unacceptable Ia house msusger'
who now insist upon abandonment
of the entire provision.
ORR0oN IN OON0HESS.
WAsHIS0ON, Mar 2.--Seuatol
Dolph states that the state of orego,
has had about all the legislatio,
that she can expect irom this oon
grcss.
You hardly rc,,lite that ID h nedicins
when taking carriers little Liver tius
they are very small n0 had cfissrts, al
troubles fr0in torpid nVon are relieved by
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