Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-29
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPIIIC NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
Proceedings OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 90.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, ID. o., June ".
SENATE.
Mr.. Davis, of the committee on for
eign relations, reported back the bill to
secure certain reciprocal advantages to
citizens, ports and vessels of the United
States.
The conference report on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was agreed to.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was then taken
up-the question being on the amend
ment as to the Utah commission. The
amendment was agreed to. So the
House provision abolishing the Utah
commission has been struck out OF the
bill and two items appropriating $685.
500 for the salaries of five commission
ers Cat $1,000 each) and for expenses
of the commission have been inserted.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, was the only
democratic senator who voted in the
affirmative.
On Mr. Carey's motion the salaries Of
the commissioners were reduced from
s., 600 to $4,000 and the billwas passed.
The pension appropriation bill was
then taken.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Cock
rell said the pension office was mistak-
en- in estimating that there would be
surplus of ten millions for the current
fiscal year; and, instead of there being
surplus, there has been deficiency OF
over seven and a half millions. And
the chances now are that the IA mil
lions to be appropriated in the pending
bill will not meet the actual demand for
pensions under existing laws, by from
10 to 10 millions.
Mr.. German "a member Of the COM
mittee on appropriations said that
there were now on the pension rolls
$40, 900 pensioners, and that no man
living could tell how many more were
to be put on or what the aggregate
amount would be; that at the rate at
which pensions are being allowed lGo,-
900, 900 would be reached in the coming
year, and that the highest point would
be reached two years hence.
A statement had been prepared by a
man familiar with the subject and
which showed that, in 1895, the cost of
pensions would reach S200,000,000 a
year and it would not come very far
short of that amount.
The committee amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed.
The postoflicc appropriation bill was
then taken up.
HOUSE.
"OIr. Speaker, suggest that there is
no quorum present." was Mr.. Watson's
remark rs soon rs the chaplain had
finished the opening prayer this morn
ing.
"The clerk will call the roll" was
the Speakers response as his eye rested
on q large array of empty seats.
A quorum having responded to their
names, Mr.. Hatch reported back the
agricultural appropriation bill with
Senate amendments thereto and asked
that the Senate amendments be nom
concurred in and q conference ordered.
His request was agreed to.
Mr.. Cultivate then called up the
conference report on the army appro-
priation bill and moved that the House
insist on its disagreement to the Senate
amendments.
The motion was agreed to and
further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Rockwell submitted the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill.
Mr.. McNIillin, of Tennessee, took the
floor with declaration that there was
but one thing for the House to do with
the conference report, and that was to
reject it. Let the democrats of the
House take their stand here in favor of
retrenchment of expenditures and fight
it out on that line if it took all summer.
The report was disagreed to and the
bill was again sent into conference.
This is the second conference report
on general appropriation bills which
has been repudiated by the House.
Foreign News.
BERLIN, June 29.-The action Of the
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