Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-30
SENATORS RUSH THEIR WORK.
They Show That Thy Have . Capacity
for Disposing of Public Business
Promptly-Appropriati Bills Passed
Tho SiIver Voea Sot for To-Morro~

They Show That Thy Have q Capacity
for Disposing of Public Business
Promptly-Appropriatio Bills Passed
The Silver Vote Set for Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The Senate
showed to-day its wonderful capacity for
disposing of public business promptly.
First came before it the conference report
on the diplomatic and consular appropria-
lion bill and it was agreed to without re-
mark or question just as soon as its reading
was finished by the clerk. Then the legis-
lative appropriation bill, which had been
left in an unfinished condition the day be-
fore, with several important amendments
pending, was taken up, and in about an
hour all the amendments had been acted
upon and the bill had been passed. The
pension appropriation bill was taken up
and passed in still shorter measure, although
not until some verv important facts as to
the rate at which the pension business is
growing and as to its probable cost within a
few years, put at 5000, ,000. GOO a year, had
been stated BY Senators Stewart, Gorman
and Cockrell.
Pending the discussion of the pension
bill there were two executive sessions held,
the feature of which was the confirmation
of Secretary j. W. Fosters nomination.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up and passed, the amendments strik-
ing out the appropriation for the fast mail
service and inserting new section to COM
bine the third and fourth class mail matter
into the third class having been severally
rejected.
The bill for the free coinage of silver was
taken up and unanimous consent was given
Aa@ @al- hal
ments next Friday at 2 P. NJ.
Mr. Davis (Rep.), of Minnesota, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
favorably the Canadian retaliation bill, in
troduced by himself the other day, entitled:
"a bill to secure certain reciprocal ad-
vantages to citizens, ports and vessels of
the United States"
The bill provides that when the President
is satisfied that Canada discriminates in the
matter of tolls, etc, against American
freight and passengers on Canadian canals
or waterways, he shall have the power and
it shall be his duty to suspend the right of
free passage through the st. Mary's Falls
Canal to the subjects and vessels of the
power discriminating against our subjects
and freights In such case charge of not
over So ton on the freight and not over So
per passenger shall be charged.
Mr. Hale presented an elaborate confer
ence report on the diplomatic and consular
bill, which was agreed to.
After the conclusion of routine business
the Senate, on motion of Mr. Allison, re-
sumed consideration of the legislative, ex-
ecutive ani judicial appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the retention of
the Utah Commission. The House provis-
ion abolishing the Utah Commission was
stricken out by vote of 2S to d Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas, was the only Democrat
who voted to retain the commission. Messrs.
FELTON,, of California, and Carey and War
ren, of Idaho, Republicans, voted for its
abolition.
Mr. Carey moved to reduce the salaries of
the commissioners from S. 900 to S., 900, and
at the suggestion of Mr. Sherman (who said
that the necessity for expensive commits
sioners had now passed), he further reduced
the amount to s., 900. This amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Carey offered another amendment,
that anv of such commissioners who may
hereafter be appointed shall be residents of
the Territory of Utah. Agreed to. The
next reserved amendment which was agreed
TO was that striking out of the bill the pro-
vision granting to the Territory of Utah for
a school for deaf and dumb mutes the prop
erty and premises known as the Industrial
Christian Home OF Utah. The bill was then
passed
The Senate bill for the relief of settlers
upon certain lands in the States of North
and South Dakota was passed. It requests
the ST. Paul, Minneapolis aud Manitoba
Railrcad Company to release to the United
States all its claims upon the railroad pub
lie lands occupied and improved BY settlers;
and it permits the company to select, in
lieu thereof, other pubic lands in those
States Adjourned