Telegram-herald., 1891-03-04

Ths President Said 70 Consider
0ns Unnecessary.
The Direct rax EiA Becomes . Is~
-Aecs wark Doas is eoth
houses Of Congress-



ealing tile s~nate together. a. taers Is
nothing requiring tts atssntlon
iAs conferences report sn the suntry
eiv4 BAL has bseR adapted IA bDtA
houses as Il came sr0n the committee.
The Preasasnt has signed The direct
fAx bLli also me at la regard 81 the
treaty of reciprocity with the uass allan
ISLANDS, tha aet preg ding for safe and
humane transportation Il eattte. the
a.. ics The erection of United states
prIsous and f9r ths im nrisonmeut OF
United states prisoners
ThS Paddock pure food bill and the
Conger lar,i bill went By the board 10
gethsr IA the senate committee on aD-
preparations. senator Paddock (Neb.)
maae a desperate srogt - secure the
attachment % his biz % the agricult-
ural appropriation bi;l. but WAS de-
feated ty The efforts OF senator Allison
ua-l, Who opposed it as haeiy % cause
too mneh discussion Ia the sen
ate Monaay morning Senator
fastllocir proposed the pure
fcoa blh as an amendment 70
tie agricultural appropriation bin In
open session senator Washburn
thnn.l tune1iateiy arose and pro-
posed the Conger lard biz "a an amend
n-sns Ihe point Of order was made
that tho bill vas new legislation. Wee
President Morton. prompted by Scna-
tor Edmunds decided the amendment
not Ia order aad senator Paddock APP
pealed AZ once from the decision OF the
chair The vote was close and excit-
ing one. the decision being sustained
and tho bill lost by vote OF - TO IS,
majority of a single vote.
WAsHfSeTOS, March 9 The senate
on Monday passed the post oaiee
appropriation oill after adding on an
amendment appropriating 81 250, 900 for
the transportation OF foreign mails.
The credentials o. John T. Gordon, as
senator from Georgia (rcplaeing Mr..
brownb were presented and
placed on sle. The vice president
laid before the senate commune
cation from the family OF Admiral
Porter rendering thanks for the condo
iences OF the senate on the death of the
admiral The house amend. rent To tho
senate bill for a public building at Sag
lnaw, Mich, reducing the amount from
$3.50 0c0 TO 5000, 600, was concurred in.
House bill relating 70 the treaty of rec
iprocity with the Hawaiian islands
was passed Also house joint resolu-
ton appropriating $1,000. 600 for the inn
provemene Of the Mississippi river, to
DC Immediately available.
The senate AZ 2 p m, proceeded to
the consideration of the agricultural
appropriation bill The committee
amendment allowing sorghum sugar
manufacturers the use of distilled
spirits free of tax was agreed TO. The
bill was then passed.
Al the evening session the vote by
which the senate last week passed the
house bill To pay judgments of the
court OF claims for army supplies
under the Bowman actl was. on mo-
tion of Senator Harris tTenn.) recon
sidcrcd. All the senate amendments
which had been then agreed TO were
disagreed 20 Including the Chouteau
claim of STAB, Oo0l and the bill was again
passed without any amendment. The
reason assigned by Senator Harris for
this course was that the amendments
could not possibly be acted on in the
house. and that IL this course was not
followed the whole bill would fail.
The consideration of the deficiency
bill was proceeded with The two
items 20 pay TO the widows of Chief
Justice Waite and Justice Miller one
years salary-sl0 500 and SO. O00-were
opposed by senator Berry ARK as an
fe 8 q.
and were advocated by Senator Black
burn Ky, who said that it was the
settled practice of congress to give
years salary 20 the family of every
senator and representative and every
official of congress who died in public
service. Finally a vote was taken and
the items were agreed to yeas, 40,
nays, 10.
The next subject that provoked dis
russjon was the proposition to give
months extra pay 10 the officers and
smployes of the house. Senator Plumb
spoke OF the unconscionable extrav-
agance OF the two houses and said that
while the pay OF the senators amounted
10 s4o0. 600 a year, the pay of those who
waited on them amounted to $500. 900.
The house item was struck out OF the
bill-yeas, 81; nays, Il.
The sundry civil bill as agreed upon
On conference was reported to the sen
ate. but went over without action. IL
appropriates So, 500. 56a, being st6Si,-
rs less than as it passed the senate.
and 81 e0ss. SOS more than as it passed
the house. sT.TTt. .Osf more than the cur
rent law and 81. .3o1,sI9 less than the
estimates
The house amendment 20 the senate
bill for the inspection of live cattle.
hogs. etc. intended for expectation
was coucurrsd in. A further confer
ence was ordered on the Indian appro-
priation bill
WASHINGTON. March AIN the sen
ste after The reading of The Journal the
senate went inse executive session.
Half an hour aftsrwarl the doors were
reopeued and the general deficiency
bil taken I'D. All The amendments
that had been agreed - in COMMITTEES
OF the whole Monday night were agreed
g. IA bulk. except as - four
that were reserved. Including the
French xpciiation claims and the Pacific
railrcad claims An amendment br
senator Plnnb (Ksn.l appropriately
$50 eco for the relief of she cisizens of
Oxlahcus who have been reads.sd
destitute by the drought of tas pss
season. was agreed e. The reserved
amendments as ~ payment of Psciric
railroad ciairns and the French spcEis-
ton claims were agreed to
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