The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-21

The bill was then reported to the Senate, tn
amendments agreed to and the bill passed.
After short Executive session the Senate ad
journed.
In the House, Mr. Holman nnd. d. reported
back the sundry civil appropriation bill witt
Senate amendments, with Q recommendation
that the amendments be non-concurred in.
| The House then went into Committee of TIT
| Whole to consider the Senate amendments Il
the sundry civil bill. Each of the Sl2 Senate
| amendments were read, and all were non-con
Cured in. Mr.. Holman asked that those reiat
| ing to the Worlds Fair be debated to-day ano
TO. morrow, speeches to be limited to half AZ
hour and that vote on the bill be reached BY
Tuesday, July 19. The suggestion was agreed
| to. The Worlds Fair amendments were de-
bated the rest of the session, but no conclusion
was reached when the House adjourned at
| p. an.
FRIDAY. july Is.
The Naval appropriation bill, with the action
| of the House thereon, was laid before the Sen.
ate aud on motion of Mr. Hale, the House
| amendments were agreed to, after remarks by
Mr.. Chandler, showing what the condition o!
the Navy win be after the construction Of the
now ship and guns. The United States would
have, he said, feet equal to any feet of q
like number of vessels Of the same general
character
The Conference reports on the Legislative APP
preparation bill and on the Army appropriation
bill were presented and agreed to. aud these
bills now go to the President.
The House joint resolution to continue
the last years appropriations to July 60 was
taken up and passed. This refers only to ap-
preparation bills that have failed to pass up
to July H. The Notifications bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Squire offered an amend
ment appropristing 81, O00, 900 for the erection
of suitable building and the purchase of
suitable machinery necessary for the establish
meut aud maintenance, at some point on OR
near the Pacific coast, of plant for finishing
and assembling the parts of heavy guns and
other ordnance for the use of the Army and
Navy. the place to be selected by commission
to be selected by the President.
The amendment was rel ected.
SATURDAY, July l6.
After transacting routine morning business
the Senate took up the deficiency appropriation
bill, and the bill was read by paragraphs with
amendments by the Committee on Appropria-
tions. One hundred and thirteen pages Of the
bill were gone over and the amendments
agreed to. aud tue bill was then laid aside for
further action.
After short Executive session the Senate at
p IN. adjourned.
In the House, after the transaction of the
usual ro1tine business, Mr.. Holman lind, d.
moved 10 20 into Comtoi ttee of the Whole to
consider the Senate amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill bnt withdrew his
melton, aud large number of private pension
bills which had been considered in Committee
of the Whole. and OH which the previous ques-
fion had been ordered, were reported to the
House and passed.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Senate amendments to the
Worlds Fair appropriation bill. long argu-
mcnt took place over the amendments to the
Worlds Fair appropriation. No conclusion
was reached on the amendments, and it was
agreed to continue the debate on Monday. The
Committee then rose and the House at Sis p. 10.
adjourned.
MONDAY. July 1s
In the Senate, a conference was ordered on
the Notifications appropriation bill, and Messrs.
Allison, Stewart and German were appointed
conferees on the part of the Senate.
The deficiency appropriation bill was then
taken up and the pages containing items of
the French spoliation claims, which had been
reserved on Saturday, were read, and the
amendment as 8 whole was agreed to.
Mr.. Perkins asked unanimous consent to
have struck from the bill an item of S., 900 for
the widow of the late Senator Plumb, of Kansas.
and read letter from Mr.. Pumb's son stating
that the item had been inserted without his
mothers knowledge, and against what he be-
lieved would be his fathers wishes. The item
was stricken out, and the bin was then passed.
Mr. Washburn demanded the regular order,
which was the anti-opton bill.
A great many other motions were made by
other Senators who did not care to consider the
anti-option BILL and no further business was
transacted and the Senate adjourned at 5 p. m.
la the House, motion Of Mr.. McMilln
(Ienn., d., joint resolution Was passed au.
thorizing the Secretary of State TO affix the
great seal of the United States to the document
entitled THE Administration of the United
States Government 10 the beginning of the
4Onth anniversary Of the discovery of America"
This being suspension day in the House.
rules were suspended and large number of
bills passed. among them being the Senate bill
submitting to the Court OF Claims the tito of
VIM McGarrahan to the Panocbe Grande Ranch
in California.
At the evening session the amendments to
the snndry civil appropriation bill regarding
the World's Fair were discussed at length,
although only about 30 members were present.
No conclusion was reached. and the House ad-
journe3 at 1870 p. N.