Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-08
SENATE AND HOUSE.

SENATE.-The Senate showed its ability
10 work when II came TO a pinch-oH tue
goth. The conference report on the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill
was agreed 10. The legislative appropri-
alton bill also went through, as did the
peLsion appropriation bill, in short order.
The appointment OF Gen. j. A. Foster, Of
Indiana, AS secretary OF state was received
from the President and confirmed without
being referred 10 a committee. The post
Office appropriation bill was passed and
then the bill Tor free coinage OF silver was
taken up and unanimous consent was given
that vote be taken on the bill and amend
ments on July 1. The Senate bill for the
relief OF settlers upon certain lands in
North and South Dakota was passed. 1t
requests the ST. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Man
itoba Railway company 10 roleese TO the
United States all its claims upon
the railroad public lands occupied
and improved by settlers, and it
permits the company to select
in lieu thereof. the public
lands in those states Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was rejected and
the bill again sent TO conference. The
agricultural appropriation bill with SENATE
amendments was reported back with re-
quest that the Senate amendments lin
creasing) be non-concurred in and a con-
ference ordered. Agreed to. Mr.. Outh-
waite, of Ohio then called upon the con-
ference report on the army appropriation
DILL and moved that the House insist on it's
disagreement to the Senate amend ments
striking out the proviso prohibiting the
use of any money appropriated for
the payment Of the transportation
OF troops and army supplies over
any nom bonded lines owned, controlled, or
operated by the Union Pacific or Southern
Pacific systems Agreed tO-yeas l61,
NAYS 26-and a further conference was or
dered Mr. Rockwell, OF New York, sub
mitted the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill. The bill as agreed upon
appropriales 81, 927, S37, being $2Sl.6O3
less than il appropriated when it passed
the Senate and S490, SIS more than it orig
inally passed the House The report was
disagreed to without division, and the bill
was again sent into conference. An at
tempt TO bring up the tin plate bill was
met by hhbustering by the Republ leans,
and the House adjourned.
SENATE.-The plan of taking a vote on
the free coinage bill on July was killed
al the session of the Both. Conference re-
ports on the naval the district and the
agricultural appropriation olllS Wero
agreed to-the last bill being the only one
of the three, however, in which all the
points in dispute were arranged. In view
| of the fact, which is without precedent,
that not single general appropriation bill
| has yet been sent to the President al
though the fiscal year expired On this day,
joint resolution TO continue the appro-
priations for the expenses Of the govern
ment for 10 days on the new fiscal
year was passed and sent TO
the President. Adjourned. HOUSE,
| The Joint resolution extending for Is days
the appropriations for the support
of the government passed the House
1 today after some discussion. The
Republicans of the House then proceeded
10 filibuster against tue tin-plate BILL and
their effort was successful in preventing
its consideration. The conference report
on the District OF Columbia appropriation
bill was called up and then sent back for
another conference. The conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill
was taken up. bu: pending action the
House adjourned.