The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-03-01
FirrY.sBcoND CONGRESS
Proceedings Of the Senate and the Hous.
Tersely Told.

nrrY-TiiiRp NY.
StNATp Some of the Senators were in an
economic mood this morning when the bihs
making the several appropriations came up.
They c'nimed that the treasury department
would have to resort TO extraordinary means
or else special session would have to be
called to meet the demand That wOuld De
made on the treasury.
Mr.. QUAY moved amendments. which
were agreed to- fixing the limit OF cost ui the
public buildings ut Allegheny. Pa. ut s535.-
DO After an executive SESSION the Senate
adjourned
Horsr In the House ilibustering
against the New York n New lerSey Bridge
Company bill proved Intellectual to-day. II
was led by Messrs. w. A. stone and DaIzeIl.
both of Pennsylvania, but they were never
able to muster more than seven men to
their support, and the bill was passed prac'
tically without opposition go,
After the disposition of two private bills
the naval and agricultural appropriation
bills were called up under suspension OF the
rules aud passed and the house adjourned.
rirTN.rourrH DAY
SrHArr--The consideration cf the sundrv
civil appropriation bill was to day proceed
ed with, the pending amendments being in
regard tO the site for a new government
print ng office building. The amendments
were voted down. thus killing, for the pres.
snt at least, all chance of the purchase ui
sitc for new building.
An amendment approrriating $500, O0Oad.
ditionaO for damage award tnnd COSTS IN
the condemnation Of property for the site OF
the custom house building in New city was
agreed To.
Mr.. Mcmillan offered an amendment np-
propriatng Sl0OO0 Tor II public building ut
Jackson, Mich, and It was adopted.
Alter some discussion OF the pension bill
the Senate adjourned.
HousE.- Business w6s ohsiructed in the
House today by successful ilibustcring
ngainstth the Car coupler bill, Although 4
night session was held nothing was done.
rIrry.rfrfu DAY.
SENATE-Washingto birthday was com.
memOrnipd in the Senate to-day 10y the
reading Of his farewell address. as has been
the custom for five years. After au cNecu-
tive session the sundry civil appropriation
bill was taken mp. Among the amend
ments was one approwiatng SlOD,uOD for
fixing the limit Of costs ut $2iO.0oo The
bill was then passed The Senate then ad-
jourued.
llousr-The first Of what is said will be a
daily series of conflicts between the appro.
printion bills and the Anti Option bill. until
the latter is acted on. was the feature of to.
days session of the house. she members
were worn ont by last nights iilibustering
session. and the uay passed tomely. Mr..
Hatch has grown tired Of the delay to which
the AnIi.Option bill is being subjected. and
when IL was moved to take up the Postoiiice
Appropriation bill he antaponi2ed the
motion with the measure Of which he IL
champion. BEING defeated. he made the
same tight also unsuccessfully, when the
pustotliCe bill was passed and when the
Indian Appropriation bill was called mp.
Members were thus put on record and then
the Indian question was discussed languidly
for three hours when the house adjourned.
TIrrY.siNru DAY.
SENATE.--ln the scnae to-day within less
than an hour two OF tn, general nppropria.
,un billS--ihe diplomatic and consular and
the military ucluemy-wcTc read consider
ed aud passed Ani then the legislative
executive and luical apprup ration bill
(Which apprupriates about So OOO, ,0OOl was
taken NJ and considered up Til the time of
adjournment.
ilorsr-On motion of Mr.. Hit in the
ousctO'day bili was passed Tor the relief
of Gror-c W, Jones, late United States
minister 10 New Grenada NOW the United
states ot Colombian. Mr.. Jones, who was
the first United States senator from the
State of Iowa, was present, and when the
speaker announced that IT mad been agreed
10, he arose and returned his hearty thanks
to Mr., HIT Tor ms successful effort. The
consideration of the Indian appropriation
hill was resumed, bat without dispOsing OF
the measure the house adjourned.
TiFrY.sEvTNru pNY.
SrNATr.-The debate IN the Senate to-day
was over the question whether the Utah
Commission, which has teen in existence
for the laSt 10 years. should be abolished, as
proposed by the House, or continued in
office as recommended by the Senate Com
mittee ON appropriations. The question
was decided in favor of continuing the com.
mission.
HoUsE-In the House this morning Mr..
Holman asked for consent for non. con.
currenc1 in the Senate amendments to the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill, except as
10 the sherman bond amendments. TO this
Mr. Bland objected, denouncing the Sher-
man amendment as lob" and caused the
reference OF the bill 10 the Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. Hatch again opposed the con-
sideraiOn of the Indian appropriation bill,
but was turned down. The Appropriation
for the support of Indian schools was in
creased from 81, ,000, 900 to Sl,075, 600, but no
final action was had. The house then took
recess, the evening session being devoted
10 the consideration OF private pension bills
rIrTY.NINTn DAY.
SENATE.-The legislative appropriation
bill passed the senate to-day, that body n-
sisting on its amendments, and requesting a
conference with the house on the disagree
ing votes, A motion which was made by
Mr. Shcr man to go into executive commit
tee was defeated by the Democratic vote,
aided by -four Republicans. One of the
leading Democratic senators stated that the
significance of the vote was that the re-
naming time OF the session should be given
10 legislative business, and not frittered
away by city nominations or considering
the Hawaiian treaty. Alter paying trbute
Ia the memory Of the late Representative
spinola of New York the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-ln the House to-day the sundry
civil appropriation bill, was discussed until
adjournment and no action taken